Participated · Equity · Jan 2023

Orange builds low‑amperage EV charging sockets specifically for apartment and multifamily garages, designing the sockets to install like a standard household outlet and intentionally excluding charger cables. Each box includes cellular, Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and the company is adding Wi‑Fi mesh networking so sockets can extend each other’s range; sockets can also start charging via a user’s phone over Bluetooth without internet. The product targets property owners and large multifamily developers and includes tenant billing by usage, positioning many lower‑amp outlets as an alternative to a few high‑amperage Level 2 stations. Orange reports roughly 500 outlets installed across 75 locations and says it is accelerating rollout. The company closed a $2.5 million round late last year and is preparing to raise a larger round to hire (notably front‑end developers) and ramp production with its contract manufacturer. Management argues the model lowers upfront install costs for owners and can deliver a three‑ to five‑year payback and 150–200% return over ten years.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2021

Dynamhex offers software that delivers energy consumption and carbon footprint data to corporate, utility and government clients. Its platform aggregates and presents metrics to help organizations measure and manage emissions and energy use. The company targets customers that need granular energy and environmental data to meet climate or regulatory goals. Dynamhex was founded in 2019 by Sanwar Sunny, a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Baltimore. In 2024 the company raised a $1.5 million seed round to support growth. The financing included investments from regional and climate-focused funds as well as strategic investors.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2020

Founded in 2018, Houston-based Amperon sits at the intersection of energy data and artificial intelligence, supplying demand, renewable generation, and price forecasts to utilities, retailers, and independent power producers. Its platform fuses real-time weather, consumption, and market data with machine-learning, physics-based, and ensemble weather models to deliver highly accurate short- and mid-term forecasts, including a recently launched product that predicts grid demand up to seven months out. The company’s technology is now used across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East, and it produces active forecasts in 27 countries. Amperon positions itself as a key enabler of grid modernization, helping customers optimize assets and enhance reliability. Continued product innovation is aimed at energy-intensive sectors such as data centers, leveraging partners’ expertise in semiconductors and AI acceleration. Investor momentum has been building, with strategic investments in 2025 from National Grid Partners and Acario preceding the latest backing from Samsung Ventures. While specific revenue figures were not disclosed, the company emphasizes rapid international growth and consistently superior forecast accuracy compared with traditional providers.