Vision Ridge Partners
1011 Walnut St, Suite 400, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Overview
Vision Ridge Partners advises and invests in transformative growth companies with a focus on sustainability. Vision Ridge Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in clean tech and clean energy investments in renewable energy, green building, future utility business models and advanced transportation sectors. The firm was founded in 2008 and is based in Boulder, Colarado.
- Total investments
- 15
- Lead investments
- 7
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 6
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Sustainability
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- VEMO
Led · Equity · Sep 2025
VEMO provides an integrated clean mobility ecosystem combining electric vehicles, public charging infrastructure, and tech-enabled fleet management solutions. The company hosts public charging clients and operates complementary business lines, including VEMO Impulso and VEMO Conduce. VEMO Impulso is a lease-to-own EV product run in partnership with Uber and DiDi. The company intends to use recent funding to accelerate deployment of public charging infrastructure and electric vehicles across Mexico. VEMO also plans to further develop its fleet management technology to support its EV deployments and customers. VEMO was founded in 2021 and is led by CEO Roberto Rocha and COO Germán Losada. VEMO integrates vehicles, charging infrastructure, technology, and a data intelligence platform to manage the clean mobility ecosystem. Founded in Mexico City in July 2021, the company focuses on high-utilization transportation markets in Latin America where clean mobility can be cost competitive. VEMO operates light vehicles, trucks, and buses and reports having operated over 75 million electric kilometers across Latin America. It has also installed more than 55 MW of chargers for corporate and residential clients across Mexico, building a robust charging-center network. The company aims to accelerate clean mobility adoption by optimizing total cost of ownership and generating high utilization demand on its charging network. VEMO's model couples fleet operations with charging infrastructure and data intelligence to drive scale and operational efficiency.
- Terawatt Infrastructure
Participated · Series A · Sep 2022
Terawatt operates what it describes as the nation’s largest network of purpose‑built AV and commercial EV charging sites and counts leading AV rideshare companies and heavy‑duty fleets among its customers. The company owns and operates every layer of the charging infrastructure stack, including real estate, power, chargers, power management software, and charging operations. Terawatt converts high capital expenditures for fleet operators into a streamlined operating expense and emphasizes high uptime charging operations. The new bank facility will accelerate the company’s acquisition and development of additional depots across the U.S. Terawatt announced the financing from its San Francisco headquarters; no prior funding rounds or revenue figures were disclosed in the announcement.
- Terawatt
Led · Series A · Sep 2022
TeraWatt Infrastructure builds and owns fleet-focused EV charging centers and a charging-focused property portfolio, combining asset financing, project development, and charging and energy management expertise. The company acquires properties in locations strategically relevant to fleets and develops the energy and charging infrastructure necessary to operate at scale. Its Charging Centers offer reservable, reliable space and high-power charging for light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial fleets across metro areas, logistics hubs, and key highway corridors. TeraWatt launched out of stealth in May 2021 and is led by co-founder and CEO Neha Palmer. The company has attracted increased commitments from existing investors and new institutional capital to support growth. TeraWatt secured more than $1 billion in committed capital to accelerate its portfolio buildout and hire talent to support expansion.
- Highland Electric Transportation
Led · Equity · Feb 2021
Highland Electric Transportation offers a full-service transportation-as-a-service model in which the company owns, powers, and maintains electric vehicles for school districts and fleet managers. The company reduces complexity for customers by supplying vehicles, charging technology, and maintenance while enabling optimal charging and grid services. Highland already sells battery services into ISO-NE and plans to provide similar services to the PJM energy market. It plans to expand beyond school buses to electrify entire government fleets and is working on projects to electrify thousands of medium-duty vehicles, making it among the largest electric fleet owners. Highland is headquartered in Hamilton, Massachusetts and owns and operates American-made electric vehicles manufactured by Thomas Built Buses and powered by Proterra. The company recently raised $253 million of corporate equity to accelerate growth and continue fleet expansion. Leadership includes founder and CEO Duncan McIntyre and recent board additions tied to the financing.
- Guzman Energy
Led · Equity · Aug 2018
Guzman Energy is a full-service wholesale power provider that partners with cooperatives, municipalities, companies and tribes across North America to deliver customized, transparent and cost-effective power supply solutions. The company supplies power to U.S. communities seeking more affordable and reliable energy. Guzman is pursuing geographic growth, specifically expanding its power portfolio and operations across the Western U.S. To support that expansion the company secured additional liquidity and standby letters of credit. The business intends to use new financing for working capital, energy procurement, and to support its continued service offering and market expansion. Guzman is Denver-based and emphasizes tailoring solutions for public and private community customers. Guzman Energy is a full‑service energy company that supplies and trades power across North America and provides energy hedging and risk‑management services. It customizes energy solutions using trading expertise and quantitative modeling, serving primarily rural electric cooperatives and municipal power entities. The company focuses on renewables—mixed when necessary with traditional fuel types—smart‑grid technology, increased efficiencies and battery storage to lower prices and drive the transition in Western bilateral markets. Guzman Energy recently secured $130 million in additional liquidity from institutional energy investors to continue expanding its operations. The new capital is intended to support growth in delivering cheaper and greener energy to consumers in the West and beyond. The company operates through two practice areas: Energy & Environmental Trading and Energy Hedging & Risk Management, and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Fla., and Denver, Colo.