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Powerhouse Ventures

North America, California, United States, Oakland

Description

Powerhouse Ventures backs seed-stage startups building innovative software to rapidly decarbonize our global energy and mobility systems.

Investor Profile

Powerhouse Ventures has made 46 investments, with 8 in the past 12 months and 17% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (65%)
  • Series A (20%)
  • Pre Seed (9%)
  • Convertible Note (4%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (83%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • The Netherlands (4%)
  • Australia (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Energy
  • Solar
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Machine Learning
  • Renewable Energy
  • Cleantech
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Clean Energy
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Powerhouse Ventures frequently co-invest with?

MCJ Collective
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
AF
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Co-Investments: 3
Wireframe Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mill Valley
Co-Investments: 4
Ascend
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 2
Climate Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
VV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Congruent Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
Active Impact Investments
North America, British Columbia, Canada, North Vancouver
Co-Investments: 4
Blue Bear Capital
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 3
Lorimer Ventures
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Powerhouse Ventures often collaborate with?

HW
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 2
LL
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Shared Deals: 1
RL
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
SD
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 1
MT
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Shared Deals: 1
IV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AN
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Powerhouse Ventures?

Presto

Oakland, California, United States

Presto is a software platform to power magical charging experiences for fleets, mobility providers, and businesses.

Information TechnologyInternet
SeedFeb 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Tyba

San Francisco, California, United States

Tyba is a modeling platform for developing, financing, operating solar and storage projects.

Energy StorageSoftwareSolar
Series AFeb 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $13,900,000
CapeZero

Kingston, New York, United States

CapeZero streamlines complex project and infrastructure financing like tax equity, empowering you to make smarter, faster capital decisions.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergy StorageFinTechRenewable EnergySoftwareSolarSustainabilityWind Energy
SeedJan 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,600,000
AmpUp

Santa Clara, California, United States

AmpUp is an electric vehicle charging company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free.

AutomotiveClean EnergyElectric VehicleFleet ManagementTransportation
Series ASep 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Sybill AI

Mountain View, California, United States

Sybill analyzes verbal and non-verbal cues to generate meeting summaries, crafting deal notes and CRM updates using AI models.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)CRMEnterpriseMachine LearningSaaSSalesSoftware
Series AJul 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $11,000,000
Sesame Sustainability

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Sesame Sustainability is a SAAS company that offers industrial decarbonization platform for modeling, optimization, and analysis.

AnalyticsEnergySaaS
SeedJun 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,400,000
ThinkLabs AI

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ThinkLabs AI is a specialist AI development and deployment firm.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Sustainability
SeedMay 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
SHAED

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

SHAED offers a mobility platform. It focuses on Shared, Hydrogen, Autonomous, Electric, and Distribution technologies.

Electric VehicleSoftwareSustainability
SeedMay 14, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,700,000
Rock Rabbit

Palo Alto, California, United States

Rock Rabbit is an AI-powered energy rebate platform that makes access to home incentives more transparent and efficiently distributed.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer SoftwareProductivity Tools
SeedFeb 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,100,000
Salient

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Salient combines novel ocean and land-surface data with AI and climate expertise to deliver the world’s most accurate S2S weather forecasts.

Software
SeedJun 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,000,000