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Breakthrough Energy Ventures

VC
Kirkland, WAWebsite

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Kirkland, WA investing in Climate / Energy, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$20.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $20.0M

AUM

$3.5B

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in transformative technologies to combat climate change while fostering biodiversity and ecosystem recovery.

How Breakthrough Energy Ventures invests

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a vc firm based in Kirkland, WA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$20.0M per investment, backed by approximately $3.5B in assets under management.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Pivot Bio, Benson Hill, ResilientGrid.

Meet the Team

CR

Carmichael Roberts

Co-Lead Investor

Climate Tech
Sustainability
KL

Karen Lee

Founder & GP

Battery Technology
Renewables

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Other

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

PI

Pivot Bio

Sustainable Agriculture
BE

Benson Hill

Conservation AI
RE

ResilientGrid

Energy Storage
GR

GreenFlow Systems

Battery Systems
ON

oneworld BEV Fund, L.P. (CIK 0002075874)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Breakthrough Energy Ventures

M2

M2X Energy Inc. (CIK 0001880406)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Breakthrough Energy Ventures

How to pitch Breakthrough Energy Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $20.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Carmichael Roberts, Co-Lead Investor.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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