Energy Capital Ventures
Energy Capital Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$10.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $2.0M–$10.0M
- Portfolio
- 10 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- AUM
- $106M
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
Last verified: 2026-05-03
Seed
$2.0M – $10.0M
$106M
10+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on innovative energy technology startups, particularly those transforming energy investment and operations.
How Energy Capital Ventures invests
Energy Capital Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other.
Energy Capital Ventures typically writes checks of $2.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $106M in assets under management.
Energy Capital Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including Catalyst Power, Ampersand, Cemvita.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (10)
Other
Catalyst Power
Ampersand
Cemvita
ID.me
Capture6
Eclipse Energy
Sapphire Technologies
CarbonQuest
Highwood Emissions Management
Furno Materials
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $10.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Stefano Galiasso, Vice President.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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