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Energy Capital Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

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

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$2.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$106M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

SG

Stefano Galiasso

Vice President

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

CA

Catalyst Power

Energy Distribution
AM

Ampersand

Energy Management
CE

Cemvita

ID

ID.me

CA

Capture6

EC

Eclipse Energy

SA

Sapphire Technologies

CA

CarbonQuest

HI

Highwood Emissions Management

FU

Furno Materials

How to pitch Energy Capital Ventures
  • 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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