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The Westly Group

VC
Menlo Park, CAWebsite

The Westly Group is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA investing in Climate / Energy, Real Estate, Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

AUM

$800M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

The Westly Group invests in CleanTech companies focusing on energy efficiency, renewable power, and smart technology adoption in industries such as commercial real estate.

How The Westly Group invests

The Westly Group is a vc firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Real Estate, Other.

The Westly Group typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $800M in assets under management.

The Westly Group has backed 5 companies in our records, including Lucid, Stem, Tesla.

Meet the Team

SW

Steve Westly

Managing Partner

CleanTech
Energy Efficiency
DC

Danny Cotter

Managing Partner

JK

Jason Kalira

Head of Seed Fund

EF

Emily Fritze

Partner

SC

Shaun Chaudhuri

Partner

CC

Catie Calcagno

Director of Investor Relations

BR

Bob Rowe

Venture Partner

NW

Noemi Walzebuck

Senior Associate

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Real Estate
Other

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

LU

Lucid

Energy Management
ST

Stem

Energy Storage
TE

Tesla

SE

Sentinel One

LU

Luminar

How to pitch The Westly Group
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Real Estate, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Steve Westly, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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