Question 1

How much venture funding has the Energy & Environment sector raised?

Accepted Answer

Across its 10 subsectors, Energy & Environment companies have raised approximately $113.2B over 6,034 recorded financing rounds among 3,286 companies.

Question 2

Is Energy & Environment venture funding growing?

Accepted Answer

Energy & Environment funding is currently cooling: capital raised over the last 12 months ($4.4B) was down 35% versus the prior 12 months ($6.7B).

Question 3

What subsectors make up Energy & Environment?

Accepted Answer

Energy & Environment spans Other Energy, Climate / Cleantech, Electric Utilities, Energy / Climate, Environmental Services, Coal Mining, Energy Conservation, Energy and more. Each subsector has its own leaderboard and capital-flow timeline.

Question 4

Which are the most-funded Energy & Environment companies?

Accepted Answer

The most-funded Energy & Environment companies in our coverage include WestPort Acquisition Parent, LP, Terrance Crawford, Infinity Green Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc, Summit Carbon Holdings, LLC.

Subsector	Companies	Rounds	Capital
Other Energy	2,049	3,877	$56.4B
Climate / Cleantech	207	275	$23.1B
Electric Utilities	133	185	$16.7B
Energy / Climate	235	525	$3.8B
Environmental Services	242	448	$3.8B
Coal Mining	76	112	$3.6B
Energy Conservation	254	546	$3.2B
Energy	69	66	$2.5B
Energy / Utilities	8	0	—
Utilities / Environment	13	0	—

Company	Subsector	Raised	Modeled value
WestPort Acquisition Parent, LP OVERLAND PARK	Climate / Cleantech	$2.0B	$49.1B
Terrance Crawford SUNRISE	Coal Mining	$5.0B	$42.8B
Infinity Green Inc. COLUMBIA	Electric Utilities	$6.7B	$29.8B
Uber Technologies, Inc SAN FRANCISCO	Climate / Cleantech	$7.1B	$23.1B
Summit Carbon Holdings, LLC ALDEN	Environmental Services	$1.1B	$21.7B
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. AUSTIN	Climate / Cleantech	$895.0M	$20.7B
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC CAMBRIDGE	Other Energy	$2.0B	$20.7B
Mavis Tire Express Services TopCo, L.P. SAN FRANCISCO	Climate / Cleantech	$949.0M	$20.5B
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC NEW YORK	Other Energy	$1.5B	$18.4B
Samsara Networks Inc. SAN FRANCISCO	Climate / Cleantech	$915.0M	$18.2B
Solar Holdco, Inc. CHARLOTTE	Climate / Cleantech	$1.6B	$18.0B
Carbon Analytics Holdings LLC NEW YORK	Climate / Cleantech	$662.5M	$17.2B
AIT Group Holdings, LP NEW YORK	Climate / Cleantech	$699.5M	$15.7B
Enbridge Energy Partners Lp HOUSTON	Other Energy	$1.2B	$14.9B
Sino Resources Technology Co Ltd TORTOLA	Other Energy	$1.1B	$13.0B
First Mode Holdings, Inc. SEATTLE	Other Energy	$1.2B	$12.6B
Brave Topco, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO	Climate / Cleantech	$690.6M	$12.3B
Generate Capital, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO	Other Energy	$4.3B	$11.3B
Solar Topco, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO	Climate / Cleantech	$418.7M	$10.9B
Northeast Utilities SPRINGFIELD	Electric Utilities	$1.8B	$10.7B
Buckeye Partners, L.P. Houston	Other Energy	$825.0M	$10.2B
Base Electric & Water Corp. HONOLULU	Electric Utilities	$1.1B	$9.6B
Gridiron Energy Feeder I, L.P. New York	Electric Utilities	$900.0M	$8.9B
Gridiron Energy, LLC New York	Electric Utilities	$900.0M	$8.9B