Investments
187Portfolio Exits
3Funds
5Partners & Customers
4About Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is an investor-led fund made up of members of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, guided by scientific and technological expertise and committed to investing patiently in developing new ways to live, eat, travel, and build. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.
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Latest Breakthrough Energy Ventures News
Sep 29, 2023
Cleantech for UK, a coalition designed to lead the policy debate for climate change investment, has invited Green Angel Ventures to join as its 11th member. Alongside giants including Octopus Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Legal & General Capital, and Imperial College, Green Angel Ventures brings to the coalition a specialisation in early-stage investment in cleantech. ... Register / Login now to read full story In order to read the full story we need you to be registered with us, please click the links below to login or register.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Investments
187 Investments
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has made 187 investments. Their latest investment was in GeologicAI as part of their Series A - II on September 9, 2023.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/25/2023 | Series A - II | GeologicAI | $10M | No | 2 | |
9/18/2023 | Series C | ZeroAvia | No | 3 | ||
9/11/2023 | Unattributed VC | Cancambria Energy | $0.03M | Yes | 1 | |
9/6/2023 | Series C - III | |||||
8/17/2023 | Series A |
Date | 9/25/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 9/11/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 8/17/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - II | Series C | Unattributed VC | Series C - III | Series A |
Company | GeologicAI | ZeroAvia | Cancambria Energy | ||
Amount | $10M | $0.03M | |||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Energy Storage Systems on October 11, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/11/2021 | Reverse Merger | 5 | |||
Date | 10/11/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 5 |
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has 5 funds, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/19/2021 | Breakthrough Energy Ventures II | $1,000M | 7 | ||
5/29/2019 | Breakthrough Energy Ventures - Europe | ||||
12/12/2016 | Breakthrough Energy Ventures | ||||
Breakthrough Energy Catalyst | |||||
Breakthrough Energy Ventures III LP (BEVIII) |
Closing Date | 1/19/2021 | 5/29/2019 | 12/12/2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Breakthrough Energy Ventures II | Breakthrough Energy Ventures - Europe | Breakthrough Energy Ventures | Breakthrough Energy Catalyst | Breakthrough Energy Ventures III LP (BEVIII) |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $1,000M | ||||
Sources | 7 |
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has 4 strategic partners and customers. Breakthrough Energy Ventures recently partnered with Google, and American Airlines on August 8, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/10/2023 | Partner | Google, and American Airlines | United States | How AI could help airlines mitigate contrail climate impact This partnership with American Airlines aims to study if Google AI has the potential to accurately predict contrail forming regions . | 1 |
11/2/2021 | Partner | ||||
9/20/2021 | Partner | ||||
4/12/2021 | Partner |
Date | 8/10/2023 | 11/2/2021 | 9/20/2021 | 4/12/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | Google, and American Airlines | |||
Country | United States | |||
News Snippet | How AI could help airlines mitigate contrail climate impact This partnership with American Airlines aims to study if Google AI has the potential to accurately predict contrail forming regions . | |||
Sources | 1 |
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
William H. Gates | Founder | Current | |
Name | William H. Gates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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