
Investments
113Portfolio Exits
14Funds
10Partners & Customers
5About Energy Impact Partners
Energy Impact Partners is a private equity firm that strategically invests in technologies, services, and products throughout the electricity supply chain from generation to consumption. Through close collaboration with its investor base, Its utility partners include Southern Company, National Grid, Xcel Energy, Ameren, Great Plains Energy, Fortis Inc., AGL, Avista, MGE Energy Inc., TEPCO, PTT Public Company Limited, OGE Energy Corp., TransCanada, and Alliant Energy. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

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Jan 31, 2023
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Energy Impact Partners Investments
113 Investments
Energy Impact Partners has made 113 investments. Their latest investment was in Sublime Systems as part of their Series A on January 1, 2023.

Energy Impact Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/17/2023 | Series A | Sublime Systems | $40M | Yes | 20 | |
1/17/2023 | Seed VC | Mill | Yes | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Google Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Prelude Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 | |
12/16/2022 | Series B | Scythe Robotics | $42M | Yes | 8 | |
12/1/2022 | Series B | |||||
11/3/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 1/17/2023 | 1/17/2023 | 12/16/2022 | 12/1/2022 | 11/3/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC | Series B | Series B | Seed VC |
Company | Sublime Systems | Mill | Scythe Robotics | ||
Amount | $40M | $42M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Google Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Prelude Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 20 | 1 | 8 |
Energy Impact Partners Portfolio Exits
14 Portfolio Exits
Energy Impact Partners has 14 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was AutoGrid on May 11, 2022.
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 |
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5/11/2022 | Acquired | 5 | |||
3/15/2022 | Acquired | 12 | |||
1/6/2022 | Acquired | 14 | |||
Date | 5/11/2022 | 3/15/2022 | 1/6/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 12 | 14 |
Energy Impact Partners Fund History
10 Fund Histories
Energy Impact Partners has 10 funds, including Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/15/2022 | Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund I | $485M | 2 | ||
1/20/2022 | Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund | $485M | 2 | ||
11/11/2021 | Energy Impact Fund III | $1,000M | 1 | ||
9/4/2020 | Energy Impact Fund II | ||||
9/10/2018 | Energy Impact Credit Fund |
Closing Date | 11/15/2022 | 1/20/2022 | 11/11/2021 | 9/4/2020 | 9/10/2018 |
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Fund | Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund I | Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund | Energy Impact Fund III | Energy Impact Fund II | Energy Impact Credit Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $485M | $485M | $1,000M | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Energy Impact Partners Partners & Customers
5 Partners and customers
Energy Impact Partners has 5 strategic partners and customers. Energy Impact Partners recently partnered with Inroads on June 6, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/16/2020 | Partner | United States | In partnership with Energy Impact Partners LP , INROADS is prepared to harness the creativity of diverse talent to advance energy and technology companies around the world . | 1 | |
2/8/2019 | Partner | ||||
8/9/2017 | Partner | ||||
1/31/2017 | Partner | ||||
11/14/2016 | Partner |
Date | 6/16/2020 | 2/8/2019 | 8/9/2017 | 1/31/2017 | 11/14/2016 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | ||||
News Snippet | In partnership with Energy Impact Partners LP , INROADS is prepared to harness the creativity of diverse talent to advance energy and technology companies around the world . | ||||
Sources | 1 |
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