# Apex Clean Energy funding: rounds and investors

> Apex Clean Energy has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include JP Morgan. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/apex-clean-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Apex Clean Energy*

4 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Energy

Raised 10 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$71M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$5.6M** Venture **$10M** Venture **$13M** Debt **$43M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $43M Jan 2026
- **Step-up i:** 3.3×
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$5.6M** Venture

**$10M** Venture

**$43M** Venture

- **First round:** Venture, $5.6M
- **Biggest round:** $43M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2026** Venture **$43M** *1 new* [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Source recorded
- **Nov 2014** Debt **$13M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Jun 2014
- **Jan 2014** Venture **$10M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Feb 2013
- **Nov 2013** Venture **$5.6M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by bloomberg.com SEC filing: $5.6M sold, first sale Feb 2013

## Founders and team

From Apex Clean Energy's own website: 38 on the team.

- **Ken Young** Chief Executive Officer
- **Ali Christoph** Vice President and Head of People Operations
- **Cat Strumlauf** Vice President of Marketing and Communications
- **Charlie Johnson** Vice President of Distributed Energy Resources
- **Chris Kunkle** Vice President of External Affairs
- **Chris Weatherford** Senior Vice President of Engineering and Preconstruction
- **Dave Savage** Vice President of Project Development
- **Don Theriault** Vice President of Asset Management
- **Dylan Ikkala** Vice President of Project Development
- **Erik Haug** Senior Vice President of Energy Marketing
- **Grady O’Shaughnessy** Executive Vice President and Head of Project Finance
- **Jason Hartman** Vice President of Construction
- **John Arehart** Senior Vice President of Development Execution
- **Kent Dougherty** Vice President of Project Development
- **Laura Schauer** Senior Vice President of Project Finance
- **Meagan Denman** Vice President of Project Design
- **Michael Hahn** Vice President of Procurement
- **Neil James** Vice President of Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring

And 20 more on the team.

## Everyone who backed them

[JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Investment bank **1** round

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## Quick answers about Apex Clean Energy

### Who invested in Apex Clean Energy?

Apex Clean Energy's investors include JP Morgan.

### How much has Apex Clean Energy raised?

Apex Clean Energy has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did Apex Clean Energy last raise?

Apex Clean Energy's most recent round was a Venture of $43M in Jan 2026.

### What was Apex Clean Energy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $43M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Apex Clean Energy first?

Apex Clean Energy's first round on record, in Jan 2026, was backed by JP Morgan.

### What stage is Apex Clean Energy at?

Apex Clean Energy's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2026.

### Where is Apex Clean Energy based?

Apex Clean Energy is based in the United States.

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