# Voltus funding: rounds and investors > Voltus has raised $235M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include Generation Investment Management, ACTivate Capital and Vitol. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/voltus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Voltus* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors 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 1 month ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$235M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources **$76K** Crowdfunding **$10M** Round **$225M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $225M Oct 2026 - **Led by:** Generation Investment Management and ACTivate Capital and 1 more - **Step-up i:** 22.3× - **Investors:** 10 (3 led) 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 **$76K** Crowdfunding **$10M** Round **$225M** Series D - **First round:** Crowdfunding, $76K - **Biggest round:** $225M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8.9 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Series D **$225M** *8 new* [Generation Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/generation-investment-management) Lead [ACTivate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activate-capital-3) Lead [Vitol](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitol) Lead [NGP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngp) [Climate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-investment-ci) [Ajax Strategies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ajax-strategies) [Broadscale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadscale-group) [All Aboard Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/all-aboard-fund) Reported by NGP - **Oct 2017** Round **$10M** *2 new* [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) [Energy Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-innovation-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Oct 2017 - **Jun 2015** Crowdfunding **$76K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Voltus's own website: 3 founders, 10 on the team. **Dana Guernsey** Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder **Matthew Plante** President & Co-founder **Neil Lakin** Chief Architect & Co-founder - **Ashley Johnson** Board member, COO & CFO at Planet - **Jon Wellinghoff** Chief Regulatory Officer & former FERC Chairman - **Kelly Yazdani** Chief Customer Officer - **Larsh Johnson** Chief Technology Officer - **Laurie Harrison** Chief Legal Officer - **Michael Groeninger** Chief Financial Officer - **Arielle Bertman** VP of Product & Design - **Emily Orvis** VP of Energy Markets - **Jess Gunter** VP of Marketing - **Sam Scuilli** VP of Sales ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Crowdfunding** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Series D** 2026 [Generation Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/generation-investment-management) L [ACTivate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activate-capital-3) L [Vitol](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitol) L [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) [NGP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngp) [Climate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-investment-ci) [Energy Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-innovation-capital) [Ajax Strategies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ajax-strategies) [Broadscale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadscale-group) [All Aboard Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/all-aboard-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [Generation Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/generation-investment-management) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [ACTivate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/activate-capital-3) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Vitol](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitol) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm **1** round [NGP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngp) Private equity **1** round [Climate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-investment-ci) VC firm **1** round [Energy Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-innovation-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ajax Strategies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ajax-strategies) VC firm **1** round [Broadscale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadscale-group) VC firm **1** round [All Aboard Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/all-aboard-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=voltus). ## Quick answers about Voltus ### Who invested in Voltus? Voltus's investors include Generation Investment Management, ACTivate Capital, Vitol, Prelude Ventures and NGP, and 5 more on record. Generation Investment Management led its latest round. ### How much has Voltus raised? Voltus has raised $235M across 3 rounds since 2015. ### When did Voltus last raise? Voltus's most recent round was a Series D of $225M in Oct 2026, led by Generation Investment Management. ### What was Voltus's biggest round? Its most recent round, $225M in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Voltus first? Voltus's first round on record, in Oct 2017, was backed by Prelude Ventures and Energy Innovation Capital. ### What stage is Voltus at? Voltus's latest named round is a Series D, in Oct 2026. ### Where is Voltus based? Voltus is based in the United States. ### Who led Voltus's rounds? 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