What does ARPA-E invest in?
ARPA-E invests most often at Grant and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smartgrids, Sustainability and Smart Grids.

United States · Investor
Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 3 cheques on record.
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
Mostly Grant and Series A: 67% of its rounds
Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.0M
Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances
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The latest companies ARPA-E put money into.
ARPA-E invests most often at Grant and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smartgrids, Sustainability and Smart Grids.
3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.
Its most recent investments on record: Princeton Critical Minerals (Series A, Aug 2026).
The median round it joins is $16M.
Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.
ARPA-E is a government based in Washington, United States.
ARPA-E was founded in 2009.
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