United States · Investor

ARPA-E

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 3 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

GrowthSmartgridsSustainabilitySmart Grids

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque69days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor2 rounds
Pitch ARPA-E

ARPA-E highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
SmartgridsSustainabilitySmart Grids
Based in
Washington, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Princeton Critical MineralsSeries A · US · HAX$16MWith 3 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Aug
    SempriusGrant · US$2.9MSole investor
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Oct
    Kyma TechnologiesVenture · US · kymatech.com$3.2MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Recently backed

The latest companies ARPA-E put money into.

Quick answers about ARPA-E

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.

How active is ARPA-E?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has ARPA-E invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Princeton Critical Minerals (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are ARPA-E's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Is ARPA-E investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is ARPA-E?

ARPA-E is a government based in Washington, United States.

When was ARPA-E founded?

ARPA-E was founded in 2009.

Where does this information on ARPA-E come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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