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California Energy Commission

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 52 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

SeedSeries ASeries BSmart GridRenewablesUtilities

Deploying now
95%of best year18cheques in 12 months, 52 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.8MRounds led0 of 52Sole investor20 roundsMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch California Energy Commission

California Energy Commission highlights

  1. 01

    18 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $7.0M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Smart GridRenewablesUtilities
Based in
Sacramento, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first52 appearances

  1. 2026

    14 rounds

  2. Sept
    Moon Five TechnologiesDebt · US$300KWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    Circularity FuelsSeed · US$8.0MSole investor
  4. Jun
    Scale MicrogridsGrant · US$4.2MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    Quino EnergyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    LiCAP TechnologiesGrant · US$11MSole investor
  7. Jun
    EVmatchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. May
    Blue PlanetGrant · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    Electrochemistry FoundryGrant · US$28MSole investor
  10. Mar
    RePurpose EnergyCrowdfunding · US$268KWith 3 others
  11. Feb
    Cal EPICGrant · US$4.0MSole investor
  12. Feb
    Oberon FuelsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    Salient EnergyDebt · CA$616KWith 4 others
  14. Jan
    BoxPowerVenture · US$6.7MWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    Yield EnergyGrant · US$3.0MSole investor
  16. 2025

    16 rounds

  17. Dec
    NuvveUS$6.0MSole investor
  18. Dec
    FirstElement FuelVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Nov
    CleanSparkDebt · US$1.1BWith 1 other
  20. Nov
    Quino EnergySeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    SolarAPP+Grant · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  22. May
    IoTechaDebt · US$6.0MSole investor
  23. Apr
    ElectricFishSeed · US$100KWith 4 others
  24. Apr
    SkychargerGrant · US$10MSole investor
  25. Apr
    Caban SystemsGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$50MWith 2 others
  26. Apr
    Viridi ParenteGrant · US$9.3MSole investor
  27. Apr
    Pando ElectricGrant · US$5.4MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    Moon Five TechnologiesGrant · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  29. Feb
    EVmatchSeed · US$800KWith 2 others
  30. Feb
    Sepion TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    Sonocharge EnergyVenture · US$24MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    EVCSVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  33. 2024

    8 rounds

  34. Dec
    EnzincSeries A · US$8.3MWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    C-Crete TechnologiesGrant · US$10MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    ChargieGrant · US$9.3MSole investor
  37. Oct
    ReJouleGrant · US$6.3MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    Yosemite Clean EnergyGrant · US$300KSole investor
  39. Aug
    Lookin Inc.Grant · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  40. May
    FlashGrant · DE$5.8MWith 2 others
  41. Jan
    LiCAP TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  42. 2023

    4 rounds

  43. Sept
    Yotta EnergyVenture · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  44. Jul
    Bellwether CoffeeGrant · US$1.9MWith 2 others

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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 5 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as California Energy Commission. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies California Energy Commission put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name California Energy Commission in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about California Energy Commission

What does California Energy Commission invest in?

California Energy Commission invests most often at Grant and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smart Grid, Renewables and Utilities.

How active is California Energy Commission?

52 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has California Energy Commission invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Moon Five Technologies (Debt, Sept 2026), Circularity Fuels (Seed, Jun 2026) and Scale Microgrids (Grant, Jun 2026).

How big are California Energy Commission's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.8M.

Does California Energy Commission lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 52 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does California Energy Commission invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is California Energy Commission investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does California Energy Commission invest alongside?

Most often US Department of Energy (9 rounds together), National Science Foundation (6 rounds together) and Cleantech Open (5 rounds together).

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