# California Energy Commission: portfolio, investments and team

> California Energy Commission is a government based in United States. 52 investments on record, 18 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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

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# California Energy Commission

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 52 cheques on record.

Deploying now Government

Seed Series A Series B Smart Grid Renewables Utilities

Deploying now

**95%** of best year **18** **cheques in 12 months**, 52 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.8M** Rounds led **0 of 52** Sole investor **20 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## California Energy Commission highlights

- 01 18 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $7.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Smart Grid Renewables Utilities
- **Based in:** Sacramento, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **52 appearances**

- **2026** 14 rounds
- **Sept** **[Moon Five Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-five-technologies)** Debt · US **$300K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Circularity Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels)** Seed · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Scale Microgrids](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-microgrids)** Grant · US **$4.2M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Quino Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quino-energy)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[LiCAP Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/licap-technologies)** Grant · US **$11M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[EVmatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/evmatch)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Blue Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-planet)** Grant · US **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Electrochemistry Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrochemistry-foundry)** Grant · US **$28M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[RePurpose Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/repurpose-energy)** Crowdfunding · US **$268K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Cal EPIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/cal-epic)** Grant · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Oberon Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/oberon-fuels)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Salient Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/salient-energy)** Debt · CA **$616K** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[BoxPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxpower)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Yield Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yield-energy)** Grant · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2025** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Nuvve](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvve)** US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[FirstElement Fuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstelement-fuel)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[CleanSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanspark)** Debt · US **$1.1B** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Quino Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quino-energy)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[SolarAPP+](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarapp)** Grant · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[IoTecha](https://millionrounds.com/company/iotecha)** Debt · US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[ElectricFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/electricfish)** Seed · US **$100K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Skycharger](https://millionrounds.com/company/skycharger)** Grant · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Caban Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/caban-systems)** Growth · US · Firms' own news pages **$50M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Viridi Parente](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridi-parente)** Grant · US **$9.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Pando Electric](https://millionrounds.com/company/pando-electric)** Grant · US **$5.4M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Moon Five Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-five-technologies)** Grant · US **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[EVmatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/evmatch)** Seed · US **$800K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Sepion Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sepion-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Sonocharge Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonocharge-energy)** Venture · US **$24M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[EVCS](https://millionrounds.com/company/evcs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Enzinc](https://millionrounds.com/company/enzinc)** Series A · US **$8.3M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[C-Crete Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-crete-technologies)** Grant · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Chargie](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargie)** Grant · US **$9.3M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[ReJoule](https://millionrounds.com/company/rejoule)** Grant · US **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Yosemite Clean Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yosemite-clean-energy)** Grant · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Lookin Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lookin-inc)** Grant · US **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Flash](https://millionrounds.com/company/flash)** Grant · DE **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[LiCAP Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/licap-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2023** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Yotta Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yotta-energy)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Bellwether Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellwether-coffee)** Grant · US **$1.9M** With 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

[Flickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/flickr) Be Counted, California Gavin Newsom California Governor Saveourwater Wade Crowfoot Secretary

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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$5.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.0M**

Led 0 of 52 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 20 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *26*
- Venture *11*
- Debt *4*
- Seed said *3*
- Series A said *2*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) 9
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 6
- [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) 5
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) 3
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 3
- [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) 2

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## 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.

[**US Department of Energy** Government **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy)[**National Science Foundation** Government **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Cleantech Open** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**Techstars** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**ANRI** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)[**Berkeley SkyDeck** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck)[**Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-cleantech-incubator-laci)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**Tech Coast Angels** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels)[**The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-draper-richard)

## Recently backed

The latest companies California Energy Commission put money into.

[**Moon Five Technologies** $300K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-five-technologies)[**Circularity Fuels** $8.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels)[**Scale Microgrids** $4.2M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-microgrids)[**Quino Energy** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quino-energy)[**LiCAP Technologies** $11M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/licap-technologies)[**EVmatch** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/evmatch)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 16 Sept 2025 · 54 min Why Circularity Fuels Started with Diamonds to Scale Sustainable Jet Fuel Mentions [California Energy Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy)[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 1 Feb 2024 · 43 min Skilled Labor Series: Decoding HERS, the Key to Home Energy Efficiency Mentions [California Energy Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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