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Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 41 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AClean EnergySmartgridsUtilities

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83%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 41 on record
Since the last cheque1days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led1 of 41Sole investor15 roundsMostly inAustralia, 83%
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Clean Energy Finance Corporation highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Grant: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $33M

What they do

We’re Australia’s ‘green bank’, investing in our net zero emissions future. With access to more than $30 billion from the Australian Government...From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Clean EnergySmartgridsUtilities
Based in
Sydney, Australia
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first41 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    NeoenDebt · FR · grafa.com$1.8BWith 3 others
  3. Jul
    GridcogSeries A · GB · Startup Daily$14MWith 6 others
  4. Jul
    MAKOSeries A · AU · Virescent Ventures$19MWith 8 others
  5. Apr
    Renewable MetalsSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$8.6MLed
  6. Mar
    HydGene RenewablesGrant · AU$1.4MWith 1 other
  7. Mar
    All GGrant · AU$774KWith 1 other
  8. 2025

    8 rounds

  9. Dec
    PlicoDebt · AU · Firms' own news pages$23MSole investor
  10. Dec
    Sunman EnergyGrant · AU$112MWith 1 other
  11. Nov
    BrighteGrant · AU$26MWith 1 other
  12. Nov
    PlentiDebt · PL$363MWith 1 other
  13. Oct
    SwarmFarm RoboticsSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$20MWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    RelectrifyGrant · AU$16MWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    Morse MicroSeries C · AU$58MWith 5 others
  16. Jan
    SplendVenture · AUUndisclosedSole investor
  17. 2024

    12 rounds

  18. Dec
    Jet ChargeGrowth · AU · Startup Daily$72MWith 3 others
  19. Dec
    JET ChargeSeries C · AU$45MWith 2 others
  20. Sept
    Renewable MetalsSeed · AU$5.4MWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    Downforce TechnologiesSeed · GB$4.2MSole investor
  22. May
    AgriWebbVenture · AU$7.3MSole investor
  23. Mar
    GridcogSeed · GB$4.2MWith 3 others
  24. Mar
    Angle Auto FinanceDebt · AU$33MSole investor
  25. Jan
    GreenSyncVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. Jan
    Redback TechnologyVenture · AUUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Jan
    SEA ElectricDebt · AU$9.0MSole investor
  28. Jan
    Thinxtra, The IoT TelcoVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. Jan
    Zen EcosystemsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. 2023

    5 rounds

  31. Aug
    MicroTauGrant$2.0MWith 1 other
  32. Apr
    Rino RecyclingDebt · AU$50MSole investor
  33. Apr
    Novalith TechnologiesSeries A · AU$15MWith 3 others
  34. Apr
    InfradebtDebt · AU$99MSole investor
  35. Feb
    Loam BioSeries B · AU$77MWith 2 others
  36. 2022

    2 rounds

  37. Nov
    Taurus Motor FinanceDebt · AU$13MSole investor
  38. Feb
    Genex PowerDebt · AU$25MWith 1 other
  39. 2021

    4 rounds

  40. Dec
    Forza CapitalDebt · AU$21MSole investor
  41. Sept
    Metro HomesDebt · AU$40MSole investor
  42. Aug
    My Specialised Accommodation SolutionsGrant · AU$63MSole investor
  43. Apr
    HesperiaGrant$74MSole investor
  44. 2019

    1 round

  45. Dec
    East Rockingham Waste to EnergyDebt$39MWith 1 other
  46. 2018

    2 rounds

  47. Oct
    ACCIONADebt$64MWith 1 other
  48. Feb
    Macquarie Infrastructure and Real AssetVenture$78MSole 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.

The team

We hold 9 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Who they invest alongside

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

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Investment firm7rounds togetherAustralian GovernmentGovernment3rounds togetherBlackbird VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherInvestibleVC firm3rounds togetherAlbionVCVC firm2rounds togetherArtesian VCAsset manager2rounds togetherLowercarbon CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherMain Sequence VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherMirovaPrivate equity2rounds togetherStartmateAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Clean Energy Finance Corporation put money into.

Gridcog$14M · Jul 2026Renewable Metals$8.6M · Apr 2026HydGene Renewables$1.4M · Mar 2026All G$774K · Mar 2026Plico$23M · Dec 2025Sunman Energy$112M · Dec 2025

Quick answers about Clean Energy Finance Corporation

What does Clean Energy Finance Corporation invest in?

Clean Energy Finance Corporation invests most often at Debt and Grant (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Clean Energy, Smartgrids and Utilities.

How active is Clean Energy Finance Corporation?

41 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Clean Energy Finance Corporation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Neoen (Debt, Oct 2026), Gridcog (Series A, Jul 2026) and MAKO (Series A, Jul 2026).

How big are Clean Energy Finance Corporation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Clean Energy Finance Corporation lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 41 investments on record (2%).

Where does Clean Energy Finance Corporation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (83%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is Clean Energy Finance Corporation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Clean Energy Finance Corporation invest alongside?

Most often Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) (7 rounds together), Australian Government (3 rounds together) and Blackbird Ventures (3 rounds together).

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