# Energize Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Energize Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 5 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/energize-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Energize Capital Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 5 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $40M, Jul 2026 VC firm Seed Series A Series B Environmental Impact Smart Grid Smart Grids Follow Energize Capital and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fenergize-capital) Deploying now **67%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **68** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$30M** Cheque size, as they say **$10M – $20M** Rounds led **4 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Energize Capital ## Energize Capital highlights - 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B and Seed: 80% of its rounds - 03 Led 4 rounds ## What they do > Our Ventures strategy focuses on earlier-stage digital solutions with potential to shape energy, climate, and industrial sectors. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $10M – $20M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Environmental Impact Smart Grid Smart Grids - **Based in:** Chicago, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Emerald AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai)** Series A · US · QRM Capital **$150M** *Led* - **Jul** **[InstaLILY AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/instalily-ai)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$60M** *Led* - **2025** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[GridStrong](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridstrong)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Archive](https://millionrounds.com/company/archive)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$30M** *Led* - **2024** 1 round - **Mar** **[Montauk Climate](https://millionrounds.com/company/montauk-climate)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$8.5M** *Led* 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 Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **17 named** AG **Alex George** SVP, Operations & Asset Management of the Promoter i Filing they signed AF **Amy Francetic** SVP of the Promoter, Managing Director i Filing they signed BS **Bryan Schueler** EVP & Chief Development Officer of the Promoter i Filing they signed JT **James Terence Murphy** Member of the Investment Manager's Investment Committee i Filing they signed JR **James Rafferty** SVP & Chief Administrative Officer of the Promoter i Filing they signed JS **Jim Shield** EVP & Chief Commercial Officer of the Promoter i Filing they signed JJ **John Joseph Tough** Managing Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer and Member of the Investment Manager's Investment Committee i Filing they signed JM **Juan Muldoon** Partner of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed KL **Kathryn Lyn Tenzer Mcclain** Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV KM **Katie McClain** Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer and Member of the Investment Manager's Investment Committee i Filing they signed KS **Kevin Stevens** Head of Endurance i Filing they signed KZ **Kris Zadlo** SVP, Commercial Analytics, Regulatory Affairs & Transmission of the Promoter i Filing they signed MP **Michael Peter Polsky** Member of the Investment Manager's Investment Committee i Filing they signed MB **Mike Blazer** SVP, Special Counsel & Chief Environmental Officer i Filing they signed SS **Shariq Syed** Chief Financial Officer i Filing they signed SR **Steve Ryder** SVP and CFO of the Promoter i Filing they signed TL **Tyler Lancaster** Co-Head of Ventures i Filing they signed We also hold **39** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$1.7B** assets it manages Oct 2026 **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** Energize Capital LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 289047 Funds on its Form ADV **20** private funds, **$1.4B** in gross assets · filed Mar 2024 - Energize Ventures Fund L.P. *Venture* 52 investors $475M - Energize Ventures Fund II L.P. *Venture* 87 investors $348M - EV Aurora SPV LLC *Venture* 11 investors $140M - Energize Growth ST III LLC *Venture* 15 investors $120M - Energize Growth Fund II L.P. *Venture* 24 investors $103M - Energize Ventures Fund III L.P. *Venture* 9 investors $56M - EV Sitetracker II SPV LLC *Venture* 4 investors $34M - EV Aurora II SPV LLC *Venture* 16 investors $31M - Energize Growth PV LLC *Venture* 11 investors $26M - Energize Growth Fund I L.P. *Venture* 23 investors $25M And 10 more on the filing. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **26** of 39 we have independently watched raise [Amperon](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperon)[Aurorasolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurora-solar)[Avathon](https://millionrounds.com/company/avathon)[Banyaninfrastructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/banyan-infrastructure)[Beekeeper](https://millionrounds.com/company/beekeeper)[Dronedeploy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronedeploy)[Elum-energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/elum)[Emeraldai](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai)[Finitestate](https://millionrounds.com/company/finite-state)[Greenlite](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlite)[Gridstatus](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid-status)[Gridstrong](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridstrong)[Instalily](https://millionrounds.com/company/instalily-ai)[Matroid](https://millionrounds.com/company/matroid)[Monta](https://millionrounds.com/company/monta)[Niraenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nira-energy)[Nixtla](https://millionrounds.com/company/nixtla)[Nozominetworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nozomi-networks)[Pvcase](https://millionrounds.com/company/pvcase)[Sitetracker](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitetracker)[Smartcar](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartcar)[Sourcemap](https://millionrounds.com/company/sourcemap)[Twaice](https://millionrounds.com/company/twaice)[Tyba](https://millionrounds.com/company/tyba)[Urbint](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbint)[Zededa](https://millionrounds.com/company/zededa) Archiveresale Arista Axle Energyby5 Felt Halcyon Handle Joltcharge Jupiterintel Magna Patch Sinai Sybridge 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. New fund on file **$40M** raised in Jul 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Led 4 of 5 rounds **80%** - **Said size:** $10M – $20M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *3* - Seed said *1* - Series A said *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Energize Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Energize Capital put money into. [**Emerald AI** $150M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai)[**InstaLILY AI** $60M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/instalily-ai)[**GridStrong** $10M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridstrong)[**Montauk Climate** $8.5M · Mar 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/montauk-climate) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Energize Capital in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 13 Sept 2023 · 55 min Capital Series: John Tough, Energize Capital With [John Tough](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-tough) Mentions [Energize Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energize-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 25 Sept 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 429. Focus and Discipline in Growth, The Dangers of Rules of Thumb, and Fighting Cynicism in Venture (Stevens, Patel, Shapiro) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 25 Nov 2024 · 40 min 461. The Energy Transformation, Challenges with Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear vs. Renewables, and Why Unreasonable Hospitality is Necessary in VC (Kevin Stevens) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) 13 Oct 2023 · 42 min WEX: Fleet Cards - [Business Breakdowns, EP.131] Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Energize Capital ### What does Energize Capital invest in? Energize Capital invests most often at Series B and Seed (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Environmental Impact, Smart Grid and Smart Grids. ### How active is Energize Capital? 5 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Aug 2026. ### What has Energize Capital invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Emerald AI (Series A, Aug 2026), InstaLILY AI (Series B, Jul 2026) and GridStrong (Seed, Sept 2025). ### How big are Energize Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $30M. It says it writes cheques of $10M to $20M. ### Does Energize Capital lead rounds? Yes: it led 4 of its 5 investments on record (80%). ### Where does Energize Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Energize Capital investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months. ### What kind of investor is Energize Capital? Energize Capital is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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