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Energize Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2023, closing $328M. Last cheque observed Nov 2019.

QuietNew fund $328M, Dec 2023VC firm

Series ABuyoutVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque2539days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MCheque size, as they say$10M – $30MRounds led1 of 3
Pitch Energize Ventures

Energize Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2018-03From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$10M – $30M as they say
Stages
Series ABuyout
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Nov
    DroneDeploySeries D · US · FinSMEs$35MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    Volta ChargingSeries C · US · TechCrunch$20MLed
  4. Feb
    ZededaSeries A · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 4 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration13 named

ATAlex T GeorgeSVP, Operations & Asset Management of the PromoteriFiling they signed
ATAmy T FranceticVP of general partner and Managing DirectoriFiling they signed
BTBryan T SchuelerEVP & Chief Development Officer of the PromoteriFiling they signed
JTJames T MurphyMember of the Investment Manager's Investment CommitteeiFiling they signed
JTJim T ShieldEVP & Chief Commercial Officer of the PromoteriFiling they signed
JTJohn T ToughManaging Partner of the Investment Manager of the Issuer and Member of the Investment Manager's Investment CommitteeiFiling they signed
JTJuan T MuldoonPartner of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
KMKatie McClainPartner of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
KTKris T ZadloSVP,Commercial Analytics, Regulatory Affairs & Transmission of the PromoteriFiling they signed
MPMichael PolskyMember of the Investment Manager's Investment CommitteeiFiling they signed
MTMike T BlazerSVP and Chief Legal Officer of the PromoteriFiling they signed
STSteve T RyderSVP and CFO of the PromoteriFiling they signed
TLTyler LancasterPartner of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Energize Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Energize Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Energize Ventures

What does Energize Ventures invest in?

Energize Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Energize Ventures?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Energize Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DroneDeploy (Series D, Nov 2019), Volta Charging (Series C, Sept 2019) and Zededa (Series A, Feb 2019).

How big are Energize Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $10M to $30M.

Is Energize Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

What kind of investor is Energize Ventures?

Energize Ventures is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

Has Energize Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Dec 2023, reporting $328M raised.

Where does this information on Energize Ventures 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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