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Energy Capital Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 3 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, Apr 2024

SeedSeries ACelle TherapyGridSustainable Development Goals

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque97days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.2MCheque size, as they say$3.0M – $5.0MRounds led1 of 3
Pitch Energy Capital Ventures

Energy Capital Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

the only early-stage venture capital fund solely dedicated to the energy expansion enabled by the innovation and resilience of the natural gas value chainFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$3.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Celle TherapyGridSustainable Development Goals
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Teragen EnergyPre-seed · US · Firms' own news pages$6.0MLed
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Sept
    enadyneSeed · DE · Firms' own news pages$8.2MWith 7 others
  5. Feb
    CarbonQuestVenture · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 3 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 registration7 named

JYJeff YinglingExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed
JWJeffrey William YinglingSecretary; TreasureriForm ADV
RORaymond O'ConnorExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RSRaymond Sullivan OconnorStockholderiForm ADV
RLRichard Louis VitonExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
VPVictor PascucciChief Executive Officer; PresidentiForm ADV
VPVictor Pascucci IIIExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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

$101Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Energy Capital Ventures, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 329462

Recently backed

The latest companies Energy Capital Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Energy Capital Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Energy Capital Ventures

What does Energy Capital Ventures invest in?

Energy Capital Ventures invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Celle Therapy, Grid and Sustainable Development Goals.

How active is Energy Capital Ventures?

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

What has Energy Capital Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Teragen Energy (Pre-seed, Aug 2026), enadyne (Seed, Sept 2025) and CarbonQuest (Venture, Feb 2025).

How big are Energy Capital Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.2M. It says it writes cheques of $3.0M to $5.0M.

Is Energy Capital Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Energy Capital Ventures?

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

How much does Energy Capital Ventures manage?

About $101M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Energy Capital Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Apr 2024.

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