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Energy Transition Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BWindSmartgridRenewables

Deploying now
33%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque61days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch Energy Transition Ventures

Energy Transition Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Growth: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Investing in startups leading the energy transitionFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
WindSmartgridRenewables
Based in
Houston, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    GridsightSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$26MWith 5 others
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Apr
    GridsightSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$7.5MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    GridsightSeries A · AU · Energy Transition Ventures$4.5MWith 3 others
  6. Mar
    ZeitviewGrowth · US · Energy Transition Ventures$60MWith 9 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 registration2 named

CLCraig LawrenceManageriForm ADV
NMNeal Monroe DikemanManageriForm ADV

We also hold 5 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

$83Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Energy Transition Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 314036

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

9 of 15 we have independently watched raise

GridsightOhmiumRenewco2Smart Wires -StormentumSunRunThree technicians inZeitviewZeitview (opens inArix-techGeliMegseisOpowerResilientpowerWagging Labs

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Energy Transition Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Energy Transition Ventures

What does Energy Transition Ventures invest in?

Energy Transition Ventures invests most often at Series A and Growth (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wind, Smartgrid and Renewables.

How active is Energy Transition Ventures?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Energy Transition Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gridsight (Series B, Sept 2026) and Zeitview (Growth, Mar 2025).

How big are Energy Transition Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Is Energy Transition Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Energy Transition Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Aera VC (3 rounds together), Airtree Ventures (3 rounds together) and Pat Cummins (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Energy Transition Ventures?

Energy Transition Ventures is a VC firm based in Houston, United States.

How much does Energy Transition Ventures manage?

About $83M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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