# Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator: portfolio, investments and team

> Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is an accelerator based in United States. 34 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 34 cheques on record.

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Accelerator Deploying now

Pre-seed Seed Series A Smartgrids Gas Smart Grid

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**33%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record

Since the last cheque **65** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$825K** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **8 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $3.0M

## What they do

> LACI brings people together to create an inclusive green economy. Empowering startups, convening partnerships, building community. From their own website

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Smartgrids Gas Smart Grid
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Moon Five Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-five-technologies)** Debt · US **$300K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[WattsUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattsup)** Pre-seed · US **$250K** With 2 others
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sperra](https://millionrounds.com/company/sperra)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[WattsUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattsup)** Pre-seed · US **$220K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Whisper Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/whisper-energy)** Grant · US **$30K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ElectricFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/electricfish)** Seed · US **$100K** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Circuit](https://millionrounds.com/company/circuit)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$17M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Dyrt](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyrt)** Seed · US **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **2024** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Eli](https://millionrounds.com/company/eli)** Crowdfunding **$133K** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Homeboy Recycling](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeboy-recycling)** Grant · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Mirai Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirai-solar)** Grant **$30K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Automotus](https://millionrounds.com/company/automotus)** Venture · US **$300K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[DELPHIRE](https://millionrounds.com/company/delphire)** Grant · US **$650K** With 2 others
- **2023** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[EV Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/ev-life)** Debt · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Evolectric](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolectric)** Venture · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Nature Coatings](https://millionrounds.com/company/nature-coatings)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Electrum](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrum)** Series A · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Veloce Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/veloce-energy)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Prime Lightworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/prime-lightworks)** Crowdfunding · US **$24K** With 3 others
- **2022** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Microgrid Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/microgrid-labs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Xeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/xeal)** Series B · US **$40M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Kit Switch](https://millionrounds.com/company/kit-switch)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Pique Action](https://millionrounds.com/company/pique-action)** Pre-seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Seatrec](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatrec)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Verity](https://millionrounds.com/company/verity)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[CZAR-Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/czar-power)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[ChargeNet Stations](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargenet-stations)** Seed · US **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **2021** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hive Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/hive-technologies)** Venture · US **$30M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[SAYA Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/saya-life)** Crowdfunding · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Connect Homes](https://millionrounds.com/company/connect-homes)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Rivieh](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivieh)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Llama](https://millionrounds.com/company/llama)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2020** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Nevados](https://millionrounds.com/company/nevados)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Green Commuter](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-commuter)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole 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 **3** 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 3 we have independently watched raise

App History of La Kretz Track Progress

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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$825K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *13*
- Seed said *5*
- Grant *4*
- Pre-seed said *3*
- Crowdfunding *3*
- Series A said *2*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 4
- [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) 3
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 3
- [Sunstone Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunstone-management) 3
- [Tech Coast Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels) 3
- [Angel Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Cleantech Open** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)[**National Science Foundation** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Sunstone Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunstone-management)[**Tech Coast Angels** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels)[**Angel Invest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)[**California Energy Commission** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy)[**Gaingels** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**US Department of Energy** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator put money into.

[**Moon Five Technologies** $300K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-five-technologies)[**WattsUp** $250K · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattsup)[**Sperra** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sperra)[**ElectricFish** $100K · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/electricfish)[**Dyrt** $4.7M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyrt)[**Eli** $133K · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/eli)

## Quick answers about Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

### What does Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator invest in?

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smartgrids, Gas and Smart Grid.

### How active is Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator?

34 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Moon Five Technologies (Debt, Sept 2026), WattsUp (Pre-seed, Mar 2026) and Sperra (Venture, Dec 2025).

### How big are Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator's cheques?

The median round it joins is $825K.

### Does Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (4 rounds together), Cleantech Open (3 rounds together) and National Science Foundation (3 rounds together).

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