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Linse Capital

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 9 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $6.8M, Aug 2026

SeedSeries ASeries BOilClean EnergyCar

Deploying now
100%of best year4cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque155days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$100MRounds led1 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Linse Capital

Linse Capital highlights

  1. 01

    4 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Linse Capital is a venture capital firm focused on deep tech companies in sectors such as energy, mobility, space, robotics, and AI.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
OilClean EnergyCar
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Jun
    Impulse SpaceSeries D · US · TechCrunch$500MWith 4 others
  3. May
    Thea EnergySeries B · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 16 others
  4. Mar
    Lace LithographySeries A · NO · TechStartups$40MWith 4 others
  5. Feb
    FreeformSeries B · US · TechCrunch$67MWith 8 others
  6. 2025

    1 round

  7. Jun
    Impulse SpaceGrowth · US · TechStartups$300MLed
  8. 2024

    1 round

  9. Nov
    SkydioSeries E · US · TechCrunch$170MWith 2 others
  10. 2018

    2 rounds

  11. Nov
    ChargePointSeries H · US · FinSMEs$240MWith 8 others
  12. Apr
    RedaptiveUS · FinSMEs$20MWith 2 others
  13. 2017

    1 round

  14. Mar
    ChargePointUS · FinSMEs$82MWith 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 registration4 named

APAlexander Prescott GrossMemberiForm ADV
BLBastiaan Leonard JanmaatManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MWMichael Wolfgang LinseManaging Director and Chief Investment OfficeriForm ADV
RJRyan Joseph HeatonChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

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

$1.7Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Linse Capital LLC
SEC number
CRD 289222

Funds on its Form ADV

16 private funds, $1.1B in gross assets · filed Jun 2024

  1. Linse Capital Fund I, L.P.Private equity559 investors$614M
  2. Levitate Capital Sky LLCPrivate equity32 investors$125M
  3. Linse Capital Sky II, LLCPrivate equity126 investors$112M
  4. Linse Capital Red LLCPrivate equity44 investors$42M
  5. Linse Capital Wayve, LLCPrivate equity16 investors$32M
  6. Linse Capital Space LLCPrivate equity61 investors$29M
  7. Linse Capital VAL LLCPrivate equity192 investors$29M
  8. Linse Capital Red II LLCPrivate equity81 investors$26M
  9. Linse Capital Verkada LLCPrivate equity60 investors$21M
  10. Linse Capital VER II LLCPrivate equity38 investors$13M

And 6 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Linse Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Linse Capital

What does Linse Capital invest in?

Linse Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Oil, Clean Energy and Car.

How active is Linse Capital?

9 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Linse Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Impulse Space (Series D, Jun 2026), Thea Energy (Series B, May 2026) and Lace Lithography (Series A, Mar 2026).

How big are Linse Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

Does Linse Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 9 investments on record (11%).

Where does Linse Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Norway (11%).

Is Linse Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Linse Capital invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (3 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together) and Braemar Energy Ventures (2 rounds together).

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