# Massachusetts Clean Energy Center: portfolio, investments and team

> Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is a vc firm based in United States. 74 investments on record, 8 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 74 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Grant Venture Seed Manufacturing Clean Energy

Deploying now

**38%** of best year **8** **cheques in 12 months**, 74 on record

Since the last cheque **86** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.2M** Rounds led **0 of 74** Sole investor **15 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

Pitch Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

## Massachusetts Clean Energy Center highlights

- 01 8 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $325K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Manufacturing Clean Energy
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **74 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[Teragen Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/teragen-energy)** Pre-seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Benchmark Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchmark-labs)** Venture · US **$75K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Embue](https://millionrounds.com/company/embue)** Grant · US **$974K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Kytopen](https://millionrounds.com/company/kytopen)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Lithios](https://millionrounds.com/company/lithios)** Grant · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[SYSO Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/syso-technologies)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Orpheus Ocean](https://millionrounds.com/company/orpheus-ocean)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2025** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kuva Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuva-systems)** Grant · US **$692K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[florrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/florrent)** Seed · US **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Forma Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/forma-systems)** Grant · US **$290K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[ThinkLabs AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinklabs-ai)** Grant · CA **$350K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Noble Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/noble-carbon)** Grant · US **$350K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[EQORE](https://millionrounds.com/company/eqore)** Grant · US **$120K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Cala Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cala-systems)** Venture · US **$4.8M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[VODA.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/voda-ai)** Series A · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Optigon](https://millionrounds.com/company/optigon)** Grant · US **$100K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Gencores](https://millionrounds.com/company/gencores)** Grant · US **$100K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Matcha EV](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcha-ev)** Grant **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Matcha Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcha-energy)** Grant · US **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[BitEnergy AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitenergy-ai)** Grant · US **$75K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Blueshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueshift)** Pre-seed · US **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Takachar](https://millionrounds.com/company/takachar)** Grant · US **$50K** With 2 others
- **2024** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Triton Anchor](https://millionrounds.com/company/triton-anchor)** Grant · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Greentown Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/greentown-labs)** Grant · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Adept Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/adept-materials)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Pecos Wind Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/pecos-wind-power)** Grant · US **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Embue](https://millionrounds.com/company/embue)** Grant · US **$335K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Ambri](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambri)** Venture · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[AeroShield](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeroshield)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Highland Park Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/highland-park-technologies)** Grant · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Multiscale Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiscale-systems)** Grant · US **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Z-Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-polymers)** Grant · US **$300K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Solablock](https://millionrounds.com/company/solablock)** Grant · US **$205K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Feon](https://millionrounds.com/company/feon)** Grant · US **$350K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Feon](https://millionrounds.com/company/feon)** Seed · US **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Active Surfaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-surfaces)** Pre-seed · US **$5.6M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[ThermoBionics](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermobionics)** Grant · US **$75K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Elateq](https://millionrounds.com/company/elateq)** Grant · US **$200K** With 2 others
- **2023** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Upstream Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstream-tech)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Idle Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/idle-smart)** Venture · US **$4.4M** With 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 cheque

Grant Venture Seed

Median round joined **$1.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$325K**

Led 0 of 74 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 15 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *39*
- Venture *15*
- Seed *7*
- Pre-seed *4*
- Series A *4*
- Series B *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) 24
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 13
- [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) 10
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 10
- [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) 8
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**MassVentures** VC firm **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures)[**National Science Foundation** Government **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Cleantech Open** Accelerator **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**US Department of Energy** Government **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy)[**Eight Roads Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eight-roads)[**Foothill Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foothill-ventures)[**NASA** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nasa-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration)[**SBXi Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbxi)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Third Derivative** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-derivative)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Massachusetts Clean Energy Center put money into.

[**Teragen Energy** $6.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/teragen-energy)[**Embue** $974K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/embue)[**Kytopen** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kytopen)[**Lithios** $20M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lithios)[**SYSO Technologies** $7.0M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/syso-technologies)[**florrent** $9.5M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/florrent)

## Quick answers about Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

### What does Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invest in?

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invests most often at Grant and Venture (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Manufacturing and Clean Energy.

### How active is Massachusetts Clean Energy Center?

74 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Teragen Energy (Pre-seed, Aug 2026), Benchmark Labs (Venture, Jul 2026) and Embue (Grant, Apr 2026).

### How big are Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

### Does Massachusetts Clean Energy Center lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 74 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

### Is Massachusetts Clean Energy Center investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invest alongside?

Most often MassVentures (24 rounds together), National Science Foundation (13 rounds together) and Cleantech Open (10 rounds together).

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