# California Energy Commission Portfolio Map 2026: 26 Startups by Sector > California Energy Commission's portfolio mapped: 26 startups it has backed, in 3 sectors from Energy, Cleantech and Construction on. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/california-energy-portfolio-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Energy 13 - [Viridi Parente](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridi-parente) - [Caban Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/caban-systems) - [Electrochemistry Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrochemistry-foundry) - [Sonocharge Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonocharge-energy) - [Quino Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quino-energy) - [Chargie](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargie) - [Enzinc](https://millionrounds.com/company/enzinc) - [Yotta Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yotta-energy) - [ReJoule](https://millionrounds.com/company/rejoule) - [RePurpose Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/repurpose-energy) - [Element 16 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/element-16-technologies) - [Lookin Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lookin-inc) - [Salient Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/salient-energy) ## Cleantech 10 - [CleanSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanspark) - [Scale Microgrids](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-microgrids) - [Propel Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel-fuels) - [*FF* FirstElement Fuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstelement-fuel) - [Circularity Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels) - [IoTecha](https://millionrounds.com/company/iotecha) - [Pando Electric](https://millionrounds.com/company/pando-electric) - [EVmatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/evmatch) - [Yosemite Clean Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yosemite-clean-energy) - [ElectricFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/electricfish) ## Construction 3 - [Ubiquitous Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquitous-energy) - [Next Energy Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-energy-technologies) - [Blue Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-planet) ## Segment by segment ### Energy 13 startups · $211M raised - [**Viridi Parente**](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridi-parente) Viridi Parente is a fuel and engine company for the new century. United States $58M - [**Caban Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/caban-systems) Caban Systems designs a software enabled energy storage solution for telecom infrastructure providers worldwide. United States $50M - [**Electrochemistry Foundry**](https://millionrounds.com/company/electrochemistry-foundry) Electrochemistry Foundry is a nonprofit innovation platform for bridge battery manufacturing gap. United States $28M - [**Sonocharge Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonocharge-energy) Sonocharge Energy develops a technology that enables batteries to charge. United States $24M - [**Quino Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quino-energy) Quino Energy manufactures batteries that uses specially designed reactants called quinones that are dissolved in water. United States $10M - [**Chargie**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chargie) Chargie is a provider of reliable electric vehicle charging solutions for commercial buildings, communities, and the growing EV drivers. United States $9.3M - [**Enzinc**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enzinc) Enzinc is an advanced battery developer that offers rechargeable zinc-air batteries. United States $8.3M - [**Yotta Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/yotta-energy) Yotta Energy is a renewable energy technology company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2016. United States $8.0M ### Cleantech 10 startups · $1.5B raised - [**CleanSpark**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanspark) CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is America's Bitcoin MinerTM. United States $1.1B - [**Scale Microgrids**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-microgrids) Scale Microgrids is a distributed clean energy and microgrid platform. United States $279M - [**Propel Fuels**](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel-fuels) Propel Fuels, Inc. United States $42M - [*FF* **FirstElement Fuel**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstelement-fuel) United States $24M - [**Circularity Fuels**](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels) Circularity Fuels converts biogas into sustainable aviation fuel. United States $15M - [**IoTecha**](https://millionrounds.com/company/iotecha) IoTecha is a global leader in vehicle-to-grid integration and one of America’s Top GreenTech Companies 2024. United States $6.0M - [**Pando Electric**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pando-electric) Pando Electric is a Silicon Valley-based company founded in 2023 that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. United States $5.4M - [**EVmatch**](https://millionrounds.com/company/evmatch) EVmatch is a peer-to-peer electric vehicle (EV) charging marketplace founded in 2016. United States $800K ### Construction 3 startups · $43M raised - [**Ubiquitous Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquitous-energy) Ubiquitous Energy is a renewable energy company specializing in transparent photovoltaics. United States $38M - [**Next Energy Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-energy-technologies) Next Energy Technologies is a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic coatings. United States $3.0M - [**Blue Planet**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-planet) Blue planet is a European space operator in charge of launching, operating and selling high resolution optical color imagery at re United States $2.1M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names California Energy Commission as an investor, the first in 2010. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Government fund · United States **National Science Foundation** 988 startups · 12 sectors · $10B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-portfolio-map)[Government fund · United States **US Department of Energy** 259 startups · 12 sectors · $38B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/u-s-department-of-energy-portfolio-map)[Government fund · United States **National Institutes of Health** 232 startups · 7 sectors · $3.3B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/national-institutes-of-health-portfolio-map)[Government fund · United States **International Finance Corporation** 134 startups · 12 sectors · $23B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/international-finance-corporation-ifc-portfolio-map)[Government fund · United States **Connecticut Innovations** 93 startups · 12 sectors · $2.5B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/connecticut-innovations-portfolio-map)[Government fund · United States **Innovation Works** 88 startups · 12 sectors · $1.2B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/innovation-works-portfolio-map) ## Raising from investors like California Energy Commission? 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