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Who invests with US Department of Energy

56 investors have backed two or more of the 320 startups US Department of Energy has backed in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these startups it shares; National Science Foundation shares the most, 66.

56co-investors
4kinds
National Science Foundationmost shared (66)
VC firmsmost common kind

US Department of Energy's whole portfolioUS Department of Energy's profile

VC firms

45

+21 more

Accelerators

5

Government funds

3

Corporate investors

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

45 investors

  1. Elemental ImpactVC firmUnited States10 backed
  2. Breakthrough EnergyVC firmUnited States9 backed
  3. MCMassachusetts Clean Energy CenterVC firmUnited States8 backed
  4. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States6 backed
  5. Khosla VenturesVC firmUnited States6 backed
  6. TechstarsVC firmUnited States6 backed
  7. Lowercarbon CapitalVC firmUnited States5 backed
  8. Climate CapitalVC firmUnited States5 backed

Accelerators

5 investors

  1. Cleantech OpenAcceleratorUnited States11 backed
  2. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States9 backed
  3. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  4. Creative Destruction LabAcceleratorCanada3 backed
  5. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Government funds

3 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States66 backed
  2. California Energy CommissionGovernment fundUnited States7 backed
  3. Innovation WorksGovernment fundUnited States2 backed

Corporate investors

3 investors

  1. Rev1 VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  2. Wells FargoCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  3. JERACorporate investorJapan2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as US Department of Energy, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with US Department of Energy. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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Portfolio mapUS Department of Energy portfolio map259 startups · $38BSector portfolioUS Department of Energy's Energy portfolio69 startups · $14BSector portfolioUS Department of Energy's Cleantech portfolio43 startups · $3.0BSector portfolioUS Department of Energy's Chemicals & Materials portfolio32 startups · $1.0BSector portfolioUS Department of Energy's Manufacturing portfolio17 startups · $2.6BSector portfolioUS Department of Energy's Big Data & Analytics portfolio16 startups · $19M

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