Energy, climate, nuclear, battery and materials startups. In the last 12 months Value Add VC tracked 31 venture rounds in Energy & Climate totaling $8.5B across 28 companies, with a median round of $70M. The last three months saw 24 rounds and $6.0B, ahead of the 12-month pace.
| Rounds tracked | Last 3 months | Last 6 months | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds | 24 | 28 | 31 |
| Dollars | $6.0B | $8.0B | $8.5B |
| Companies | 23 | 27 | 28 |
| Median round | $70M | $85M | $70M |
Rounds tracked by Value Add VC from filings, wire releases and news outlets, not a total for the whole market. Private companies only.
| Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Joulent | Strategic investment | $1.75B | National Grid Ventures |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Base Power | Series D | $1B | Ribbit Capital, Addition, Valor Equity Partners |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Commonwealth Fusion Systems | Growth | $1B | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Valar Atomics | Series B | $1B | Sequoia Capital |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Form Energy | Series G | $750M | T. Rowe Price |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Antora Energy | Series C | $550M | G2 Venture Partners, Eclipse Ventures |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Valar Atomics | Growth | $450M | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Antares | Series C | $370M | Paradigm, Caffeinated Capital |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Sila | Growth | $300M | Atreides Management, Sutter Hill Ventures |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Voltus | Series D | $225M | Generation Investment Management |
| Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Voltus | Series D | $225M | Generation Investment Management |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Type One Energy | Series B | $200M | Breakthrough Energy Ventures |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Amber Electric | Series E | €49M | — |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Kairos Power | — | $70M | Samsung C&T |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Rainmaker | Series B | $100M | Upfront Ventures, DCVC, Lowercarbon Capital |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | — | $22M | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Mazama Energy | Series B | $135M | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Bluecore Energy | Seed | $50M | Silverton Partners |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Breedr | Series B | $27M | Partech |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Apollo Atomics | Seed | $31M | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Sonic Fire Tech | — | $15M | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Form Energy | Series G | $750M | T. Rowe Price |