Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a Growth, Later stage Clean energy, Deep tech, Hard tech, Manufacturing, Electricity, Agriculture, Transportation, Building investor, typically writing $1M – $25M checks, primarily investing in global. Their thesis: Breakthrough Energy is a global platform to accelerate clean energy innovation across five key sectors (manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, buildings) by investing in companies developing affordable, reliable, and clean energy technologies.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures typically writes $1M – $25M checks at the Growth, Later stage in Clean energy, Deep tech, Hard tech, Manufacturing, Electricity, Agriculture, Transportation, Building.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures stands out on 4 points: Bill Gates founding and involvement signals credibility and access to networks; Explicit focus on affordability/reliability alongside decarbonization (not just environmental claims); Deep sector expertise across five major emissions sources; Global platform structure suggesting international deployment capability.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures accepts cold inbound, so a warm introduction is not required.