Energize Capital
Venture Capital Est. 2017
USD 1.8B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Chicago, United States
- Founded
- 2017
- Focus
- Climate & Energy Transition · Industrial Tech & Automation · Software & SaaS · Energy & Natural Resources · Industrials & Manufacturing · Real Estate & Infrastructure · Technology
About
Energize Capital is a multi-stage investor in asset-light technologies across energy, climate and industrial sectors, with an earlier-stage Ventures strategy and a private equity Endurance platform.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Focused strategy
Growth Equity
Focused strategy
Buyout
Focused strategy
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- energizecap.com — Climate & Energy Transition, Software & SaaS, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology
- energizecap.com — Industrial Tech & Automation, Energy & Natural Resources, Industrials & Manufacturing
- energizecap.com — Technology
Investment Criteria
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B Series C+ Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
Chicago, United States (HQ)
Fundraising
Energize Ventures Fund III
2026
USD 430M
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
2
Most common deal types
Series A (1) Unknown (1)
Deals by domain
Saas 1
Recent tracked deals
Emerald AI
Series A - 2026
$150M
Energize
2019 - Saas
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