Energize Capital

Energize Capital is a Chicago-based growth equity venture capital firm focused on energy technology and climate software companies, investing at Series A through growth stages in businesses building the software platforms, data analytics tools, and marketplace infrastructure needed to modernize the energy system and accelerate the clean energy transition. The firm was founded with backing from energy industry operators and brings distinctive relationships with major utilities, energy retailers, and power companies. Energize invests with initial checks from $1 million to $10 million and focuses on enterprise software companies serving the energy sector, believing that the fastest route to decarbonization runs through software that makes existing and new energy assets smarter, more efficient, and more responsive to the grid. Portfolio companies include Arcadia, the clean energy data and infrastructure company; AutoGrid, the AI-powered energy flexibility management platform acquired by Uplight in 2022; Bidgee, an energy technology company; and eSmart Systems, the grid intelligence and machine learning platform. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes additional energy software and data companies.