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Energy Impact Partners

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Investment thesis

Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global energy investor with a proprietary collaborative model designed to drive innovation across the entire clean energy value chain. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and some of the world's most forward-thinking energy and industrial companies — over 75 corporate partners — to advance innovation for a better energy future. Investing across venture, growth, private equity, and credit, EIP seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns by leveraging its differentiated strategy and industrial ecosystem. EIP pursues five investment strategies: the Flagship strategy targets inflection and growth-stage companies across the clean energy value chain; the Frontier Fund invests in pathbreaking early-stage deep decarbonization technologies; the Elevate Future Fund supports founders and managers from underrepresented groups; and Credit Funds I and II (licensed SBICs) provide capital to established small businesses supporting the energy transition. The firm's focus areas span decarbonized supply, intelligent infrastructure, sustainable demand, and foundational technologies — with increasing emphasis on the convergence of energy and AI.

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The successful raise of this fund is a confirmation of our model. We are facing unparalleled growth and need unprecedented innovation to meet this opportunity. We're humbled by the trust our LPs have placed in us and excited to support the builders shaping the future of energy.

Hans Kobler · BusinessWire — Energy Impact Partners Closes Latest Flagship Fund at Pivotal Moment for the Energy Sector · 2025-10-07

Innovation at this scale doesn't happen in silos. We need energy leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs working together. This way we advance energy innovation and utilize our model to seek strong investment returns. That is what this fund is about.

Hans Kobler · BusinessWire — Energy Impact Partners Closes Latest Flagship Fund at Pivotal Moment for the Energy Sector · 2025-10-07

We are looking for audacious entrepreneurs taking big swings at big problems in climate tech. Over the last six years we have built an ecosystem and process to drive innovation in massive, mature and technically complex industries; nowhere is this skillset needed more than the drive toward deep decarbonization.

Shayle Kann · TechCrunch — New EIP fund to invest in tech that banishes emissions · 2022-01-26

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Form EnergySeries E$450m2022-08-01
DragosSeries D2021-01-01
ArcadiaSeries C2021-01-01
GridBeyondSeries C$55m2024-04-16
Bedrock EnergySeries A$12m2025-01-22
VIE TechnologiesSeries A$15m2025-03-04
FYLDSeries B$41m2026-02-17
Elementl PowerSeries B2025-12-01
AtmosZeroSeed2023-06-27
Electric HydrogenSeries A2021-09-16

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