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Investment thesis

Grok Ventures invests in technology-enabled companies and projects that will decarbonise the planet — lowering emissions, removing carbon, and generating attractive risk-adjusted returns. Originally backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and investing in climate tech since 2016, Grok backs teams in markets it understands: predominantly Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, North America, and Europe. The firm believes technology is the biggest lever available to decarbonise the economy, and that seeding and scaling climate tech into climate infrastructure will require trillions of dollars in private capital — representing the biggest economic opportunity of our lifetime. Grok solves the climate capital stack by investing equity early through its Venture team and providing flexible non-dilutive financing through its Infrastructure team once companies hit defined milestones, deploying specialist expertise across venture, infrastructure, debt, and renewable energy operations.

Notable quotes

This is where Grok invests: backing pioneering teams solving the energy transition's most consequential industrial challenges. Antora has developed a genuinely compelling solution with technology that delivers industrial decarbonisation without operational or commercial compromise.

Ridhaa Ahmed · RenewEconomy / pv-magazine-australia.com · 2026-05-20

Our conviction in the technology, the team, and the commercial fundamentals gave us the confidence to structure a financing solution befitting the project's transformative nature. The commercial logic is strong, the opportunity consequential, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Antora as they scale this technology across America and the world.

Ridhaa Ahmed · pv-magazine-australia.com · 2026-05-21

Grok Ventures director, Atlassian cofounder Mike Cannon-Brookes, said the firm saw Brighte's potential as a leader in encouraging homeowners to employ solar and batteries into their home, paving the way towards a renewable future.

Mike Cannon-Brookes · SmartCompany · 2018-01-01

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Energy BayInfrastructure / Private Equity2026-02-18
Asterix FoodsSeed$4m2025-10-08
Antora EnergyInfrastructure / Project Finance2026-05-20
BrighteSeries C$100m2022-01-01
Loam BioSeries B$105m2023-01-01
WeaveGridSeries A2021-01-01
Fleet SpaceVenture
XpansivVenture$150m2022-02-22
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