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Shell Ventures
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Shell Ventures is the $1.4B corporate venture capital arm of Shell, investing thematically across three core areas: Power (large-scale generation, wind, solar, nuclear, distribution, electrification, heating/cooling, energy efficiency), Mobility (electrification, ground, aviation, new business models), and Industry/Decarbonization (carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, nature-based solutions, waste-to-chemicals, electrification of industrial processes, ESG trading). Founded in 1996, Shell Ventures makes minority investments from seed to pre-IPO in startups and scale-ups that lower emissions, electrify energy systems, deliver data-based insights, and provide innovative consumer solutions — accelerating the energy and mobility transformation while complementing Shell's core businesses and net-zero ambitions.
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“At its core, Shell Ventures is about working with founders and teams who are building small businesses with huge potential. Since 1996, we've helped start-ups and scale-ups move from ideas to real-world deployment.”
“Shell Ventures invests in companies that work on solutions to lower emissions, electrify energy systems, gain data-based insights and provide innovative consumer solutions. These investments also create value for Shell's core businesses by improving efficiency, enhancing operational safety and delivering greater value to our customers.”
“Established in 1996 as one of the first corporate venture funds in the oil and gas industry, Shell Ventures is at the forefront of changes and aims to accelerate the energy and mobility transformation by investing in companies that lower emissions, electrify our energy system, help us gain data-based insights and provide innovative consumer solutions.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Evergy Ventures | 4 |
| Energy Impact Partners | 3 |
| Khosla Ventures | 3 |
| Toyota Ventures | 2 |
| Nysnø Climate Investments | 2 |
| Aramco Ventures | 2 |
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