Katie McClain
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Partner & COO @energizecapital | prev. @Invenergyllc | @ClintonFd Investing in tech to scale renewable energy & sustainable industries
Chicago, IL
Joined April 2012
⚡️⚡️@EnergizeCapital is proud to lead a $13M Series B investment round in @eLum_energy an advanced energy management solution making it easier than ever to control, monitor, and analyze complex renewable energy systems. Congrats to @CyrilBColin @Elalami_Karim and the Elum team!
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#EnergizeNEXT is 2 weeks away! Nov elections looming, there's increasing speculation about what lies ahead for the energy industry. I'll be at #EnergizeNEXT on September 18 with @Alfredijohns0n and @amandacli to discuss. Want to join? Interest form here: https://t.co/EzeBvzieNQ
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Over 10 yrs, the number of entities interfacing with the grid is estimated to increase by 20x – from 5,000 in 2015 to projected 100,000 stakeholders in 2025, ranging from distributed solar utilities to EV charging More on why we invested in @grid_status
https://t.co/DjbBcqwS2j
energizecap.com
Energize Capital Leads $8M Investment in Grid Status
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🚀 Funding news from @EnergizeCapital! We're excited to share that we've invested in @grid_status, a platform transforming how data is accessed across the U.S. grid. Congrats to @maxk and the Grid Status team! https://t.co/ISr3pRPTcw
canarymedia.com
Grid Status, a data platform founded last year by an analytics-industry veteran, just raised $8M to further its mission of making real-time grid data…
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New name, same climate software focus! I’m thrilled to share that Energize is changing its name to @EnergizeCapital in tandem with closing our second growth fund. Congrats @kevindstevens ! Learn more:
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Congrats to @NoramayC and @MamaShayna with @SupplyChangeCap on raising $40M to invest in global food industry. Building a co in deep tech food, agriculture & ingredient, supply chain & enterprise software? Let them know! #FutureofFood #womeninVC #TeamSCC
https://t.co/TY7ORl1yRB
techcrunch.com
Supply Change Capital invests at the earliest stages in deep tech food, agriculture and ingredient, supply chain technology and enterprise software.
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**Funding announcement** We are thrilled @EnergizeVc is participating in the $100M financing of @WeArePVcase - a software solution for designing, estimating & optimizing utility-scale solar @HighlandCapital @Elephant @JohnJTough @kevindstevens
https://t.co/SOBGSwXZi3
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I couldn't agree more with @jalter - we need action to both prevent climate change and also address the impacts of climate change we are experiencing today. Prevention and treatment - we need it all.
Climate adaptation is the black sheep of the climate ecosystem even though it's happening now. Why we need to think of #climate more like heart disease and invest in prevention AND treatment.
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Presenting our 2022 Annual #Impact & #ESG Report, an annual review of our impact and ESG approaches and performance across @EnergizeVc firm and portfolio. https://t.co/UXZJlKZamA
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The 2023 Edition of @EnergizeVc's #ElectrifyingEverything report – including our top five electrification themes and our Top 30 Software Innovators #ElectrifyingEverything in 2023 – is now live! https://t.co/qgr4if5n2z
energizecap.com
Energize’s top five themes and top 30 software innovators of 2023
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Banyan Infrastructure, a San Francisco-based project financing startup, raised $25 million in Series B funding. https://t.co/cgBEVIySny
axios.com
Energize Ventures led the Series B round
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**Funding announcement** @EnergizeVc led @banyan_infra $25M Series B - accelerating the development of clean energy assets.
We're thrilled to announce our lead investment in @banyan_infra, the software that simplifies and accelerates sustainable project finance: https://t.co/7Oz44ZJery
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Sourcemap is thrilled to announce that our Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2022 in the Social Good category! View the full list of TIME Best Inventions of 2022 here: https://t.co/xjv2ykpUEY
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Climate tech is different from traditional SaaS. How should founders reframe traditional SaaS metrics that often get lost in translation in the world of #climatetech? @EnergizeVc has some thoughts below: https://t.co/WSKOWoBiL2
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We're excited to join @BeekeeperSocial's $50M Series C, marking our third investment in the #frontline success system. By bridging siloes between essential #energy workers and central ops, we believe Beekeeper's platform can amplify #climate solutions. https://t.co/1r0D9hxGd6
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At @EnergizeVc we know strategies that work in traditional software don’t always translate to success in #climate #software. We are excited to share our newest series: 10 Ways to Win in Climate Software, A Playbook for Sustainability SaaS Entrepreneurs! https://t.co/nIMTxeESgx
energizecap.com
A playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs
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Solar's sidekick? It's #drones! @DroneDeploy is reducing the costs for #solar developers and supporting the industry as it quickly scales. @EnergizeVc @JohnJTough @_itsanhonour
https://t.co/cQDWLqG0lK
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"Capital is entering the sustainability markets because the tailwinds have never been stronger: corporate and federal budgets are expanding and there is a massive wave of new talent looking to enter the space" - @JohnJTough discusses #cleantech's momentum in @CrainsChicago
A clean-tech venture capital firm led by former Lightbank partner Vic Pascucci has closed its first fund at $61 million.
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Energize is thrilled to announce our lead investment in Patch's $55 million Series B funding round! Read about how @usepatch is building the software infrastructure to enable the sustainable economy via optimized carbon credits supply and demand matching: https://t.co/3Q1IFabKHn
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Investments in #climatetech software companies are not slowing down. Energize is thrilled to announce our second investment this week as we welcome EV charging software platform Monta to the portfolio! Read more about our latest investment: https://t.co/pOLewMBkHS
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