Massachusetts

Clean Energy Ventures

Clean Energy Ventures backs climate and energy startups at Seed and Series A, typically leading investments from its $305M Fund II, based in Massachusetts.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A

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Leads roundsn/a

FocusClimate

Latest fund$305M$305M Fund II (closed); $415M AUM

Investing team12 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Clean Energy Ventures

12 people on the investing team, 6 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Dan GoldmanCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe has held executive roles at GreatPoint Energy and co-founded New Energy Capital.

David S. MillerCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe has held roles at CEVG, Lucent, and MIT Sloan.

Temple FennellCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe has served on multiple boards and co-directs an impact investing education program.

Matt CohenInvestment PartnerHe has over a decade of climate tech investing experience and serves on the boards of several portfolio companies.

Shanbor GuptaInvestment PartnerFocus: greenhouse gas impact assessments.

Yi Jean ChowInvestment PartnerShe previously worked at Future Energy Ventures and holds degrees from Harvard and University College London.

Amy ZhaoPrincipalFocus: early-stage industrial decarbonization.

Louis SchickDirector of InvestmentsFocus: climate impact and profitable decarbonization.

Wynston ReedPrincipalHe has experience in consulting, investing, and product financialization, with a background in federal energy policy.

Cooper BatesAnalystHe previously worked at Oliver Wyman and Tesla, focusing on operations and clean energy.

Max WernyInvestorHe previously worked at Zero Carbon Capital and Extantia Capital, and has chemical industry experience.

Maya BhatInvestorShe has a PhD in Chemical Engineering and previously worked at Electric Hydrogen.

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Notable investments

Nth CycleLineVisionConnectDEROXCCUAqua MembranesBoston MaterialsTransaeraDG MatrixQueens CarbonHertha Metals

In their words

Clean Energy Ventures - Backing the builders solving climate's hardest problemsClean Energy Ventures backs founders turning breakthrough climate innovations into scaling companies, with decades of engineering and commercial expertise at seed and Sercleanenergyventures.com

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On these lists

Seed climate investors in Massachusetts19 Series A climate investors in Massachusetts13 Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Seed climate investors204 Series A climate investors160 Seed investors in Massachusetts95 Series A investors in Massachusetts69

Questions

What stage does Clean Energy Ventures invest in?

Clean Energy Ventures reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Clean Energy Ventures invest?

Clean Energy Ventures has not reported a check size.

Does Clean Energy Ventures lead rounds?

Clean Energy Ventures has not reported a lead preference.

Who are the partners at Clean Energy Ventures?

Dan Goldman (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), David S. Miller (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Temple Fennell (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Matt Cohen (Investment Partner), Shanbor Gupta (Investment Partner), Yi Jean Chow (Investment Partner).

Is Clean Energy Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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