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Breakthrough Energy Ventures
HQ · Washington
Venture investments in science-driven companies developing technologies with the potential to cut at least 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, across electricity, transportation, manufacturing, buildings, and food and agriculture. The firm supports company creation and scaling from seed through growth.
Stage focus
Specialization
Generalist / Specialist
Specialist
Investing team
- Rodi GuideroManaging Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- Eric TooneManaging Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- Carmichael RobertsManaging Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
- Gaëtan BonhommeBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Quinn CorneliusBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- David DanielsonBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Christian GarciaBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Christina KarapatakiBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Sila KiliccoteBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Phil LarochelleBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Brian MayersBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Chris PoirierBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Rajeev RamBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Cooper RinzlerBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Christopher RivestBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Peter TurnerBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Libby WaymanBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
- Karl WhiteBreakthrough Energy Ventures team member
Notable investments
March 5, 2025: Decibel Bio emerged from stealth with its initial $12M financing and named BEV among investors. October 6, 2026: Type One Energy announced a $200M Series B co-led by BEV, confirming current deployment.
Sources
breakthroughenergy.org/programs ↗breakthroughenergy.org/people ↗breakthroughenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/090624-BE-Overview-2024.pdf ↗decibel.bio/press/press-release1 ↗typeoneenergy.com/insights-announcements/type-one-energy-completes-200m-series-b-financing ↗sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1985683/000198568324000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml ↗sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691687/000169168716000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml ↗linkedin.com/company/breakthrough-energy ↗sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104769/000210476926000002/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml ↗b-t.energy/ventures/team ↗