Powerhouse Ventures
Oakland, California · Invests in US · Website
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🔒 $•• – $••Thesis
The energy transition requires software infrastructure. Legacy utilities and energy infrastructure operate with 20th-century tools. Grid modernization, EV adoption, renewable integration, and industrial decarbonization all need modern software layers. Strategic corporate access validates product-market fit.
Likely not a fit for
Pure hardware plays, consumer-facing apps without enterprise revenue, low-tech operational models, companies without clear utility or corporate adoption pathways
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
8 contacts on file
Portfolio
Overstory provides AI-powered vegetation intelligence to help utilities optimize resources, mitigate vegetation risk, and future-proof their operations, enabling smarter infrastructure management and safer communities.
CVector provides an industrial AI platform for plant economics, enabling real-time data ingestion, analysis, and forecasting to optimize asset performance and decision-making in critical infrastructure.
Amperon is the leading energy forecasting company, positioned at the intersection of energy data and AI. Founded in 2018, Amperon has become a trusted partner to power and utility companies, delivering demand, renewable generation, and price forecasts. With cutting-edge predictive analytics, seamless data integrations, and premium customer support, Amperon enables customers to enhance grid reliability and optimize asset performance.
AZX company is known for its resources and information available at azx.ai. The website offers comprehensive data on various topics.
Presto is a leader in drive-thru voice automation, providing AI-driven solutions to improve staff productivity, increase revenue, and enhance the guest experience in restaurants.
Rock Rabbit is a leading clean energy technology company simplifying home electrification incentives. Our AI-powered platform simplifies clean energy incentives for home electrification, streamlining equitable decarbonization for providers, installers, and homeowners.
Recent activity
- Apr 2026
ThinkLabs
Series A · Participated
- Feb 2026
Heron Power
Series B · Participated
- Jan 2026
CVector
Seed · Lead
- Oct 2025
Class 3 Technologies
Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
Station A
Series A · Lead
- Aug 2025
AmpUp
Series A · Participated
- Jul 2025
Audette
Series A · Lead
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Powerhouse Ventures to Issue 5.6 Million Shares Following Aliwa Funds Management Earn-Out Conversion
1 month ago
Stocks Down Under
Powerhouse Ventures (ASX:PVL) Builds a Merchant Revenue Engine as CIO Fund Scales
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Powerhouse Ventures (ASX:PVL) An Overlooked Deep Tech Platform Ripe for a Rerate
4 months ago
VentureBeat
Nvidia-backed ThinkLabs AI raises $28 million to tackle a growing power grid crunch
5 months ago
Pulse 2.0
CVector: $5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI For Energy-Intensive Industry
7 months ago
TechCrunch
AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial ‘nervous system’
7 months ago
PR Newswire
CVector Announces $5M Seed Round to Accelerate AI for Industrial Customers
7 months ago
Siliconindia
AI-based Sales Startup 'Revrag' nets $600K from Powerhouse Ventures
7 months ago
Siliconindia
Segwise is set to grab $1.6 million Funding from Powerhouse Ventures & others
7 months ago
Market Index
PVL:ASX Announcement - Strategic partnership for new Burleigh Ventures Fund - 24 Dec 2025
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Indian Startup News
Bengaluru-based Alive raises Rs 6 crore in funding from Powerhouse Ventures, angels
9 months ago
BW Disrupt
Alive Raises Rs 6 Cr From Powerhouse Ventures To Scale Curated Experiences Across India
9 months ago
Entrackr
Experience-tech startup Alive raises Rs 6 Cr led by Powerhouse Ventures
9 months ago
The Times of India
Swish Club raises $4.5 million from Powerhouse Ventures, others
Mar 2025
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Former Biden loan program director Jigar Shah joins Powerhouse Ventures
Feb 2025
Business News Australia
Powerhouse Ventures to tap into micro-cap opportunities through Aliwa Funds Management buyout
Sep 2024
Business News Australia
Powerhouse Ventures seeks to buy Aiwa Funds Management
Sep 2024
Axios
A fleet financing startup wants to bring PPA strategy to electrification
Aug 2022
Axios
Powerhouse's Emily Kirsch sounds off on the story of the week
May 2022
africaprivateequitynews.com
TPG’s The Rise Fund, Powerhouse Ventures, others in renewable energy financing deal
Apr 2021
Crunchbase News
Nearly A Decade Later, Emily Kirsch Continues The Powerhouse Evolution
Mar 2021
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