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Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, founded by Bill Gates, invests in climate-tech and AI for energy.

Active VC 🇺🇸 United States · United States
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Portfolio Active
2
Latest KoBold Metals
Deal flow
$942.5M
2 rounds
Unicorns
1
≥ $1B valuation
Founded
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Latest
Aug 2026
Form Energy

About Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, founded by Bill Gates, invests in climate-tech and AI for energy.

Investment activity

2022–2026
$192.5M
$750M
1
'22
1
'26

Sector focus

⚡ AI Energy 2
🏭 AI Manufacturing 1
🌍 AI Climate 1

Geographic focus

US 2

Portfolio

2

KoBold Metals

AI-powered exploration for critical minerals

Form Energy

Energy storage for a better world, developing and manufacturing iron-air batteries for the electric grid.

Co-investors

8

TPG Rise Climate Fund

1 shared

NGP Energy Technology Partners

1 shared

Gigascale Capital

1 shared

Blindspot Ventures

1 shared

Prelude Ventures

1 shared

GE Vernova

1 shared

Energy Impact Partners

1 shared

T. Rowe Price

1 shared

Recent rounds

2
Aug 9, 2026 Series G $750M Form Energy
Feb 1, 2022 Series B $192.5M KoBold Metals