E8 Angels

E8 Angels, formerly Northwest Energy Angels and rebranded Element 8 in 2014, is North America's first cleantech-focused angel network, founded in 2006 from Seattle. Membership has grown from 14 to 140+ accredited impact investors. Deployed capital is $75M+ across 180+ companies, supported by sister vehicles including the Element 8 Fund and the philanthropic Decarbon8-US. Sectors include renewable energy, storage, sustainable transport, the built environment, and AgTech. Portfolio companies include SparkCharge, Omnidian, Atlas Power Technologies, Pecos Wind Power, OpConnect, and Beta Hatch.