Powerhouse Ventures

Oakland, United States · DeepTech Native
Tier 2 Industrial

Bio

Powerhouse Ventures Powerhouse Ventures was founded in 2013 by Emily Kirsch as an Oakland incubator, launching its VC fund in 2018. Fund II ($75M) targets seed-stage software startups digitizing energy and mobility decarbonization. The all-female investment team focuses on the digital infrastructure layer of the climate transition. Strategic LPs include TotalEnergies Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, and Constellation Energy. The approximately 58 investments include T

Industries

Climate TechTransport & MobilityAI Infrastructure

Stages

Seed

Geography

US

Notable investments

  • Station A
  • ThinkLabs AI
  • Salient Predictions
  • Carbon Collective
  • Sesame Sustainability