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National Science Foundation's Energy Portfolio

Browse 50 Energy companies funded by National Science Foundation. See funding amounts, founder contacts, and investment details.

Energy Companies
50
Total Funding in Energy
$194.3M

Energy Portfolio Companies (50)

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EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringIndustrialRenewable Energy

Accelerate Wind provides wind energy generation for the commercial and industrial spaces.

St Louis, United States
September 2025
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryClean EnergyEnergy

A solid state lithium ion battery technology company

Sunrise, United States
September 2024
$1.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalNatural ResourcesRenewable Energy

PHAXTEC produces sustainable and natural material solutions with PHA.

Wake Forest, United States
September 2022
$75K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalEnergyIndustrialIndustrial EngineeringMineralMining Technology

Anactisis is fueling the energy transition by extracting critical minerals from industrial and mining waste.

Pittsburgh, United States
September 2022
$1.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryClean EnergyEnergy StorageNanotechnology

SVX is future-proofing manufacturing of cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

San Francisco, United States
September 2022
$8.4M
Series A

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsEnergy EfficiencyHome Improvement

Harvest Thermal develops a control system for home use that integrates heating, hot water, and cooling with thermal storage.

Berkeley, United States
September 2024
$2.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsEnergy StorageNanotechnology

Advanced Materials, Nanomaterials

Birmingham, United States
September 2022
$535K
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnvironmental ConsultingRenewable Energy

Active Energy Systems is leveraging its scientific expertise to develop and market an improved form of ice thermal energy storage.

Knoxville, United States
September 2021
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryElectric VehicleElectronicsEnergy Storage

Eonix reduces the time and cost to design materials for lithium ion batteries that solve application specific pain points.

Knoxville, United States
September 2021
$48K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy

Arctura is dedicated to securing a sustainable energy future that is affordable, healthy, and accessible.

Wakefield, United States
September 2023
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy

Valgotech specializes in advanced materials, energy storage, and renewable energy systems.

Indianapolis, United States
September 2021
$1.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnergy Storage

Capacitech Energy is an energy storage component company that makes cable-based energy storage products such as the cable-based capacitor.

Orlando, United States
August 2023
$100K
Non-equity Assistance

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechEnergyWaterWater Purification

Katz Water Technologies purifies water using streamlined simplified equipment that utilizes waste energy.

Houston, United States
August 2021
$750K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D PrintingHydroelectricManufacturingMarine TechnologyRenewable Energy

Sitkana is building technology to generate electricity from oceanic tidal currents.

Juneau, United States
August 2025
$305K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Customer ServiceEnergyRenewable Energy

CalWave Inc offer provides manufacturing and services in the ocean energy sector.

Berkeley, United States
August 2024
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Energy Management

SkyNano is a science-based technology company focused on commercializing a free-market solution to carbon pollution.

Knoxville, United States
August 2024
$1.6M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Biomass EnergyBiotechnologyManufacturingRenewable Energy

SIEV Technologies develops a catalytic membrane technology that will convert biomass waste into useful bio-products.

Fayetteville, United States
August 2021
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Clean EnergyWind Energy

Windscape.ai provides smart control for wind turbines with AI and sensors.

Berkeley, United States
August 2023
$275K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Renewable EnergyWind Energy

T-Omega Wind radically redesigns offshore wind turbines

Boston, United States
August 2022
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryEnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy

Tyfast is a battery manufacturing company that develops fast-charging batteries and technologies for heavy-duty vehicles.

San Diego, United States
August 2025
$100K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Clean EnergyEnergyRenewable EnergyWind Energy

Altaeros Energies develops airborne wind turbine to produce abundant, low cost, renewable energy.

Boston, United States
July 2022
$34.8M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Biomass EnergyRenewable EnergyWaste Management

ZiTechnologies provides technology development to treat and clean plastic waste.

Hancock, United States
July 2021
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Renewable Energy

Kazadi Enterprises is improving resilience and sustainability with its unique atmospheric heat harvesting technology.

Batavia, United States
July 2024
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Industrial EngineeringManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar

Leading Edge Equipment Technologies is a developer of kerfless, single crystal silicon wafers intended to be used in solar panels.

Wilmington, United States
July 2021
$2.5M
Convertible Note

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingRenewable Energy

AM Batteries manufactures Li-ion batteries using solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology.

Chelmsford, United States
July 2024
$2.2M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnvironmental ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringHealth CareWater

Virridy provides low-cost remote monitoring solutions for water, energy, and environmental projects in the global development setting.

Boulder, United States
June 2022
$5.5M
Series A

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Carbon CaptureGeothermal EnergyOil and GasRenewable Energy

TEVERRA is all about making the best and safest use of the Earth as a clean and stable energy source.

Atlanta, United States
June 2025
$200K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy

Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power.

Sunnyvale, United States
June 2024
$14.5M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryEnergy StorageSustainability

Unigrid develops sodium-ion batteries for energy storage and e-mobility applications.

San Diego, United States
June 2025
$2.9M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsRenewable EnergySmart BuildingSolar

Andluca designs and develops advanced materials and systems for applications in fenestration and other applications.

Princeton, United States
June 2026
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chemical EngineeringClean EnergyEnergyInternet of ThingsOil and Gas

Integrated sensing and analytics company specializing in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance for remote installations in Energy and Transition.

Houston, United States
June 2022
$210K
Equity Crowdfunding

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyNanotechnologySolar

Pacific Integrated Energy is an R&D technology company in the field of solar energy.

San Diego, United States
June 2022
$1.1M
Equity Crowdfunding

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechElectrical DistributionEnergyEnergy EfficiencyGreenTechIndustrialIndustrial AutomationMachinery Manufacturing

Turntide Technologies develops an electric motor system designed to drive down energy consumption.

Sunnyvale, United States
June 2022
$80.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialEnergy

Liatris is delivering the cleanest and fastest energy savings for businesses and consumers by mass producing insulation.

Bethesda, United States
June 2025
$800K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsElectronicsEnergy ManagementIndustrial DesignIndustrial EngineeringSemiconductor

Carbice is developing a product used to dissipate heat away from product packaging to stop electronic devices from overheating.

Atlanta, United States
May 2023
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalEnergyRenewable EnergyWater

Avium develops fuels and chemicals from CO2, water, and renewable energy.

Lawrence, United States
May 2024
$5.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalEnergy StorageFuel CellIndustrial

Celadyne Technologies develops membranes for use in electrolyzers and fuel cells that require minimal heat and water management.

Chicago, United States
May 2026
$250K
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergySoftware

Singularity Energy uses real-time carbon data to make better energy decisions.

Somerville, United States
May 2022
$4.5M
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechEnergyFuel

Emvolon is a technology company that converts wasted resources into low-cost green fuels

Boston, United States
May 2025
$200K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryEnergy Storage

Altect provides battery fire prevention solutions.

Austin, United States
May 2022
$1.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingRenewable Energy

XFlow Energy manufactures vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that reduce the cost of wind energy generation.

Seattle, United States
April 2022
$772K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectric VehicleManufacturingNanotechnologyRenewable Energy

Coreshell Technologies is a nanotechnology company that is a developer of nanolayer coating technology for rechargeable batteries.

San Leandro, United States
April 2026
Series B

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechIndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingPrecious MetalsRenewable Energy

Electra is a a clean iron company that uses a low-temperature, electrochemical-hydrometallurgical system to refine iron ore.

Boulder, United States
April 2026
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalEnergyManufacturingRenewable Energy

Innovating technology to make everyday fuels and products from CO2 emissions, mitigating climate change and building a sustainable future.

Ithaca, United States
April 2025
$75K
Convertible Note

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringGreenTech

Thiozen develops novel hydrogen gas production technology designed to reduce greenhouse gases.

Pasadena, United States
April 2024
$3.2M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryClean EnergyElectronicsEnergy

South 8 sells LiGas®, a liquefied gas electrolyte for Lithium-ion batteries. LiGas functions in extreme cold while decreasing cost.

San Diego, United States
April 2026
$9.2M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalRenewable Energy

CycloPure is a materials science company

Encinitas, United States
April 2026
Corporate Round

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryEnergyEnergy StorageHeatingVentilationand Air Conditioning (HVAC)Renewable Energy

Rebound Technologies develops a supply chain solution that empowers food and beverage manufacturers to optimize production.

Commerce City, United States
April 2026
$2.0M
Corporate Round

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialEnergyManufacturingRenewable Energy

Next Energy Technologies is a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic coatings.

Santa Barbara, United States
April 2023
$3.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsCleanTechEnergy EfficiencyIndustrialProduct Research

Via Separations is a technology company that develops membrane materials for modular and resource separation solutions.

Watertown, United States
April 2026
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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