Investor · 3 deals
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Every published round Energy Transition Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gridsight | Series B | 1 Sep 2026 | $26m | Participant | finsmes.com, thesaasnews.com | |
| Gridsight | Series B | 1 Sep 2026 | $36m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 13 Oct 2026), Cut Through Venture, SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 1 Sep 2026), Capital Brief, AFR Technology, Dealroom, AirTree Ventures portfolio | |
| Gridsight | Series A | Apr 2025 | $7.5m | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 4 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 1 Sep 2026), Startup Daily (Tue 8 Apr 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 8 Apr 2025), energytransitionventures.com |
Companies Energy Transition Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gridsight | Apr 2025, Series A | 3 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Energy Transition Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Energy Transition Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Energy Transition Ventures did.
Stories naming Energy Transition Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Gridsight, whose platform maps electricity grid capacity for utilities in real time, has raised a $26 million Series B round with Insight Partners leading, to fund its push into the US market.
Also thesaasnews.com
Gridsight, a Sydney energy software startup, has banked $7.5 million in Series A capital, with Airtree Ventures leading and Pat Cummins among the backers, to grow its grid analytics platform.
Also energytransitionventures.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany