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Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates's climate-tech VC fund
VC
Sector Specialist
📍 Bellevue, WA
Founded 2016
AUM
$3.5B
as of 2026-Q1
SMALL
Breakthrough Energy Ventures was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates and a coalition of climate-focused billionaires (Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, John Doerr). Patient-capital climate-tech investing.
Firm Profile
Firm Type
VC
Subtype
Sector Specialist
Founded
2016
HQ
Bellevue, WA
Country
USA
Notable Partners
Carmichael Roberts
Eric Toone
Daniel Pursell
Portfolio Companies
(14)
Enriched 2026-10-18 · QuantLogix research
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Stoke Space
Redwood Materials
Heron Power
Fervo Energy
Form Energy
Pacific Fusion
KoBold Metals
Type One Energy
GMI Cloud
Bill Gates
Rodi Guidero
Eric Toone
Carmichael Roberts
Investment Focus
Stages
Series A · Series B · Growth
Sectors
Climate · Energy · Industrial Decarbonization
VC
Climate Specialist
Patient Capital
Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed periodically.