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Energize Capital

Energize Capital

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Energize Capital is a Chicago investment firm backing asset-light technologies for the energy transition, industrial digitization, decarbonization and critical infrastructure. Its Ventures strategy backs Series A, B and C software and digital businesses, including AI forecasting, energy-storage optimization, computer vision and cybersecurity. Its Endurance strategy invests in mature, profitable software and services companies through control and minority transactions. Energize EDGE provides portfolio services in commercialization, finance and operations, impact, communications and people. The current firm history identifies establishment in 2017 with Invenergy; older announcements describe a 2016 strategy launch, so those dates are distinct. Formerly Energize Ventures, it adopted the Energize Capital name in July 2023. Verified closed Ventures funds are USD165M in 2018, USD330M in September 2021, and USD430M in June 2025 across Fund III and related vehicles. The July 2023 announcement reports USD300M across both growth funds, not a USD300M individual Fund II. Current platform scale and historic AUM are not additional fund closes.

Founded
2017
Type
Venture capital

Funds5

  • Ventures Fund III and related vehicles$430M

    USD430M total closed commitments across Ventures Fund III and related vehicles; primary issuer does not split the mainfund and relatedvehicles. This aggregate is one record, not430Mplus separatevehicle estimates.

  • Growth Fund II—

    Second growth fund close announced July27,2023; primary issuer reports USD300M total for both growthfunds combined and does not isolate FundII. Individual amount undisclosed; no inferred subtraction or300Mdoublecount.

  • Ventures Fund II$330M

    Second Ventures fund publicly announced closed on September29,2021 at USD330M in commitments.

  • Growth Fund I—

    First later-stage growth strategy publicly introduced May24,2021. Formation announcement does not give an individual closing amount. July2023 issuer confirms300McombinedgrowthI/II; no allocation guessed.

  • Ventures Fund I$165M

    First Ventures fund closed in 2018 at USD165M. Exact closing day is not disclosed in the current primary firm history, so no invented January1 date.

Team

Operations and support

Aaron DonenbergAaron DonenbergPortfolio Finance Associate
Agustina Soriano SergiAgustina Soriano SergiSenior Associate — Ventures
Alan GlassAlan GlassPartner — Co-Head of Endurance
Ana HugenerAna HugenerPrincipal — Ventures
Anson MacKinneyAnson MacKinneySenior Associate — Ventures
Becks BondiBecks BondiDirector of Operations
Chloe BierutChloe BierutCommunity & Events Manager
Chris BozzettiChris BozzettiController
Eileen WarisEileen WarisPrincipal — Ventures
Elisabeth SpencerElisabeth SpencerAssociate — Endurance
Emily FlemingEmily FlemingEDGE Associate
Grace MurphyGrace MurphyAssociate — Impact & ESG
Iliana GrivaIliana GrivaAssociate — Ventures
James (Jim) MurphyJames (Jim) MurphyCEO & Co-Founder of Invenergy, Member of Investment Committee
Jeff SchmidtJeff SchmidtHead of Commercialization
John ToughJohn ToughCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Member of Investment Committee
Juan MuldoonJuan MuldoonPartner — Co-Head of Ventures
Katie McClainKatie McClainPartner & COO, Member of Investment Committee
Kelsey BolanderKelsey BolanderAssociate — Business Ops & Partner Support
Kevin StevensKevin StevensPartner — Co-Head of Endurance
Lauren DenshamLauren DenshamPartner, Head of Portfolio Services & Impact
Mark TomasovicMark TomasovicPrincipal — Endurance
Meredith Breach BosMeredith Breach BosPrincipal — Endurance
Michael PolskyMichael PolskyExecutive Chairman & Founder of Invenergy; Chair of Investment Committee
Michael ZuffanteMichael ZuffanteAccounting and Finance Associate
Robiny JamersonRobiny JamersonSenior Marketing & Communications Manager
Sam AustinSam AustinPrincipal — Endurance
Suzanne SkibickiSuzanne SkibickiSenior Accounting and Finance Associate
Tom LeiTom LeiHead of Portfolio Finance and Operations
Tyler LancasterTyler LancasterPartner — Co-Head of Ventures

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