Top Energy Startups in 2027

We’re supercharging the clean economy Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Crux’s platform, market intelligence, and expert team help developers and manufacturers unlock financing through all stages of project development and operation. Our team of 60+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures. An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing. Energy demand is growing for the first time in 20 years, driven by surging manufacturing, transportation, electrification, and data centers. Simultaneously, hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in domestic supply chains for critical minerals and components. Developers and manufacturers will require trillions of dollars in capital to meet growing needs. Prior to Crux, the capital markets supporting this transformation were opaque, fragmented, and complex. At Crux, we recognized the missing infrastructure: a central capital markets platform designed specifically for the next century of American energy and industry. By connecting counterparties, providing market intelligence, and streamlining transactions, we unlock faster decision making, lower cost of capital, and accelerated investment.

Novyte is building production-grade materials informatics platforms that help R&D teams in chemistry, materials science, pharmaceuticals design and manufacturing to test and optimize materials faster using AI/ML. We combine intelligent automation, AI systems, and scientific computing to accelerate real-world experimental workflows. This is deep-tech product engineering — not a typical SaaS dashboard.

Hitachi is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronic and electrical products worldwide. The company operates eleven business segments: information and telecommunication systems, social infrastructure, high functional materials and components, financial services, power systems, electronic systems and equipment, automotive systems, railway and urban systems, digital media and consumer products, construction machinery, and other components and systems. The company’s Information and Telecommunication System segment offers system integration services and automated teller machines (ATM); Electricity System segment offers nuclear, hydraulic, and wind power generation systems; Social and Industrial System segment offers industrial machinery and plants; Electronic Device and System segment offer liquid crystal displays (LCD) and others; Construction segment offers hydraulic shovels and wheel loaders; High Functional Material segment offers electric wires, cables, and others; Automotive System segment offers engine management and in-car information systems; Component and Device segment offers hard disk drives; Digital Media and Consumer Product segment offer optical disk drives and refrigerators; Financial Service segment offers leasing and loan services, and Others segment manages real estate. Hitachi was founded in 1910 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Anthro is reimagining energy storage for the future. They are an advanced materials company working on solutions to some of the most pressing issues confronting the battery-powered electrified future. The ruggedized batteries will safely enable an electrified future tomorrow. They are to be backed by world-class investors and a variety of government grants.

E Source provides independent research, advisory, and information services to utilities, major energy users, and other key players in the retail energy marketplace. Their mission is to increase the effectiveness of their members' operations, programs, and customer relationships, while supporting the efficient and environmentally sound use of energy.

As a Bangalore based data science company, we develop AI-driven software applications that power R&D across a variety of domains, including but not limited to Wind Energy, Geospatial Analysis, Healthcare, and Construction.

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