EARLY STAGE VENTURE CAPITAL
WHO
WE ARE
At Idealabx, we invest in early-stage startups that are solving big problems in the world in Tech, Energy, Food, and Manufacturing.
TECH
ENERGY
FOOD
MANUFACTURING
OUR
COMPANIES
We co-create with our portfolio companies to ensure their long-term success.
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AMAZING COMPANIES
$154M
MONEY
RAISED
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FOUNDERS & EMPLOYEES
2894
CUPS OF COFFEE
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Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough.
Heliogen, a clean energy company that emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday, said it has discovered a way to use artificial intelligence and a field of mirrors to reflect so much sunlight that it generates extreme heat above 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Energy Vault raises $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund as energy storage grabs headlines.
Imagine a moving tower made of huge cement bricks weighing 35 metric tons. The movement of these massive blocks is powered by wind or solar power plants and is a way to store the energy those plants generate. (TechCrunch, 8/14/2019). Learn more
Energy Vault uses cranes powered by renewables to lift giant bricks into a tower.
When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, lowering the bricks back down creates new energy. It’s one of Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards winners. Learn more