About ECP
ECP, established in 2005, is a social impact fund primarily based in Summit, United States. It primarily finances Seed rounds for companies based in United States. Its portfolio includes 7 firms, spanning the Energy Tech, Enterprise Applications sectors.
As of Oct 2026, ECP has witnessed 3 portfolio exits. Its most notable investments include companies like Sunnova, Amp and Harrison.
Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Gipi on Sep 04, 2025.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2005
Location
Summit, United States
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Conventional Debt & 3 more
Locations of Investment
ECP's List of Top Investments
ECP has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments are in Harrison and Sunnova.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia and Canada. They have invested in Energy Tech, Enterprise Applications, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Conventional Debt and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by ECP:1. Sunnova
A residential solar and energy storage provider. The company facilitates home energy production through solar panel installation and offers ongoing support. Services include system monitoring, maintenance, and energy management solutions.
Key facts about Sunnova
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.54B
- Employee Count: 575 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Newlight Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 18, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Amp
Developer of renewable energy assets, battery storage, and digital energy platforms. The company delivers renewable energy and flexibility-as-a-service. It focuses on solar, wind, green hydrogen, ammonia, and utility-scale storage. The company provides an artificial intelligence-enabled digital energy platform. It offers smart transformers, virtual power plants, and dynamic load shaping.
Key facts about Amp
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Mississauga (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $528M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Brookfield Asset Management, DeltaCap and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 20, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Harrison
Provider of artificial intelligence system for multiple diagnostic analysis. The company offers a platform that is based on deep learning artificial intelligence. The platform helps with services like predictive pregnancy from time-lapse video and fundoscopic images, along with tuberculosis case analysis and canine parvovirus infection.
Key facts about Harrison
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 207 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: ECP, Founders Fund and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Dynegy
Dynegy is a power utility company which generates and distributes power to commercial & domestic customers in Illinois and Ohio. Claims to operating 40+ gas & coal-fired power stations generating 26741 megawatts of energy by serving 20-million customers. Partnered with Homefield Energy for power production and distribution in Illinois.
Key facts about Dynegy
- Founded Year: 1984
- Location: Irving (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 763 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: ECP and Lotus Infrastructure
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Oct 05, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Anza
Key facts about Anza
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 83 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: ECP and Angeleno Group
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 17, 2023, $*****
ECP's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ECP has invested in 19 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Gipi.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ECP's Investments by Stage
ECP has made 2 investments in Seed stage, 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $350M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $112M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $300M and 1 investment in Series F stage with an average round size of $300M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Series F | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ECP's Investments by Sector
ECP has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Energy, Enterprise Applications, Environment, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech companies, 2 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Energy | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Environment | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ECP's Investments by Geography
ECP has made most investments in United States (3), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ECP's recent investments
ECP has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by ECP:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 04, 2025 | - | Seed | 7354 | - | |
Jan 29, 2025 | Australia | Series C | 8140 | ||
May 17, 2023 | United States | Seed | 8672 | ||
Apr 20, 2023 | United States | Series D | 3372 | - | |
Jan 20, 2022 | Canada | Conventional Debt | 6598 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ECP's Portfolio
1 of ECP's portfolio company became public - Sunnova. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jul 2019 at marketcap of $997MHere are ECP's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 26, 2019 | Mar 21, 2016 | Series F | 4919 |
Acquired companies in ECP's Portfolio
2 companies from ECP's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Amp in Jun 2023 by Fiera Infrastructure for $*****.Here are ECP's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 13, 2023 | Jan 20, 2022 | Conventional Debt | 4264 | |
Oct 30, 2017 | - | - | 7213 |
Co-investors of ECP
Over the past 10 years, 25 investors have co-invested in ECP's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before ECP: Triangle Peak Partners, FS Investments and 9 others have invested in rounds before ECP. There is 1 company where Triangle Peak Partners has invested before ECP and 1 company where FS Investments has invested before ECP.
- Top Co-investors of ECP: 7 investors entered a company along with ECP. These include investors like Brookfield Asset Management (1 company).
- Invested after ECP: A total of 7 investors have invested in ECP's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include UBS (1 company) and Magnetar (1 company).
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