About Acclimate Ventures
Acclimate Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2024. It is primarily based out of Oxford, United Kingdom. As of May 2026, Acclimate Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 6 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Energy Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of GridCARE A lot of funds co-invest with Acclimate Ventures, with names like Xora Innovation sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Acclimate Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Acclimate Ventures' List of Top Investments
Acclimate Ventures has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investments include GridCARE and Amperesand.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Energy Tech and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Acclimate Ventures:
1. GridCARE
Provider of AI data center power solutions leveraging existing grid infrastructure. It partners with AI infrastructure developers and electric utilities to identify and utilize existing grid capacity for powering AI data centers. This approach reduces time-to-power significantly, eliminating the need for costly grid upgrades. The company employs generative AI to pinpoint optimal sites and optimize grid capacity utilization across all locations and hours. This solution benefits both data center developers, by providing faster access to power, and utilities, by driving beneficial load growth and maximizing asset utilization.
Key facts about GridCARE
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $77.5M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sherpalo Ventures, Temasek and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 14, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Amperesand
Manufacturer of solid-state transformer systems for AI data centers and critical power infrastructure. The company is delivering factory-built MV SSTs with claims of faster deployment, smaller footprint, high efficiency, and enterprise-grade reliability, and has raised institutional funding. The equipment design focuses on power density and conversion efficiency to support energy delivery requirements.
Key facts about Amperesand
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $92.5M
- Employee Count: 155 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, Industry Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Gruve
Provider of AI infrastructure, inference solutions, and enterprise AI agents. The company delivers infrastructure designed for scalable and profitable AI. It integrates with enterprise teams to architect AI solutions. The company helps enterprises build AI stacks that deliver measurable outcomes. It offers data engineering to improve data foundations. The company provides AI agents to augment teams. It focuses on AI transformation through an AI-native approach.
Key facts about Gruve
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $87.5M
- Employee Count: 497 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Cisco Investments, Xora Innovation and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 03, 2026, $*****
4. OpenLight
Key facts about OpenLight
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Goleta (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $84M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Capricorn, Juniper Networks and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 28, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Plumerai
Developer of AI software for camera-based people and object detection. The software provides features such as familiar face identification, stranger identification, and vehicle and animal detection. It is deployed on camera SOC and cloud platforms. The software complies with privacy laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and BIPA. The AI solution eliminates false alarms, ensuring users receive relevant messages. The inference engine is optimized for Arm Cortex-M, Arm Cortex-A, and RISC-V processors.
Key facts about Plumerai
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Future Shape, DCVC and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Acclimate Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in OpenLight and most recent follow-on round was in GridCARE.Acclimate Ventures' Investments by Stage
Acclimate Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $47.2M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acclimate Ventures' Investments by Sector
Acclimate Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech companies, 3 AI-Native companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Energy Tech | 2 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acclimate Ventures' Investments by Geography
Acclimate Ventures has made most investments in United States (4), followed by Singapore where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
Singapore | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Acclimate Ventures' recent investments
Acclimate Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. GridCARE and OpenLight are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Acclimate Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 14, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5956 | [+8] | |
Apr 28, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8005 | ||
Feb 03, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2512 | [+3] | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Singapore | Series A | 4706 | [+7] | |
Nov 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2885 | [+6] |
Team profile of Acclimate Ventures
Acclimate Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United Kingdom and United States. Acclimate Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Acclimate Ventures
Over the past year, 46 investors have co-invested in Acclimate Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Acclimate Ventures: Xora Innovation, Mayfield and 11 others have invested in rounds before Acclimate Ventures. There are 2 companies where Xora Innovation has invested before Acclimate Ventures and 2 companies where Mayfield has invested before Acclimate Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Acclimate Ventures: 27 investors entered a company along with Acclimate Ventures. These include investors like Xora Innovation (2 companies).
- Invested after Acclimate Ventures: A total of 6 investors have invested in Acclimate Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sutter Hill Ventures (1 company), John Doerr (1 company) and National Grid Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Acclimate Ventures
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GridCare Raises $64 Million to Accelerate AI Data Center ProjectsSiliconAngle•May 15, 2026•GridCARE, Stanford, National Grid, Sutter Hill Ventures and 7 others
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OpenLight Secures $50 Million Series A-1 Funding RoundSemiconductor Today•Apr 29, 2026•Matter Venture Partners, OpenLight, Acclimate Ventures, Catapult Ventures and 2 others
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Gruve Secures $50 Million Follow-on Series A Financingsvdaily.com•Feb 04, 2026•AI Spaces, Gruve, Xora Innovation, Cisco Investments and 2 others
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Plumerai Raises $8.7M in Series A Funding
FinSMEs•Sep 16, 2025•Plumerai, Partech Partners, Acclimate Ventures, OTB Ventures and 1 other
