About Clean Energy Seed Fund
Clean Energy Seed Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Sydney, Australia. As of Jul 2019, Clean Energy Seed Fund has invested in 47 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Environment Tech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Regrow A lot of funds co-invest with Clean Energy Seed Fund, with names like M12 sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Clean Energy Seed Fund has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Clean Energy Seed Fund's List of Top Investments
Clean Energy Seed Fund has a portfolio of 47 companies. Their most notable investments include Fleet Space and 5B.Their portfolio spans across Australia, United States and Bulgaria. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech, High Tech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Clean Energy Seed Fund:1. Fleet Space
Developer of space-enabled platform delivering integrated data for mineral exploration. The platform offers real-time insights and uncertainty modelling. It provides solutions for complex environments, integrating with existing systems. The company delivers exploration intelligence using geoscience and artificial intelligence.
Key facts about Fleet Space
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Adelaide (Australia)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Jun 30, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $167M
- Employee Count: 139 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Hostplus, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 11, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. 5B
Developer of solar energy projects. They deliver solar solutions which are safer, faster, lower cost, lower-risk, and more energy dense than conventional fixed-tilt or single-axis tracking technologies. R&D, advanced manufacturing, deployment and testing facilities.
Key facts about 5B
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Mascot (Australia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $44.8M
- Employee Count: 246 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: BP Ventures, AES and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Integrated autonomy for efficient, sustainable agriculture through robotics and technology. The company pioneers intelligent robotics for agriculture, offering solutions for efficient and sustainable farming. They develop and deploy sensor-guided autonomous units, providing a universal platform adaptable to various industries. Their robots empower farmers with customized solutions, addressing local farming system challenges. The company focuses on spray, spread, and mow applications, utilizing small machines with big technology to revolutionize farming operations. They offer integrated autonomy through lightweight autonomous platforms and an open ecosystem, enabling farmers to innovate and adapt. The company's approach redefines productivity on the farm, promoting collaborative agriculture and a sustainable future. They are involved in agricultural technology, AI, robotics, agtech, agritech, and autonomous farming.
Key facts about SwarmFarm Robotics
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Brisbane (Australia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $31.3M
- Employee Count: 41 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: CEFC, Access Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Sicona
Developer of battery materials leveraging silicon metal for lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on increasing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. It aims to deliver high-performance battery materials at mass market scale.
Key facts about Sicona
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Wollongong (Australia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27.7M
- Employee Count: 39 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Investible, Government of Australia and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Thinxtra
Thinxtra is an IOT network operator based on Sigfox technology. It brings network, products, services and solutions to customers having machine-to-machine (M2M) communication needs, or themselves providing M2M products and solutions to their own customer base. It operates in Australia and New Zealand.
Key facts about Thinxtra
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Alexandra (Australia)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $22.5M
- Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Virescent Ventures, CEFC and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Clean Energy Seed Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Regrow.Clean Energy Seed Fund's Investments by Stage
Clean Energy Seed Fund has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.6M.Clean Energy Seed Fund's Investments by Sector
Clean Energy Seed Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 29 Tech companies, 26 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Sustainability Tech | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Clean Energy Seed Fund's Investments by Geography
Clean Energy Seed Fund has made most investments in United States (1).Clean Energy Seed Fund's recent investments
Clean Energy Seed Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Clean Energy Seed Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 22, 2019 | United States | Series A | 4509 | [+7] |
Team profile of Clean Energy Seed Fund
Clean Energy Seed Fund has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in Australia. Clean Energy Seed Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Clean Energy Seed Fund
Over the past 7 years, 24 investors have co-invested in Clean Energy Seed Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Clean Energy Seed Fund: AirTree, Main Sequence and 3 others have invested in rounds before Clean Energy Seed Fund. There is 1 company where AirTree has invested before Clean Energy Seed Fund and 1 company where Main Sequence has invested before Clean Energy Seed Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Clean Energy Seed Fund: 6 investors entered a company along with Clean Energy Seed Fund. These include investors like M12 (1 company).
- Invested after Clean Energy Seed Fund: A total of 13 investors have invested in Clean Energy Seed Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Cargill (1 company), Ajax Strategies (1 company) and Tenacious Ventures (1 company).
