Energy Capital Ventures
Overview
Energy Capital Ventures (ECV) is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Chicago, Illinois. It is described as the only venture capital fund solely dedicated to the sustainability, resilience, and digital transformation of the natural gas industry. The firm champions innovation in what it terms "green molecules™," which includes technologies for decarbonization, sustainability, and digitization within the natural gas sector. ECV focuses on Seed-plus and Series A stage investments in areas such as hydrogen, renewable natural gas, carbon capture, methane leak detection, and ESG planning. The firm closed its debut fund, Energy Capital Ventures Fund I, at $61 million in October 2022.
Portfolio Companies
14
Website
energycapitalventures.comInvestments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| enaDyne | Sep 2025 | Seed | Lead |
| Sapphire Technologies | Sep 2025 | Series C | Co-investor |
| Capture6 | Mar 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| C-Zero | Mar 2025 | Series A Extension | Lead |
| Graphitic Energy | Mar 2025 | Series A Extension | Co-investor |
Key People
Victor Pascucci
Managing General Partner, Co-Founder
Jeffrey Yingling
Founding Partner, Investment Committee Chair
Ray O'Connor
Partner
Rick Viton
Partner
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Principal
Sector & Stage Mix
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