Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates, is an organization that invests in clean energy innovations and climate solutions. While not a direct space industry player, it participates by investing in companies developing space-related technologies with a climate change angle, such as Stoke Space's reusable rockets for environmental monitoring. Breakthrough Energy acts as a venture capital firm, funding and supporting companies that can have a significant impact on reducing emissions across various sectors.
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, and IVP also participated in Cowboy Space Corporation’s Series B round.
Previous investors in Stoke Space include 776, Breakthrough Energy, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Industrious Ventures, NFX, Sparta Group LLC, Toyota Ventures, and Woven Capital.
Albedo raised $48,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Shield Capital on 2022-09-07.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures led Stoke Space’s $65,000,000 Series A funding round.