SE Ventures

Our biggest event of the year: SE Ventures Innovation Day 🚀 On Tuesday, we packed the house with founders and co-investors for an afternoon of deep discussion and ecosystem connection. Three insightful panels sparked bold conversations — followed by rooftop drinks, bites, and beats...and an epic full moon rise to close out the night!   Thank you to everyone who joined us during a busy SF Tech Week, and especially to our incredible panelists: ⚡Breaking Billion – Real Founder Stories Beyond the Hype. A behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to build a billion-dollar startup, with Founders Vipul Ved Prakash of Together AI, Hannah Sieber of Artyc & EcoFlow, Steve Chew of BuildOps; Moderated by Katie Roof of The Information   ⚡Power Surge – Meeting AI Energy Demand at Scale. How utilities, hyperscalers, and innovators are collaborating to meet the surging energy demands of AI, with Michael Delaney of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Audrey Lee, Ph.D. (former Microsoft, Sunrun, CPUC), Sadia Raveendran (stealth startup, former Uplight & AutoGrid); Moderated by Katie Fehrenbacher of Axios   ⚡The Enterprise Playbook – Cracking the Code on B2B Sales. Tactical insights from founders and customers on how to land and scale enterprise deals, with Noel Hollingsworth of Uncountable Inc., Anastasia Volkova, PhD of Regrow Ag, Jonathan Corbin of Maven AGI, Brian Chang of Thumbtack; Moderated by SE Ventures' own Gemma Odena Bulto   More photos, videos, and panel insights coming soon! Were you there? What were your take-aways? 👇 . . Special shout-outs to our Global Head & Managing Partner Amit Chaturvedy, our Head of Marketing & Community (event lead and MC) Kara Alter, our entire SE Ventures team esp Surinder Kaur Sangha Kiran Srinivasan Erin Rose Etemadi Jon White who pitched in to support onsite, our special guest Jing REN EVP Strategy, Innovation & Communication of Schneider Electric, our DJ (also an incredible tech founder!) Bisi Obateru, our caterers Foxtail Catering and Events, event rentals Bright Event Rentals The Plant Library, AV Got Light, venue staff The Pearl SF, photo/videographers Christopher Chandler and everyone behind the scenes… this is a massive team effort and we're lucky to have the best. Until next year... #SEVentures #FoundersFirst #VentureCapital #EnergyTech #IndustrialTech #EnterpriseAI 

Nice article by Gaurav Sharma of Forbes on steady VC investment into energy transition solutions and sustainability, featuring our Global Head & Managing Partner, Amit Chaturvedy. “For me, the question is not if [the market] will grow, but by how much and at what pace. We embrace that opportunity with cautious optimism.” We’re staying the course at SE Ventures, steadfast in our conviction that good for the planet is also good for business. #sustainability #energytech #climatetech #venturecapital

Hot takes on tomorrow’s grid from the innovators actively shaping its future. Thank you to everyone who joined us at our “High Voltage Breakfast” at #ClimateWeekNYC, to our co-hosts General Catalyst, Prelude Ventures and Piva Capital, and our expert panelists: ⚡️Luis D'Acosta, CEO, Uplight ⚡️Michael Tally, Energy Storage Strategy, Con Edison ⚡️Jennifer Bumgarner, SVP of Strategy, Advanced Energy United ⚡️Sergej Mahnovski, Managing Director of Strategy, Technology, and Innovation, Edison International ⚡️Kunal Girotra, Founder & CEO, Lunar Energy A key message from Luis D'Acosta: “Something that startups do really well is collaborate. There is no silver bullet to address all the Grid’s challenges. To tackle these, we need to build a lot in the traditional way, AND we need to incorporate new technologies. We are good at doing pilots; but scaling solutions is always complicated in our industry…So find ways to collaborate and accelerate your impact, let’s all come together to really make this happen.” Amit Chaturvedy Carlos (CK) Kokron Kara Alter Brad Jones Genevieve Kinney Alex Apple Sullivan Katie Clasen Roxanne Tully Baine Jillian Noël Eileen McMahon Raquel (Kelly) Pryor Anneli Matheson Juan Pablo Soulier #gridresilience #NYCW #ClimateWeek #NYCW2025 #venturecapital #gridmodernization #energytech

Our portfolio founder Maria Davidson, CEO & Founder of Kojo, on Bloomberg TV talking about the massive construction opportunity in new data center construction - and how tech like Kojo is essential to ensure a seamless process for the teams who make it happen. Congrats Maria Davidson! 👏

The SE Ventures team has arrived at #ClimateWeekNYC! Will we see you here? Comment your event/plans for the week 👇

A milestone moment. On Tuesday, SE Ventures hosted our first-ever Demo Day in San Francisco, showcasing the founders in our inaugural pre-seed Accelerator Program - and the room was electric.   The cohort pitched to a highly curated group of early-stage investors eager to see what we’ve been up to. The feedback? “Wow, these are all really high-quality companies.” We couldn’t agree more.   From over 400 applicants, we selected five exceptional pre-seed teams building the future of energy, industry, and AI. What makes this Accelerator - and these founders - unique is the deep domain expertise we’re bringing to the problem statements. Over the past 3 months, our cohort received highly specialized feedback from Schneider Electric executives and customers, with a laser focus on nailing product-market fit and accelerating commercialization through real pilots and deals. The result: 155 introductions, 77 expert mentoring sessions, and 8 ongoing commercial agreements (including 2 paid contracts already signed).   This Demo Day is just the beginning. SE Ventures is a long-term partner for our portcos, and we stay engaged and provide capital all along the growth journey. These 5 startups are ready to sprint, and most have already kicked off raising their seed. If you're an investor looking to back high-conviction founders in underexplored markets, reach out to our team members Deepak Bhandary Marc Bielas.   Huge thanks to everyone who joined us and to the founders who made this first Accelerator cohort unforgettable. Amit Chaturvedy Gregoire VIASNOFF Kara Alter 9Zero #SEVentures #DemoDay #EnergyTech #AI #IndustrialTech #Accelerator #VentureCapital

Up next: SE Ventures' first Accelerator Demo Day & VC Mixer - September 16 in San Francisco! We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to over the past 3 months with our premiere cohort of 5 pre-seed startups redefining the future of energy, industry, and AI.   This is a highly curated event for thesis-driven investors actively deploying capital at the seed stage. #Apply here to attend 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejzDrbET   What to expect: 🔍 Specialist insight into underexplored markets and infrastructure shifts 🛠️ Live product demos from founders solving complex, high-value problems 🤝 Targeted networking with fellow investors who share your thesis and sector focus   See you there! #DemoDay #ClimateTech #AI #IndustrialTech #StartupAccelerator #venturecapital 

Announcing our latest investment: UK-based construction AI leader Nodes & Links Complex project management remains manual, slow, and dependent on a shrinking pool of veteran experts. Nodes & Links is changing this.    Trained on 100M+ past tasks, their cloud-native platform integrates directly with tools like Oracle Primavera and Microsoft Project, enabling planners to work up to 40x faster. We are excited to partner with Greg Lawton, Dr. Christos Ellinas and the Nodes & Links team as they scale globally and help the world’s most complex projects run more efficiently. More on why we invested here 👉

Congratulations to our portco Maven AGI on a huge announcement - Maven Voice - an enterprise-grade voice AI agent for live calls.   Incredible progress Jonathan Corbin Sami Shalabi Eugene Mann - this team is on fire 🚀

Earlier this month, we welcomed Barbara Frei-Spreiter, EVP of Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric, and her leadership team to the Bay Area for two days of in-depth conversations with founders innovating at the intersection of #Physical AI and #IndustrialAutomation. At SE Ventures, we facilitate this kind of direct access to Schneider Electric business leaders to dive into real industrial use cases. These sessions weren’t just about vision, they were about translating innovation into practical collaboration. Thanks again to Barbara and the Schneider Electric team for joining us! Marc Fromager Xiao HU Jay Abdallah