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ClearFlame Engines: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

ClearFlame decarbonizes heavy-duty engines while reducing operating costs, to protect the future from the challenge of diesel fuel. The company's technology enables heavy-duty engine manufacturers to produce engines at a lower cost, while simultaneously providing their customers with higher performance and fuel cost savings. Founded in 2016 by BJ Johnson and Julie Blumreiter, ClearFlame Engines is headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois.

www.clearflameengines.com LinkedIn Woodridge, United States 11-50 employees
Automotive Fuel Machinery Manufacturing Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering
Total raised
$20.0M
Rounds
3
Latest
Series B
Mar 2023

ClearFlame Engines has raised $20.0M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series B announced in Mar 2023.

ClearFlame Engines Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$20.0M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Series B
Mar 2023
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Woodridge, United States

Latest funding round on record: Mar 2023.

ClearFlame Engines Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series B
Undisclosed
Series A
$17.0M
Undisclosed round
$3.0M

1 of 3 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

ClearFlame Engines raised $3.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Apr 2020.

1.5 years later, a Series A of $17.0M was announced in Oct 2021.

1.4 years later, a Series B was announced in Mar 2023 with no disclosed amount.

ClearFlame Engines Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Julie Blumreiter
Founder
Locked
BJ Johnson
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the ClearFlame Engines team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Median round
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ClearFlame Engines Funding FAQs

What does ClearFlame Engines do?

ClearFlame decarbonizes heavy-duty engines while reducing operating costs, to protect the future from the challenge of diesel fuel. The company's technology enables heavy-duty engine manufacturers to produce engines at a lower cost, while simultaneously providing their customers with higher performance and fuel cost savings. Founded in 2016 by BJ Johnson and Julie Blumreiter, ClearFlame Engines is headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois.

How much funding has ClearFlame Engines raised?

ClearFlame Engines has raised $20.0M across 3 rounds on record.

When did ClearFlame Engines last raise funding?

ClearFlame Engines' most recent funding round on record was announced in Mar 2023. The amount was not disclosed.

Who founded ClearFlame Engines?

FundedIQ lists Julie Blumreiter (Founder) at ClearFlame Engines.

Who is the CEO of ClearFlame Engines?

BJ Johnson is listed as CEO at ClearFlame Engines.

Where is ClearFlame Engines headquartered?

ClearFlame Engines is based in Woodridge, Illinois, United States.

How many employees does ClearFlame Engines have?

ClearFlame Engines is in the 11-50 employee band.

About FundedIQ's ClearFlame Engines Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for ClearFlame Engines is left off this page rather than filled in.

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