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Recently Funded Energy Startups in Chicago

Updated Aug 2026

Funded Energy startups in Chicago number 13 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Energy startup funding landscape in Chicago, along with the 13 most recently funded Energy startups in Chicago.

Energy startups in Chicago closed 2 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $60M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $30M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $15M and $45M.

Chicago energy ventures cluster around early stage funding. This concentration means the market consists of nascent teams building foundational technology. Sourcing efforts find a high density of seed companies. These startups lack established scale, making them ideal for early partnerships or initial venture bets before they reach maturity.

Energy funded startup statistics in Chicago

Funded Energy startups in Chicago
13
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
1
2 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$60M
2 of 2 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$30M
middle half $15M to $45M

Most recent funding round on record: May 2026.

13 most recently funded Energy startups in Chicago

13 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

C
Chicago, United States · Energy
Celadyne Technologies develops membranes for use in electrolyzers and fuel cells that require minimal heat…
Series Unknown ·
$250k
N
Chicago, United States · Energy
NanoGraf Corporation has created a new silicon-based anode material with a high energy density that could…
Series Unknown ·
$60M
C
Chicago, United States · Energy
Celadyne Technologies develops membranes for use in electrolyzers and fuel cells that require minimal heat…
Seed ·
$4.5M
C
Chicago, United States · Energy
Clean Core Thorium Energy creates advanced fuel for current nuclear reactors.
Series Unknown ·
$2.6M
E
Chicago, United States · Energy
Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly known as Clean Energy Trust, offers financial backing and assistance…
Series Unknown ·
$750k
B
Chicago, United States · Energy
Blip is making energy equity accessible to accelerate the clean energy transition by building a new category…
Series Unknown ·
$20k
H
Chicago, United States · Energy
In North America and a few international markets, Hecate Energy is a top developer, owner, and operator of…
Series Unknown ·
$550M
B
Chicago, United States · Energy
Bluestar Energy Capital focused on investing in early-stage greenfield projects companies by addressing the…
Series A ·
$100M
I
Chicago, United States · Energy
Intelligent Generation is a visionary software platform that democratizes the energy sector.
Corporate Round ·
$3.6M
S
Chicago, United States · Energy
Greenlight sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified…
Series D ·
$260M
I
Chicago, United States · Energy
Invenergy is a global privately-held developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions. It has developed…
Private Equity ·
$3.0B
E
Chicago, United States · Energy
EdgeMode is an infrastructure management platform used to optimize hardware performance through immersion…
·
$1.7M
V
Chicago, United States · Energy
Volexion is an energy company based in United States.
Seed ·
$1.1M

About the FundedIQ Energy startup funding data in Chicago

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 13 funded Energy startups in Chicago currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (0 of 2 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Energy startups in Chicago is dated May 2026.

The table above shows the 13 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Energy startups are there in Chicago?

FundedIQ tracks 13 funded Energy startups in Chicago. This page lists the 13 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Energy startups in Chicago raised?

Energy startups in Chicago tracked by FundedIQ have raised $60M in disclosed capital across 2 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 1 rounds in the last 12 months. 2 of those 2 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What is a typical funding round size for Energy startups in Chicago?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $30M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $15M and $45M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

How often is the Energy startup funding data in Chicago updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Energy startups in Chicago is dated May 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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