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Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a water-focused venture capital that has backed 3 water companies since 2016. (don't) Waste Water rates its water commitment Committed.

Committed
Water Commitment
Type
Venture Capital
AUM
$2.0B
Founded
2016
HQ
50 Milk St floor 16, Boston, MA 02109, United States
Stage
Series A - Series D
Median round
$67.5M
Portfolio
3 cos

Water Commitment Score

Tier
Committed
3 water companies · last deal 2026 · leads ~50% of rounds · High confidence
How this is scored ↗
as of Jun 2026 · no pay-to-rank

Compiled from official filings, third-party records, and direct intelligence from investors and founders, in Leviathan · recomputed monthly · as of Jun 2026.

How they invest

Series A1
Series B2
Series C2
Series D1
Median round$67.5Mrange $21.6M - $150M · 8 disclosed

Portfolio · 3 water companies

Mangrove Lithium (f/k/a Mangrove Water Technologies)
Mangrove Lithium (formerly Mangrove Water Technologies) is a Vancouver-based cleantech company
$85MOther · 2026
Lilac Solutions
Lilac Solutions develops a proprietary ceramic ion-exchange bead technology that rapidly extrac
$145MSeries C · 2024
SOURCE Global
Source Global’s solar-powered SOURCE Hydropanels use proprietary hygroscopic materials and phot
$130MLED Series D · 2022

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Invests alongside

BMW i Ventures3x Engine Ventures3x Lowercarbon Capital3x Presidio Ventures2x T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2x Mercuria2x Material Impact2x BlackRock2x Duke Energy2x

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