Breakthrough Energy
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Breakthrough Energy

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Key facts

At-a-glance profile data

Portfolio companies
5
Stages
Seed
Series D
Cheque size
$4M to $510M

Recent investments

Recent funding rounds Breakthrough Energy took part in
DateCompanyRoundAmount
5 Oct 2023Stoke SpaceUndisclosed round$100M
Comments
(5)
3 positive1 mixed2 negative
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r/NaturalHydrogenStocksu/Numerous_Heart_7837Mar 26, 2026Positive

“Breakthrough Energy, Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi All In! | Who is Investing in Natural Hydrogen?”

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r/climateu/MrMikeFeb 14, 2025Negative

“Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Is Slashing Its Climate Grantmaking Budget.”

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r/bestconspiracymemesu/070420210854Sep 2, 2023Negative

“His business Breakthrough Energy has invested in a project to chop down 70million acres of forests mostly in the US! The cut trees will then be buried. scientists say that burying the wood can reduce global warming.”

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r/Superstonku/WoodythebartenderApr 23, 2022Mixed

“Gates is in bed with BCG. The company is called Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and the list of collaborators is, let’s just say, interesting.. I don’t know shit about fuck, but with all this BCG talk and now Elon and Gates public feud over “p…”

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r/IAmAu/thisisbillgatesMar 19, 2021Positive

“I’ve also created an organization called Breakthrough Energy to accelerate innovation at every step and push for policies that will speed up the clean energy transition.”

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Frequently asked

What companies has Breakthrough Energy invested in?

Breakthrough Energy has invested in Stoke Space, LanzaJet, Datablanket, Fabric8Labs.