Energy Transition Ventures
Houston early-stage VC founded in 2020 by Craig Lawrence and Neal Dikeman — positioned as Texas’s first fund exclusively dedicated to energy-transition technologies. Invests Seed–Series B (selective later) across distributed energy, electrification, mobility, resource efficiency, and enabling software. First fund targeted ~$75M with GS Futures/GS Energy as early anchors (2021 launch).
Typical check size
$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Houston, TX
AUM
Fund I target ~$75M (2021 launch; verify current)
Rounds they lead
Seed
Series A
Rounds they invest
Seed
Series A
Series B
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FAQs about Energy Transition Ventures
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Houston, Texas, with Bay Area presence historically via GS Futures collaboration.
Craig Lawrence and Neal Dikeman (cleantech operators/VCs).
Seed to Series B with select later opportunities; checks historically ranged from roughly $250K pre-seed/seed to ~$3M later.
Companies driving or benefiting from the transition off fossil fuels — distributed energy, electrification, mobility, resource efficiency.
2021 launch materials targeted ~$75M for Fund I; confirm current vehicles with the firm.
Often positions as a high-conviction lead/co-lead at early stage.
Via energytransitionventures.com; energy-operator intros help.
Energy-capital buyer density plus Texas scale for hardware and infrastructure startups.