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HV Environment

Reshaping our relationship with the planet.

Hitachi Ventures is committed to investing in pioneering companies that create breakthrough solutions where scientific innovation and environmental impact converge, addressing critical challenges in decarbonization, circular economy, and planetary boundaries. Through strategic partnerships with forward-thinking entrepreneurs, we aim to reshape humanity’s relationship with the planet while creating economically viable technologies that deliver tangible environmental impact without relying on subsidies.

Areas of interest include: vertical AI solutions in climate, energy transition, circular economy enablers, sustainable transport, sustainable supply chains, and industrial decarbonization.

We look for:

Economically Viable:

We invest in technologies winning market share through efficiency, not subsidies.

Sustainable Performance:

We prioritize solutions that increase performance, lower cost, and enhance resource efficiency, delivering tangible environmental impact.

Global Champions:

We partner with companies driving breakthrough innovations to redefine their industries and lead their categories.

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Aalo Logo

Make nuclear cheap enough to safely power the world’s clean energy needs

Aalo Atomics is pioneering the next generation of nuclear energy with factory-fabricated, extra-modular reactors. These reactors, which can be stacked together, are designed to be safe, efficient, and capable of decarbonizing anything from small data centers to cities, aiming to provide affordable, clean energy.

CEO

Matt Loszak

Sectors

Environment

Industrial

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Series A

HQ

Texas

Deal Team

Pete Bastien
Matt Morris
Grace Mathis

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The AI-powered industrial surplus markeplace

Amplio’s AI-enabled marketplace enables manufacturers to sell surplus inventory at fair market prices while helping buyers access discounted, essential parts quickly and confidently. This investment aligns perfectly with Hitachi’s commitment to sustainability and efficiency, offering a turnkey solution for managing surplus inventory. Amplio is revolutionizing the supply chain landscape, making it more resilient, transparent, and profitable.

CEO

Trey Closson

Sectors

Environment

Industrial

Stage

Series A

HQ

Georgia

Deal Team

Pete Bastien
Grace Mathis
Matt Morris
Somil Singh

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Sustainable closed-loop Battery Recycling returning active battery materials back into the supply chain

Developer of a battery resources technology designed to provide sustainable, closed-loop battery materials systems. The company’s EV battery recycling to commercial-scale production of lithium carbonate, NMC precursor (pCAM), and cathode active materials (CAM), Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of sustainable lithium-ion battery materials, enabling clients to have a good return on assets to drive recycling and low-cost battery materials economically.

CEO

Mike O’Kronley

Sectors

Environment

Industrial

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Series D

HQ

Massachusettes

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Galina Sagan
Jan Marchewski

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Global ratings agency and risk analytics for the global voluntary carbon market (VCM)

BeZero is the carbon ratings agency. Its ratings and risk products equip world-leading organisations with the knowledge, tools and confidence to make better climate decisions. Its aim is to scale investment in environmental markets that deliver a sustainable future.

CEO

Tommy Ricketts

Sectors

Environment

Stage

Series B

HQ

London

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Galina Sagan
Jan Marchewski

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Captura specializes in direct ocean carbon capture, employing technology and leveraging the ocean’s natural carbon removal capabilities.

Developer of Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology, which removes CO₂ directly from seawater using a proprietary electrodialysis method. This process leverages the ocean’s natural carbon absorption capabilities, powered by renewable energy, to produce a pure CO₂ stream that can be sequestered or used to create low-carbon products. The system is designed to be scalable and environmentally friendly, with no additives or by-products.

CEO

Steve Oldham

Sectors

Environment

HQ

California

Deal Team

Pete Bastien
Jan Marchewski

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Creating a Circular Economy for Rare Earth Elements

Cyclic Materials creates a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other materials critical to supporting the energy transition. They provide solutions for recycling of magnet-containing products made from critical minerals, enabling the creation of a domestic supply chain for REEs through an economic and sustainable magnet recycling process.

CEO

Ahmad Ghahreman

Sectors

Environment

Stage

Series B

HQ

Ontario

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Jan Marchewski
Elena Ballesteros

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Aerial Robotics that increase grid capacity and automate power line construction

Infravision is an integrated aerial robotics platform featuring custom drones, an electric tensioner unit, and intelligent software / communications that automates and controls the power line stringing process with high precision, significantly enhancing safety, speed, and efficiency over traditional methods.

CEO

Cameron Van Der Berg

Sectors

Environment

Stage

Series B

Deal Team

Pete Bastien
Grace Mathis
Matt Morris
Somil Singh
Tobias Graf

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AI & Data Platform powering sustainable product and supply chain decisions.

Makersite is a pioneering Product Lifecycle Intelligence platform that helps product teams to manage product sustainability, supply chain risk, cost, and compliance in real-time, all in one place. Makersite combines manufacturers’ product and supply chain data, held within multiple systems, with our own data foundation made up of 140 material, process and supplier databases to create a digital twin of their products and their supply chain, allowing teams to collaborate more effectively so that they can design, source and manufacture better products up to 50x faster than traditional methods. With a global workforce and a customer base including Microsoft, Schaeffler, Cummins and Vestas, Makersite’s goal is simple: Make better products, faster.

CEO

Neil D’Souza

Sectors

Environment

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Series A

HQ

Stuttgart, Germany

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Galina Sagan
Jan Marchewski

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Biomanufacturing Platform optimizing Algae to produce high-value compounds in a sustainable way.

Developer of methane reduction technology using Asparagopsis, an algae-based feed additive, to cut livestock methane emissions by up to 95%. Their proprietary Precision Photosynthesis™ process ensures high-quality, sustainable production, making it a game-changer for reducing the environmental impact of cattle farming.

CEO

Nusqe Spanton

Sectors

Environment

Industrial

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Pre-Series A

HQ

Australia

Deal Team

Pete Bastien

Samsara Eco

Enzymatic plastic recycling plastics back to their original chemical building blocks.

Revolutionary enzymatic technology platform designed to infinitely recycle plastic waste. Samsara’s tech is capable of breaking down plastic into its core molecules in minutes, regardless of color, type and state. The monomers can then be reused again as virgin equivalent inputs in new plastics or upcycled to more valuable commodities.

CEO

Paul Riley

Sectors

Environment

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Series A

HQ

Sydney

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Jan Marchewski

Agriculture intelligence company offering high precision aerial surveillance imagery to prevent crop yield loss.

Developer of an AI-powered crop analytics platform designed to unlock demand intelligence for agribusiness. The company’s platform uses computer vision, data science, and deep learning algorithms to make informed decisions by detecting early symptoms of weeds, uneven emergence, nutrient deficiencies, disease or insect infestations, water damage, and machinery problems, enabling farmers to acquire accurate insights to address issues while increasing yields.

CEO

Opher Flohr

Sectors

Digital

Environment

Stage

Series D

HQ

California

Deal Team

Wolfgang Seibold
Galina Sagan

Developer of a fusion energy system intended to create a limitless source of zero-emission power for a sustainable future with an improved stellarator approach.

Thea is a planar coil stellarator design revolutionizing fusion through arrays of planar magnets that enable new ways of designing, manufacturing, and dynamically controlling stellarators to achieve commercial fusion in a cost-competitive way.

CEO

Brian Berzin

Sectors

Environment

Stage

Series A

HQ

Texas

Deal Team

Wolfgang Seibold
Tobias Jahn
Elena Ballesteros
Tobias Graf

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Tibo manages network congestion, saves energy costs and reduces emissions with smart grid management

AI-driven, cloud-native Energy Management System (EMS) for commercial and industrial sites. Their platform—powered by an engine called “Alice”—simulates and optimises local energy use across solar, batteries, EV chargers, and more, enabling real-time flexibility, cost savings, and smooth electrification even amid grid constraints.

CEO

Remco Eikhout

Sectors

Digital

Environment

Stage

Seed

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Elena Ballesteros
Edoardo Stazio
Eduardo Stazio

Next-generation tech to enhance methane production by breaking down diverse waste(water) streams.

WASE’s Electro-Methanogenic Reactor, using proprietary membrane-less electrode technology with a biofilm, efficiently breaks down diverse waste streams. It’s applicable to wastewater treatment and the Anaerobic digestion sector, generating net energy and producing methane-rich biogas.

CEO

Thomas Fudge

Sectors

Environment

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Seed

HQ

Bristol

Deal Team

Tobias Jahn
Elena Ballesteros
Grace Mathis

Environment Team

Tobias Jahn

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Pete Bastien

Pete Bastien

President & Partner

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Galina Sagan

Galina Sagan

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Jan Marchewski

Jan Marchewski

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Elena Ballesteros

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Matt Morris

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Grace Mathis

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Tobias Graf

Tobias Graf

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Edoardo Stazio

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Somil Singh

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Hitachi Ventures have been a great allies since joining our Series B. They have supported us in building our commercial network in Japan, helped the founders deliver a market leading business strategy, and introduced us to quality follow on investors for our Series C.

Tommy Ricketts, CEO and Co-founder

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Hitachi Ventures was one of our first investors. They have been a pleasure to work with: highly supportive as they actively introduce Captura to their internal business units and other external relationships they have.

Steve Oldham, CEO

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It has been great to have the support from Hitachi Ventures. They’ve provided invaluable opportunities to connect with various business units and supported our growth. From strategic direction and connections, Hitachi’s support has been crucial to our journey.

Thomas Fudge, CEO & Founder

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The Hitachi Ventures team has been a pleasure to work with. Their diligence process was thorough and thoughtful. We look forward to strengthening the relationship over time, as we mutually progress.

Matt Loszak, CEO

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Partnering with Hitachi Ventures is instrumental in strengthening Cyclic Materials’ leadership in rare earth magnet recycling, enabling us to scale our innovative solutions faster and drive sustainable impact across key markets through their deep industry insights and global network.

Ahmad Ghahreman, CEO and Co-founder

Cyclic Materials White

Tobias and the Hitachi Ventures team have been invaluable partners and investors in Ascend Elements. Their credibility and commitment have fostered a truly lasting partnership, driving our mission to advance sustainability in battery technology.

Mike O’Kronley, CEO

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Tommy Ricketts
Steve Oldham
Thomas Fudge
Matt Loszak
Ahmad Ghahreman
Mike O'Kronley

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Tibo Energy: Next-Gen Energy Management System (EMS) to Decarbonize Commercial & Industrial Businesses
July 3, 2025
Why We Invested

Tibo Energy: Next-Gen Energy Management System (EMS) to Decarbonize Commercial & Industrial Businesses

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Powering the Second Atomic Age
April 28, 2025
Why We Invested

Powering the Second Atomic Age

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October 2, 2024
Why We Invested

Cyclic Materials: Circularity of Rare Earth Elements as a Building Block for the Energy Transition

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July 1, 2024
Why We Invested

Let’s biohack this mess — Infinite plastic recycling with Samsara Eco

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June 27, 2024
Portfolio News

Samsara Eco secures $100M in Series A+ funding to help end plastic waste

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Unwrapping the Plastic Waste Problem — A Plastic Recycling Deep Dive
June 25, 2024
Why We Invested

Unwrapping the Plastic Waste Problem — A Plastic Recycling Deep Dive

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February 15, 2024
Why We Invested

Thea Energy: Unveiling the Power of the Future

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Thea Energy Featured
February 8, 2024
Why We Invested

Thea Energy raises $20M Series A for pixel-inspired fusion power plants

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Makersite Featured
February 1, 2024
Portfolio News

Makersite announces strategic partnership with Hitachi Solutions

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Ascend Featured
September 6, 2023
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Ascend Elements Raises $542 Million to Accelerate Production of U.S.-engineered Lithium-Ion Battery Materials

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