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New York-based startup ecosystem founded in 2012, running venture capital, an accelerator, a company studio, an operational platform and a multi-family office, with a focus on application-layer AI, marketplaces and software.
Montauk Capital
Founded in 2023, Montauk Capital combines venture capital with a venture studio to invest in and build companies in energy, infrastructure and industry, with a focus on AI and software for the grid.
Montauk Capital is a venture capital firm and company builder founded in 2023 that invests in and actively builds businesses in the so-called Electron Economy - energy, infrastructure and industry. The firm combines a traditional investing approach with a venture studio model, aligning capital, governance and operations to guide founders from idea to scale. Its stated focus is on resilient, sustainable technologies for a changing global grid and a digital economy whose electricity demands are rising.
Technical work at and around the firm spans software-driven energy solutions, grid and energy infrastructure technology, artificial intelligence, electrification and intelligent systems, and energy optimisation and reliability software. Portfolio companies include GridFree AI, Adaptive Insurance, ClearCurrent AI, Raad Labs, Hint Home Intelligence, The Voltage AI, PowerFinance.io and ArcPoint AI, spanning verticals such as energy, insurance, home intelligence, finance and critical infrastructure.
The firm describes its team as combining investing experience with deep domain knowledge, and its operating style as hands-on: providing founders with strategic clarity and pace while retaining active involvement in company-building. More than eight portfolio companies have been named to date.
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