We invest in the companies building toward a thriving planet.
Our community
E8 exists to mobilize all three. We back early-stage companies building real solutions for a thriving planet: energy generation & storage, transportation, built environment, agriculture, water, and more. We do it together, as a community of investors who've seen that environmental impact and financial returns are complementary priorities.
Community is how we work. Members dig into companies together from screening through diligence, and make their own decisions about where to write checks. Founders who come through E8 leave better equipped, because we take time to understand their company and share honest feedback.
We've been investing since 2006, and we're here for the long run.
Find your people.
E8 connects investors, entrepreneurs, and partners to back companies building toward a thriving planet. Whether you're writing checks, raising capital, or helping expand access to that capital, there's a place for you here.
Investors
We look at companies together, collaborate on diligence, and make our own decisions about where to write checks.
Join as an investor
Entrepreneurs
We look at 500+ companies a year, and every entrepreneur gets honest feedback from investors who've been in the space.
Apply as an entrepreneur
Partners
Sponsor our programming, refer companies into our pipeline, and help grow the innovation ecosystem.
Become a partnerWe've invested in over 180 companies. Here's a sample of our investments.
We don't work alone. Our partners include accelerators, VCs, universities, and sponsors who make our network stronger than any single organization.
