The AES is a corporate venture arm. Based in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Known portfolio companies include Uplight, sPower, 5B Australia, Fohat, Haven Safety AI and DAYBACK, 8 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- BatteryClean EnergyEnergy InfrastructureEnterprise SaaSMachine LearningSolarUtility-Scale RenewablesWind
Who to pitch at The AES
The AES portfolio companies (8)
- Uplight
- sPower
- 5B Australia
- Fohat
- Haven Safety AI
- DAYBACK
- Fluence Corporation
- Motor
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About The AES
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate and SaaS, and focus areas Battery, Clean Energy, Energy Infrastructure and Enterprise SaaS; known deals cluster at Late-Stage, Pre-Seed and Series A.
Chris Shelton (Chief Product Officer) and Carlos Caballero (Venture Capital) are listed as the contacts to pitch at The AES.
Across the known portfolio, 8 co-investors appear alongside The AES, including Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), AES and National Grid Partners.
Frequently asked questions
What is The AES?
The AES is a corporate venture arm based in Arlington, Virginia, United States, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does The AES invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate and SaaS; listed focus areas include Battery, Clean Energy, Energy Infrastructure and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does The AES invest at?
The known deals of The AES include Late-Stage, Pre-Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at The AES?
Both people on file at The AES are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact The AES?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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