The Westly Group

It's official: We've closed a $100M oversubscribed seed fund to support visionary entrepreneurs transforming the world's largest industries. We're excited to partner with the next generation of game-changing companies in the energy, mobility, building, and industrial sectors, which make up more than 50 percent of the world’s GDP. More on the news, via AXIOS and VentureBeat: https://lnkd.in/gpbf89_F For nearly 20 years, we've backed exceptional companies and technologies (including nine IPOs with four multi-billion dollar exits – Tesla, SentinelOne, Luminar Technologies, Procore Technologies). Our initial leading investments from the seed fund are well on their way to greatness: Condoit, Diagon, Sightline Climate (CTVC). And a big Westly Group welcome to our new LPs: PPL Corporation, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, ONEOK, OGE Energy Corp., Vontier, Avista, Evergy. Much more to come!

PPL Corporation recently received Public Utilities Fortnightly’s 2024 Top Innovator in Energy Transition award for the company’s Renewable Energy Research Facility. We created the facility to study how integrating a complementary mix of resources, including solar, wind, hydro and energy storage, can help support a reliable, affordable and sustainable energy future for our customers. PPL is committed to advancing a balanced energy mix to meet increased demand for power and to investing in the promising technologies of tomorrow. We’re proud to collaborate on more than 175 research and development projects with over 30 industry and academic partners. Read Public Utilities Fortnightly’s article here: https://lnkd.in/edHrQY49 #PPLCorporation #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

?? ? I'm excited to announce that we're adding an Associate to our growing investment team. ?? ? Founded in 2007, The Westly Group now manages nearly $1B across 5 funds and invests Seed - Early Growth in companies sustainably transforming the foundational sectors of energy, industrials, mobility, and buildings. We are looking for an Associate to join our Investment Team focused on Series A through Early Growth investments. This is a great opportunity for someone with: - 2-4 years of relevant work experience (investing, startups/operations, consulting) - demonstrated passion for physical industries and climate/sustainability - strong network within our target sectors & ability to build relationships - excellent analytical skills - low ego and team-first attitude Please learn more and apply at the link below. We look forward to meeting you!! https://lnkd.in/gMqchxvb #climatetech #venturecapital #foundationalindustries

Where does new climate technology come from? Find out in the new season of the Healthy Spaces podcast. In the premiere episode, venture capitalist Steve Westly from The Westly Group joins our VP of Innovation Charles Oakley Roberts to discuss the future of #climatetech. Listen and learn: https://ow.ly/L2Hi50SBOIT

?? Lithium-ion grid storage is booming and now long-duration storage looks primed for liftoff, with 35+ notable projects underway across the U.S. ?? Read on for our perspectives on #LDES plus our market map and project database: https://lnkd.in/et79Ki6i #climatetech #energystorage #longdurationstorage #batteries #netzero

We're thrilled to partner with Learn to Win and lead their oversubscribed Series A! Congratulations to Andrew Powell, Sasha Seymore, and the entire team as they take this next step in modernizing enterprise training software. https://lnkd.in/eyKtXfrs

We're thrilled to partner with Learn to Win and lead their oversubscribed Series A! Congratulations to Andrew Powell, Sasha Seymore, and the entire team as they take this next step in modernizing enterprise training software. https://lnkd.in/eyKtXfrs

??Proud to announce our most recent investment in Learn to Win. Andrew Powell and Sasha Seymore are the type of entrepreneurs you wake up every day excited to support in any way possible. Looking forward to building something great! https://lnkd.in/gECHu8Vs

Magnificent 7 stock Tesla reported first quarter earnings today. The company reported lighter revenue than expected and a miss on their top and bottom lines, noting 2024 deliveries would be notably lower in comparison to 2023. $TSLA’s stock price is down more than 40% this year as the company faces increased EV competition across the globe. “Let’s be honest, this was a terrible quarter. Right now, Tesla needs to focus, and they need to get dates for bringing that new $25,000 dollar car to market. If they do that, there’s a lot of silver lining out there for them,” The Westly Group Founder and former Tesla board member Steve Westly said. “I can’t think of anything more earth-shattering than a car that drives itself. And I think that’s exactly what people should be focused on… we think that two-thirds of the enterprise value in that year [2027] could be attributable to the robotaxi network. To ignore this is crazy in my mind, ” ARK Investment Management LLC Director of Investment Analysis & Institutional Strategies Tasha Keeney, CFA added.