Blackhorn Ventures News and Posts
Assessing Carbon Opportunities: Our Investment Thesis in this Growing, Nascent Landscape
Sep 14, 2023 | Market Insights
Blackhorn Ventures is excited to share our latest market insights whitepaper on "Assessing Carbon Opportunities". Significant uncertainty regarding carbon removal and accounting standards, regulations, and the timing of demand, leads us to take a curious, but...
Decarbonizing Supply Chains: Tim Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO of Optera, on the Complexity of Emissions
Sep 12, 2023 | Founder Profile
Blackhorn portfolio company Optera is a carbon management software system providing companies with the tools and services to track, manage, and achieve their emissions goals. From pioneering pay-as-you-go solar in Africa to working with the World Economic Forum on...
Our Investment in Optera: Emissions Management for Complex Supply Chains
Sep 12, 2023 | Investment Announcement
Blackhorn Ventures is proud to upsize our investment in carbon accounting software provider Optera's Series A round alongside Next Frontier Capital, with participation from Engage VC, Overture VC, Massive VC and others. Pressure is building for public and private...
The Charge Forward: Quincy Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of Electric Era, on the Future of EV Fast Charging
Jul 31, 2023 | Founder Profile
Quincy Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Electric Era, started his professional career as a mechanical engineer at SpaceX. Applying the skills he learned for spacecraft to the climate challenge here on Earth, Quincy is on a mission to make electric vehicle fast charging...
AI-driven Industrial Decarbonization: Our Investment in Fero Labs
Jul 5, 2023 | Investment Announcement
Blackhorn Ventures is proud to announce our latest investment in Fero Labs, alongside Climate Investment (formerly known as OGCI Climate Investments), Innovation Endeavors, and DI Technology. Fero Labs is an AI-driven manufacturing process optimization software that...
Solving the Input Problem: Mark Fosdike – Cofounder and CEO of Datch on Building AI Solutions that Transform Industrial Frontline Work
Jun 21, 2023 | Founder Profile
Mark Fosdike, the CEO and cofounder of Datch, spent the majority of his early career as an engineer in aircraft and submarines. After experiencing first-hand how low tech frontline processes were limiting manufacturing output, Mark went on to cofound Datch with Aric...
Our Investment in Golioth: Commercial IOT Development Platform Built for Scale
May 4, 2023 | Investment Announcement
Blackhorn Ventures is proud to announce our latest investment in Golioth, a provider of turnkey enterprise software infrastructure for hardware companies to securely connect their devices to the cloud, with participation from Differential, Zetta Venture Partners, and...
The HVAC OS: Our Investment in Specifx Data
Apr 24, 2023 | Investment Announcement
Blackhorn Ventures is proud to announce our latest investment in HVAC asset intelligence software provider Specifx Data, with participation from Powerhouse Ventures, Better Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and Soma Capital. Data is at the core of our belief in the power of...
Built Worlds Venture West 2023 – 5 Key Takeaways
Apr 11, 2023 | Blackhorn News, Built Environment, Market Insights
The Blackhorn team recently returned from participating in BuiltWorlds”s Venture West, one of the pre-eminent events focused on venture investing in construction and built environment-related emerging technology. Aside from reconnecting with a number of friends and...
Founder Considerations for Communicating in Complex Situations
Apr 5, 2023 | Blackhorn News, PortCo Resources
Much has been written about the SVB meltdown and the need for startup liquidity and cash management, the tightening loan environment, and treasury management. And while many of these issues remain at the forefront given the uncertainty and risk in the macro-economy,...