Craig Lawrence is a Partner and Co-Founder of Energy Transition Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Craig Lawrence is a Partner and Co-Founder of Energy Transition Ventures, an Austin-based early-stage venture firm he launched in 2021 to support startups driving the energy transition. His background includes a first career as a practicing Mechanical Engineer across oil and gas and medical devices, followed by executive and investing roles in cleantech, including leading energy investing at Accel Partners during the first cleantech wave. Lawrence’s investment thesis targets hardware, software, and services companies solving substantial energy transition problems, with focus areas spanning renewable generation, storage, smart grids, industrial decarbonization, and carbon capture across Pre-Seed to Series B+ stages. His typical check size ranges from $100K to $5.0M, with a sweet spot around $1.5M, and he participates in early-stage ventures in distributed energy, electrification, mobility, and resource efficiency. While specific lead/follow behavior is not publicly detailed, his firm is described as the first early-stage VC in Texas dedicated to the energy transition, suggesting active category-building. Notable portfolio companies are not explicit
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