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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Menlo Park, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • Australia
Investment stages
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Climate Tech
  • Decarbonization
  • Clean Energy
  • Mobility
  • Industrial Tech
  • Sustainability
  • Energy Transition
  • Battery Tech
About
Gigascale Capital is a Menlo Park-based VC focused on growth-stage climate and energy transition companies. Their focus spans climate tech, decarbonization, clean energy, mobility, industrial tech, and sustainability across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. The firm supports founders from Series A through Growth.
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$1M
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$4M
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Investment Thesis

Gigascale Capital is a growth-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across climate tech, decarbonization, clean energy, mobility, industrial tech, and sustainability sectors. They invest in companies driving the energy transition at gigascale with concentrated check sizes and operator-investor support. The firm differentiates itself through founder Mark Cupta's prior Prelude Ventures climate investing expertise, $1.4B inaugural fund, dedicated focus on the $100T+ decarbonization opportunity, and strategic positioning bridging Silicon Valley climate tech with global energy markets.
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Manager's Experience

Mark Cupta (Founder & Managing Partner) founded Gigascale Capital in 2022 after serving as a Managing Director at Prelude Ventures for over six years where he led numerous climate tech investments; he previously held investing roles at GE Equity and brings deep climate, energy transition, and growth equity expertise. He closed a $1.4B inaugural fund in 2024 as one of the largest dedicated climate tech vehicles globally, with strategic backing from major institutional LPs and a focused thesis on gigaton-scale decarbonization opportunities across energy transition, mobility, and industrial sectors.

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Team

Mark Cupta - Founder & Managing Partner

Jeff Cohen - Partner

Lara Pierpoint - Partner

Portfolio

Form Energy

Crusoe Energy

Aspen Aerogels

Heliogen

Stem

Sunrun

Climeworks

Pachama

KoBold Metals

Lilac Solutions

Mainspring Energy

MGX Renewables

Mill

Nuvve

Phoenix Tailings

Redwood Materials

Sila Nanotechnologies

Solidia Technologies

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Twelve

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