Christopher A. Smith

Managing Director | Energy Innovation Capital

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2022
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Board Observer
Oct 2022
SafeAI retrofits existing construction and mining vehicles with autonomous driving technology to enable safer, more productive and connected worksites.
Board Member
Aug 2022
Outsight’s software solutions track the motion of people and vehicles using 3D LiDAR data. Operators of transportation hubs like airports and train stations but also sport venues, road infrastructures and industrial sites can now access accurate and anonymous Spatial Intelligence data, in order to improve operations and increase user safety and satisfaction. Our international team of scientists and engineers drive the development of our solutions from Paris, San Francisco, and Sophia-Antipolis (Nice). To support our global outreach, we also operate commercial offices in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We believe that accelerating the adoption of LiDAR technology through robust and scalable software solutions will significantly contribute to making the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Board Member
Jul 2022
Aurora Hydrogen is developing a technology that uses efficient microwave energy to heat methane in the absence of oxygen and water (pyrolysis) to produce hydrogen and solid carbon with no direct CO2 emissions. The technology is highly scalable and modular, units can be installed anywhere there is natural gas and electricity. Hydrogen production using Auroras technology has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by over 500 million tonnes per year.
Board Member
Apr 2021
Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is helping companies meet their sustainable operation goals by creating the most advanced space-based hyperspectral infrastructure and spectral intelligence in existence. Our real-time insights enable unparalleled monitoring services for both commercial and defense users on a global scale. OSK is currently building its GHOSt hyperspectral satellite constellation for deployment in 2022. GHOSt will provide daily target monitoring services to OSK’s customers in the energy, mining, and defense sectors. Services will include oil and gas pipeline monitoring & methane mapping, clean energy resource exploration, sustainable mining practices, precision agriculture and wildfire risk mitigation.
Investor
Feb 2021
Xpansiv® operates the world’s largest integrated, open and neutral market infrastructure for the global energy transition. Through Xpansiv’s comprehensive end-to-end technology platform, which covers the entire lifecycle of environmental commodities, the company connects diverse markets and participants worldwide playing a pivotal role in scaling the energy transition.
Board Observer
Feb 2021
Moleaer develops industrial scale nanobubble generators to enhance a wide range of processes, enabling a vast improvements in farming, horticulture, lake & pond aquatic management, water treatment and the recovery of natural resources. Moleaer strives to help customers increase productivity more responsibly. We change how gases are utilized to enhance industrial processes, eliminate chemicals, save energy and treat water.  Our nanobubble technology helps farmers grow more crops, oil and mining companies recover more valuable resources, and industries efficiently treat water and wastewater.
Board Observer
Sep 2020
A global leader in AI-powered computer vision, Cogniac enables extraction of specific and actionable intelligence from visual data. Cogniac’s no-code, enterprise-class platform delivers the latest in deep neural network technology and is deployed across a wide spectrum of industries and applications to maximize performance of visual tasks. For more information, visit www.cogniac.ai
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2022
Board Observer
Oct 2022
SafeAI retrofits existing construction and mining vehicles with autonomous driving technology to enable safer, more productive and connected worksites.
Board Member
Aug 2022
Outsight’s software solutions track the motion of people and vehicles using 3D LiDAR data. Operators of transportation hubs like airports and train stations but also sport venues, road infrastructures and industrial sites can now access accurate and anonymous Spatial Intelligence data, in order to improve operations and increase user safety and satisfaction. Our international team of scientists and engineers drive the development of our solutions from Paris, San Francisco, and Sophia-Antipolis (Nice). To support our global outreach, we also operate commercial offices in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We believe that accelerating the adoption of LiDAR technology through robust and scalable software solutions will significantly contribute to making the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Board Member
Jul 2022
Aurora Hydrogen is developing a technology that uses efficient microwave energy to heat methane in the absence of oxygen and water (pyrolysis) to produce hydrogen and solid carbon with no direct CO2 emissions. The technology is highly scalable and modular, units can be installed anywhere there is natural gas and electricity. Hydrogen production using Auroras technology has the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by over 500 million tonnes per year.
2021
Board Member
Apr 2021
Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is helping companies meet their sustainable operation goals by creating the most advanced space-based hyperspectral infrastructure and spectral intelligence in existence. Our real-time insights enable unparalleled monitoring services for both commercial and defense users on a global scale. OSK is currently building its GHOSt hyperspectral satellite constellation for deployment in 2022. GHOSt will provide daily target monitoring services to OSK’s customers in the energy, mining, and defense sectors. Services will include oil and gas pipeline monitoring & methane mapping, clean energy resource exploration, sustainable mining practices, precision agriculture and wildfire risk mitigation.
Investor
Feb 2021
Xpansiv® operates the world’s largest integrated, open and neutral market infrastructure for the global energy transition. Through Xpansiv’s comprehensive end-to-end technology platform, which covers the entire lifecycle of environmental commodities, the company connects diverse markets and participants worldwide playing a pivotal role in scaling the energy transition.
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