Konrad Augustin

Entrepreneur, VC and Startup Advisor

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 26 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2020
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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Board Observer / Investor
Sep 2020
T-REX is a SaaS solution for structuring and managing fixed-income securities backed by complex assets, with advanced support for renewable energy and ESG-driven investment. Our platform provides a streamlined, centralized experience for deal structuring, modeling, scenario analysis, real-time performance tracking, and reporting, acting as a single source of truth for all parties in a deal.
Investor / Board Observer
Nov 2019
Bidgely is the indispensable innovation partner for UtilityAI. Bidgely’s patented disaggregation technology unlocks opportunities for utilities to optimize shareholder value, personalize customer engagement, and modernize grid operations. With more than 15M homes under contract, Bidgely is the choice of leading utilities, Learn more at bidgely.com.
Investor / board observer
Aug 2019
· Your go-to destination for digital reality solutions in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations industry. At FARO, were passionate about leveraging the latest digital technologies to transform the way AECO professionals design, build, and manage the built environment. Our solutions harness the power of digital reality to enhance collaboration, streamline workflows, and drive project success. Join us to stay updated on the advancements shaping the future of the AECO industry. From 3D visualization hardware to reality capture software, we offer a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. #construction #technology #360photo #ConTech #RealityCapture #DigitalReality #AEC #BuildingTogether
Board Member
Jan 2019
Vinli is the preferred mobility intelligence partner for the largest fleet and insurance organizations in the world. We are committed to solving the most pressing business challenges in the automotive fleet industry by building uniquely collaborative, long-lasting relationships with our customers, all while delivering unmatched technology solutions.
Investor/board observer
Feb 2018
Sight Machine is the data platform for manufacturing, unlocking plant data to help manufacturers improve profitability, productivity, and sustainability. Using Sight Machine’s common Data Foundation for operations and analysis, manufacturers can make better, faster decisions for improving production performance. Sight Machine’s streaming platform continuously analyzes all assets, data sources, and processes, from machine to enterprise level.
Investor/Observer
Dec 2016
SpaceTime Insight develops and delivers innovative advanced analytics and industrial internet of things applications for asset-intensive industries. With our software, customers reduce cost and risk, increase capital efficiency, pinpoint theft, spoilage, and shrinkage, lower the frequency and duration of service outages, optimize field crews and operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and more. They understand the entire breadth of their operations in motion, in context, and in real time, and generate greater returns at lower risk, lower cost, and greater speed. SpaceTime Insight’s software powers mission-critical systems for some of the largest companies around the world in diverse industries including utilities, shipping, manufacturing, and energy.
Board Member
Nov 2015
Wärtsilä leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers unlock the value of the energy transition by optimising their energy systems and future-proofing their assets. Our offering comprises flexible power plants, energy management systems, and storage, as well as lifecycle services that ensure increased efficiency and guaranteed performance. Wärtsilä has delivered 72 GW of power plant capacity in 180 countries around the world.
Investor/Board Observer
May 2015
Enervee is the world's first platform-oriented company that drives energy efficiency and consumer engagement through a suite of innovative SaaS products that change how we buy energy-using products. Enervee is in the business of helping people and the planet. We’re a mission driven company here to help people choose affordable efficient products that reduce energy use, utility bills, and CO2 emissions at scale. Our solutions bring together the best in data science, behavioral science, digital product design, and marketing to make efficiency for all a reality. Our range of products deliver energy efficiency, and build customer awareness and engagement. We do this through high quality interventions in online consumer decision making to drive more energy efficient choices. Our products are built for clients who are utilities, manufacturers, retailers and government departments. We currently partner with a number of forward-thinking utilities and governments in the US and Canada. We're backed by one of the most innovative venture funds, Obvious Ventures, and some of the largest utilities in the US. We are also growing, which means we're on the look out for talented and motivated professionals in the areas of engineering, client management, marketing and sales.
Investor / Board Observer
Sep 2014
We're a team of committed technologists and business people who have first-hand experience with aging parents endeavoring to live their lives independently. Conventional solutions neglect the family dynamic, project stigma, impose daily life changes or miss that we care about each other. It's a mutual concern, our parents also worry and care about us. As a result, we created Leeo Ping, a sensor enabled safety net. We also created one of the key devices that work on Ping, the next generation Smart Alert. Leeo Ping assists our family and friends, including our parents, to live more safely and independently. We'd like to give you the freedom and assurance you want and the peace of mind your friends and family need.
Board Member
Jun 2014
QBotix is the pioneering company to use mobile, autonomous and rugged robots in the operation of solar power plants. Our goal is to make solar energy competitive with conventional energy through balance of system innovations. We are based in Menlo Park, CA.
Investor
Apr 2014
Gemeinsam machen wir Wohnen klimaneutral! Kein Haus gleicht dem anderen, aber für jeden von uns ist es ein Zuhause. Es steht für das, was uns ausmacht, was uns wichtig ist. Hier wollen wir seit jeher geborgen, sicher und ungestört sein. Aber wir glauben, beim eigenen Heim geht es künftig um mehr - nämlich um die Generationen, die nach uns kommen. Wir glauben, unsere Häuser können mehr! Sie können elektrifiziert, intelligent, effizient, unabhängig und klimaneutral sein. Wir glauben, klimaneutrales Wohnen sollte für jeden zugänglich, erschwinglich und einfach sein. Und mit jeder Wärmepumpe vor unseren Häusern, jeder Photovoltaikanlage auf unseren Dächern und jeder Wallbox in unseren Garagen leisten wir einen Beitrag für klimaneutrales Wohnen. Wir glauben nicht nur an klimaneutrales Wohnen - wir ermöglichen es. Für Millionen von Eigenheimen. Gemeinsam. Jeden Tag. Heim für Heim. --- 2013 in Berlin als Heizungsinstallateur gelauncht - ist thermondo heute ein zentraler Möglichmacher der Wärmewende in Deutschland für Ein- und Zweifamilienhäuser im Bestand. Wir haben 40.000 Kund:innen und beschäftigen bundesweit über 800 festangestellte Mitarbeiter:innen, davon über 500 Handwerker:innen. Wir wollen klimaneutrales Wohnen für jede:n Hausbesitzer:in zugänglich, erschwinglich und so einfach und zuverlässig wie möglich machen. Mit eigens entwickelter Software und standardisierten Services rund um den Heizungswechsel sind wir ein Pionier in der Digitalisierung des Handwerks und wurden mehrfach für unsere Innovationskraft ausgezeichnet. Seit Juni 2022 ermöglichen wir rund 16 Millionen Hausbesitzer:innen in ganz Deutschland den schnellen und einfachen Umstieg auf die Wärmepumpe - entweder zum Kauf oder zur monatlichen Miete ohne Anschaffungskosten. Seit 2023 installieren wir auch Photovoltaik-Anlagen. Mit dem Einbau von modernen Heizungsanlagen haben wir seit 2013 dazu beigetragen, über 800.000 Tonnen CO₂ einzusparen.
Investor/Board Observer
Apr 2014
Sungevity specializes in the design, installation, financing, and maintenance of home solar systems, proving that going solar is affordable, a good investment and a viable way to reduce carbon emissions. Sungevity currently serves homeowners in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Board Member
Jan 2014
AutoGrid builds software applications that enable a smarter distributed energy world. The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver clean, affordable and reliable energy by managing networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid has more than 7.6K megawatts of DERs under management with leading energy companies around the world. The world’s leading energy companies, including E.ON, Bonneville Power Administration, Florida Power & Light, Southern California Edison, Eneco, Portland General Electric, CPS Energy, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, NextEra Energy and CLEAResult, are using AutoGrid’s software to improve their operations, integrate renewables and drive deeper engagement with their customers. AutoGrid has been recognized for numerous prestigious industry awards including the Global Cleantech 100 (2019), Edison Awards (2018), Bloomberg New Energy Pioneer (2016), World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2015), Red Herring Top 100 North America (2015), Industrial Innovation Company of the Year by the Cleantech Group and Green Product of the Year by the BIG Awards for Business Programs. AutoGrid is headquartered in Redwood City, California, but has rock star team members around the world.
Investor/board observer
Mar 2012
FRX Polymers, Inc. was founded in 2007 following over five years of intensive research and development in the field of halogen-free polymeric flame retardant blend components. The company operates a pilot plant in Chelmsford, MA and a full scale plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Having recently commissioned its commercial plant in Antwerp, FRX is in the high growth phase of its evolution. It is commercializing a novel family of halogen-free, transparent, high melt flowing, polymeric flame retardant polymers. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford MA. For more information about its products, visit their website at www.frxpolymers.com.
Investor/board observer
Jan 2012
Based in Piscataway, N.J. (USA), Solidia Technologies® is a leading provider of decarbonization technologies and sustainable solutions to the construction and building materials industries. Solidia’s patented processes start with an energy-saving cement that dramatically reduces CO2 emissions at the kiln and then cure concrete with captured CO2 instead of water. Together, they improve manufacturing and produce higher-performing cement and concrete products while reducing their carbon footprint, the consumption of fresh water and energy during production, and landfill waste. By helping modernize the $1 trillion global concrete market and its supply chain sibling, the $300 billion global cement market, Solidia can help speed solutions to global population growth, rapid urbanization, infrastructure decline, water scarcity, and climate change. Investors include Imperative Ventures, Zero Carbon Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, PIVA Capital, John Doerr, BP, OGCI Climate Investments, Bill Joy, Kleiner Perkins, BASF Venture Capital, Holcim, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, Air Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD), and other private investors.
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2020
Managing Director FEV US LLC
Oct 2020
Future Energy Ventures is a unique venture capital and collaboration platform that brings together world-class start-ups and corporate partners to shape the future energy landscape. Future Energy Ventures team advises to invest in digital and digitally enabled technologies and business models that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape and make our cities more sustainable. From its operational hubs in Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley, Future Energy Ventures looks for both investment opportunities and scaling opportunities for its portfolio globally and new investment opportunities. Please find our privacy policy here: https://fev.vc/privacy-policy/
Board Observer / Investor
Sep 2020
T-REX is a SaaS solution for structuring and managing fixed-income securities backed by complex assets, with advanced support for renewable energy and ESG-driven investment. Our platform provides a streamlined, centralized experience for deal structuring, modeling, scenario analysis, real-time performance tracking, and reporting, acting as a single source of truth for all parties in a deal.
2019
Investor / Board Observer
Nov 2019
Bidgely is the indispensable innovation partner for UtilityAI. Bidgely’s patented disaggregation technology unlocks opportunities for utilities to optimize shareholder value, personalize customer engagement, and modernize grid operations. With more than 15M homes under contract, Bidgely is the choice of leading utilities, Learn more at bidgely.com.
E.ON Innovation Co-Investments Inc.
Board Member
Oct 2019
Investor / board observer
Aug 2019
· Your go-to destination for digital reality solutions in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations industry. At FARO, were passionate about leveraging the latest digital technologies to transform the way AECO professionals design, build, and manage the built environment. Our solutions harness the power of digital reality to enhance collaboration, streamline workflows, and drive project success. Join us to stay updated on the advancements shaping the future of the AECO industry. From 3D visualization hardware to reality capture software, we offer a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. #construction #technology #360photo #ConTech #RealityCapture #DigitalReality #AEC #BuildingTogether
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