EIC Rose Rock

Overview

EIC Rose Rock is a venture capital firm based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to investing in seed and early-stage companies that are developing innovative technologies to optimize and future-proof the energy sector. The firm collaborates with leading energy companies to provide market, technology, and commercialization resources, aiming to accelerate the emergence of the next generation of energy technology leaders. Through its partnership with EIC Fusion, EIC Rose Rock fosters collaboration between startups and established corporations, offering innovation advisory services and curating energy technologies in priority innovation segments. The firm's investment strategy focuses on energy technology innovations in areas such as energy transition, sustainability, and energy digitization. Specific segments include renewables and distributed generation, storage integration and grid modernization, transport electrification and alternative fuels, batteries and energy storage, energy efficiency and load management, emission reductions and offsets, carbon capture, sequestration and reuse, responsibly produced products, hydrogen, water treatment and reuse, biobased chemicals, connectivity, edge computing, IoT, cloud services and development, AI/ML-enabled analytics systems, computer visioning, autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and digital workforce solutions. EIC Rose Rock aims to support companies that advance the energy transition, improve sustainability, and enhance operational efficiency of existing assets. EIC Rose Rock operates as part of an innovation coalition that provides financing as well as technology and commercialization support across all stages of energy technology startup development. This includes support through company formation, technology validation, commercialization, and company scaling. The firm collaborates with partners such as Rose Rock Bridge, which offers non-dilutive capital, free office space, and custom support services to early-stage energy tech startups. Additionally, EIC Rose Rock works with energy leaders like Williams, Devon, and ONEOK to support technology validation through pilot projects, strengthening its ability to support entrepreneurs in their mission to innovate within the energy sector.

Investment Focus

• Companies developing innovative energy technologies
• Early-stage startups in energy and industrial sectors
• Focus on energy transition, sustainability, and energy digitization

Portfolio Companies