Verdagy Funding, Investors & Competitors

Verdagy has raised $117M across 3 funding rounds, most recently a $73M Series B in August 2023.

Last Verdagy funding round

$73M

Series B · Aug 2023

Cumulative funding Verdagy raised

$117M

across 3 funding rounds

Key investors in Verdagy

  • Temasek
  • Shell Ventures
  • Khosla Ventures
  • Samsung Venture Investment
  • TDK Ventures
  • Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
  • BHP Ventures
  • Yara Growth Ventures

Verdagy Overview

About Verdagy

Verdagy is a Moss Landing-headquartered electrolyzer manufacturer producing green hydrogen at gigawatt scale. Its water electrolysis stacks deliver hydrogen at under $2 per kilogram with pressurized output up to 30 bar. Verdagy operates lab, pilot, and prototype facilities in California to deploy modular systems for industrial and energy storage applications.


Founded

2021

HQ

United StatesMoss Landing, CA

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Product sales

Verdagy Funding History

Verdagy has raised a total of $117M across 3 funding rounds.

Verdagy's first fundraising round was a $25M Series A in February 2022. The most recent completed round was a $73M Series B in August 2023.

Verdagy funding rounds

Verdagy funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Aug 2023Series BShell Ventures (lead); Temasek (lead); BlueScope Steel; Toppan Ventures; Zeon Ventures; Bidra Innovation Ventures; Galp Energia; Yara Growth Ventures; Tupras Ventures; Samsung Venture Investment$73MVerdagy is a green hydrogen company specializing in advanced water electrolysis electrolyzer technologies for large-scale industrial applications, spun out from Chemetry and operating lab and pilot plants in Moss Landing, California. The company focuses on reducing upfront capital costs and unit production costs for green hydrogen, targeting heavy industries like chemicals, ammonia/fertilizer, steel, and e-fuels. Verdagy's eDynamic 20-megawatt electrolyzer module serves as a building block for gigawatt-scale plants, with innovations enabling higher current densities, more hydrogen production per cell, real-time monitoring, and predictive maintenance. On August 8, 2023, Verdagy closed a $73 million Series B funding round co-led by Temasek and Shell Ventures, with participation from Bidra Innovation Ventures, BlueScope Steel, Galp, Samsung Venture Investment, Toppan Ventures, Tupras Ventures, Yara Growth Ventures, and Zeon Ventures. The funding supports commercialization of its electrolyzer technology, acceleration of the eDynamic20 module launch, and scaling to 200-megawatt and larger systems. Following the round, Verdagy announced a new advanced manufacturing facility in Silicon Valley, set to begin operations in Q1 2024 as the first US site for large-volume advanced water electrolyzer production, aiming to double employee headcount by summer 2024. Leadership includes CEO Marty Neese with experience from SunPower and Ballard, COO Peter Cousins from Tesla gigafactories, Founder Dr. Ryan Gilliam, and new President Rahul Bammi appointed in October 2023 to lead revenue, product management, sales, and go-to-market. The company targets the Department of Energy's $2/kg levelized cost of hydrogen goal by 2026 through advanced manufacturing, cost reductions, and product innovations. Total funding across rounds reached approximately $98M to $137.6M by 2024, including a prior Series A in February 2022 and a $39.6M grant in March 2024.
Apr 2022Undisclosed stageBlueScopeX$19MVerdagy is a developer of industrial hydrogen electrolyzers based in Monterey County, CA. The company has raised a total of $137.6M across multiple rounds, including a Series B funding and earlier rounds, with 16 investors including BlueScope Steel, Shell Ventures, Temasek, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Its latest known round was a $39.6M grant on March 14, 2024, from the U.S. Department of Energy. A Series B round raised $73M from Temasek Holdings, Shell Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Bluescope Steel, Galp, and others, announced around August 2023.
Feb 2022Series ATDK Ventures (lead); Temasek; Doral Energy-Tech Ventures; Orbia Ventures; Khosla Ventures; BHP Ventures; Shell Ventures$25MVerdagy is a green hydrogen electrolysis startup spun out of Chemetry in early 2021, developing large-scale electrolyzer technology for cost-effective, low-capex and low-opex green hydrogen production to enable deep decarbonization in hard-to-abate sectors like chemicals, steel, and mining. The company leverages electrochemical expertise to meet performance targets for broad adoption of green hydrogen using renewable energy sources. On February 8-9, 2022, Verdagy closed a $25 million oversubscribed funding round led by TDK Ventures, with participation from BHP Ventures, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Orbia Ventures, Shell Ventures, and Temasek Holdings. TDK Ventures highlighted synergies in electrochemistry, materials science, power conversion, and global market access to support Verdagy's product development and commercialization. The funding enables rapid scale-up, including demonstration of a first commercial 10-cell stack at 2MW capacity and targeting a 20MW eDynamic electrolyzer, with industrial-scale plants using multiple electrolyzers on the roadmap. CEO Marty Neese emphasized the investors' confidence in the team's technology demonstration. Verdagy planned a $150M factory as of July 2024, indicating ongoing growth.

Who has invested in Verdagy?

16 investors have backed Verdagy across its funding rounds, including Temasek, Shell Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment, TDK Ventures and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures.

Lead investors include Shell Ventures, Temasek and TDK Ventures.


Verdagy Investors

Investors in Verdagy by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
TemasekSingaporeSingapore2LeadFeb 2022
Shell VenturesNetherlandsNetherlands2LeadFeb 2022
BlueScope SteelAustraliaKansas City, MO1ParticipantAug 2023
Doral Energy-Tech VenturesIsraelRamat Gan1ParticipantFeb 2022
Toppan VenturesJapanTokyo1ParticipantAug 2023
Zeon VenturesUnited StatesSan Jose, CA1ParticipantAug 2023
TDK VenturesUnited StatesSan Jose, CA1LeadFeb 2022
Orbia VenturesUnited StatesBoston, MA1ParticipantFeb 2022
Bidra Innovation VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantAug 2023
Khosla VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantFeb 2022
BlueScopeXAustraliaMelbourne1ParticipantApr 2022
BHP VenturesAustraliaMelbourne1ParticipantFeb 2022
Galp EnergiaPortugalLisbon1ParticipantAug 2023

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Verdagy Competitors

Verdagy competitors include listed companies like First Solar, Nextracker and Vistra, and private ones like Northvolt, 1Komma5° and Climeworks.

Public and private companies comparable to Verdagy
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
First SolarUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$5.2B$2.1B$22B4.0x
NextrackerUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$3.6B$747M$13B2.9x
NorthvoltSwedenStockholmPrivate--$12B-
1Komma5°GermanyGermanyPrivate$598M-$1.4B-
ClimeworksSwitzerlandZurichPrivate--$1.1B-
VistraUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$18B$5B$48B3.3x

Verdagy Public Comps

Verdagy is still privately-owned, but its public comps include GE Vernova, Iberdrola, Enbridge, China Yangtze Power, Constellation Energy, Williams Companies, Enterprise Products, Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan and TC Energy.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
GE Vernova$38B$3.2B6.2x5.4x73.5x43.5x
Iberdrola$51B$17B4.4x4.3x13.2x11.8x
Enbridge$47B$15B4.2x3.6x13.3x13.3x
China Yangtze Power$13B$11B11.4x11.3x13.9x14.4x
Constellation Energy$26B$5B4.6x3.8x23.5x15.3x
Williams Companies$12B$7.4B10.1x9.8x16.4x14.6x
Enterprise Products$53B$9.6B2.2x1.9x12.3x11.0x
Energy Transfer$86B$15B1.9x1.5x10.5x8.8x

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Common questions about Verdagy

When was Verdagy founded?Verdagy was founded in 2021.
Where is Verdagy headquartered?Verdagy is headquartered in Moss Landing, CA, United States.
Is Verdagy publicly listed?No, Verdagy is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Verdagy raised?Verdagy has raised $117M across 3 funding rounds.
What was Verdagy's last funding round?Verdagy's last funding round was a $73M Series B in August 2023, led by Shell Ventures and Temasek.
Who are Verdagy's investors?Verdagy's investors include Temasek, Shell Ventures, BlueScope Steel, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Toppan Ventures, Zeon Ventures, TDK Ventures, Orbia Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Khosla Ventures and 6 others.
Which companies are comparable to Verdagy?Companies comparable to Verdagy include First Solar, Nextracker, Northvolt, 1Komma5°, Climeworks and Vistra.

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