Prometheus Fuels Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2018

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 41

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $100M

  • Investors
  • 12

Prometheus Fuels General Information

Description

Developer of energy storage and synthetic fuel technology designed for long-duration energy storage and fuel production. The company's platform converts electricity into liquid fuels through direct air capture and electrochemical processes, enabling utilities, industrial operators, and transportation providers to store energy and produce fuels from renewable electricity.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 601 Swift Street
  • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  • United States
+1 (917)
Primary Industry
Energy Production
Other Industries
Energy Storage
Environmental Services (B2B)
Other Energy
Corporate Office
  • 601 Swift Street
  • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  • United States
+1 (917)

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Prometheus Fuels Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Early Stage VC (Series B) 23-Sep-2021 $100M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) 30-Mar-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) 31-Aug-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A1) 31-Mar-2019 $2.25M $2.37M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Accelerator/Incubator 18-Mar-2019 $125K $125K Completed Generating Revenue
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Prometheus Fuels Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series B
Series A-5
Series A-4
Series A-3
Series A-2 931,274 $0.000100 6% $0.85 $0.85 1x $0.85 4.54%
Series A-1 1,320,327 $0.000100 6% $0.11 $0.11 1x $0.11 6.44%
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Prometheus Fuels Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Developer of energy storage and synthetic fuel technology designed for long-duration energy storage and fuel production.
Energy Production
Santa Cruz, CA
41 As of 2025

Deerfield, IL
 

San Diego, CA
 
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Prometheus Fuels Competitors (12)

One of Prometheus Fuels’s 12 competitors is LanzaJet, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Deerfield, IL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
LanzaJet Venture Capital-Backed Deerfield, IL
Oberon Fuels Venture Capital-Backed San Diego, CA
C-Capture Venture Capital-Backed Harrogate, United Kingdom
Carbon Engineering Formerly VC-backed Squamish, Canada
WasteFuel Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA
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Prometheus Fuels Patents

Prometheus Fuels Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2025217337-A1 Systems and methods for optimizing fuel production from behind-the-meter solar power Pending 10-Apr-2024
AU-2024380530-A1 Selectable fuel compositions Pending 17-Nov-2023
EP-4809046-A1 Selectable fuel compositions Pending 17-Nov-2023
US-20260317917-A1 Selectable fuel compositions Pending 17-Nov-2023
WO-2025106873-A1 Selectable fuel compositions Inactive 17-Nov-2023 C10G2/50
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Prometheus Fuels Investors (12)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Alpha Wave Global Growth/Expansion Minority
A.P. Moller - Maersk Corporation Minority
Emles Venture Partners Venture Capital Minority
Fundamental Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Maersk Growth Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Prometheus Fuels FAQs

  • When was Prometheus Fuels founded?

    Prometheus Fuels was founded in 2018.

  • Where is Prometheus Fuels headquartered?

    Prometheus Fuels is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA.

  • What is the size of Prometheus Fuels?

    Prometheus Fuels has 41 total employees.

  • What industry is Prometheus Fuels in?

    Prometheus Fuels’s primary industry is Energy Production.

  • Is Prometheus Fuels a private or public company?

    Prometheus Fuels is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Prometheus Fuels?

    The current valuation of Prometheus Fuels is .

  • What is Prometheus Fuels’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Prometheus Fuels is .

  • How much funding has Prometheus Fuels raised over time?

    Prometheus Fuels has raised $116M.

  • Who are Prometheus Fuels’s investors?

    Alpha Wave Global, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Emles Venture Partners, Fundamental Ventures, and Maersk Growth are 5 of 12 investors who have invested in Prometheus Fuels.

  • Who are Prometheus Fuels’s competitors?

    LanzaJet, Oberon Fuels, C-Capture, Carbon Engineering, and WasteFuel are some of the 12 competitors of Prometheus Fuels.

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