Co-CEO and Co-founder Amber, 2020 - Series A | 2024 - Sold Realised
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Consulting Group | Virescent Ventures, Forbes Australia, Square Peg Capital | |
| Business Development Manager (former) | Tesla | Virescent Ventures, Forbes Australia, Square Peg Capital |
| Co-CEO and Co-founder Amber | 2020 - Series A | 2024 - Sold Realised | amber.com.au, 2020 - Series A | 2024 - Sold Realised team page |
| Co-founder and co-CEO (former) | Amber Electric | Breakthrough Victoria (23 Dec 2025), RenewEconomy (30 Sep 2025), Forbes Australia, RenewEconomy (4 Jun 2025), Breakthrough Victoria (9 Jul 2024), ARENA, Breakthrough Victoria (22 Feb 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, RenewEconomy (24 Oct 2022), Square Peg Capital |
| Co-founder and co-CEO (former) | Amber | Business News Australia, SmartCompany, Startup Daily (4 Jun 2025), @AuManufacturing, Breakthrough Victoria, Forbes Australia, Alberts Impact Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily (24 Oct 2022), Square Peg Capital |
Stories naming Dan Adams. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Amber, an Australian home battery automation company, has secured a Series E round led by Morgan Stanley's 1GT climate fund, with earlier backers taking part, to support local growth and European expansion.
Melbourne energy tech firm Amber has banked a $78.5m Series E led by Morgan Stanley-backed climate fund 1GT, with E.ON, ETF Partners and Innovation Victoria joining, to fund growth and European expansion.
Breakthrough Victoria highlights portfolio achievements including Amber Electric's forty-five million dollar raise, Bygen and Diag-Nose grants, and Quantum Brilliance series A funding.
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Virescent Ventures announces it has invested in Amber, an Australian retailer letting home battery owners buy and sell power at wholesale rates, citing its customer base and overseas utility partnerships.
Amber raised $45 million led by ETF Partners, while Sydney fintech Superhero secured $11 million at a $150 million valuation, with several executive hires announced alongside the raise.
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Amber has banked a $45 million Series D, headed by ETF Partners, to push its household energy platform into Europe, while a new federal battery rebate promises to widen its market.
Amber Electric, a Melbourne electricity retailer, has banked $45 million from ETF Partners and returning backers to fund overseas expansion and vehicle-to-grid technology.
Also Forbes Australia·Dealroom
Energy retailer Amber has raised $45 million in a round led by ETF Partners to grow its home-battery and EV automation business overseas, having bought charging app Charge HQ earlier this year.
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Amber, the home battery automation company, has banked a $45 million round led by ETF Partners alongside Square Peg, Gentrack, Rubio Impact Ventures and Breakthrough Victoria; co-founder Dan Adams talks growth and overseas licensing.
Also Startup Daily
Breakthrough Victoria reports its $4.5 million investment in Amber Electric, a Melbourne energy software startup whose SmartShift technology optimises household electricity use, covering the company's Victorian impact, customers and hiring growth.
ARENA announced a $3.2 million grant to Amber Electric for a residential trial of EV smart charging and vehicle-to-grid services, with enX independently verifying the project's modelling under the Driving the Nation Fund.
A profile of Startmate ranking the twenty most valuable companies it has backed, noting their valuations, past raises and founders, plus Bugcrowd's newly announced purchase of Informer and its climate focus.
Breakthrough Victoria reports a $4.5 million investment in Amber Electric's $29 million Series C, led by GenTrack with Rubio Impact Ventures, funding jobs and product expansion.
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Alberts Impact Ventures recaps 2022: six new portfolio companies, five follow-on investments, a led seed round in Abby Health, plus team events, a trade mission and investor recognition.
Energy retailer Amber Electric added NRMA as a new backer in a $13.4 million Series B extension led by existing investors, with proceeds earmarked for developing its SmartShift battery and EV charging automation technology.
Also Techboard·Startup Daily
Square Peg's retrospective of 2019: five new portfolio companies, several large rounds it led or co-led, two acquisitions, two IPOs, new team members, and its capital deployed across new and follow-on deals.
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Square Peg Capital's investment note explaining why it led energy retailer Amber's seed round, covering Amber's wholesale-priced electricity model, its founders' backgrounds, and the case for pass-through renewable energy pricing.