Propeller VC

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Investor type

VC

Founded

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AUM

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Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Propeller VC is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, particularly in sectors related to ocean science and climate technology. Propeller VC is known for its unique approach of partnering with scientist-founders to spin out startups through a tech-transfer process, granting direct access to intellectual property and a framework centered around Ocean Industrials, Carbon, and Organics.

The firm invests in a range of sectors including energy, shipping, transportation, automation, robotics, and more, with a particular emphasis on technologies that impact or are impacted by the ocean and climate transition. Propeller VC typically invests between $500K and $3M, focusing on pre-seed to Series A stages. They are currently investing out of their $118M Fund I, maintaining flexibility in their investment approach to accommodate novel innovations across legacy industries and new markets.

Notable investments by Propeller VC include Aikido - a robotics company, Allium - an engineering firm, Aquatic Labs - a marine technology company, Banyu - a carbon technology firm, and Blue Energy - an energy solutions provider. These investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting transformative technologies that address significant environmental challenges.

Industry

Agriculture Biotechnology Foodtech Industrial Robotics Transportation Energy ClimateTech

Propeller VC Funds

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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
ClimateTech
North America
$5-10 m
$118 M
September 2026

Contacts

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Devdutt Yellurkar General Partner
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Propeller VC invests in companies and startups in Agriculture, Biotechnology, Foodtech, Industrial, Robotics, Transportation, Energy, ClimateTech.
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