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Veriten

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2022

AUM

$190 M

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 23 May, 2026

Profile

Veriten is an energy investor based in Houston. The firm was founded in 2022 by Maynard Holt, who used to run Tudor Pickering Holt and before that was an energy banker at Goldman. The team has 20 people - investors, analysts, bankers, and former energy operators. Veriten is unusual because it does three things at once: invests in startups, advises energy companies, and runs two weekly podcasts on the industry - "C.O.B. Tuesday" and "Super-Spiked".

The firm backs technology across the full energy stack - power, oil and gas, industrials, and the software, hardware, and materials that support them. Tickets are $10-50M at Series A through late-stage. Veriten has 50+ industry partners across upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, and big tech. Total AUM is $190M across two funds. NexTen Fund closed at $85M in 2023. Fund II had a first close at $105M in May 2026. LPs include Halliburton, Phillips 66, and CIBC.

Notable investments: Helix Earth Technologies - carbon capture. Disa Technologies - oilfield decontamination. Virtual Peaker - grid software. ElectraMet - metal recovery from waste. Armada - edge computing for industry. Treehouse - EV charging. Aeromine Technologies - rooftop wind.

Industry

Energy Technology Industrial Fintech SaaS Software

Veriten Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Industrial
Technology
Energy
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$10-50 m
$105 M
May 2026
NexTen Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Energy
Industrial
Technology
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$10-50 m
$85 M
October 2023

Contacts

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Maynard Holt Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Robert Kester Partner, Technology & Innovation
Partner, Technology & Innovation
r•••@•••
LinkedIn
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FAQs about Veriten

Veriten is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Veriten is located in Houston, Texas, United States.
Veriten was founded in 2022.
Veriten invests in companies and startups in Energy, Technology, Industrial, Fintech, SaaS, Software.
Veriten invests in companies and startups in North America.
Veriten invests in companies and startups at Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Veriten usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Veriten has around $190m assets under management.
Veriten last fund was created/launched in 2026-05-20
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