Energy Innovation Capital

EIC Rose Rock

Accelerating the future of energy technology from the heart of Oklahoma. Seed and early-stage venture investing in the companies defining the next era of energy.

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Our Mission

Building on Oklahoma's Energy Heritage

The EIC Rose Rock Venture Fund invests in seed and early-stage companies building innovative technologies to optimize and future-proof the energy sector. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we provide unparalleled market, technology, and commercialization resources.

Oklahoma has been a pioneer of energy technology since the early 1900s and is home to 10 Fortune 1000 energy companies. EIC Rose Rock traces back to an invitation from Tulsa Innovation Labs and the George Kaiser Family Foundation — a coalition designed to seize Oklahoma's unique energy ecosystem and create a global energy technology innovation hub.

We invest in founders who understand that energy innovation is built on the bedrock of heritage, hard work, and deep domain knowledge.

Our Investment Thesis

Investment Thesis

Innovation Themes

EIC Rose Rock is committed to investing in companies developing energy technology — advancing the energy transition, improving sustainability, and enhancing operational efficiency of existing assets.

Energy Transition

Innovations to power the shift toward a low carbon economy.

Renewables and distributed generation
Storage integration & grid modernization
Transport electrification and alternative fuels
Batteries and energy storage
Energy efficiency and load management

Sustainability

Innovations that allow sustainable delivery of conventional energies and beyond.

Emission reductions & offsets
Carbon capture, sequestration & re-use
Responsibly produced products, RSG
Hydrogen
Water treatment and re-use
Biobased chemicals

Energy Digitization

Technologies to enable the digital industrial and energy revolution.

Connectivity, edge computing, IoT
Cloud services and development
AI/ML enabled analytics systems
Computer vision, autonomous systems
Advanced manufacturing, robotics

The EIC Platform

Part of the EIC Platform

EIC Rose Rock is one of several energy-focused venture funds at Energy Innovation Capital — a firm that pairs decades of operator experience with deep capital markets relationships to source, fund, and scale the technologies shaping the next era of energy.

From company formation through pilot deployment and commercial scaling, Rose Rock founders benefit from a platform built to take technology from concept to field.

EIC Fusion

An exclusive community that fosters collaboration between leading startups and established, forward-looking corporations. We provide innovation advisory services and deliver value by curating energy technologies in corporate partners' priority innovation segments.

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Corporate LP Network

Active operators who co-invest, host pilots, and provide the pull-through needed to scale technology from concept to field.

Strategic Advisory Board

Senior energy operators and technologists who guide thesis development and open doors for portfolio companies.

EIC Network

Energy Innovation Capital has offices in Houston, San Francisco, NYC, Boston, and Tulsa — with over $400 million under management and a current portfolio of 38+ startup companies.

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Innovation Coalition

The EIC Rose Rock Coalition

EIC Rose Rock offers unparalleled energy tech innovation and startup scaling support through deep collaboration with our partners — a unique long-term partnership between visionary foundations, Fortune 500 energy leaders, and premier venture capital.

Founding Partners

Innovation partnership with corporate energy leaders — Devon, ONEOK, Williams, Helmerich & Payne, and Vista Energy — representing over $200B in enterprise value.

George Kaiser Family Foundation

A $4 billion philanthropic organization focused on combating intergenerational poverty in the Tulsa community. GKFF's strategic partnership anchors EIC Rose Rock in Tulsa's long-term civic vision.

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Energy Innovation Capital

A premier energy technology venture capital firm and one of the largest technology VC firms in Houston with over $275 million under management and a current portfolio of 27 startup companies. EIC has offices in Houston, San Francisco, NYC, Boston, and Tulsa.

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Coalition Partners

Rose Rock Bridge

Tulsa's energy tech incubator providing $100k in non-dilutive funding and custom startup support services.

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Tulsa Innovation Labs

Designs economic development programs focused on supporting startup growth through public and private partnerships to position Tulsa as the nation's most inclusive tech community.

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Portfolio Companies

Companies Shaping Energy's Future

EIC Rose Rock is at the center of the energy and sustainability transformation. Our partners are a testament to the potential of this venture and our shared vision for the future.

Aurora Hydrogen

Clean hydrogen production on-site via microwave heating of natural gas for industrial and transportation sectors.

Element3

Recovers battery-grade lithium from oilfield wastewater to build a domestic supply without new mines.

Captura

Electrodialysis technology that removes CO₂ from seawater, amplifying the ocean's natural carbon removal cycle.

Exum Instruments

Desktop LALI-TOF-MS analytical instruments for fast, cost-effective characterization of solid materials.

Salient Predictions

ML-powered subseasonal-to-seasonal weather forecasts (2–52 weeks) for energy grid and commodity risk management.

Acquired · Google DeepMind

Phoenix Tailings

First fully-clean domestic rare earth metals refiner, building U.S. critical mineral supply chain independence.

Fluid Efficiency

Patented drag-reducing additive for NGL pipelines that boosts throughput on existing infrastructure with zero residue.

Safety Radar

Live risk platform for field safety teams — incident capture, analysis, routing, and defensible investigation records.

Crux OCM

Autonomous pipeline control software that raises throughput and cuts power costs while keeping human operators in command.

ZENRG

Cross compression and pump-around systems that eliminate methane venting and flaring from natural gas operations.

Otovo

Monitoring, maintenance, and repair for home solar, batteries, generators, and EV chargers, plus Texas retail electricity.

Xalter

Immersive XR training that helps frontline energy workers build skills through realistic scenario-based practice.

Altillion

Advanced extraction technologies recovering critical minerals — lithium, iodine — from brine at commercial scale.

Aquanta Vision

Software apps using optical gas imaging cameras to make methane leak detection faster and more actionable in the field.

Overroute

AI agents that handle freight coordination — order monitoring, carrier communication, and exception rerouting for enterprise logistics.

BlueShift

Electrochemical processing to recover rare earths and critical minerals from coal ash deposits previously considered uneconomic.

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Our Team

Operators & Investors

Decades of combined experience across energy operations, venture capital, and technology commercialization.

Kevin Skillern

Co-Founder, EIC

Focused on energy industry investing and strategy since 1993. Previously led GE's global energy technology investing activities. MBA from Stanford, BSEE from UT Austin.

George Coyle

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, EIC

Co-founded three corporate venture capital groups: Chevron Technology Ventures, ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures, and Energy Technology Ventures.

David Clouse

Managing Director, EIC

Over 20 years in venture capital, corporate innovation, and business development. Previously with bp ventures, investing in oil & gas and sustainable technologies.

Andrew Lackner

Managing Director, EIC

Over 20 years in venture capital, strategy consulting, and corporate innovation. Led Accenture Bloom Capital; previously 10 years at GE establishing the energy venture capital team.

John Freer

Operating Partner, EIC

Over 25 years of experience in the energy industry, bringing deep operational and commercial expertise as Operating Partner with Energy Innovation Capital.

EIC Rose Rock Advisors

Jaclyn Presnal

Williams Companies

VP of New Energy Ventures at Williams.

Chris Miller

Helmerich & Payne Ventures

Director of H&P Ventures, connecting drilling expertise to new energy technologies.

Greg Lusardi

ONEOK

VP of Corporate Development at ONEOK.

Greg Douglas

Williams Companies

EIC Rose Rock IC member. Venture Lead at Williams.

Nathan Ray

Devon Energy Ventures

EIC Rose Rock IC member. Director at Devon Energy Ventures.

John Ferrari

George Kaiser Family Foundation

EIC Rose Rock IC member. Investment Officer at GKFF.

John Schwarck

ONEOK Ventures

EIC Rose Rock IC member. VP of ONEOK Ventures. Previously Director of Ventures at AEP.

Get in Touch

Let's Build Together

Whether you are a founder seeking capital, a corporation looking to innovate, or an investor interested in Oklahoma's energy technology ecosystem — we want to hear from you.

contact@eicfunds.com