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Shayle Kann

Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Shayle Kann is the Managing Partner at Frontier within Energy Impact Partners, with a focus on investing in various sectors like ClimateTech, Security, and TransportationTech in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notable highlights from his career include leading investments in companies like Rondo Energy and Form Energy, contributing to the growth of the renewable energy and clean technology industries.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner, Frontier

    2024 - Current

  • Partner

    2018 - 2024

Energy Impact Partners is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in energy companies.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2023

  • Investor and Board Director

    2022

Koloma is a geologic hydrogen company that leverages technology and data to identify and commercialize geologic hydrogen resources.

Raised $386,399,925.00 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Osaka Gas, Khosla Ventures, Climate Pledge Fund, United Airlines Ventures and K5 Global.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2021

Nitricity is an energy company that creates renewable on-site nitrogen fertilizer production with zero carbon emissions.

Raised $30,919,640.00 from USDA Rural Development.

  • Investor and Board Director

    2021

Electric Hydrogen develops electrolyzer technologies to enable abundant, low-cost, and clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels.

Raised $798,300,000.00 from Hercules Capital, Stifel Venture Banking and Lending Group, JP Morgan, HSBC and Trinity Capital.

  • Investor and Board Observer

    2020

Form Energy develops and commercializes low-cost battery systems to support renewable electric grids.

Raised $1,517,765,461.00 from Capricorn Investment Group, GE Vernova, Gigascale Capital, TPG Rise Climate Fund, T. Rowe Price, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Temasek Holdings, NGP Energy Technology Partners, Energy Impact Partners and GIC.

  • Investor and Board Observer

    2021

Boston Metal develops Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE), an electric-powered tech to decarbonize steelmaking and transform metal production.

Raised $352,746,978.00 from Marunouchi Innovation Partners, Baillie Gifford, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BHP Ventures, Aramco Ventures, M&G Investments, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, Prelude Ventures and International Finance Corporation.

  • Investor

    2023

  • Investor

    2022

Rondo Heat Battery powers industrial processes with renewable electricity, cutting energy costs and eliminating emissions.

Raised $162,324,726.00 from European Investment Bank.

  • Investor

    2022

Sublime Systems develops technology to decarbonize cement-making.

Raised $115,000,000.00 from Holcim and CRH Ventures.

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