Tom Griffin

Tom Griffin is an Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate technology fund founded by Bill Gates. In this capacity, he evaluates and finances deep tech startups focused on clean energy, industrial decarbonization, and greenhouse gas emission reduction across a firm managing over $3 billion in total assets under management. Griffin actively directs capital toward major industrial decarbonization efforts, which recently included helping lead a $150 million Series B funding round for thermal energy storage developer Antora Energy in 2024. Additionally, he was involved in a $380 million financing round for Electric Hydrogen in 2023 to scale green hydrogen technologies, while also tracking investments in adjacent sectors like Xaira Therapeutics. His current professional focus remains entirely dedicated to identifying and scaling the breakthrough hardware and deep tech innovations required to achieve global net-zero greenhouse emissions.