The Westly Group
www.westlygroup.comSince inception in 2007, The Westly Group has focused on energy, mobility, buildings, industrial technology, and cybersecurity—sectors undergoing digitization and sustainability transformation.
Check Size
$500K - $15M
Focus Areas
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The Westly Group invests in exceptional entrepreneurs disrupting the world’s largest industries, with a focus on sectors that represent over 50% of global GDP. They believe in partnering with founders at critical inflection points to unlock commercialization and growth, and they advocate for ‘right-sized’ funding rounds tailored to company needs rather than VC deployment requirements.
What Sets Them Apart
- Early-stage conviction: Invested in Tesla at 29 people (2008), Sentinel One Series A (2014), and Luminar (2017)—all became major exits/IPOs
- Flexible check sizes ($500k-$15M) enabling nimble, right-sized funding approaches versus large VC deployment models
- Sector expertise in foundational/industrial industries rather than traditional consumer tech
- Dual focus on both sustainability/climate transition and cybersecurity across physical industries
- Portfolio breadth across Seed through Series C rounds
- Recent emphasis on Physical AI and AI infrastructure applied to industrial/manufacturing sectors
Portfolio Highlights
Tesla
Mobility
Sentinel One
Cybersecurity
Luminar
Mobility
Procore
Buildings Construction
Planet Labs
Enterprise
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Buildings Construction
ShotSpotter
Enterprise
Creg
Energy
+ 33 more companies in their portfolio
Investment Team
13 Partners at The Westly Group
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