Natel Energy
Science & Engineering · Hydroelectric
$65.5Mtotal raised · 5 rounds on record
$15.4Mlatest round · Venture round · Jul 2025 · 16 mo ago
1backers · Japan Energy Fund
$1.3Mgrants · 1 grant · CORDIS
Overview
Natel is a hydro solutions provider, delivering FishSafe™ hydropower turbines that combine world-class hydraulic efficiency with demonstrated >98% fish survival. We partner with vetted turbine manufacturers to bring our designs to hydropower projects around the world.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$65.5M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$15.4M
Venture round · Jul 2025 · 16 mo ago
Team
26
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Apr 2025
Grants
$1.3M
1 grant · CORDIS
Backers
1
Japan Energy Fund
The money's age
Due for its next round
16 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
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Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 10, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $15.4M · SEC Form D
Jul 22, 2024
Won a grant $1.3M · CORDIS
Jul 28, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $7.7M · SEC Form D
Aug 21, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $30.6M · SEC Form D
May 25, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $11.8M · SEC Form D
Dec 2005
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jul 2025 | $15.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Jul 2024 | $1.3M | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Jul 2020 | $7.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2019 | $30.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2017 | $11.8M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Natel Energy, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Gia SchneiderExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Andrea WuttkeExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Abraham SchneiderExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Bill MalusExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Visa sponsorship
2
H-1B filings in 12 months
1
Green card filings
$134k
Median offered salary
Who they sponsor
Civil engineers
1
Mechanical engineers
1
In the register as Natel Energy Holdings, Inc., Alameda, CA (+1 more)
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Financials
Total raised
$66.8M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5
People
Gia Schneider
Executive Officer, Director
Andrea Wuttke
Executive Officer
Abraham Schneider
Executive Officer
Bill Malus
Executive Officer, Director
Sam Walton
Director
Michael Mars
Director
Peter Gross
Director
Ray Naizer
Director
Kevin Deenen
Director
Robert Gates
Director
Milo Werner
Director
Libby Wayman
Director
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News
US hydropower is at a make-or-break moment
Gigawatts of clean energy are at stake as aging hydropower plants approach deadlines for relicensing - a yearslong, often extremely expensive process.
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Natel Energy Builds Innovative Hydropower Turbines That Allow Fish to Safely Pass Through, Protecting Marine Life
Despite renewable energy benefits, traditional hydropower methods have been criticized for disrupting ecosystems and harming aquatic life. Natel Energy introduced the world's first Fish Safe
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Utility Selects US-Based Hydropower Innovator Natel Energy to Expand Hydro's Reach in Austria
The partnership highlights the opportunity to enhance environmental outcomes at hydro sites across Europe Natel Energy designs and manufactures fish-safe hydro turbines to expand access to reliable, renewable energy while preserving biodiveristy. Natel En
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Natel Energy and MyHydro Kick Off First of Project to Bring Renewable Power to Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo
The collaboration will use low-cost hydropower to transform lives of millions of people Natel
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Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It's Possible
Hydropower projects frequently face resistance from environmental groups for a variety of reasons. One of the more common objections to hydro is the high
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Alameda
United States
HQ
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