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Funding and backers

Total raised
$96.1M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$15.4M
Venture round · Jul 2025 · 14 mo ago
Team
26
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Apr 2025
Backers
1
Japan Energy Fund
The money's age
Due for its next round
14 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
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Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jul 2025 $15.4M — SEC Form D
Venture round Jul 2020 $7.7M — SEC Form D
Venture round Aug 2019 $30.6M — 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
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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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.

News

News canarymedia 11 months ago
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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News Tech Times 2 years ago
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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News POWER Magazine 4 years ago
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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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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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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50-200 est. staff
2401 Monarch Street, Alameda, CA 94501, USA
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Financials

Total raised
$96.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $15.4M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $7.7M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $30.6M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $30.6M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $11.8M Details