Prime Movers Lab is a U.S.-based venture capital firm launched in 2018 and located in Jackson, Wyoming. Its mission is to fund early-stage startups advancing scientific breakthroughs with the potential to reshape industries. The firm partners with individuals and teams known as Prime Movers—visionary innovators driving physics-powered solutions to global challenges.
With more than $1.2 billion in assets under management, Prime Movers Lab blends scientific expertise and business insight to back science-driven ventures. In addition to providing capital, the firm delivers strategic guidance, access to a network of seasoned experts, and hands-on operational support. Recognized by Inc. magazine as a founder-friendly investor, the group shares practical advice through playbooks and thought papers covering topics such as customer-centered product development and scaling laboratory prototypes.
Investment targets span aerospace projects supporting lunar exploration, advanced materials and energy technologies, agricultural biotech including honeybee vaccines, quantum computing systems, orbital debris mitigation, low Earth orbit satellite communications, and robotics. The team assesses technical feasibility and market potential, backing founders from concept to commercialization.
A major emphasis lies in sustainable energy and storage solutions. The firm led a $100 million Series C for gravity-based storage developer Energy Vault, supported a $200 million Series B for lithium-sulfur battery innovator Lyten, and funded laser-driven fusion startup Focused Energy. These investments pursue reduced carbon emissions, higher energy density, and grid resilience, helping to integrate renewable sources into broader power systems.
