Eric Toone

Investment Committee Co-Lead at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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Biography

Eric Toone is an investment leader at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate technology investment arm founded within Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy. A September 2025 announcement of the oneworld BEV Fund for Sustainable Aviation Fuel described him as chief technology officer at Breakthrough Energy and managing partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures. SEC Form D filings name him as an executive officer of BEV Follow-On Fund I, LLC in 2024 and as a manager of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Management GP, LLC in an August 2026 filing for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Special Situations I, L.P.

Notable Investments

Valanbio Therapeutics

Career Timeline

2024
Named an executive officer of BEV Follow-On Fund I, LLC in a Form D reporting a $150,000,000 offering with a first sale on 15 May 2024.
2025
Quoted as chief technology officer at Breakthrough Energy and managing partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures in the launch of the oneworld BEV Fund for Sustainable Aviation Fuel technologies.
2026
Listed as a manager of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Management GP, LLC in the Form D for Breakthrough Energy Ventures Special Situations I, L.P., filed 11 August 2026.

Sources & References

PR Newswire - oneworld alliance, airlines and Breakthrough Energy Ventures launch investment fund to advance and commercialize Sustainable Aviation Fuel technologies (17 Sep 2025) ↗SEC Form D - Breakthrough Energy Ventures Special Situations I, L.P. (filed 11 Aug 2026) ↗SEC Form D - BEV Follow-On Fund I, LLC (filed 24 May 2024) ↗