Build Momentum, Inc.

What Build Momentum, Inc. does

Build Momentum, Inc. is a Sacramento-headquartered professional-services consultancy founded in 2005 (originally as Grant Farm, rebranded in 2013) that designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns for organizations working on transformative water, energy, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. The firm operates a Design-Develop-Deploy methodology and offers a suite of services — Blueprint (strategic funding planning), Fund Development (grant writing), Grant & Project Management, Technical Services (GREET modeling, lifecycle emissions analysis, M&V), Media & Communications, Innovation Program Design, and Commercialization — delivered through sales-led, consultative engagements. It lists headquarters in Sacramento (801 K St., Suite 2700) and additional offices in Oakland (WeWork), Grass Valley (mailing), and Long Beach (port-related services), with stated reach extending to New York City and the Kingdom of Jordan.

The business is monetized through professional-services fees tied to project scope, supplemented by program-administration contracts such as the SB-193 California Port Data Interoperability Grant Program ($27M in available funding) administered in partnership with Insight Softmax Consulting, and a recurring-revenue biweekly subscription product (Agency Landscape Updates) launched in May 2024. The company operates a family of affiliated commercial entities — Momentum X (venture studio), FuSE (fleet/facility data products), OpenGrants (grant-funding infrastructure platform), and wholly owned e-Mission Control (LCFS credit revenue for medium/heavy-duty electric equipment) — though the precise ownership relationships among these entities are not fully disclosed. Since 2005, Momentum has helped clients raise approximately $1 billion in grants, loans, and incentives, leveraged approximately $5 billion in additional funding, and, since 2015, led or supported the implementation of more than $650 million in client projects across West Coast ports, utilities (SoCalGas, Sempra), large enterprises (Toyota, Hitachi, Amazon, ChargePoint, BHE Renewables, Disneyland Resort), clean-tech startups (Anaergia, EDI, Blue Bird), and international engagements with the Kingdom of Jordan.

Name

Build Momentum, Inc.

Legal name

Build Momentum, Inc.

Website

https://buildmomentum.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Build Momentum is a Sacramento-based consultancy founded in 2005 that designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns—grant writing, project management, technical services, and commercialization—for organizations commercializing clean energy, water, transportation, and manufacturing technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean Energy and Cleantech Consulting

NAICS

Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketing Organization, Operating Model & Capability Building (MPAAAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB), Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

Keywords

• Clean energy consulting
• Grant writing services
• Cleantech commercialization
• Project management services
• Fund development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: Momentum generates revenue through providing specialized consulting services including fund development, grant writing, project management, technical services, and commercialization support for organizations working on transformative technologies. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered through multi-stage campaigns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Build Momentum is a B2B consultancy that designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns for organizations commercializing transformative clean energy, water, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. It provides seven core services—strategic funding planning (Blueprint), grant proposal writing (Fund Development), post-award grant and project management, technical services (lifecycle emission analysis), media and communications (Momentum Media), innovation program design (incubators/accelerators), and commercialization/government relations advising—delivered through a Design-Develop-Deploy methodology to clients across the U.S. and select international markets.

Product overview

Build Momentum (Momentum) is a global consultancy that designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns for organizations working on transformative water, energy, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. The company offers a suite of consulting services including Blueprint (strategic planning), Fund Development (grant writing), Grant & Project Management, Technical Services, Media & Communications, Innovation Program Design, and Commercialization. The portfolio includes subsidiaries and affiliated products: e-Mission Control (revenue generation for electric equipment charging), FuSE (fleet data management), OpenGrants (grant funding infrastructure), and Momentum X (cleantech venture studio). Additionally, Momentum administers the CA Port Data Interoperability Grant Program and offers Agency Landscape Updates, a subscription service for funding opportunity tracking. The company follows a Design-Develop-Deploy process methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASCEND: A program that accelerates sustainable capital for cleantech entrepreneurs in the Sacramento area, providing foundational training and technical assistance to startup founders with innovations in clean mobility and clean energy technologies.
• Momentum Media

Products and services

• Blueprint Strategic planning service exploring client needs, evaluating funding landscapes, and designing multi-year strategic funding plans for organizations pursuing clean technology projects.
• Fund Development Grant proposal writing service that tracks emerging funding opportunities, conceives powerful projects, and writes compelling proposals for grants, loans, and incentives.
• Grant & Project Management Post-award administration and project management service including contract negotiation, kickoff meetings, invoicing, reporting, and recordkeeping for funded projects.
• Technical Services Technical services focused on quantifying technology performance and lifecycle emission reductions including measurement, verification, data collection, lifecycle analysis, and GREET modeling.
• Media & Communications (Momentum Media) Communication strategy design and implementation (via the Momentum Media sub-brand) to generate leads, showcase client success, and build credibility and trust among stakeholders.
• Innovation Program Design Design and deployment of innovation programs including incubators, accelerators, grant-making programs, and investment pipelines for early-stage clean technologies.
• Commercialization Strategic advising and government relations services helping innovators and technology developers bring early-stage clean technologies to market.
• Agency Landscape Updates Biweekly email subscription service providing strategic public funding opportunity reports for grid resilience, zero-emission transportation, and port/airport decarbonization projects at federal and state levels.
• ASCEND Accelerator program providing foundational training and technical assistance to cleantech entrepreneurs in the Sacramento area, offering $3,500 stipends to participants in clean mobility and clean energy technologies.
• CA Port Data Interoperability Grant Program Grant program administered by Momentum in partnership with GO-Biz and Insight Softmax Consulting to support cloud-based port data system development at California containerized ports, with $27 million in available funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Raised approximately $1 billion in grants, loans, and other incentives since 2005, enabling clients to leverage approximately $5 billion in additional funding
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Insight Softmax ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2023Momentum partners with Insight Softmax Consulting (ISC) to administer the California Containerized Ports Interoperability Grant Program. ISC brings expertise in data engineering, cloud-based services, and software development, while Momentum provides grant funding administration and project management experience in the port and maritime sector.
• Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022GO-Biz established the California Containerized Ports Interoperability Grant Program mandated by SB-193. Momentum administers this program in partnership with Insight Softmax Consulting, with $27 million in available funding to support cloud-based port data system development.
• Momentum XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMomentum X is a venture studio that builds new companies accelerating global adoption of clean technology. It operates as part of the Momentum family of companies, with strategic focus on scalable platforms at the intersection of clean and financial technology.
• FuSEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuSE is the hub for fleet and facility operational updates, financial transaction details, credit tracking, asset tracking, energy consumption tracking, and public funding opportunity summaries. Part of the Momentum family of companies.
• OpenGrantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenGrants is on a mission to transform global grant funding using modern technologies. Provides governments, foundations, and others with modern infrastructure and actionable data that improves capital efficiency. Part of the Momentum ecosystem.
• ChargePointcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMomentum worked with ChargePoint (world's largest EV charging network) to develop an EV ecosystem plan for the Kingdom of Jordan. ChargePoint engaged Momentum for their expertise in winning grant funding and EV infrastructure deployment.
• Port of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPort of Oakland collaborated with Port of Long Beach and Port of Stockton on the START project to deploy zero-emission technologies across an intermodal freight network.
• Port of StocktoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPort of Stockton collaborated with Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland on the START project for zero-emission port facilities deployment.
• New Energy NexuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMomentum partnered with New Energy Nexus to create CalSEED and CalTestBed programs, securing $25 million and $11 million grants respectively from California Energy Commission to build clean energy entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• University of California SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of California Office of the President partnered with Momentum and New Energy Nexus on CalTestBed Initiative, uniting more than 30 distributed energy resource testing facilities across UC system and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
• Port of HuenemecoreOthersOne of five California containerized ports eligible for the CA Port Data Interoperability Grant Program administered by Momentum.
• Port of San DiegocoreOthersOne of five California containerized ports eligible for the CA Port Data Interoperability Grant Program administered by Momentum.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ICF International: Global consulting firm with deep energy, environment, and climate practices serving federal, state, and utility clients on grant strategy, program design, and implementation—directly comparable to Momentum's grant writing, fund development, and program administration work.
• Strategen Consulting: Clean energy and transportation consulting firm advising on grid modernization, mobility, and policy implementation; closely overlaps with Momentum's Blueprint, Fund Development, and zero-emission transportation engagements.
• Meister Consultants Group (part of Cadmus): Clean energy and sustainability advisory firm serving utilities, governments, and clean tech clients on program design and commercialization, now operating within Cadmus; comparable scope and customer base to Momentum.
• Atlas Public Policy: Clean energy policy research and consulting firm providing data, analysis, and strategic advisory to states, utilities, and clean tech companies on transportation electrification and energy policy.
• Slipstream: Clean energy consulting and program implementation nonprofit working with utilities, states, and governments on energy efficiency and clean technology deployment; similar service mix to Momentum's Technical Services and program administration work.
• Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA): Nonprofit coalition that facilitates state-level clean energy grant programs and shared learning; comparable in its role designing and administering state clean energy programs like Momentum's CalSEED and CalTestBed work.

Broad incumbents

• Cadmus Group: Large consulting firm with a dedicated energy and climate practice (now including Meister Consultants Group); offers overlapping capability to Momentum but as part of a much broader portfolio spanning security, health, and international development.
• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with deep environmental and clean infrastructure practices; competes for federal and state clean energy consulting engagements but is far larger and more diversified than Momentum.
• Black & Veatch: Engineering, procurement, and consulting firm with strong clean energy and infrastructure practices; overlaps with Momentum on utility and clean transportation consulting but operates at much greater scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with energy transition advisory capabilities; broad incumbent comparable in target customers (governments, corporates) but with a much larger portfolio of services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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