Some startups play in the energy space. NovaSpark breathes it in, literally.
Hydrogen. Pulled from thin air. Packaged into a mobile, trailer-mounted system that generates clean fuel and electricity, on-demand. No external water sources, no fuel convoys, no infrastructure. Just atmospheric alchemy engineered for the edge of the map.
Born from a U.S. military initiative to fuel operations in isolated, high-risk environments, NovaSpark Energy Corporation isn’t tinkering with tomorrow’s power, they’re deploying it. Straight out of Houston with Louisiana grit and Washington DC reach, this crew builds tech that can fuel a drone, power a field hospital, or keep the grid alive when the grid taps out. This isn’t sci-fi. It’s hardware in motion, with contracts in hand from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and a top-spot shoutout as Lockheed Martin’s number one Small Business Innovation Success Story of 2024.
And now, the game just leveled up. NovaSpark locked in a fresh investment round led by Boot64 Ventures, an early-stage VC fund out of New Orleans, known for backing tech that keeps lights on when the world goes dark. Props to General Partner Mickal Adler and Managing Partner John Roberts III for spotting where the future’s really heading, resilient, mobile, clean energy at the tactical edge.
CEO and co-founder Rick Harlow has been pushing mission-critical tech for over 25 years. Add in the legal and battlefield insight of co-founder and Chief Legal Officer Kevin White, the product obsession of Chief Innovation Officer Lanson Burrows Jones Jr., and CTO Tom Barnett’s three decades of engineering muscle, this is a team that doesn’t dream of scale, they build it.
The systems? Mounted on single-axle trailers, self-powered by wind and solar, running closed-loop and clean. Producing up to 5 kg of hydrogen per day. Capable of running long-range hydrogen drones with 1,000-mile range and 40-pound payloads. Oh, and while it’s making fuel, it can also serve you clean drinking water. NovaSpark doesn’t just move fast, it moves smart.
This round will fund expanded R&D, new pilots, and strategic hires across defense, disaster response, and critical infrastructure. Think forward-operating bases, hurricane zones, and any place where the grid is a fantasy and energy resilience is mission critical.
In a $75 billion hydrogen market loaded with theory and vaporware, NovaSpark delivers proof of work. Not because they say it. Because the U.S. Department of Defense requires it.
