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Climate Innovation Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)

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Boston, MAWebsite

Climate Innovation Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Climate / Energy, Other, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
12 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Climate / Energy, Other, Healthcare, SaaS, AI / ML
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-24

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in breakthrough technologies aimed at significantly reducing carbon emissions in industrial applications.

How Climate Innovation Capital invests

Climate Innovation Capital is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other, Healthcare, SaaS, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer Electronics, Media.

Climate Innovation Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Climate Innovation Capital has backed 12 companies in our records, including EcoMaterials, Skyward (Skyward Wildfire Technologies), Nofence.

Partners & Team

EC

Elena Carter

GP

Industrial Hardware
ClimateTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Other
Healthcare
SaaS
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Electronics
Media

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

EC

EcoMaterials

Industrial Hardware
SK

Skyward (Skyward Wildfire Technologies)

Climate resilience / wildfire prevention / grid-adjacent·Seed·Climate Innovation Capital growth/venture fund

Develops AI-driven lightning mitigation systems that suppress cloud-to-ground lightning to prevent catastrophic wildfires.

NO

Nofence

AgTech / livestock management / land use·Series B·Climate Innovation Capital growth/venture fund

Provides the world’s first commercial virtual fencing solution for livestock using GPS collars and a mobile app.

XG

XGS Energy

Energy / geothermal power / grid decarbonization·Series A·Climate Innovation Capital growth/venture fund

Converts single vertical or idle oil and gas wells into high-efficiency closed-loop geothermal heat exchangers delivering 24/7 baseload power.

KU

Kuva Systems (Kuva)

Industrial IoT / methane emissions monitoring / ESG·Series A·Climate Innovation Capital growth/venture fund

Offers an industrial IoT platform with automated, image-based continuous methane monitoring for oil and gas operators.

MY

MyLand

AgTech / soil health / carbon sequestration·Series B·Climate Innovation Capital growth/venture fund

Deploys on-farm bioreactors that grow native microalgae and deliver them through irrigation to improve soil health, yields, and carbon sequestration.

LI

LineVision

grid optimization / transmission·Series C and beyond

Non-contact sensor platform providing dynamic line rating (DLR) to unlock additional transmission capacity on existing power lines.

CL

CleanFiber

building materials / circular economy·growth

Manufactures high-performance cellulose insulation from recycled fiber residuals using proprietary fire-retardant chemistry.

ID

Idle Smart

transportation efficiency / fleet management·growth

Automated engine start-stop solution for fleets that reduces idling fuel consumption and downtime.

GR

Groundwork BioAg

AgTech / biologicals / carbon removal·growth

Produces mycorrhizal inoculants that boost crop yields, reduce fertilizer use, and increase soil carbon.

How to pitch Climate Innovation Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Elena Carter, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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