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Climate Innovation Capital

VC
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.

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.

Meet the 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.

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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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