Seed
$500K – $2.0M
12+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused exclusively on financing seed-stage startups that advance carbon reduction technologies.
Meet the Team
Sarah Green
Founding Partner
Dr Jez Weston
Co-Founder + Partner
Co-Founder + Partner at Climate Fund and listed as a member of the Climate Impact Committee, which uses IRIS+ to measure proposed investments and can veto deployments of capital.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (12)
Other
CarbonLink
GreenGrid
Liquium
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Catalysts that transform Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis. Wellington. Dramatically increasing catalyst productivity vs commercial incumbents.
MGA Thermal
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Patented miscibility-gap-alloy thermal storage, making 24/7 renewables a reality. Series A complete; demonstration plant operational.
NovoLabs
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
World-first Supercritical UV Disinfection System, treating wastewater with UVT below 1%. NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2024, Most Awarded Hi-Tech Company.
Cleanery
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Patented household and personal care products in powdered form. Sold in supermarkets across Australasia and the USA.
Zethos
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Decarbonising precious metal recycling, addressing $10B in waste-zinc dust globally each year. Series A complete; demonstration plant in Christchurch.
Aplenty
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Green CO₂ for greenhouse horticulture, replacing fossil-fuel-derived industrial CO₂. Piloting with leading NZ growers; further capital raise underway.
Mara Bio
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Proprietary fermentation platform turning food-industry by-products into functional proteins. $1M seed round 2025, with K1W1 alongside CVCF.
Teiny
"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"
Oat milk powder. The nutrition of dairy with the sustainability of plant-based. Potential to slash emissions by up to 95% vs liquid alternatives.
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