Climate & Energy Venture Capital Firms

Supports early-stage climate tech companies scaling solutions in industrial sectors and reducing carbon emissions.

• Climate / Energy
• Other

• Seed
• $250K – $2.5M
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in CleanTech and sustainable hardware startups focused on waste reduction and renewable energy solutions.

• Climate / Energy
• Other
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $3.0M
• Denver, CO
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in companies at the intersection of technology convergence, with a particular interest in solutions that integrate clean energy and connectivity.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Berlin, Germany

Emerging manager backing early-stage companies with a bias toward overlooked founders and practical software-enabled businesses.

• SaaS
• Consumer
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• New York, NY
• 9 portfolio companies

Invests exclusively in novel waste recovery and circular economy solutions targeting environmental sustainability in urban contexts.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• Bristol, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

The Westly Group invests in CleanTech companies focusing on energy efficiency, renewable power, and smart technology adoption in industries such as commercial real estate.

• Climate / Energy
• Real Estate
• Other

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $5.0M
• Menlo Park, CA
• 5 portfolio companies

Focused on transforming agriculture through technology, including AI solutions for improved yield and process efficiency.

• Food / AgTech
• Climate / Energy
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $2.0M
• St. Louis, MO
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on early-stage investments in industrial IoT and climate technology companies enabling decarbonization of logistics systems.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• Denver, CO
• 42 portfolio companies

ThermoTech specializes in cold chain logistics and industrial IoT ventures that optimize transportation systems for environmental and operational efficiency.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company

Early-stage fund backing African and African-diaspora founders building fintech, healthtech, and climate solutions for African markets, with a core mission of democratizing access to financial service...

• Fintech
• Healthcare
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 11 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on accelerating climate innovation for decarbonization, with investments in sustainable energy, EVs, and carbon removal.

• Climate / Energy
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• Boulder, CO
• 2 portfolio companies

Third Derivative focuses on scaling climate technology innovations that are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating a zero-carbon future.

• Climate / Energy
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Boulder, CO
• 311 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage startups solving the climate crisis through new energy, sustainability, and waste solutions.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage companies transforming the global economy through sustainability, Web3 platforms, and climate-focused innovations.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• New York, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Tie Ventures backs startups innovating in ClimateTech and AgTech, especially those leveraging AI/ML for decision-ready analytics.

• Other
• Food / AgTech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• Dubai, UAE
• 29 portfolio companies

Invests broadly across frontier technology with strong interest in AI, robotics, software, and industrial applications. Backed by an automotive and manufacturing powerhouse with strategic relevance to...

• AI / ML
• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Seed, Series A
• $1.4M – $126.0M
• Los Altos, California
• 23 portfolio companies

Angel fund focused on early-stage European sustainable travel startups across the traveler journey and value chain. Better fit for travel infrastructure and optimization than pure consumer booking, bu...

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 1 portfolio company

Focuses on innovative AgTech solutions enhancing farm productivity and sustainability across Africa.

• Food / AgTech
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Nairobi, Kenya

A micro venture fund focused on high-impact foodtech, backing early-stage startups building the future of food with a sustainability and systems lens.

• Food / AgTech
• Marketplace
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $500K
• Hong Kong
• 10 portfolio companies

Triple Impact Ventures invests in climate and impact startups and participated in a biochar funding round. Its mandate appears aligned with businesses producing climate, social, and economic returns.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• SaaS

• Seed
• 5 portfolio companies

Empowering transformative startups in AI and marketplace spaces with a focus on sports innovation.

• AI / ML
• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $1.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 6 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative and high-growth startups in cleantech, energy transition, and scalable carbon markets solutions.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 109 portfolio companies

Focuses on backing disruptors in the apparel industry that use creative intellectual property to redefine consumer perceptions and engagement.

• Other
• Fintech
• Climate / Energy

• Seed
• $1.5M – $6.0M
• Austin, TX
• 9 portfolio companies

Invests at pre-seed & seed stages in scalable technology startups across the Nordics and wider Europe, with impact (environmental or social) core to the product, and an explicit diversity/inclusion ma...

• AI / ML
• Developer Tools
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• 5 portfolio companies