Climate & Clean Energy Investors
Discover investors committed to climate tech and sustainability. Our directory covers funds backing clean energy, carbon removal, circular economy, climate risk analytics, and other environmental technology ventures.
Climate & Clean Energy Investors (94)
AIF
Angel Investor Forum
Connecticut
The Angel Investor Forum (AIF) is a Connecticut-based angel group investing in early-stage companies with solid business models and growth potential. AIF members invest together, providing capital...
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pa
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, PA
Regional economic development investor providing capital, business expertise and incubator support to early-stage technology companies and manufacturers across a 21-county territory in Northeastern...
Chemical Angel Network
Chemical Angel Network
California
Investing in hard technology — chemistry and materials innovations, medical devices, life sciences, sustainability and energy. CAN Fund I invests up to $150K in early-stage startups; geography...
Clean Energy Venture Group (CEVG)
Clean Energy Venture Group
Boston, MA
CEVG provides seed capital and hands-on management expertise to early-stage climate tech and clean energy startups. They focus on companies that can materially mitigate GHGs, are close to...
Marc Halbritter
Flamingo Funders
New Orleans, LA
Flamingo Funders is a collective of accredited women angel investors in the New Orleans five‑parish area that makes individual early-stage investments and mentors women-owned startups seeking first...
Keiretsu Forum NorthWest / Rockies
Keiretsu Forum Northwest & Rockies
Seattle, Washington
Keiretsu Forum Northwest & Rockies is an active angel network and syndication partner that sources and vets high-quality early-stage deal flow across emerging technologies, life sciences, healthcare,...
Landmark Angels Inc
Landmark Angels Inc
Greenwich, CT
Provide equity capital to early and growth-stage companies across biotech, digital health, cleantech, fintech, edtech, agtech, emerging technologies and consumer products. Host by-invitation investor...
Michigan Angel Fund
Michigan Angel Fund
Ann Arbor, MI
MAF is a Michigan-focused, professionally managed angel fund (Ann Arbor SPARK–backed) investing in capital-efficient seed and early-stage companies in IT, cleantech, advanced manufacturing, and life...
NextFab Ventures
NextFab Ventures
Philadelphia, PA
Pre-seed, hardware-focused investor and product development center that provides seed capital (initial $57,500), hands-on engineering/product development support, business coaching, access to...
Plum Alley Investments
Plum Alley Investments
New York, NY
Plum Alley Investments is a venture capital firm focused on breakthrough technology companies making the world better for humans, industry and the planet. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage...
Black and Latino Angel Investment Fund
Urban Entrepreneurs Fund / Black and Latino Angel Investment Fund
Newark, NJ
Provide seed-stage capital, mentorship, and ecosystem support to urban entrepreneurs—primarily Black and Latinx founders—with ties to New Jersey and other urban areas to increase inclusive...
NextGen Venture Partners
NextGen Venture Partners
Chevy Chase, MD
NextGen Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The firm seeks to invest in early-to-growth-stage companies. The firm seeks to invest in commercial services, health...
Launch NY
Launch NY
Buffalo, NY
Launch NY is a nonprofit venture development organization in Upstate New York providing pro bono mentoring and access to risk capital for high-growth startups. Through its InvestLocal Financing...
Working Capital Fund
Working Capital Fund
Redwood City, CA
Working Capital Fund invests in early and growth-stage technology companies that create responsible, transparent, and equitable global supply chains. Focus areas include AI/ML, computer vision,...
Upfront Ventures
Upfront Ventures
Santa Monica, CA
Founded in 1996, Upfront Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Santa Monica, California. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the commercial services, software,...
Wildcat Venture Partners
Wildcat Venture Partners
San Mateo, CA
Wildcat Venture Partners invests in B2B and B2B2C startups leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to disrupt industrial sectors, with a focus on healthcare and the energy transition....
proChain Ventures
proChain Ventures
Saint Louis, MO
proChain Ventures is a specialist venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed (pre-Series A) startups transforming global supply chains. Focus on supply-chain-related hard tech and deep tech...
Starlight Ventures
Starlight Ventures
Miami, FL
Starlight backs founders tackling long-term, must-solve challenges that reconcile economic growth with human and planetary health. We invest early in pre-seed and seed teams applying physics,...
Lane VC
Lane VC
Lehi, UT
Invests in entrepreneurs reshaping mobility and micro-mobility through disruptive technology; focuses on accelerating electrification and transportation innovation and also backs companies using...
Capital Innovators
Capital Innovators
Saint Louis, MO
Capital Innovators runs top-ranked accelerator programs and manages seed and Series A venture funds focused on technology, consumer products, energy innovations and verticalized corporate accelerator...
Flywheel Angel Network
Flywheel Angel Network (NCW Tech Alliance)
Wenatchee, WA
Invest in innovative Washington State companies through the annual Flywheel Investment Conference. A diverse group of angel investors form a conference fund each year to select finalists and invest...
Binocular Investments
Binocular Investments
New York, NY
Founded in 2020, Binocular is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria. The firm seeks to invest in business-to-business, software-as-a-service, and technology sectors.
BootstrapLabs
BootstrapLabs
San Francisco, CA
Early-stage, AI-first venture firm investing in Applied AI across Future of Work/Productivity, Mobility, Health, Financial Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, and Climate & Energy. Often leads...
Mahmoud Hasan
Clean Energy Venture Group
CEVG provides seed capital and management expertise to early-stage climate tech start-ups, focusing on companies with the potential to significantly mitigate climate change through the reduction of...
Lunch Partners
Lunch Partners
New York, NY
Invest in seed and early A founder-led companies across a broad range of industries, with a bias toward consumer-focused teams leveraging consumer intelligence and operational excellence. Typical...
MK Capital
MK Capital
Northfield, IL
MK Capital is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm with $500 million+ in assets under management. MK Capital primarily invests in disruptive business-to-business software and technology...
Zillionize
Zillionize
Palo Alto, CA
Single-keyword thesis: 'early' — focus on early-stage, seed investing (often YC startups). Data-driven, lightning-fast execution; founder/operator led.
Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship (Dartmouth)
Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship
Hanover, NH
Supports Dartmouth students, faculty, alumni, and staff to transform ideas into ventures through hands-on learning, mentorship, events, accelerators, grants, and networking. Runs accelerator programs...
Navitas Capital
Navitas Capital
Culver City, CA
Navitas Capital focuses on transformative technology and innovation in the built world (real estate and construction). The firm invests in startups leveraging AI, digitization, sustainability, and...
Angel Investor Forum
Angel Investor Forum
Fairfield, Connecticut
AIF pools member capital and expertise to invest in high-potential early-stage companies (primarily CT and US-based), providing disciplined due diligence, education, and hands-on support. The group...
Wayne K. Barz
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, PA
State-backed seed investor focused on early-stage technology companies and innovation-driven manufacturers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Provides capital, mentorship, and incubation through Ben...
Parkway Venture Capital
Parkway Venture Capital
New York, NY
Parkway Venture Capital (founded 2019, New York) invests in early to growth-stage deep tech with defensible IP across AI/ML, ubiquitous data, 3D simulation, quantum tech, complex engineering, climate...
gener8tor
gener8tor
Madison, WI
gener8tor operates accelerator programs (12-week investment-for-equity and free cohort programs) investing approximately $100K into high-growth startups and running sector-specific accelerators...
Justen Pinto
Justen Pinto
Likes pedigree; focuses on energy/software/nuclear; prefers to fill rounds rather than lead.
Nucleation Capital
Nucleation Capital
Silicon Valley, California
Nucleation Capital invests in next-generation nuclear (fission, fusion, LENR, radioisotope), carbon management (capture, utilization, synthetic fuels, carbon-based materials), and grid enhancement...
Adam Besvinick
Looking Glass
Investor, VC, Strong Pre-Seed, Often First Money In, Tireless networker, Climate health Care And Economic Drivers;
JumpStart New Jersey Angel Network
JumpStart New Jersey Angel Network
NJ
Member-led angel group investing primarily in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic (with ~1/3 of investments in New Jersey). Areas of interest include SaaS B2B, HealthTech, Medical...
New Louisiana Angel Fund, LLC
New Louisiana Angel Fund, LLC
Shreveport, LA
The New Louisiana Angel Fund (NLAF) is an angel investment fund managed by BRF, focused on investing in high-growth startups and early-stage companies in North Louisiana. NLAF supports economic...
New York Angels
New York Angels
New York, NY
Membership-based angel group investing in early-stage companies across Life Sciences, SaaS, FinTech, Consumer, AI, and Cleantech. Typical member investments range from $100K to $1.5M; provides...
SWAN Impact Network
SWAN Impact Network
Austin, TX
SWAN Impact Network unites, educates, and empowers founders and impact investors to back early-stage companies that deliver measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns....
Lightship Capital
Lightship Capital
Cincinnati, OH
Investing in underrepresented founders and funds that leverage modest resources to produce outsized returns. Focus sectors: CPG, e-commerce, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and health tech....
Startup Capital Ventures
Startup Capital Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
Capital-efficient investing in enterprise B2B technology. Initial checks $250k-$1M into early-stage companies with proof of first revenue; focus on Silicon Valley with selective Hawaii and other...
PivotNorth Capital
PivotNorth Capital
Atherton, CA
Founded in 2010, PivotNorth Capital is a venture capital firm based in Atherton, California. The firm prefers to invest in wages, housing, banking, transportation, food, internet access, education,...
DNX Ventures
DNX Ventures
San Mateo, CA
Early-stage VC focused on B2B startups in the US and Japan, primarily Seed and Series A. Investment focus spans Enterprise SaaS/Cloud, Fintech, Deeptech/Robotics, Sustainability/Cleantech, and select...
Blue Startups
Blue Startups
Honolulu, HI
Blue Startups is a Honolulu-based, Top 20 US accelerator focused on scalable technology companies with emphasis on software/gaming, travel technology, and sustainability. The program invests up to...
Network VC
Network VC
Menlo Park, CA
Venture Funds and Operating System for Independent VC Professionals. Join as a Partner; apply to raise or recommend startups. Focus on companies on the market with revenue or lead investment from...
Spark Growth Ventures
Spark Growth Ventures
San Diego, CA
Mid-stage, community-oriented VC focused on propelling technology startups globally. Preference for software-enabled, capital-efficient B2B models (open to select B2C and HaaS). Typical first check...
Inspiration Ventures
Inspiration Ventures
Burlingame, CA
We invest in a small number of select founders and actively mentor them to achieve success. With 30+ years of experience founding and scaling startups, our team provides hands-on operational support,...
Chloe Capital
Chloe Capital
Ithaca, NY
A movement-driven venture capital firm investing with a gender and diversity lens. We focus on seed-stage, women and diverse-led tech companies (climate, education, health) and run national...
Insight Venture
Insight Venture – Sociedade Capital de Risco, S.A.
Lisboa, Lisbon
Invests with a focus on the transition to a sustainable economy. Targets innovative, sustainability-oriented Portuguese companies in areas such as renewable energy and resources, smart...
Snowpoint Ventures
Snowpoint Ventures
Palm Beach, FL
We back companies at the intersection of data, deep tech, and frontier tech that navigate government and commercial use-cases—focusing on defense tech, national security, and dual-use...
IPO Club
IPO Club LLC
Miami Beach, FL
High-conviction secondary and late-stage investments focused on defense, energy, security, and AI with selected European opportunities; investing in high-growth Series B+ and late-stage scaleups and...
Acronym Venture Capital
Acronym Venture Capital
New York, NY
Acronym focuses on late-seed and early-Series A investments in B2B SaaS and omnichannel consumer brands. Sweet spot: companies raising $2M-$6M. Invests where it can help drive revenue; prefers...
Yvonne Campos
NextFab Ventures
Philadelphia, PA
NextFab Ventures is a pre-seed stage hardware-focused investor and product development center. We provide hard-tech startups with seed capital, hands-on technical product development support,...
Karl Lapan
Countryside Angels
Mason City, Iowa
Countryside Angels is a collaborative group of individual angel investors primarily from Iowa and Southeast Minnesota, focused on providing financial returns to its accredited members while assisting...
TriplePoint Capital
TriplePoint Capital
Menlo Park, CA
Provides debt and equity financing to venture capital-backed companies globally across company lifespans; focuses on structuring flexible transactions and partnering with VCs and entrepreneurs.
Plum Alley Ventures Company
Plum Alley Ventures Company
New York, NY
Plum Alley Ventures Company invests in early-stage frontier technology and medical breakthrough companies (with emphasis on gender-diverse founding teams and women founders), focusing on frontier...
ABB
ABB
Zurich
ABB Ltd (ABB), is engaged in power and automation technologies. The Company provides a range of products, systems, solutions and services. Its power businesses focus on power transmission,...
K2X Capital
K2X Capital
K2X Capital invests in early-stage technology and life sciences companies worldwide using a double-vetting process by experienced angel investors and advisors. It focuses on Seed and Series A (and...
Keiretsu Forum Northwest & Rockies
Keiretsu Forum Northwest & Rockies
Seattle, Washington
Active, collaborative angel network focused on sourcing and syndicating high-quality early-stage opportunities across emerging technology, life sciences/healthcare, biotech, proptech and clean...
Tamiami Angel Funds
Tamiami Angel Funds
Naples, FL
Member-managed angel funds investing $50k–$500k in early-stage companies (pre-seed/seed) with active mentorship, collaborative due diligence and a preference for US/Florida-based ventures across...
Andrew Kazlow
PitchFact
College Station, TX
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Next Frontier Capital
Next Frontier Capital
Bozeman, MT
Investing in mission-driven founders building companies in AI/Data, Climate, Deep Tech, B2B Software, FinTech, Defense Tech and Cybersecurity; focus on Seed to Series A with active partnership and...
Looking Glass Capital
Looking Glass Capital
New York
Looking Glass Capital invests in mission-driven founders at the earliest stages, making high-conviction investments in non-consensus opportunities. They focus on software and software-driven...
Mark Vreeke
Chemical Angel Network
Angel network focused on early-stage hardtech startups in chemistry and materials, including biotech, medical devices, clean energy, batteries, sustainability, and related areas. Operates a monthly...
Marty Isaac
Angel Investor Forum
Fairfield, Connecticut
Early-stage angel group (Angel Investor Forum, founded 2004) and AIF Seed Fund V investing primarily in Connecticut and US-based startups across life sciences, medical devices, SaaS, AI, clean...
Scot Bryson
Impactful Capital
Toronto, Ontario
Impactful Capital develops investible portfolios of bankable projects to accelerate climate action. The firm focuses on the missing middle of the energy transition, bridging the gap between venture...
Stacy Pena
Sand Hill Angels
Sand Hill Angels is a group of 145+ Silicon Valley angel investors focused on seed to Series B investments in disruptive, scalable technology companies. They provide funding, mentorship, and...
Stephen O'hara
New York Angels
New York, NY
New York Angels is a membership-based group of 125+ accredited investors who invest individually in early-stage companies across a broad range of industries including Life Sciences, Medical Devices,...
Steven Diedrich
Belle Impact Fund
Our mission is to provide superior returns for our investors while serving the early stage capital needs of women-led companies. We focus on women-owned or managed privately held seed and early stage...
Vickie Gyenes
Plains Angels
Plains Angels is a network of angel investors seeking opportunities to invest and grow with scalable startups across diverse industries. We are currently seeking startups in pure technology,...
William S. Podd
Landmark Angels
Greenwich, CT
Landmark Angels is a national private angel group based in Greenwich, CT, investing in early and growth-stage companies across life sciences, healthcare, digital health, medical devices,...
Lindsey Benefield
Gener8tor
Gener8tor operates a national network of accelerators and invests $100K (investment-for-equity) in select high-growth startups across sectors with a strong emphasis on sustainability/cleantech,...
Virginia Skuce
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a global nonprofit that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. CDL operates 23 streams...
Rockies Venture Club
Rockies Venture Club
CO
RVC connects and educates angel investors and entrepreneurs, sourcing and vetting early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series A) companies across Technology, Cleantech, and Life Sciences. Emphasizes partnership...
Impactful Capital
Impactful Capital
Toronto
Impactful Capital develops investible portfolios of bankable projects to accelerate climate action. The firm targets the energy transition’s “missing middle” by proactively developing opportunities...
Zero Infinity Partners
Zero Infinity Partners
New York, NY
Investing at the crossroads of infrastructure and innovation: focus on foundational infrastructure sectors (energy, power, mobility, logistics, digital, water, waste, biomanufacturing) and enabling...
UF Innovate
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
UF Innovate is the University of Florida umbrella organization (Tech Licensing, Ventures, Pathways, Accelerate) that connects researchers and startups to commercialization resources, incubation (The...
Tamiami Angel Fund V
Tamiami Angel Funds
Naples, FL
Member-managed angel funds investing $50,000 to $500,000 in seed and early-stage companies (preference for Florida/US). Focus on fintech, health tech, edtech, climate tech, AI and biotech; provide...
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
South Carolina Research Authority
Summerville, SC
Public, nonprofit organization that supports South Carolina-based academic and technology startups via grants, coaching, facilities, and investments through its affiliate SC Launch, Inc.; focuses on...
Sand Hill Angels
Sand Hill Angels
California
Member-driven Silicon Valley angel group (145+ members) focused on seed to B-stage investments in disruptive, scalable technology companies. Provides capital, mentorship, and network access;...
Portland Seed Fund
Portland Seed Fund
Portland, Oregon
Sector-agnostic early-stage venture fund focused on Portland and the Pacific Northwest with a leaning toward tech-enabled companies. Invests in seed and early-stage companies including deep-tech,...
NuFund Venture Group
NuFund Venture Group
San Diego, CA
NuFund is an angel-led venture group based in San Diego that operates an Annual Fund model. We focus on early-stage (pre-seed to post-seed) technology and life-science companies...
Launchpad Venture Group
Launchpad Venture Group
Boston, MA
Financial and human capital investment in New England-headquartered early-stage science and tech-driven startups. Focus on priced equity rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A), capital efficiency, and...
Kern Venture Group
Kern Venture Group
Bakersfield, CA
Industry-agnostic early-stage to Series B investor focused on companies that positively impact Kern County and the Central Valley; leverages local strengths in aerospace, energy, agriculture,...
Keiretsu Forum Southeast
Keiretsu Forum Southeast
King of Prussia, PA
Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network (Mid-Atlantic, South-East & Texas regions) that sources, vets, and facilitates investment in early-stage companies across technology, healthcare/life...
Investors Circle
Investors Circle
Investors Circle is a 30+ year nonprofit network of impact-focused angel investors, foundations, family offices and partners that sources, diligences and co-invests in early-stage ventures delivering...
Fundación Chile - ChileGlobal Angels
Fundación Chile
Santiago, Región Metropolitana
Invertimos en emprendimientos tecnológicos de impacto en etapas tempranas que busquen escalabilidad global y soluciones basadas en innovación.
Frontier Angels
Frontier Angels
Montana
Frontier Angels is a Montana-based network of ~100+ accredited angel investors focused on early-stage, tech-driven companies (Seed & Series A). They prioritize Montana roots and regionally connected...
Charleston Angel Partners
Charleston Angel Partners
Mount Pleasant, SC
Charleston Angel Partners (CAP) is a boutique angel investment group (est. 2004) that provides capital, counsel, and resources to early-stage founders. CAP focuses on high-performing teams across...
BELLE Michigan Impact Fund, LP
BELLE Funds
Michigan
Invest in women-led companies at seed and early stage growth across digital, mobile, cloud, life sciences, medical devices, advanced manufacturing and alternative energy, with preference for Michigan...
Band of Angels
Band of Angels
San Francisco, CA
Band of Angels is a formal group of 150+ angel investors based in Silicon Valley with presence in San Francisco and Los Angeles, investing primarily at Pre-Seed to Series A. Since 1994, the Band has...
Creative Destruction Lab
Creative Destruction Lab
Toronto, Texas
CDL is a nonprofit, objectives-based accelerator program that helps seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies commercialize research via mentor-led objective-setting sessions across...
Rockies Venture Fund
Rockies Venture Fund
Denver, CO
Platform of early-stage venture funds focused on investing in emerging technology, healthcare & life sciences, consumer/CPG, and cleantech. Runs diversified funds including a seed fund targeting...
About Climate & Clean Energy Investing
The Climate & Clean Energy sector continues to attract significant investor attention. Our directory tracks 94 investors with explicit interest in Climate & Clean Energy, spanning 41 VCs, 37 Angels, 9 Accelerators, 3 Governments.
The average check size among Climate & Clean Energy investors is $1.3M, ranging from $5K to $106.0M. 52 investors in this category have made recent investments, indicating active deployment of capital.
Startups looking for Climate & Clean Energy funding should focus on demonstrating deep domain expertise, clear market sizing, and early traction signals that resonate with sector-specific investors.
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