Investors in CleanTech

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SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.
Made 327 investments in CleanTech

Breakthrough Energy

Breakthrough Energy is a global platform dedicated to accelerating clean energy innovation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Through its three arms—Breakthrough Energy Discovery, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst—it provides funding and support across the full development cycle, from early-stage discovery and research to commercialization and deployment of scalable clean energy solutions. The organization builds a global collaboration network that includes entrepreneurs, universities, and industry leaders to develop and scale technologies that enable reliable, affordable, and low-emission energy. It promotes public-private partnerships with governments, research institutions, and capital providers to mobilize investment in transformative energy solutions. The overarching aim is to advance zero-emission energy alternatives that can meet global energy needs while improving energy access and competitiveness.
Made 147 investments in CleanTech

Lowercarbon Capital

Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm focused on accelerating the transition to a clean economy by investing in companies developing technologies to reduce carbon emissions and deploy carbon removal solutions. The firm backs startups across energy, transportation, industrial materials, and agriculture, and provides strategic guidance, networking opportunities, and hands-on support to portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle, aiming to advance practical, science-based approaches to climate impact.
Made 132 investments in CleanTech

EIT InnoEnergy

Founded in 2010, EIT InnoEnergy is a Europe-based innovation engine and investor focused on sustainable energy. It makes equity minority investments in early-stage climate tech and energy companies and provides value-added services to accelerate business cases, de-risk ventures, and scale technologies across Europe and the United States. Beyond financing, it supports workforce education and the development of resilient clean-tech value chains to advance a global net-zero economy.
Made 168 investments in CleanTech

European Innovation Council

European Innovation Council is an accelerator firm based in Brussels, founded in 2018, that supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and researchers with bright ideas. It concentrates on deep technology and co-invests with private investors in early-stage startups that have ESG impacts.
Made 214 investments in CleanTech

Antler

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to back technology startups by incubating ideas across diverse sectors. It supports founders from day zero with a global community of co-founders, access to talent and expert advisors, expansion support, and capital, guiding portfolio companies from inception through growth across markets worldwide.
Made 102 investments in CleanTech

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire. It connects accredited individual investors with startup deals and co-invests alongside established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from seed to growth. The firm provides access to diversified portfolios through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, supported by a large network of community members and individual investors. It invests across sectors and geographies, with a focus on transparency and due diligence in collaborative investments with leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator. Alumni Ventures operates internationally with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo and has raised substantial capital to back founders with strategic capital and resources.
Made 86 investments in CleanTech

High-Tech Gründerfonds

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a Germany-based venture capital firm established in 2005 that funds early-stage technology startups in Germany. Based in Bonn with an office in Berlin, it supports companies across software, information technology, digital and industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, IoT, energy, and related fields by providing initial capital and subsequent funding, complemented by active guidance from investment managers. The firm typically acts as a lead investor and cooperates with other investors to help portfolio companies advance from concept to market, with a focus on startups that have begun commercial operations. By combining financing with hands-on support, HTGF aims to help high-potential founders develop their technology, validate products, and scale within the German market.
Made 101 investments in CleanTech

MassVentures

MassVentures is a Massachusetts-based venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage funding to high-growth startups in the Massachusetts innovation economy, helping concepts move from idea to commercialization. Founded in 1978 as a quasi-public corporation by the Legislature of the Commonwealth, it is governed by an independent board and managed by experienced venture investors. The firm focuses on information technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, e-commerce, mobile, manufacturing, and robotics sectors in Massachusetts and operates accelerator programs to support portfolio companies. MassVentures leverages the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem, educated workforce, and centers of innovation to back early-stage ventures.
Made 113 investments in CleanTech

European Investment Fund

European Investment Fund is the EU's financing arm for small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-caps, providing financial instruments to improve access to affordable financing for businesses across their lifecycle, with a focus on innovation, growth, competitiveness, social impact and sustainability. The EIF leverages its capital base to foster public-private partnerships and allocates guarantees and equity funding to catalyze lending and investment for startups and small businesses throughout Europe, including EU member states, candidate countries and EFTA countries. It collaborates with partners to close funding gaps and support entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
Made 75 investments in CleanTech

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. It provides venture assistance, strategic advice, and capital to technology-driven entrepreneurs across a broad range of sectors including artificial intelligence, digital health, sustainability, consumer and enterprise technology, and medical technologies, supporting startups from early to late stages. The firm emphasizes innovative business models and science- and design-driven approaches to building long-lasting companies, often working closely with portfolio founders to scale products, markets, and operations. Based in Menlo Park, California, Khosla Ventures pursues opportunities that address meaningful global challenges and aims to help entrepreneurs create durable businesses that deliver impact and growth.
Made 159 investments in CleanTech

Energy Impact Partners

Energy Impact Partners is a New York-based private investment firm that focuses on the energy transition. It makes venture, growth, credit, and infrastructure investments across global energy, sustainability, and technology sectors, targeting areas such as energy efficiency, clean energy, smart grids, energy storage, and cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. The firm connects entrepreneurs with influential corporate partners to scale innovative climate-tech solutions and deliver strategic value to portfolio companies and corporate partners. With over $2.5 billion in assets under management, Energy Impact Partners operates globally from its New York base and maintains a broad network of industry players to support portfolio growth and decarbonization across markets.
Made 82 investments in CleanTech

Katapult Group

Katapult Group is an Oslo-based accelerator and venture platform that supports early-stage technology startups addressing climate, oceans and other environmental and social challenges. It operates accelerators and investment vehicles through Katapult Ocean and Katapult Africa, backing companies with capital, mentorship and education while promoting responsible stewardship of exponential technologies. The group engages a global network of founders, investors and partners to mainstream impact investing and foster ecosystem growth, with focus areas including ocean health, climate solutions, sustainable food systems, frontier technologies and related environmental domains.
Made 67 investments in CleanTech

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Sustainable Development Technology Canada is an independent, government-funded organization that funds Canadian cleantech projects and coaches the companies that lead these projects to market. It supports cleantech initiatives by creating jobs, enabling growth and exports for Canadian firms, and delivering environmental, economic and health benefits to Canadians. The organization operates at arm's length and builds networks with private industry, academia and governments at home and abroad to advance clean technology deployment within Canada.
Made 150 investments in CleanTech

BDC Capital

BDC Capital is the growth equity and venture investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada, based in Montreal with offices across Canada. It makes direct investments and fund investments to support growth in Canadian technology companies, focusing on information technology, energy, cleantech and healthcare; it targets early through growth‑stage opportunities and typically places minority stakes with board representation, often investing CAD 0.1 million to CAD 3 million as initial capital and up to CAD 15 million over the life of a company in growth rounds, while larger growth investments commonly range from CAD 3 million to CAD 35 million. The firm participates in syndicates and seeks to accelerate expansion, scale, and long‑term value creation, pursuing exits via initial public offerings, strategic sales, or leveraged management buyouts and aiming to help Canadian firms scale domestically and internationally.
Made 90 investments in CleanTech

Chevron

Chevron is a global integrated energy and technology company that engages in the exploration, production, refining, and marketing of oil and natural gas, as well as chemicals, worldwide. Its operations encompass upstream activities, downstream refining and distribution, and related energy technologies aimed at improving efficiency and safety. The company emphasizes affordable, reliable, and increasingly cleaner energy to enable human progress and pursues technology-enabled improvements across the value chain, including decarbonization efforts and advancement of lower-carbon energy solutions. By leveraging scale and global access to energy resources, Chevron seeks to meet growing demand while enhancing energy security and economic competitiveness, investing in innovation to sustain operations and responsibly manage environmental and social impacts.
Made 74 investments in CleanTech

Clean Energy Ventures

Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on accelerating climate technology startups at seed and early stages. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, it backs companies developing advanced energy technologies and innovative business models to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The firm invests in sectors such as energy storage, grid connectivity, renewable energy, clean transportation and related water and energy nexus initiatives, with a geographic focus on the United States and Canada and a broader reach into Europe and Israel. It complements capital with mentorship, strategic guidance and access to a wide network of industry experts to help portfolio companies scale and deploy transformative clean energy solutions.
Made 72 investments in CleanTech

SFC Capital

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm, founded in 2012, that backs early-stage startups across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and digital health. It provides capital and strategic support to seed and pre-seed companies and operates primarily in the UK, with activity centered in London and Northwich.
Made 63 investments in CleanTech

Global Brain

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, founded in 1998, that backs technology startups worldwide and provides hands-on support and open innovation with large corporate partners. The firm targets early to growth-stage opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, space, education, HR tech, life sciences, enterprise software, and consumer tech, with a global footprint in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. It has managed over 2.7 billion in assets and invested more than 1.4 billion across more than 1,300 deals, supporting hundreds of active portfolio companies and achieving a track record of IPOs and M&A exits. Global Brain emphasizes transformative growth through active portfolio management, strategic resources, and collaborations with corporate partners and institutional investors. The firm operates flagship funds and co-investment programs, and maintains engagement with a broad ecosystem to accelerate innovation.
Made 47 investments in CleanTech

Almi Invest

Almi Invest is a Swedish early-stage venture capital firm and part of the Almi Group. It funds startups across sustainability, industry, technology, and life sciences, from pre-seed to Series A, and typically co-invests with independent private investors to accelerate growth. The firm provides strategic guidance, active board participation, and access to a broad investor network to help portfolio companies scale. As part of Almi Group, Almi Invest collaborates with public funds and regional partners to support entrepreneurs and promote sustainable economic development in Sweden.
Made 97 investments in CleanTech

Congruent Ventures

Congruent Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on climate technology investments across North America. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the firm backs founders addressing mobility and urbanization, the energy transition, food and agriculture, and sustainable production and consumption, providing funding from seed through Series A and offering active portfolio support. It manages multiple early-stage climate funds and has assets under management exceeding one billion dollars, underscoring its scale and commitment to climate tech.
Made 49 investments in CleanTech

Prelude Ventures

Prelude Ventures is a San Francisco based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups focused on mitigating climate change and building category-defining businesses. The firm targets opportunities across built environment, carbon management, computing, energy, food and agriculture, manufacturing, industrials, mobility, and related sectors, supporting portfolio companies with capital and practical expertise to scale climate solutions.
Made 72 investments in CleanTech

CDP Venture Capital

CDP Venture Capital is a leading venture capital firm focused on fostering innovation and regional economic growth in Italy and Europe. It manages and directs investments in innovative startups across sectors including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, green technologies, fintech, and related fields, supporting both direct stakes and portfolio-backed opportunities. The firm emphasizes building an ecosystem through collaboration with institutions, companies, universities, and research centers to advance venture capital development and knowledge sharing. It operates through multiple funds and initiatives to back early- and growth-stage ventures, aligning investment activity with sustainable development and long-term partnerships. By connecting capital with entrepreneurial talent, CDP Venture Capital aims to contribute to the evolution of Italy's industrial landscape and broader European innovation initiatives.
Made 37 investments in CleanTech

At One Ventures

At One Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies (seed and Series A) using disruptive deep tech to transform established industries while reducing their environmental footprint. The firm invests globally, supporting teams across the United States, Canada, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania. It targets sectors including technology, energy, ag-tech, food tech, cleantech, climate tech, and both business-to-business and consumer products and services, with a preference for companies that are regenerative to planetary health and capable of delivering scalable, economically viable solutions. The firm emphasizes building companies that can create a net-positive impact on nature while achieving durable growth.
Made 39 investments in CleanTech

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1974 that focuses on seed to development-stage investments in information technology, life sciences, electronics, biotech, fintech, and related high-technology sectors. The firm seeks opportunities in the Japanese market and often participates in investment syndicates to support startups. It supports companies pursuing technologies such as AI, SaaS, and healthcare innovations, and operates with offices in Osaka and Nagoya in addition to its Tokyo headquarters.
Made 40 investments in CleanTech

Extantia Capital

Extantia Capital is an investment firm focused on climate-first, deep decarbonization technology. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, it invests in early-stage companies across Europe (seed to Series A), providing capital and hands-on support in commercialization, scaling, and fundraising. The firm backs mission-driven founders developing software and hardware solutions with the potential to significantly reduce CO2e emissions, aiming for scalable business models that contribute to the energy transition and broader decarbonization. Extantia emphasizes measurable impact and supports portfolio companies to accelerate adoption of low-carbon technologies.
Made 31 investments in CleanTech

Climate Capital

Climate Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2018 that invests in early-stage climate technology companies. It backs startups across sectors including clean energy, energy storage, electrification, manufacturing, robotics, supply chain, infrastructure, industrial decarbonization, and resilience, with a focus on companies that directly or indirectly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The firm aims to accelerate climate innovation by leveraging a broad network of founders, investors, and partners to identify and support scalable solutions. Climate Capital seeks to help portfolio companies scale technologies that lower emissions and enhance climate resilience, contributing to a more sustainable economy.
Made 58 investments in CleanTech

Voyager Ventures

Voyager Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on frontier energy, industrial, and climate technology. It partners with founders modernizing the base layer of the economy, spanning energy production and distribution, advanced manufacturing, critical materials, applied AI, and compute. The firm funds companies developing energy generation and storage, advanced materials manufacturing, intelligent software applications, sustainable building practices, and carbon capture technologies, aiming to improve efficiency, scalability, and sustainability. Voyager Ventures manages about $475 million in assets under management across three funds.
Made 29 investments in CleanTech

Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Ecosystem Integrity Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on environmental sustainability. It invests in early-stage companies across energy, transportation, climate tech, agriculture, water, waste management, green chemistry, and related areas, seeking to demonstrate that positive environmental outcomes can accompany compelling financial returns. The firm targets opportunities in North America and Europe and has supported portfolio companies through multiple funds since its founding in 2010. Investment sizes vary by vintage, ranging from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of dollars, with early funds typically at the lower end and later vintages deploying larger checks as opportunities permit. Its work emphasizes ESG considerations and impact alongside growth, combining sector expertise with strategic guidance to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Made 40 investments in CleanTech

MCJ

MCJ is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Boston that backs exceptional founders transforming energy, industry and infrastructure through technology. It focuses on clean energy solutions, industrial transformation and resilient infrastructure, supporting portfolio companies and talent through the MCJ Collective, a vetted member network connecting leaders with opportunities. The firm also operates a media platform, including the Inevitable podcast, which highlights perspectives critical to its portfolio and the broader transition to energy and industrial tech. Through its integrated approach—financing, talent development and media—MCJ aims to accelerate deployment of next‑generation energy and industrial technologies and to publish thought leadership on topics such as energy and AI.
Made 52 investments in CleanTech

Demeter Partners

Demeter Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the energy transition and environmental sectors. Based in Paris, France, with offices across Europe, it funds companies at multiple stages—from seed and startup to growth and infrastructure projects—often taking minority positions and seeking board representation. Typical investments range from about €0.5 million to €30 million, and the firm supports innovative startups, high-growth SMEs, and infrastructure ventures in eco-industries, eco-energies, green transportation, cleantech, water and waste treatment, energy efficiency, and renewable energy projects. While predominantly active in Europe, it invests selectively in North America as well. The firm emphasizes partnerships and hands-on involvement to accelerate the ecological transition and sustainable energy infrastructure.
Made 74 investments in CleanTech

Climate Investment

Climate Investment is a venture and growth capital firm focused on accelerating the transition to lower-carbon energy. Founded by members of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, the firm partners with companies developing scalable climate solutions across underinvested sectors such as energy, industry, buildings, transportation and agriculture, and uses a rigorous greenhouse gas impact measurement methodology to track progress, aiming to deliver financial returns alongside substantial environmental benefits through deep industry partnerships.
Made 43 investments in CleanTech

Union Square Ventures

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 that invests across the internet sector, emphasizing the applications layer of the web, internet services, and web services that create large networks, including mobile. The firm engages in early, growth, and late-stage investments, typically making initial commitments around 1 million and up to about 20 million in a single company, often serving as lead investor with ownership goals of roughly 15% to 20%. Its portfolio covers sectors such as social media, marketplaces, developer tools, education, health, fintech, climate tech, and web3, with companies located in major tech hubs like New York, San Francisco, London, and Berlin.
Made 41 investments in CleanTech

CAS Star

CAS Star is a venture capital firm based in Xi’an, China, with an additional office in Beijing. It invests in high-tech sectors such as optoelectronic chips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, aerospace, smart manufacturing, information technology, energy, oncology, advanced manufacturing, SaaS, and space technology, and it actively participates in technology-driven incubation. The firm aims to build a scientific and technological entrepreneurial ecosystem by collaborating with research institutions, angel funds, incubators, and entrepreneurship training to support technology entrepreneurs.
Made 27 investments in CleanTech

FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm concentrates on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, investing across seed and Series A rounds. It seeks scalable companies with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders, often co-investing with other global funds to broaden its impact. FJ Labs emphasizes rapid decision-making and leverages its broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth, helping startups scale across large markets and ecosystems.
Made 38 investments in CleanTech

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of products across consumer electronics, information technology, mobile communications, and device solutions. Its portfolio includes smartphones, tablets, TVs, home appliances, PCs, memory and storage components, and semiconductors, as well as display and telecommunications infrastructure technology. The company operates worldwide and emphasizes research and development to advance core technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and energy storage. Through its integrated ecosystem of hardware, software, and services, Samsung Electronics maintains a leading position in semiconductors, displays, and consumer electronics, supported by global manufacturing scale and supply-chain capabilities.
Made 56 investments in CleanTech

IP Group

IP Group is a global science and technology investment company that identifies, backs, and grows university spin-outs and IP-based businesses. Through strategic partnerships with universities and research institutions, it provides capital, expertise, and commercialization support to accelerate the development of innovations in healthtech, deeptech, and clean tech. The firm focuses on early-stage ventures, seeks to create value for shareholders and partners, and aims to generate financial returns alongside positive social and environmental impact in line with sustainable development goals. IP Group leverages its network, governance discipline, and portfolio-building capabilities to scale portfolio companies worldwide.
Made 36 investments in CleanTech

DCVC

DCVC is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on deep tech and life sciences, investing across artificial intelligence, exascale computing, climate, engineering, materials science, robotics, space, water, biology, defense, and security, as well as related data-driven technologies. The firm supports early- and later-stage technology companies that leverage scientific discovery and automation to create scalable solutions. DCVC is a registered investment adviser.
Made 46 investments in CleanTech

BP

BP is a global integrated energy company engaged in the entire energy value chain, from upstream exploration and production of oil and natural gas to downstream refining, marketing, and trading of petroleum products, as well as shipping services to support distribution worldwide. The company also pursues growth in renewable and low-carbon energy, including wind, solar, and biofuels through its Alternative Energy initiatives. BP operates Air BP, its aviation fuels division, supplying AVGAS and kerosene jet fuels and servicing airlines and general aviation at airports across many countries. By combining large-scale traditional energy operations with investment in renewables, BP aims to meet current energy needs while pursuing a low-carbon transition.
Made 78 investments in CleanTech

Investible

Investible is a venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 2014, that backs seed and early-stage technology companies. It focuses on climate tech, smart cities, food and agriculture, transport, industrial, and clean tech sectors across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, and its portfolio includes more than 100 early-stage companies across 11 countries and 20 sectors. The firm supports portfolio companies by connecting them with capital, expertise, and networks to help them grow and scale globally. Its operations include offices in Sydney and Singapore, reflecting an international footprint.
Made 32 investments in CleanTech

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provides project financing and banking products to banks, industries and private enterprises, including loans for projects, equity and quasi-equity investments, equity funds for smaller enterprises, guarantees and trade finance. It also offers policy reform dialogue and advisory services and supports loan syndication. The bank assists privatization and restructuring of municipal services and invests across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and real estate in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on market transition and private sector development. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in London, it seeks to promote sustainable growth, job creation and higher living standards through financial support, advisory services and policy reform.
Made 26 investments in CleanTech

Toyota Ventures

Toyota Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Toyota Motor Corporation. Based in Los Altos, California, it invests in early-stage startups worldwide that develop frontier technologies across artificial intelligence, autonomy, mobility, robotics, cloud computing, climate tech, renewable energy, digital health, fintech, and materials. The firm pursues strategic partnerships and provides operational guidance drawing on Toyota’s global expertise, with funded initiatives like the Frontier Fund and Climate Fund to back innovations in areas such as green energy, carbon neutrality, and sustainable mobility, aiming to accelerate adoption of disruptive solutions and expand Toyota’s innovation ecosystem.
Made 38 investments in CleanTech

Closed Loop Partners

Closed Loop Partners is a New York-based private equity firm dedicated to advancing the circular economy. The firm employs a multi-faceted approach that includes capital management across venture, growth equity, and catalytic investment; an innovation center, the Center for the Circular Economy, that promotes cross-sector collaboration and data-driven analysis; and an operating group focused on building and scaling circular economy infrastructure. It funds and supports sustainable consumer goods, packaging, textiles, and related sectors, investing in opportunities that enhance recycling rates, circular supply chains, and the adoption of recycling technologies across the United States, Canada, and other regions.
Made 38 investments in CleanTech

Contrarian Ventures

Contrarian Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the climate and energy transition, investing in early stage and growth opportunities across Europe and Israel. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, with additional offices in London and Amsterdam, it backs startups in the next-generation energy sector, including e-mobility, smart grids, energy efficiency, energy storage, distributed generation, and virtual power plants. The firm emphasizes a founder-first, hands-on approach and operates a platform-based model to mobilize resources and support for climate tech ventures. Its investments target companies developing renewable energy solutions, big data analytics for energy systems, and related services that enable decarbonization and resilient energy infrastructure.
Made 30 investments in CleanTech

The Climate Pledge Fund

The Climate Pledge Fund is Amazon's corporate venture capital arm, established in 2019 to invest in companies developing sustainable and decarbonizing technologies. Based in Renton, Washington, it finances ventures across water, energy, climate, and agriculture to help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. With an initial commitment of two billion dollars, the fund seeks visionary products and services that enable Amazon and other organizations to meet The Climate Pledge's goals.
Made 34 investments in CleanTech

Third Sphere

Third Sphere is a Brooklyn-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that invests in early-stage climate solutions across sectors such as energy, food, water, waste, transportation, healthcare, and government technology. It emphasizes hardware-enabled technologies and AI-driven automation, partnering with founders to deliver transformative climate impact through strategic collaborations, hands-on support, and access to tools and networks that accelerate growth. The firm focuses on responsible, climate-positive outcomes and seeks to help founders scale by combining capital with practical resources, goal-setting frameworks, and AI-powered platforms.
Made 51 investments in CleanTech

In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel, also known as IQT, is a not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Tysons, Virginia. It identifies and supports venture-backed startups developing technologies that address mission needs of U.S. government agencies, with a focus on enhancing national security and public safety. IQT accelerates the development and deployment of innovations in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, communications, data analytics, and related advanced technologies, translating early-stage breakthroughs into practical applications for defense, intelligence, and federal missions. The firm collaborates with portfolio companies and government partners to align technology capabilities with mission requirements, facilitating rapid transfer from innovation to government use. Over its multi-decade history, IQT has built a global network and a portfolio of dozens of companies valued at more than a billion dollars, reflecting its role as a specialized investor that bridges commercial innovation and government needs.
Made 26 investments in CleanTech

NIO Capital

NIO Capital is a Shanghai-based investment firm established in 2016 that targets early- and growth-stage opportunities in automotive, new energy and deep technology. Backed by NIO, it aims to back innovative teams shaping electromobility, autonomous driving, shared mobility, energy networks and advanced materials, providing strategic support and partnerships throughout the venture lifecycle to accelerate digital transformation and decarbonization.
Made 29 investments in CleanTech

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs science and technology companies across multiple stages. It focuses on ambitious projects in aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health, software, and consumer Internet, among others. The firm has been an early backer of SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb, illustrating a track record of supporting transformative technologies. It pursues a founder-friendly approach that provides substantial support with minimal interference, helping portfolio companies scale while maintaining strategic flexibility.
Made 34 investments in CleanTech

Speedinvest

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna that operates across six offices in Europe, the Middle East and beyond. It backs founders from pre-seed to growth through sector-focused investment teams and provides day-one access to a global network of corporate customers, experts and follow-on investors to help scale faster. The firm focuses on six verticals—AI and infrastructure, climate and industrial tech, deep tech, fintech and DeFi, health and bio, and marketplaces and consumer—and supports portfolio companies from initial funding through subsequent rounds. Speedinvest actively engages with its companies, leading a large share of initial investments and maintaining a high level of follow-on activity, with notable portfolio companies including Bitpanda, Moove, Tide, GoStudent and cylib. The firm operates across Europe and beyond, aiming to unlock momentum for builders through the power of more and to help them scale smarter and faster.
Made 37 investments in CleanTech