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π° 36 ClimateTech Growth Funds to Know
Meet the Capital Allocators writing checks for Climate scaleups
Thereβs a staggering $217B in total private climate assets under management (AUM), comprising 207 new VCs, Corporate VCs, Growth, Infrastructure, and Private Equity funds since January 2021.
While the landscape for climate finance is evolving rapidly, a notable funding gap stands out for growth (Series B+) startups seeking to scale their solutions.
To help founders navigate the scale up capital stage, we highlight the 36 funds, representing well over $50B in AUM, who are actively writing checks to help later-stage Climate startups to survive and thrive.
Meet 300+ Investors at the HackSummit
If youβre a startup looking to meet the Partners and LPs at leading ClimateTech Funds, then come and get on their radar at the HackSummit this June.
100s of impact investors investing across all stage (including several listed below) will be in attendance alongside a highly curated group of fellow climate tech founders.
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Meet 36 funds bridging the climate finance gap for later stage startups
π«π· Ann Mettler, Vice President, Europe at Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe
Fund Size: $2.2B across 4 funds
Headquartered: Paris (France)
Notable Investments: Mission Zero, Heart Aerospace, Malta
πΊπΈ Alex Brown, Partner at KeyFrame
Investments Made: 29
Headquartered: New York (USA)
Notable Investments: Sealed, Element Energy, TeraWatt Infrastructure
πΊπΈ Alex Weiss, Managing Partner at ClearSky
Funds Raised: $851M across 3 funds
Headquartered: Florida (USA)
Notable Investments: RenewWest, ClearTrace, OhmConnect
π©πͺ Alois Flatz and Christopher Hoffmann, Partners at Flatz Hoffmann
Headquartered: Munich, (Germany)
Notable Investments: Zeelo, Hololight
πΊπΈ Ashwin Shashindranath, Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Fund Size: $3.6B across 10 funds
Headquartered: New York (USA)
Notable Investments: Terragia Biofuel, AtmosZero, Greenly
πͺπΈ Beatriz Gonzalez, Founder and Managing Partner at Seaya
Fund Size: β¬623.7M across 4 funds
Headquartered: Madrid (Spain)
Notable Investments: Mast Reforestation, BlocPower, Twelve
π¬π§ Beverley Gower-Jones, Managing Partner at Clean Growth Fund
Funds Raised: Β£101M in a single venture fund
Headquartered: London (UK)
Notable Investments: Piclo, Tepeo, Holiferm
πΊπΈ Brendan Wallace, CEO and CIO at Fifth Wall
Funds Raised: $2.7B across 17 funds
Headquartered: California (USA)
Notable Investments: Sealed, Electric Hydrogen, Terabase Energy
πΊπΈ Chris Sacca, Founder and Chairman at Lowercarbon Capital
Funds Raised: $2 billion
Headquartered: Wyoming (USA)
Notable Investments: Pachama, Thea Energy, Antora Energy
π©πͺ Daria Saharova, Founding Partner at World Fund
Funds Raised: β¬300M
Headquartered: Berlin (Germany)
Notable Investments: Enough, ecoworks, Mission Zero
π¨π David Blyghton, Partner at Highland Europe
Fund Size: β¬2.7B across 6 funds
Headquartered: Geneva (Switzerland)
Notable Investments: Wolt, Oritain
π¨π Henning Topp, Associate Investments at Energy Infrastructure Partners
Fund Size: β¬1B
Headquartered: Zurich (Switzerland)
Notable Investments: Electra, Repsol Renovables, Arkona
πΊπΈ Eli Aheto, Investment Partner at General Atlantic
Fund Size: $11.1B across 2 funds
Headquartered: New York (USA)
Notable Investments: 80 Acre Farms, Venterra, ecovadis
π©πͺ Elisabeth Schrey, Managing Director at DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Fund Size: β¬1B
Headquartered: Bonn (Germany)
Notable Investments: Proxima Fusion, Fernride, Xolo
πΊπΈ Eric Kosmowski, Managing Partner at Princeville Capital
Fund Size: 2
Headquartered: San Francisco (USA)
Notable Investments: NotCo, EcoVadis, Enpal
πΊπΈ Howard Morgan, Chair and General Partner at B Capital
Funds Raised: $5.3B across 8 funds
Headquartered: California (USA)
Notable Investments: Patch, overstory, accacia
π¨π InΓͺs Amorim Rocha, and Kayode Akinola VP and Head of, Private Equity at Blue Earth Capital
Fund Size: $378M across 2 funds
Headquartered: Zug (Switzerland)
Notable Investments: Sunfire, CarboCure Technologies, Koolboks, CarbonCure Technologies
π©πͺ Isabelle Canu and Martin KrΓΆner, Partners at Green European Tech Fund
Funds Raised: β¬250M
Headquartered: Berlin / Munich (Germany)
Notable Investments: Electrochaea, Sonnen, Lofelt
πΊπΈ Katrina Price, Managing Director at Wellington Management
Fund Size: $3.6B across 4 funds
Headquartered: Boston (USA)
Notable Investments: Orennia, Span
π¨π¦ Kevin Kimsa, Managing Partner at Climate Innovation Capital
Headquartered: Toronto (Canada)
Notable Investments: Groundwork BioAg, Kuva, LineVision
π¨π¦ Kieran Mahanty , Director at Teachers' Venture Growth
Net Assets: $247.5B
Headquartered: Toronto (Canada)
Notable Investments: Instagrid, Motif FoodWorks, Evolved by Nature
π©π° Jacob Bro, Partner and Co-Founder at 2150
Fund Size: β¬268M in a single venture fund
Headquartered: Copenhagen (Denmark)
Notable Investments: 1Komma5, Mission Zero, Vammo
π¨πΏ Martin Forstmeyer, Investment Manager at Inven Capital
Fund Size: β¬50M in a single venture fund
Headquartered: Prague (Czech Republic)
Notable Investments: Ember, Woltair, Hydrogrid
πΊπΈ Michaela Edwards, Partner at Capricorn Investment Group
Funds Raised: $88M in a single venture fund
Headquartered: California (USA)
Notable Investments: Fervo Energy, Redwood Materials, Magrathea
π¨π¦ Mira Inbar, Partner at ArcTern Ventures
Fund Size: $485.4M across 2 funds
Headquartered: Toronto (Canada)
Notable Investments: Ev.energy, Winnow, Soly
π©πͺ Nick de la Forge and Lena Thiede Founder / General Partners at Planet A Ventures
Funds Raised: β¬160 million
Headquartered: Berlin (Germany)
Notable Investments: INERATEC, Sunhero, Paleo
π¬π§ Richard Grabbe, Growth Investor at Lightrock
Fund Size: $2B across 3 funds
Headquartered: London (UK)
Notable Investments: Sunfire, Velocys, Combio Energia
πΈπͺ Sandra Malmberg, Partner at EQT
Fund Size: $137.9B across 29 funds
Headquartered: Stockholm (Sweden)
Notable Investments: InstaVolt, IntegrityNext, Tion Renewables
πΊπΈ Seth Bannon, Founder at Fifty Years
Fund Size: $140M over 3 Funds
Headquartered: San Francisco (USA)
Notable Investments: Noya, Aaola Atomics, Tangible
π¨π Simone Riedel Riley, Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures
Fund Size: $340.7M across 5 funds
Headquartered: Zurich (Switzerland)
Notable Investments: INERATEC, Colibri Energy, NanoGraph
πΊπΈ Tenzin Seldon, Founder and Managing Director at Pulse Fund
Headquartered: California (USA)
Notable Investments: Mast Reforestation, BlocPower, Twelve
π«π· Thomas Beaugendre, VC Investment Manager at Demeter
Fund Size: β¬45M in a single venture fund
Headquartered: Paris (France)
Notable Investments: E-Recycle, Plan A, Sweetch Energy
πΈπͺ Toba Spiegel, Investment Manager at Trill Impact
Headquartered: Stockholm (Sweden)
Notable Investments: Open Cosmos, Tado
π¬π§ Tommy Stadlen and Cameron McLain, Co-Founders at Giant Ventures
Fund Size: $250M across 2 funds
Headquartered: London (UK)
Notable Investments: Haven Energy, Waterplan, Agreena
πΊπΈ Tyler Christie, Managing Director at Decarbonization Partners
Fund Size: $1bn
Headquartered: New York (USA)
Notable Investments: Carbon Direct, Antora Energy, Ascend Elements
π©πͺ Yair Reem, Partner at Extantia Capital
Fund Size: β¬10M in funding over 1 round
Headquartered: Berlin (Germany)
Notable Investments: INERATEC, Modern Hydrogen, RepAir
πΊπΈ Yaniv Tepper, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Angeleno Group
Funds Raised: 2
Headquartered: New York (USA)
Notable Investments: Anza Renewables, Edeniq, Span