Best VCs for Climate

3148 venture capitalists actively investing in Climate.

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#1Garry Tan

CEO & President

Y Combinator

Builder-designer-investor. 'Make something people want' is the entire thesis — inherited from Paul Graham's YC founding philosophy and now amplified by Garry's builder ethos. Believes we're in a golde

$500K (standard YC deal: $500K for ~7% equity via SAFE). Also invests via YC Continuity Fund at later stages.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A (via Continuity)
#2Hemant Taneja

CEO & Managing Director

General Catalyst

'Responsible innovation' thesis: technology should solve real problems for real people, not create consumer distractions. Strong health and enterprise focus. Author of 'Unscaled' — argues that technol

$1M-$100M+ (multi-stage, GC manages $25B+)
SeedSeries ASeries B
#3Nicole Prietocarrizosa

East Africa Lead

Norrsken Impact Fund

Investing in impact-driven blockchain and Web3 projects at Norrsken Impact Fund, focused on using technology to solve global challenges.

SeedSeries A
#4Deepka Rana

Former Principal, Northzone; Angel Investor

Northzone (Web3)

At Northzone, Deepka focused on product-led consumer and B2B software, with a particularly developed Future of Work thesis. She argued that structurally scarce frontline labor and obsolete tools creat

No current personal angel check range is public. Historical Northzone deals ranged from pre-seed through growth, but firm-level third-party range estimates do not establish Deepka's present allocation. Founders should ask directly about current angel activity and should use Northzone's live team for fund pitches.
Current occasional angel investingHistorical pre-seedHistorical seed and Series A
#5Fred Wilson

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Backs 'trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.' The access thesis is the through-line: every investment should make s

$1M-$25M
Series ASeries B
#6Vinod Khosla

Founder

Khosla Ventures

Explicitly optimizes for ~70% failure rates to back 'black swan' outcomes. Actively seeks opportunities that appear 'crazy' to most of the market. Capital-intensive, science-heavy bets. Believes fusio

$500K-$50M+ (across seed fund and main fund)
SeedSeries ASeries B
#7Andy Weissman

Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Andy invests at the edge of large markets under transformative pressure. His long-running thesis work centers on engaged networks, differentiated user experience, and defensibility created by network

No personal check-size range is published. USV describes itself as an earliest-stage generalist investor and makes decisions collaboratively without a vote; round fit should be confirmed with the partnership rather than attributed to Andy alone.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#8Collin West

Founder and Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Collin West invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage sup

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#9Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

President & Managing Director

General Catalyst

Jeannette is a founder-led generalist investing to strengthen European prosperity and resilience through technology. She backs ambitious companies from ideation onward across AI, defense, energy, indu

No personal check-size range is published. Her public record spans seed investments through large follow-on rounds, but total financing sizes and General Catalyst's assets are not personal check parameters.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#10Pauliina Martikainen

Managing Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pauliina leads a sector-agnostic Nordic first-round strategy centered on exceptional technical founders with global ambition. Her attributed portfolio work spans clinical sensing, autonomous-mobility

Maki's stated sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this describes target round size, not Pauliina's personal check authority. The firm continues to support later rounds selectively.
Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round
#11Philipp Emig

Partner

Leitmotif

Philipp Emig invests or supports investments through Leitmotif's published strategy: Bridge US and European industrial ecosystems to help hard-technology companies move from demonstration to commercia

Leitmotif does not publish a standard investment range; its first fund is anchored by a $300M commitment.
Growth StageLater Stage
#12Tina Daher

Venture Partner

Shorooq Partners

Tina looks for high-caliber founders applying differentiated technology to consequential emerging-market problems. Her attributable investment material emphasizes technically credible climate and indu

No personal check range is disclosed. Shorooq's equity platform covers the full journey from pre-seed to late-stage growth; Tina's current Venture Partner/adviser listing does not establish independent check authority, so founders should confirm the relevant vehicle and decision process.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#13Jessy Rivest

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Jessy looks for climate technologies grounded in hard science and non-obvious mechanisms that can make a meaningful dent in greenhouse-gas emissions. Her career shows a materials-to-systems lens: unde

No Jessy-specific check size is disclosed by Khosla Ventures. Publicly observed work spans an $11 million Spiritus seed financing led by Khosla and Pascal's $8 million seed round, but round size is not the same as the firm's check. Third-party claims of a $100,000–$5 million range were excluded as unverified.
SeedSeries ATechnical incubation and spinout
#14Pirkka Palomäki

Founding Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pirkka backs ambitious Nordic teams at their first rounds, combining an operator's technology and scaling perspective with Maki's sector-agnostic, non-consensus approach. His attributed investments fa

Maki targets first rounds below EUR 5 million and supports consequent rounds; this is a firm round criterion, not Pirkka's personal check range. Active new investments come from Fund III.
Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round
#15Matt Trevithick

Managing Partner

Leitmotif

Matt Trevithick invests or supports investments through Leitmotif's published strategy: Bridge US and European industrial ecosystems to help hard-technology companies move from demonstration to commer

Leitmotif does not publish a standard investment range; its first fund is anchored by a $300M commitment.
Growth StageLater Stage
#16Ian Heinrich

Principal, Investments

Ensemble VC

Ian Heinrich invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#17Jens Wiese

Managing Partner

Leitmotif

Jens Wiese invests or supports investments through Leitmotif's published strategy: Bridge US and European industrial ecosystems to help hard-technology companies move from demonstration to commercial

Leitmotif does not publish a standard investment range; its first fund is anchored by a $300M commitment.
Growth StageLater Stage
#18Alex Rohregger

Partner

Leitmotif

Alex Rohregger invests or supports investments through Leitmotif's published strategy: Bridge US and European industrial ecosystems to help hard-technology companies move from demonstration to commerc

Leitmotif does not publish a standard investment range; its first fund is anchored by a $300M commitment.
Growth StageLater Stage
#19Rebecca Kaden

Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Rebecca invests at the edge of large markets, with a consumer and product lens sharpened by USV's network-effects thesis. Her current view links abundant AI intelligence, cheaper hardware, sensors, an

USV publishes a firm-wide check range of $1 million to $30 million and invests from the earliest stages through follow-ons. It does not publish Rebecca's individual authority, and the partnership makes decisions collectively without a vote.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#20Ryan Bayliss

Partner

Leitmotif

Ryan Bayliss invests or supports investments through Leitmotif's published strategy: Bridge US and European industrial ecosystems to help hard-technology companies move from demonstration to commercia

Leitmotif does not publish a standard investment range; its first fund is anchored by a $300M commitment.
Growth StageLater Stage
#21Gopi Sundaramurthy

Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Gopi Sundaramurthy invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-st

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#22Agate Freimane

Founding General Partner

Norrsken VC

Agate backs rapidly scalable businesses where solving a major social or environmental problem improves commercial performance. Her finance, fintech-startup and education experience combines with Norrs

Norrsken VC's live site publishes €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is the firm's current range, not Agate's personal check promise; exact initial versus follow-on sizing, ownership and vehicle should be confirmed for each opportunity.
Early StageSeedSeries A
#23Elicia McDonald

CEO & Partner

AirTree Ventures (Web3)

Elicia backs highly ambitious, resilient founders from Australia and New Zealand, often beginning at pre-seed or seed and supporting them across later rounds. Her disclosed portfolio spans AI-enabled

Neither Airtree nor Elicia publishes her personal check range or decision authority. Airtree describes itself as seed-first and able to support companies through their journey; a historic Fund III article mentioned a $200k seed entry point, but that is firm- and vintage-specific rather than a current personal range.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#24Alexander Danielsson

General Partner

Norrsken Impact Fund

Alexander backs scalable software and AI that modernize economically important, under-digitized industries while creating measurable environmental or social impact. His recent work around Terra Labs,

Norrsken VC publicly states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is a firm-level range, not proof of Alexander's personal or unilateral approval authority.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#25Samir Kaul

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Samir prefers large, known markets where a radical technical risk can produce a 10x-better product. He treats small seed checks as option-value experiments: identify a potential billion-dollar outcome

In a 2020 first-person interview, Samir described a typical Khosla Seed Fund investment as roughly $1M–$2M, used as option-value capital to remove key risks before a larger Series A/B decision. Khosla's current Main Fund covers early through later stages, including total financings above $10M. These are historical/firm-level guideposts, not a guaranteed current personal range.
IncubationPre-SeedSeed
#26Sven Strohband

Partner and Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Sven backs technically ambitious companies that can create new industries or unlock novel user experiences. His engineering lens favors frontier AI, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, developer infrastruc

No personal check-size range is published. Khosla invests from seed through growth; company round totals and the firm's assets are not Sven's personal check parameters.
SeedEarly StageSeries A
#27Arielle Rothman

Investor

BoxGroup

Arielle invests within BoxGroup's broad earliest-stage mandate. Her differentiated documented context is technical and translational: Harvard bioengineering research, founding a postpartum medical-dev

No reliable Arielle-specific check size is public. BoxGroup describes itself as an earliest-stage investor, but founders should confirm current round fit and allocation directly rather than relying on third-party range estimates.
Pre-seedSeedEarliest-stage company formation
#28Lizzy Price

Associate Technical Recruiter

First Round Capital

Lizzy's operating focus is helping First Round portfolio founders build their earliest technical teams. Her experience recruiting engineers across the Americas at Harness and supporting Last Energy gi

Not applicable to Lizzy's recruiting role. First Round publicly says its initial investments typically range from $1 million to $7 million and average about $3.5 million, but those are firm terms administered by the investment team, not Lizzy's personal authority.
Founding and early-team hiringTechnical recruitingCandidate sourcing and closing
#29Paavo Räisänen

General Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Paavo backs Nordic deep-tech founders at their first institutional round when a radical scientific or engineering advance can overhaul an industry. He requires a credible technical foundation, balance

Maki's published sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this is a firm round-size criterion, not Paavo's personal check range. Fund III is the active new-investment vehicle, with selective follow-ons from older funds.
Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round
#30Wilson Tukiainen

Investment Manager

Maki.vc (Web3)

Wilson sources and evaluates Nordic first-round opportunities across Maki's sector-agnostic mandate, with a research-driven lens and responsibility for ESG development. His first publicly attributed 2

Maki's sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million; this describes the firm's target round, not Wilson's personal authority. He sources and evaluates opportunities within that day-zero mandate.
Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round
#31Tove Larsson

Founding General Partner

Norrsken VC

Tove backs ambitious European technology companies whose commercial growth directly improves outcomes for people or planet. Her Bain private-equity background and early impact roles add rigorous marke

Norrsken VC currently states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is the firm's range, not Tove's personal promise. Confirm initial ticket, follow-on reserves, ownership and stage with the team.
Early StageSeedSeries A
#32Christian zu Jeddeloh

Former Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

During his Norrsken tenure, Christian explored frontier technologies where difficult physical environments create enabling infrastructure for Earth: satellites for climate intelligence, microgravity f

Historical Norrsken role. The firm now publishes €1M–€10M tickets, but no personal ticket or present investing authority should be inferred because Christian left for an operating role in 2026.
Historical: SeedHistorical: Series APortfolio Operations
#33Ilkka Kivimäki

Founding Partner & Advisor of Maki.vc

Maki.vc (Web3)

Ilkka co-built Maki around entrepreneurial DNA, technical depth, non-consensus first-round decisions and Nordic founders with global category ambition. His documented portfolio work spans gaming, smar

Maki Fund III currently states €300K–€3M initial tickets in pre-seed and seed rounds below €5M, with follow-on reserves. This is the active firm's range, not Ilkka's personal or current new-deal authority; his stated remit focuses on existing portfolio companies.
Pre-SeedSeedFirst Institutional Round
#34Albert Wenger

Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Albert is a thesis-driven generalist investing at the edge of large markets under technological and societal pressure. His current work emphasizes AI-enabled scientific discovery, robotics that can op

USV states that the firm writes $1 million to $30 million checks and invests from the earliest stages through the full company journey. This is a firm-wide range, not Albert's personal check authority; decisions are discussed collectively without a formal vote.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#35David Frykman

Founding General Partner

Norrsken VC

David backs scalable technology businesses that solve major problems and can become enduring category leaders. His long operating, angel and board history adds a company-scaling lens, while his curren

Norrsken VC's current live range is €1M–€10M across early stage and selected growth. It is a firm range, not David's personal check. Exact sizing, ownership and reserves depend on the applicable fund and company.
Early StageSeedSeries A
#36Hayley Barna

Partner

First Round Capital

Hayley backs very early founders tackling real-world systems—especially healthcare, climate, supply chain, and commerce—that have been overlooked or written off as unsolvable. As a former founder, she

First Round's published firm-wide initial checks are typically $1M–$7M, averaging about $3.5M; it has participated in rounds from $100K to $20M. No personal range is published for Hayley.
AngelPre-SeedSeed
#37Beata Enwall

Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

Beata sources impact-driven technology across the Nordics and France, with declared interests in climate, energy and women's health. Her public 2026 outlook extends that lens to differentiated data fo

Norrsken VC publicly states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. It is a firm-level range, not evidence of Beata's personal signing authority.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#38Jessica Schultz

Partner

Northzone (Web3)

Jessica backs product-led platforms and UX-driven software that use technology and intuitive experiences to disrupt traditional industries. Her operator lens emphasizes speed and momentum at company f

No personal check-size range is published. Jessica invests through Northzone's multi-stage funds; financing announcements report total rounds, not her personal allocation range.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#39Anna Lundin

Investment Manager

Norrsken VC

Anna combines Norrsken's impact-return mandate with eight years of strategy, operations and international market expansion at Spotify. Her likely value is testing whether an early impact company can t

Norrsken VC currently publishes €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is a firm range rather than Anna's personal authority. Confirm geography, initial ticket, ownership, reserves and impact qualification through the firm's pitch process.
Early StageSeedSeries A
#40Pascual Cortes-Monroy

Principal

Northzone (Web3)

Pascual focuses on early-stage AI, fintech, healthcare, and vertical SaaS, with particular interest in products that use growing data availability and improved computation to transform an industry. Hi

No personal check-size range is published. Pascual invests at early stage through Northzone; founders should confirm current round fit directly and should not infer his allocation from portfolio-company financing totals.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#41Fabian Erici

Partner

Norrsken Impact Fund

Fabian looks for technology that improves both the economics and environmental footprint of energy and heavy industry. His research identifies AI-enabled resource efficiency, process optimization and

Norrsken VC publicly states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is a firm-level range and should not be read as Fabian's individual signing authority.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#42Alice Brooks

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Alice invests in deep technology and sustainability, informed by mechanical engineering, consumer hardware, and her experience taking a physical product from idea to thousands of retail locations. She

No personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund finances science and business-model experiments, while its Main Fund invests from early to later stages; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. These are firm-level guideposts, not Alice's authority.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#43Nicole Stump

Executive Assistant

Ensemble VC

Nicole Stump is listed in a Executive Assistant capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distincti

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#44Ben Norton

Venture Partner, Talent

Ada Ventures

Ben Norton is listed in a Venture Partner, Talent capacity at Ada Ventures. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included only as

£250K-£1M, as published by Ada Ventures.
Pre-Seed
#45Pierre Socha

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Pierre Socha invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intell

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#46Michael Bonsu

Fund Controller

Black Seed VC

Michael Bonsu is listed in a Fund Controller capacity at Black Seed VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distinctio

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.
Pre-SeedSeed
#47Marianne Abib-Pech

Managing Partner

Transitions First

Marianne Abib-Pech invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.
SeedEarly Stage
#48Pat Burtis

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Pat Burtis invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intellig

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#49Joseph Barron

Principal

Shorooq Partners

Joseph evaluates non-dilutive and structured capital for technology and growth companies in the GCC and wider region. His SHUAA private-credit experience and earlier BII fund and co-investment work ac

No Joseph-specific debt ticket is public. Shorooq's credit fund announcements and borrower financing totals are strategy or transaction figures, not his personal range. Borrowers should confirm current fund, minimum EBITDA or revenue, instrument, tenor, pricing, security and geography directly.
Growth-stage creditPrivate creditVenture debt
#50Nicola Anderson

Head of HR

Amadeus Capital Partners

Nicola Anderson invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine int

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#51Adam Rothenberg

Partner

BoxGroup

Adam invests as a broad early-stage generalist within BoxGroup's people-first model: meet founders before a company is fully formed, judge founder-market fit and leadership potential, and back categor

BoxGroup publicly states that it invests up to $1M and seeks to be a company's first commitment. No reliable source publishes a separate personal allocation range for Adam.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#52Rooney Pitchford

Director, Operations

Ensemble VC

Rooney Pitchford is listed in a Director, Operations capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role dist

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#53Kathryn Schox

Partner

Trucks Venture Capital

Kathryn Schox invests or supports investments through Trucks Venture Capital's published strategy: Back transportation technology that makes movement decarbonized, safer and more accessible.

Trucks Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#54Sia Zong Xi

Partner

Cocoon Capital

Sia Zong Xi invests or supports investments through Cocoon Capital's published strategy: Lead pre-seed and seed rounds for enterprise and deep-technology startups across Southeast Asia and adjacent As

$500K-$1.5M initial investments, as published by Cocoon Capital.
Pre-SeedSeed
#55Nesta Lenhert-Scholer

Principal Software Engineer, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Nesta Lenhert-Scholer is listed in a Principal Software Engineer, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#56Clay Gordon

General Partner

Stout Street Capital

Clay Gordon invests or supports investments through Stout Street Capital's published strategy: Be an early institutional partner to deep-technology companies in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region and

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#57John Francis

General Partner

Stout Street Capital

John Francis invests or supports investments through Stout Street Capital's published strategy: Be an early institutional partner to deep-technology companies in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region an

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#58Puneeth Meruva

Partner

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva invests or supports investments through Trucks Venture Capital's published strategy: Back transportation technology that makes movement decarbonized, safer and more accessible.

Trucks Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#59Sam Gooch

Personal Assistant

Amadeus Capital Partners

Sam Gooch is listed in a Personal Assistant capacity at Amadeus Capital Partners. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included on

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#60Jonathan (JB) Bullock

Investment Partner

Black Seed VC

Jonathan (JB) Bullock invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pa

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.
Pre-SeedSeed
#61Daniel Fidler

Venture Partner

Transitions First

Daniel Fidler invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on net-z

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.
SeedEarly Stage
#62Linda Maduwura

Chief Financial Officer

Transitions First

Linda Maduwura is listed in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Transitions First. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.
SeedEarly Stage
#63Isabel Zhang

Investor

HCVC

Isabel Zhang is listed by HCVC as Investor on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests at the earliest stages in hardtech founders translating scientific and engineering breakthroughs into en

Not publicly disclosed
#64Jeffrey Schox

Partner

Trucks Venture Capital

Jeffrey Schox invests or supports investments through Trucks Venture Capital's published strategy: Back transportation technology that makes movement decarbonized, safer and more accessible.

Trucks Venture Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#65Cyril Abiteboul

Venture Partner

HCVC

Cyril Abiteboul is listed by HCVC as Venture Partner on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests at the earliest stages in hardtech founders translating scientific and engineering breakthroug

Not publicly disclosed
#66Steve Vassallo

Anchor Investor and Fund Advisor

Designer Fund

Steve Vassallo is listed in a Anchor Investor and Fund Advisor capacity at Designer Fund. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role d

Designer Fund does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#67Nick Kingsbury

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Nick Kingsbury invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine inte

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#68Dave Baggeroer

Design Partner and Advisor

Designer Fund

Dave Baggeroer is listed in a Design Partner and Advisor capacity at Designer Fund. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinc

Designer Fund does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#69Sharad Bansal

Founder and Managing Partner

Warmup Ventures

Sharad Bansal invests or supports investments through Warmup Ventures's published strategy: Back tenacious pre-seed and seed technology founders across sectors, using a founder and operator LP network

Co-investment checks up to $750K, as published by Warmup Ventures.
Pre-SeedSeed
#70Morten Halborg

General Partner

Climentum Capital

Morten Halborg invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while str

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#71Jennifer Dungs

General Partner

Climentum Capital

Jennifer Dungs invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while str

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#72Ben Blumenrose

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Designer Fund

Ben Blumenrose invests or supports investments through Designer Fund's published strategy: Invest from pre-seed through Series A in mission-driven technology companies where exceptional design can cre

Designer Fund does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#73Caroline Trant Chambers

Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation

Ensemble VC

Caroline Trant Chambers is listed in a Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile th

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#74James Baker

Principal

Amadeus Capital Partners

James Baker invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intelli

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#75Leonie Thomas

Investment Associate

Black Seed VC

Leonie Thomas invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pairing ca

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.
Pre-SeedSeed
#76Eric Sundstrom

Chief Financial Officer

Designer Fund

Eric Sundstrom is listed in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Designer Fund. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinctio

Designer Fund does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#77Rajendra Lora

Founder and Partner

Warmup Ventures

Rajendra Lora invests or supports investments through Warmup Ventures's published strategy: Back tenacious pre-seed and seed technology founders across sectors, using a founder and operator LP network

Co-investment checks up to $750K, as published by Warmup Ventures.
Pre-SeedSeed
#78Ben Okumu

Reporting Manager

Amadeus Capital Partners

Ben Okumu is listed in a Reporting Manager capacity at Amadeus Capital Partners. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included onl

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#79Lilly Vernor

Product Lead, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Lilly Vernor is listed in a Product Lead, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role disti

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#80Alexia Tok

Associate

Cocoon Capital

Alexia Tok invests or supports investments through Cocoon Capital's published strategy: Lead pre-seed and seed rounds for enterprise and deep-technology startups across Southeast Asia and adjacent Asi

$500K-$1.5M initial investments, as published by Cocoon Capital.
Pre-SeedSeed
#81Ilena Mece

Principal

KOMPAS VC

Ilena Mece invests through KOMPAS VC's published strategy: Back technology companies making industry, manufacturing and the built environment more productive, digital and sustainable.

KOMPAS VC does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.
SeedSeries A
#82Seth Bannon

Founding Partner

Fifty Years

Seth Bannon invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectivity and nutrit

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeed
#83Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Rajesh backs bold founders reinventing how the world powers, builds, and heals itself. His two decades in corporate venture, startups, and network systems inform an industrial-scale lens across renewa

No personal check range is published. Khosla finances early technical experiments through its Seed Fund and larger early-to-late opportunities through its Main Fund; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. These figures are not Rajesh's personal authority.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#84Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Manjari Chandran-Ramesh invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and mac

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#85André Almeida Santos

Partner

Indico Capital

André leads Indico's work at the intersection of commercially scalable technology, sustainable ocean use and systemic regeneration. His development-economics and green-growth background points to comp

For its sustainable-ocean strategy, Indico currently publishes €100K–€5M investments in startups and SMEs. This is a firm and strategy range—not André's personal authority—and exact initial size, ownership and reserves should be confirmed for each company.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#86Jonas Neyer

Junior Analyst

Climentum Capital

Jonas Neyer invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while streng

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#87Amelia Armour

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Amelia Armour invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intel

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#88Ueli Friedli

Head of Finance

Fifty Years

Ueli Friedli is listed in a Head of Finance capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses t

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeed
#89Tom Weatherall

Associate

Amadeus Capital Partners

Tom Weatherall invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine inte

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.
SeedSeries AGrowth
#90Devin Beckwith

Defense Specialist, Investments

Ensemble VC

Devin Beckwith invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#91Conrad Shang

Founder and Venture Partner

Ensemble VC

Conrad Shang invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#92Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides

Venture Partner and Resident Knight

Fifty Years

Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectiv

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeed
#93Yvonne Nagawa

Founding Partner and COO

Black Seed VC

Yvonne Nagawa invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pairing ca

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.
Pre-SeedSeed
#94Ania Scigalska

Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon

Fifty Years

Ania Scigalska is listed in a Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeed
#95Claudius Bleicher

Junior Analyst

Climentum Capital

Claudius Bleicher invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#96Dörte Hirschberg

General Partner

Climentum Capital

Dörte Hirschberg invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while s

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#97Yogesh Chaudhary

Founder and Partner

Warmup Ventures

Yogesh Chaudhary invests or supports investments through Warmup Ventures's published strategy: Back tenacious pre-seed and seed technology founders across sectors, using a founder and operator LP netw

Co-investment checks up to $750K, as published by Warmup Ventures.
Pre-SeedSeed
#98Duncan McBranch

Chief Science Officer

Stout Street Capital

Duncan McBranch is listed in a Chief Science Officer capacity at Stout Street Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role dist

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#99Stefan Mård

General Partner

Climentum Capital

Stefan Mård invests or supports investments through Climentum Capital's published strategy: Back capital-efficient European B2B hard-tech companies that decarbonize high-emitting industry while streng

€1M-€5M initial investments, with follow-on capacity up to €10M per company.
SeedSeries A
#100Joanna Ridgway

Venture Partner

Transitions First

Joanna Ridgway invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on net-

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.
SeedEarly Stage

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