Best VCs for Climate Technology

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.

#2Pirkka 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

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.

#3Jessy 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

SeedSeries ATechnical incubation and spinout

#4Jeannette 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.

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.

#5Rebecca 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

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.

#6Pauliina 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

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.

#7Elicia 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

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.

#8Samir 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

IncubationPre-SeedSeed

#9Sven 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

#10Wilson 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.

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.

#11Paavo 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

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.

#12Tove 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

Early StageSeedSeries A

#13Albert 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.

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.

#14Hayley 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

AngelPre-SeedSeed

#15Jessica 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

#16Anna 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

#17Pascual 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.

#18Paul Seidler

Managing Director

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

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.

#19Alice 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

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#20Varun Pandit

Portfolio and Finance, Partner

Ecliptic Capital

Varun Pandit is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformative t

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#21Mike Millard

Deal Flow and Strategy, Partner

Ecliptic Capital

Mike Millard is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformative t

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#22Adam Lipman

Co-Founder, General Partner, CIO

Ecliptic Capital

Adam Lipman is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformative te

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#23Whurley

Co-Founder, General Partner

Ecliptic Capital

Whurley is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformative techno

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#24James R. Puckett

CFO & Fund Management, Managing Partner

Ecliptic Capital

James R. Puckett is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformati

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#25Greg Strake

Investor Relations

Ecliptic Capital

Greg Strake is part of Ecliptic Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Invest patient capital in transformative te

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.

#26Rajesh 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

#27Ian Adams

Managing Director

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#28Marc Altman

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Growth

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#29Shashank Churukanti

Investment Principal

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#30Elena Loke

Program Manager

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#31Estelle Richards

Director, Operations

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#32Dylan O'Reilly

Program Director

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#33Simone Perrin

Strategic Partnerships Associate

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#34Rachel Sebald

Director, Marketing and Communications

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.

#35Michelle Carr

Chief Executive Officer

Evergreen Climate Innovations

At the firm level, Evergreen Climate Innovations uses a 501vc model to find, fund, and grow early-stage climate technology companies in the Greater Midwest.