Invest in climate's next breakouts before they're obvious
Early stakes in 50+ climate tech startups per year building critical infrastructure for the next decade, plus priority access when we double down on winners.
A track record of power law returns
Fund multiples that rank among the top funds in VC (overall, not just climate.)
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Infrastructure is climate tech
The race is on to build the infrastructure layer—from clean electrons to resilient systems—for the next decade. We focus on the climate companies making it happen.
1/ Energy Abundance
AI and electrification will demand 2X the grid capacity in the coming decades and require hyperscaling cheap, clean energy, whether firm or intermittent, to make it possible.
Category-defining breakouts
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We see deals first by keeping company with the best
Our 400+ portfolio founders and 100+ top-tier VCs tell us about the most promising companies months before they're obvious. When successful founders start their next climate company, we hear about it first. When top VCs back a new team, they bring us in as partners.
Coinvestors
Accelerators
Non-Dilutive
How the Network Fund works
Top-tier deal access at micro-fund minimums with the option to double down on winners
50-70 companies annually
Enough shots on goal to capture power law returns in early-stage investing
Direct cap table access
Preserves economic upside and network benefits
Allocations in competitive rounds
$25K checks get us into rounds you can't access alone. Top VCs see us as partners; founders value our 400+ founder and 100+ coinvestor network.
Priority access to concentrate
As winners emerge, you get priority allocation in SPVs for follow-on rounds
Large extended team
Platform of funds (seed, syndicate, bio), 400+ portfolio founders, 100+ VC co-investors, 2K+ LPs
Annual commitments can qualify for discounted carry
50-70 over 4 quarters (i.e. annually)
(split pro-rata among all LPs in each quarterly fund)$20,000 fund setup fee upon initial close
$500 + 0.2% per annum over each fund's 10-year life
Invest in the Network Fund
Join 2,000+ LPs that have invested with Climate Capital. Own early stakes in the most promising climate tech of the next decade.
Track record: Top 20% returns* ('19-'21 vintages, Carta benchmark)
Tier 1: Most, if not all, backed by top tier VCs such as Lowercarbon, Y Combinator, Congruent, EIP, A16Z, etc.
Access: 10-20 top startups a quarter / 50-70 a year
Transparency: You'll see all the deals we invest in, and get deal-level valuation updates on most of them
Upside: Priority access to invest in breakouts as we run SPVs for their later rounds
* Past performance is not indicative of future returns