F4 Champions · Season 1
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F4 Champions · Season 1
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125 VC firms investing in climate & clean energy at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 125 VC firms that actively invest in climate & clean energy at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $25K – $5000M (median: $7.8M – $7.8M). As of July 2026, and 95% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,539+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ S2G Ventures Invested at the seams of sector transition. S2G identifies opportunities at critical intersections of food & agriculture, oceans, and energy. The firm backs market-based solutions that deliver both economic returns and systems-level change across interconnected, commodity-driven, policy-sensitive sectors. S2G explicitly rejects siloed investing, instead seeking companies operating within Resource Efficiency, Mass Digitalization, Agile Supply Chains, and Conscious Customer themes. Chicago | $2M – $100M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Leaps by Bayer Leaps by Bayer invests in teams pursuing fundamental breakthroughs in life science targeting ten huge challenges across health and agriculture — from curing genetic diseases and cancer to transforming sustainable farming. They seek paradigm-shifting biotechnologies that move medicine from treating symptoms to curing or preventing diseases, and transform agriculture to nourish a growing population while restoring the planet. Berlin | $5M – $100M | 58 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Clocktower Technology Ventures Financial services represents the largest venture opportunity with disproportionately small VC allocation. We invest in companies reinventing financial services with operator teams combining domain expertise and execution excellence. Santa Monica | $500K – $20M | 104 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Semillero Partners Invest in sustainable food and beverage companies while supporting underrepresented and diverse entrepreneurs. We provide capital combined with operational expertise in distribution, operations, food safety, marketing, and logistics. We believe industrial agriculture is a major environmental threat and are committed to building a more sustainable and equitable food system. San Juan | $250K – $5M | 10 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ RA Capital Management Evidence-based, multi-stage investing in healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health. RA Capital pairs deep scientific diligence (via proprietary TechAtlas platform) with flexible multi-stage capital—from NewCo incubation through public markets—to support breakthrough companies from inception through commercialization. The firm's core belief is that rigorous landscape research and scientific depth consistently identify winners before the market recognizes them. Boston | $500K – $200M | 38 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 6 | ▶ Uncork Capital We back bold founders at the earliest stages with capital and deep operational support. High-conviction, long-term partnerships with founders solving real problems. Founder-market fit above all else. Speed, transparency, and staying committed through difficult times. | $1.5M – $3M | 197 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 7 | ▶ Serena Capital We back bold entrepreneurs who think big and are committed to becoming the next major tech players. We invest from pre-seed to series A with strong operational support, focusing on technology-driven solutions across AI, climate tech, fintech, SaaS, and impact-driven sectors. | $100K – $15M | 115 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Grok Ventures Technology is the biggest lever to decarbonise the economy. Grok solves the climate capital stack by backing early-stage climate tech founders (Venture) and following them with non-dilutive structured financing at scale (Infrastructure), with selective Lighthouse positions in system-change companies like AGL. Patient, flexible capital from a private family office enables them to move faster and stay longer than institutional VCs. Sydney | $2M – $30M | 27 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 9 | ▶ Fifth Wall We invest in breakthrough technologies that make the built world more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. By combining capital with access to 115+ real estate owner-operator LPs, we help portfolio companies scale rapidly across vast existing asset bases. Los Angeles | $2M – $50M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Cultivian Sandbox Ventures Building next-generation food and agriculture technology companies that commercialize solutions for sustainable production, equitable distribution, and healthy consumption. Partners with strategic investors to drive systemic impact in food systems. Chicago | $1M – $10M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Sony We invest in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. We foster Sony's future businesses through strategic early-stage venture investments, seeking technologies with potential to transform industries while building synergies with Sony Group business units. | $2M – $20M | 203 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Baruch Future Ventures (BFV) Climate restoration through identification and scaling of 'n of 1' technology opportunities combining innovative tech, viable business models, and visionary leadership. Focus on achieving $1B+ valuations in <10 years with 'scale and speed' mentality. Menlo Park | $250K – $10M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Chevron Technology Ventures CTV brings external innovation to Chevron and Chevron to external innovation. The fund operates 'inside-out' — starting with internal Chevron technology problems and finding startup solutions — across both oil and gas operations and lower carbon technologies. CTV invests in companies where Chevron can serve as both investor and early customer, de-risking technology through operational trials. Houston | $2M – $20M | 55 | Follows | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 14 | ▶ Sandwater Sandwater backs early-stage deep-tech and impact companies that can improve climate systems, energy infrastructure, healthcare delivery, and industrial productivity. The firm favors software-hardware hybrid businesses with technical differentiation, measurable real-world impact, and a path to scale across the Nordics and Northern Europe. Oslo | $2M – $10M | 13 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Initialized Capital Passion and vision matter more than pedigree. We seek founders with grit, audacity, and a spark of rebellion—regardless of background. We invest early, before success is inevitable, and support founders from 0-to-1 through Series A. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 185 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 16 | ▶ Acre Venture Partners Driving positive, lasting change in food and agriculture creates exceptional financial outcomes. Impact and return aren't trade-offs—they're intertwined. Both are essential. We invest in technologies and companies addressing human health, planetary well-being, responsible production, and climate solutions. Santa Monica | $500K – $5M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 17 | ▶ Alpaca VC We invest in technology companies that reshape foundational industries – real estate, commerce, manufacturing, energy, logistics, and agriculture. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we bring operational guidance, strategic insights from proprietary Field Studies research, and downstream capital access. We believe the startup journey is better together, providing hands-on support to exceptional founders building enduring companies. New York | $500K – $5M | 72 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 18 | ▶ Energy Impact Partners Technology and capital solutions for the global energy transition. We partner with entrepreneurs to build and scale innovative companies that power a better energy future, supported by collaborations with utilities and industrial incumbents. New York | $2M – $20M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 19 | ▶ DBL Partners Top-tier venture capital returns alongside meaningful social, environmental, and economic impact — the Double Bottom Line — with no tradeoff. DBL invests in mission-driven founders across clean energy, agriculture, nature-based solutions, health, economic opportunity, mobility, and the space/Earth nexus. San Francisco | $2M – $50M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 20 | ▶ Salesforce Ventures Enterprise technology is the sole focus. Patient capital with an evergreen model — Salesforce is the sole LP with no fund lifecycle pressure, enabling investing across market cycles. AI is the defining platform shift of our era: from model infrastructure to AI applications to robotics and agents. Strategic value beyond capital: unmatched access to the Salesforce enterprise ecosystem and Fortune 500 network for customer introductions, early product feedback, and go-to-market acceleration. San Francisco | $1M – $50M | 66 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 21 | ▶ Breakthrough Energy Ventures Innovation is essential to solving climate change while maintaining prosperity. Superior performance and affordability are prerequisites for global scale. We provide patient capital and technical expertise to help breakthrough climate technologies achieve commercial viability. United States | $500K – $50M | 43 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 22 | ▶ Closed Loop Partners The circular economy—where products are designed, manufactured, sold, refurbished, and recycled in closed loops—represents the future of sustainable economic value creation. We invest across R&D to commercial scale in foundational materials industries, providing not just capital but integrated support through our innovation center research and operating group execution. New York | $1M – $20M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 23 | ▶ Energize Capital Energize Capital backs asset-light technologies—primarily software and services—that advance the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries including energy, climate, infrastructure, and industrials. They seek solutions enabling the energy transition at scale, from early commercialization through profitable growth. Chicago | $10M – $30M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 24 | ▶ Giant Ventures The biggest companies of the century will be built solving the world's most pressing problems. We champion ambitious founders using technology to reshape civilization around climate, health, and inclusive capitalism. London | $500K – $15M | 35 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 25 | ▶ Tola Capital Every industry will be transformed by software. Tola practices hypothesis-based investing targeting the 'enterprise scaffolding' of AI — domain-specific models, AI/ML tooling, AI SaaS applications, AI governance, and AI security — rather than foundational AI infrastructure. They back companies driving long-term, transformational change in large markets. Seattle | $1M – $15M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 26 | ▶ AgFunder Progress in food, agriculture, and human health lags other sectors due to structural constraints. We invest in deep technologies that remove these bottlenecks at scale—whether AI, biology, robotics, or materials science. We're not intimidated by threats to the status quo. Silicon Valley | $500K – $5M | 34 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 27 | ▶ Cleveland Avenue Global venture capital firm investing in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies that positively disrupt large and growing markets. Great investments require deep industry expertise, hands-on operational support, and access to strategic partners. Chicago | $1M – $50M | 68 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 28 | ▶ Playground Global Where breakthrough science turns into world-changing companies. We back scientists and engineers at the earliest stages—pre-formation and pre-product—at the intersection of AI, engineered biology, next-gen compute, and hard science. If it's too early for everyone else, it's probably right for us. Palo Alto | $1M – $20M | 32 | Both | Active | 3+ mo | Req'd |
| 29 | ▶ BMW i Ventures The technologies shaping the future of the automotive ecosystem are increasingly developed by startups, particularly in AI, advanced manufacturing, sustainability, and connected mobility. BMW i Ventures backs founders who see problems clearly, build without constraints, and move fast — and helps them win by connecting them to one of the world's leading automakers as a customer, development partner, and network. Mountain View | $500K – $10M | 67 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 30 | ▶ Refactor Capital The most enduring companies are created by founders willing to commercialize real science and scale real systems. We focus on hard tech at the intersection of computation and physical sciences—aerospace, biotech, energy, materials—where technical execution is the moat. Burlingame, CA | $1M – $2M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 31 | ▶ Illuminate Financial Illuminate invests in companies solving mission-critical problems for financial institutions through fintech and enterprise software innovation. With deep access to tier-1 financial institution networks and specialized domain expertise, the firm creates unique value for portfolio companies through institutional customer access, operational guidance, and strategic partnerships. London | $1M – $8M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 32 | ▶ OMERS Ventures Back ambitious founders building disruptive early-stage technology companies. We provide not just capital but access to OMERS' multi-asset institutional platform. Our permanent pension backing gives us patient, long-duration capital unconstrained by traditional 10-year fund cycles. Toronto | $1M – $25M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 33 | ▶ Benhamou Global Ventures BGV backs hands-on, cross-border enterprise AI startups operating under the Enterprise 5.0 framework — companies that combine intelligent machines with human ingenuity to drive leapfrog productivity improvements. They focus on vertical AI (industry-specific, proprietary data) and horizontal agentic platforms (cross-functional automation), with a strong preference for immigrant founders pursuing US go-to-market strategies from France, Israel, and India. Menlo Park | $2M – $10M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 34 | ▶ Seraphim Capital Space has a unique role in addressing the world's most pressing problems and represents a $trillion investment opportunity. We back visionary entrepreneurs transforming science fiction into science fact using space technology and space-based data to solve challenges in sustainability, connectivity, and digitalization at global scale. London | $250K – $25M | 30 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 35 | ▶ Toba Capital Partner with exceptional founders building technology companies with long-term growth potential capable of fundamentally shifting markets for the common good. Provide capital, operational expertise, board participation, and network access to support founder vision and company building. Los Angeles & Newport Beach, CA | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 36 | ▶ Suffolk Technologies The $12 trillion built environment sector is ripe for digital transformation. Suffolk Technologies deploys capital, resources, and networks to help founders scale technologies in construction, architecture, engineering, real estate, and infrastructure. Uniquely positioned as the venture arm of Suffolk Construction, they provide operational test beds, jobsite access, and deep domain expertise that pure financial investors cannot. Boston | $150K – $10M | 59 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 37 | ▶ Beringea Patient and intelligent capital for rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies with a transatlantic footprint. US funds target Midwest Series A+ companies with ARR >$3M; UK funds target Series A/B companies with £1M+ revenue. Hands-on operational support through the Beringea Scale-Up Academy and transatlantic network. London | $1M – $13M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 38 | ▶ Northzone Category-defining entrepreneurs building fundamental shifts that upend entire industries. Focus on disruptive business models in energy transition, healthcare, AI, and consumer. Thesis values human relationships and founder-centric partnerships over financial metrics alone. London | $1M – $40M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 39 | ▶ Koch Disruptive Technologies KDT backs principled entrepreneurs building disruptive technologies across connectivity, cybersecurity, healthcare, enterprise software, semiconductors, supply chain/manufacturing, energy, and fintech. KDT differentiates through Koch Labs® — connecting portfolio companies to Koch Industries' global commercial ecosystem and subject matter experts — enabling faster commercial deployment and scaling than traditional VC. Wichita, KS | $5M – $150M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ AirTree Ventures Big things start small. We invest at seed stage and see potential where others don't. We believe in your vision for your company's future, not as it exists today. We think in decades, not days, committing to walk the entire journey with founders to build iconic companies. We share Antipodean ingenuity with the world. Sydney | $250K – $20M | 64 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 41 | ▶ Energy Foundry Earth Foundry backs founders transforming critical industries, including energy, mobility, waste, water, agriculture, and infrastructure, using hardware, software, services, and material science innovations. Chicago | $1M – $5M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 42 | ▶ MassMutual Ventures Build category-defining technology businesses that deliver strong investment returns while addressing pressing business challenges. Leverage Fortune 500 parent (MassMutual) assets including real estate portfolios, renewable energy assets, and capital networks. Boston | $2M – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 43 | ▶ B Capital Group Back extraordinary entrepreneurs throughout the company-building lifecycle from seed to IPO. Combine venture capital expertise with BCG management consulting to accelerate value creation. Support founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to global networks. San Francisco | $250K – $50M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 44 | ▶ Airbus Ventures Back deeptech entrepreneurs with deep technical expertise, integrity-driven vision, and complex problem-solving capabilities working at intersections of space, autonomous mobility, advanced materials, quantum computing, and climate technology. Use aerospace systems lens to identify dual-use deep-science technologies with extraordinary technical leadership and first-principles engineering expertise capable of unlocking entirely new economies. Menlo Park | $100K – $10M | 22 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 45 | ▶ TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good We refuse to compromise between doing good and delivering strong financial and commercial returns. Portfolio companies gain access to TELUS's commercial networks, data-rich platforms, and deep expertise across agriculture, health, and connectivity giving them a unique edge as they scale. Vancouver | $1M – $20M | 12 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 46 | ▶ LG Technology Ventures LGV backs early-stage and growth-stage innovators with the strategic strength of LG Group's global resources. The fund invests in companies that stand to gain exceptional value from partnerships with LG's manufacturing, display, chemical, and energy business units, with a strong focus on AI, biotech, cleantech, and advanced materials. Silicon Valley | $1M – $30M | 73 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 47 | ▶ Galaxy Interactive Gaming-born technologies—GPUs, real-time rendering, virtual economies—now power AI, spatial computing, and blockchain. We invest in the foundational infrastructure enabling the convergence of digital and physical worlds. New York | $500K – $10M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 48 | ▶ Lockheed Martin Ventures Invest in companies developing disruptive technologies in core defense business areas to build a pipeline that strengthens the defense industrial base. Over 60 portfolio companies have become Lockheed Martin suppliers, receiving $750M+ in contracts. Bethesda, MD | $500K – $5M | 32 | Both | Active | 3+ mo | Req'd |
| 49 | ▶ Collab Fund Investing at the intersection of for-profit and for-good. Companies that make the world better AND deliver strong financial returns. The Villain Test ensures both impact and profit alignment. New York | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 50 | ▶ Intel Capital Scalable, defensible innovation at the intersection of software, hardware, and intelligence. Champion founders driving the next wave of technological innovation across Cloud, Devices, Frontier, and Silicon domains. Breakthrough technologies emerge from convergence of multiple domains. Santa Clara, California | $1M – $50M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 51 | ▶ Tesi Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd) is a state-owned investment company that helps Finland's most promising companies grow bigger. Tesi invests on market terms as a minority co-investor alongside private capital in Finnish startups, scale-ups, and industrial projects, as well as in VC and PE funds. Its mandate is both financial returns and economic impact — driving growth, jobs, and renewal in the Finnish economy. Helsinki | $1M – $30M | 31 | Follows | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 52 | ▶ HCVC We back founders on a mission to industrialize scientific and technological progress. Hardtech startups solve difficult technological problems using interdisciplinary mixes of technology and engineering. We provide patient, supportive capital and community to help founders navigate R&D cycles and build technically defensible products. Paris | $100K – $2.5M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 53 | ▶ Mundi Ventures Mundi backs bold, purpose-driven founders building technology companies at the intersection of deep tech and critical global challenges. Core thesis: Europe has world-class talent and ecosystem but suffers from a scale-up funding gap at growth stages. Kembara fund (€750M) bridges this by providing Series B/C growth capital to European deep tech and climate champions. Madrid | $1M – $40M | 54 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 54 | ▶ Seventure Partners Seventure Partners identifies and backs innovative European companies in Life Sciences and Digital Technologies at all stages from seed to pre-IPO, serving as the lead investor and active board-level partner. The firm is a global pioneer in microbiome investing and has built a 25+ year track record of 150+ exits and 30 IPOs. Institutional backing from Natixis Investment Managers/Groupe BPCE provides unique co-investment and network access. Paris | $500K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 55 | ▶ Entrepreneur First It matters not only which companies get started, but who starts them. EF identifies exceptional individual talent before a company, co-founder, or idea exists, and builds the company from Day Zero through cohort-based co-founder matching, an equity-free grant phase, and up to $250K in formation capital (via SAFE) once a team passes its Investment Committee. London | $250K – $5M | 78 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 56 | ▶ Prelude Ventures Climate is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and the greatest business opportunity of the coming decades. We back visionaries accelerating climate innovation that will reshape our global economy for the betterment of people and planet. The most successful companies are born from a vision for a better future and the ability of that vision to create large, lasting positive impact. We invest in frontier technologies addressing climate across seven sectors: Built Environment, Carbon Management, Compute, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing & Industrials, and Mobility. The best ideas come from everywhere—we operate where many venture firms can't or won't. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 52 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 57 | ▶ WestBridge Capital WestBridge partners with founders building transformative, AI-native businesses from Series A through IPO and beyond. With a $7.3B evergreen fund (no forced LP exit timeline), they invest early and hold for 5-25 years as patient capital partners. Their AI focus centers on Vertical AI Systems, AI-Native Infrastructure, and Agentic AI across the India and US markets. Bangalore | $10M – $500M | 28 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 58 | ▶ Prologis Ventures We invest in bold ideas transforming supply chain and logistics. With deep industry expertise and Prologis' global network, we partner with companies redefining the logistics landscape. Denver | $2M – $20M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 59 | ▶ Vamos Ventures Invest in visionary founders from Latinx and diverse backgrounds building disruptive tech solutions. Capitalize on demographic trends and founder quality in systematically underestimated segments. Create alpha through early-mover advantage in overlooked founder networks. Los Angeles | $500K – $2.5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 60 | ▶ Innovating Capital Technology can have a highly disruptive impact on society. We back founders on the forefront of innovation with clear vision towards positive change, leveraging domain expertise to ensure value creation. Founder-first approach with operational support. New York | $250K – $5M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 61 | ▶ Indico Capital Partners Southern European entrepreneurs (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian) possess exceptional engineering talent and are forced to have an international mindset from day one due to limited local markets. Indico backs the most globally promising companies from these ecosystems across enterprise SaaS, AI, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, spacetech, and the ocean/blue economy. Lisbon, Portugal | $275K – $11M | 27 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 62 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 63 | ▶ F-Prime Capital Partner with visionary founders to turn bold ambitions into world-changing breakthroughs in life sciences, technology, healthtech, and crypto. Distinctive 'technical-risk-yes, regulatory-risk-no' filter ensures clear pathways to success. Cambridge | $250K – $15M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 64 | ▶ NATO Innovation Fund NIF invests in cutting-edge science and engineering startups that strengthen the defence, security, and resilience of NATO Allied nations. Backed by 24 sovereign governments, NIF provides deep tech founders with unprecedented access to government procurement markets across 24 countries, connectivity to ~90 NATO-affiliated test centres, and 6,000+ Allied scientists. NIF leads initial investments with up to €15M and maintains substantial follow-on reserves. Amsterdam | $1M – $16.5M | 26 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 65 | ▶ Acurio Ventures Partner with visionary European founders at seed and Series A, leveraging the team's own operator experience and a network of 150+ international co-investors. Sector agnostic (excluding life sciences and crypto) with ~50 companies per fund. Strong focus on capital efficiency, unit economics, and realistic paths to profitability. Co-investor by default; will lead when it adds value. Bilbao, Spain | $100K – $3M | 95 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 66 | ▶ Maersk Growth Maersk Growth is currently focused on venture clienting and strategic startup partnerships that solve Maersk supply-chain priorities, while continuing to support existing portfolio companies. The unit has paused new minority-equity investments in startups at this time. Copenhagen | $2M – $10M | 9 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 67 | ▶ Vanedge Capital Deep technology and hard tech company investing at inflection points. Partner with technical founders building infrastructure-level solutions for global scale. Founded 2010 on belief that next generation of transformative companies require deep technical expertise, not just capital. Vancouver | $1M – $15M | 42 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 68 | ▶ Footprint Coalition Global environmental challenges cannot be solved by established mega-corporations alone, but rather require breakthrough innovation from a diverse set of new companies. We combine venture capital with integrated storytelling and media to create culture-defining content around climate solutions and sustainable technology adoption. Los Angeles | $250K – $15M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 69 | ▶ How Women Invest Women founders represent an overlooked asset class that delivers superior returns. Women-founded companies earn 26% more for investors, yet receive only 2% of venture funding. We invest exclusively in women-founded companies, providing capital, network access, and operational support to drive transformative change. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 70 | ▶ UP Partners The next two decades will see dramatic changes in mobility across ground, air, sea, and space. We invest in entrepreneurs building frontier technologies that make movement cleaner, faster, safer, and lower-cost, leveraging our extensive relationships with global companies. Santa Monica | $1M – $10M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 71 | ▶ BGF BGF provides patient, minority growth capital to ambitious SMEs and deep tech/life sciences startups across the UK and Ireland. Founded to address the SME funding gap, BGF never takes controlling stakes, provides long-term support without fixed exit deadlines, and offers portfolio access to its talent network, operating specialists, and community platform. London | $3.8M – $38M | 22 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 72 | ▶ Horizons Ventures Invest in deep science and disruptive technology companies that solve fundamental human problems—inequality, health, climate adaptation. We back founders with vision, instinct, and drive to scale impact. Hong Kong | $1M – $25M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 73 | ▶ Alumni Ventures We democratize venture capital by providing individual accredited investors with professional-grade access to elite venture opportunities. We leverage our massive 850,000+ community network and 11,000+ investors to create unique value for founders, sourcing and diligencing deals alongside top-tier VCs (a16z, Sequoia, Khosla) without leading rounds. Our network is our competitive advantage—it compounds value for all stakeholders. Manchester, NH | $250K – $5M | 58 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 74 | ▶ Gobi Partners Bespoke Capital for Enduring Impact. Gobi invests where capital alone is insufficient — requiring deep local relationships, sustained engagement, and informed judgment across Asia's diverse and complex markets. They focus on technology companies solving structural inefficiencies across underserved Asian markets, from fintech to deep tech to sustainable infrastructure. Kuala Lumpur | $1M – $50M | 37 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 75 | ▶ Neotribe Ventures Breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination — deep tech with the potential to create new product categories. We bring company-building skills and operating expertise to help founders find product-market fit. Menlo Park | $1M – $80M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 76 | ▶ Addition Backs founders with a proven track record building large, defensible, technology-enabled businesses, deploying roughly one-third of capital at early stage and two-thirds at growth stage with fast, single-decision-maker conviction. New York | $5M – $200M | 20 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 77 | ▶ SBI Investment One of Japan's most active VC firms and the venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, managing JPY 841.4 billion in cumulative fund commitments. Focused on concentrated investments in growth sectors including AI/blockchain, fintech, biotech/life sciences, and clean energy globally. Mission to cultivate key industries for the 21st century, serving as Japan's bridge to global technology ecosystems. Tokyo | $1M – $30M | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 78 | ▶ IvyCap Ventures Back exceptional founding teams from premier Indian academic institutions (IIT, IIM) building scalable, technology-led businesses. Leverage the global alumni network for deal sourcing and post-investment support via the THRIVE platform. Mumbai | $1M – $10M | 45 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 79 | ▶ Golden Gate Empower audacious founders who challenge norms and leverage technology to transform industries. We believe in first-time founders with scrappy outsider mentality and narrow niche focus. Silicon Valley expertise combined with deep emerging market knowledge across three continents. Singapore | $25K – $10M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 80 | ▶ Eurazeo Eurazeo backs high-potential companies across the full lifecycle — from venture and growth equity to buyout — with a focus on building European champions with global ambitions. The firm invests at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and sustainability, with a distinct impact mandate spanning 8 dedicated impact funds. Paris | $5M – $600M | 18 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 81 | ▶ Impact America Fund Tech-enabled businesses built for and by people in marginalized communities create new frameworks of ownership and opportunity. Traditional VCs miss billion-dollar markets in overlooked communities. Oakland | $250K – $3M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 82 | ▶ Suma Capital Drive economic growth and generate a long-term positive impact on society and the environment by backing the ecological transition across infrastructure, growth-stage SMEs, and climate-tech venture/scale-up companies. Barcelona | $5M – $25M | 24 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 83 | ▶ Techstars Help founders succeed by combining capital ($120K-$250K), intensive mentorship (3-month program), and access to a powerful global network of 1,500+ mentors. We invest in founders at the earliest stage with conviction and vision, regardless of sector or geography. Our #GiveFirst philosophy drives us to help without expecting immediate return. | $120K – $250K | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 84 | ▶ Valor Capital Group Greatest opportunities come from serving unmet needs of the middle class in emerging markets. We bridge US and Latin American markets, providing institutional capital, intellectual capital flow, and geo arbitrage exit opportunities. New York | $500K – $10M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 85 | ▶ Mubadala Mubadala partners with world-class companies and institutions to drive transformational growth across strategic sectors and geographies. We believe in long-term value creation through patient capital, operational expertise, and global partnerships aligned with Abu Dhabi's economic diversification. Abu Dhabi | $5M – $5000M | 46 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 86 | ▶ In-Q-Tel (IQT) Transformative national security solutions emerge from early-stage private-sector startups developing frontier technologies. IQT identifies, evaluates, and leverages innovations to accelerate government adoption while enhancing commercial success. As of May 2026, IQT is emphasizing mission investing through fewer larger bets in autonomy, contested logistics, critical infrastructure, and technologies that can move to mission use quickly. Washington | $250K – $3M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 87 | ▶ Dalus Capital Back purposeful entrepreneurs building scalable technology solutions for significant Latin American problems, with emphasis on inclusion, climate innovation, and business productivity while generating positive impact and strong returns. Monterrey | $500K – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 88 | ▶ Blackbird Back wild hearts with the wildest ideas from the very beginning. Invest in companies, not rounds — following exceptional founders from pre-seed through all subsequent stages. Focused on ANZ founders building globally ambitious companies across any sector. Sydney | $150K – $60M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 89 | ▶ SpeedInvest Backs globally ambitious technology companies from pre-seed and seed through selected growth rounds using specialist EMEA sector teams and a platform model for capital, customers, talent, follow-on investors, and operational support. Vienna | $250K – $30M | 49 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 90 | ▶ Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Support the realization of start-ups' dreams by sharing the aspirations of entrepreneurs, establishing trust as a capital partner, and assisting throughout all growth stages — from seed to IPO. MUCAP invests across all industry types and stages with particular depth in life sciences (dedicated department) and new industrial fields requiring patient capital. Tokyo | $500K – $50M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 91 | ▶ Interlagos The biggest venture returns of the next decade will come from applied science and advanced manufacturing companies in space, defense, robotics, energy, and biotech, businesses that are hard to build without rare operational and engineering know-how. El Segundo, CA | $5M – $50M | 9 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 92 | ▶ Khosla Ventures Technology-based economic disruption of large markets through black swan investments. We seek founders with domain expertise and unreasonable conviction to build billion-dollar companies solving the world's largest problems. Menlo Park | $500K – $50M | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 93 | ▶ Snatched Ventures Backs DeepTech startups at the intersection of AI/ML, materials science, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, optics, electronics, robotics, and blockchain — driving sustainable operational transformation across six thematics: transportation & logistics, energy & water, food & agriculture, fashion & beauty, precision medicine & aging, and retail & e-commerce. Requires commercial traction (min $1M revenue, 50%+ gross margins) and a minimum 10% ownership stake. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 25 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 94 | ▶ XAnge European early-stage fund backing founders building durable technology businesses across deep tech, SaaS, AI, energy transition, digital finance, and healthcare. 5 Rue Feydeau, 75002 Paris, France | $1M – $15M | 13 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 95 | ▶ Lux Capital Turn sci-fi into sci-fact by backing founders solving the most vexing puzzles facing humanity. We believe in counter-conventional solutions and contrarian positions in deep technology. We champion companies working at the intersection of breakthrough science and transformational technology, led by visionary founders who are equal parts mad scientist and business mastermind. New York | $100K – $100M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 96 | ▶ Fitch Ventures Fitch Ventures invests in innovative technologies serving institutional credit, risk management, and enterprise clients. The dual mandate focuses on generating financial returns while feeding innovation back into Fitch Group's product stack, often using investments as an M&A pipeline. New York | $2M – $5M | 8 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 97 | ▶ Felicis Ventures Back founders building iconic companies that transcend boundaries. We invest directly in their growth to make them unbreakable. Founded on principle that luck isn't made, it's engineered. Founders are our customer, not LPs. We always vote shares with founders and provide 1% non-dilutive founder development capital alongside every first check. Menlo Park | $500K – $15M | 29 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 98 | ▶ Icehouse Ventures Back exceptional Kiwi founders building globally transformative companies, from day one to IPO. New Zealand founders represent a significantly undervalued asset class, and Icehouse provides capital plus an ecosystem of 3,000+ investors and deep operational support. Auckland | $100K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 99 | ▶ Redalpine Redalpine backs companies at the convergence of software and science — where rigorous engineering meets scientific breakthroughs. Half the team are scientists, half are operators, enabling them to engage deeply with highly technical founders and support them hands-on from day one through to exit. Primary focus areas: frontier science and biotech, digital health, AI and automation, fintech, synthetic biology, and climate tech. Zug | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 100 | ▶ Liquid 2 Champions exceptional founders to build lasting companies through experience, community, and capital. Generalist technology investor whose edge is network depth — Joe Montana's unmatched rolodex and 800+ portfolio company network enables introductions that most seed funds cannot provide. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 27 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 101 | ▶ Emerson Collective Emerson Collective invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose, seeking consequential companies that deliver both generational impact and venture-scale returns. The firm targets sectors where biggest market opportunities meet meaningful impact levers: energy & environment, digital health, fintech, education, work, and media. Palo Alto | $10M – $700M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 102 | ▶ Zigg Capital Real estate has been stagnant for 50 years despite massive innovation in other industries. Shifting demographics, transportation changes, and evolving preferences are forcing modernization. We back visionary entrepreneurs building solutions across construction, property management, residential finance, and retail that will improve quality of life, work, and community. New York | $500K – $10M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 103 | ▶ White Star Capital Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents. London | $1M – $25M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 104 | ▶ Sawari Ventures North Africa and Africa possess tremendous entrepreneurial talent. Strategic capital combined with operational expertise can unlock transformative solutions that reshape industries. We invest in founders solving region-critical problems. Cairo | $200K – $2M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 105 | ▶ Pillar VC We invest in technical breakthroughs that overcome the world's greatest challenges. We partner at inception with technically brilliant dreamers who see past impossible to inevitable. We evaluate scientific opportunities through both commercial potential and human impact lenses. Boston | $100K – $10M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 106 | ▶ Trousdale Ventures We invest in mission-driven companies that dare to tackle impossible challenges, striving to transform industries and create lasting societal impact. We seek founders with audacity to dream big, resilience to persevere, and potential to build forever companies that shape human history. Los Angeles | $5M – $25M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 107 | ▶ SJF Ventures High-growth companies creating a healthier, smarter, and cleaner future; cross-sector impact investing across climate, health, supply chain, education, employment, and government workflows. Durham, NC | $3M – $15M | 15 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 108 | ▶ Sutter Hill Ventures Build or back enduring technology companies solving hard technical problems in massive markets. SHV's origination model has them serve as Founding CEO of incubated companies — recruiting experts, handling operations, and letting technical founders focus purely on building. Identify large macro tech shifts (cloud, AI infrastructure, power for AI), recruit domain experts, build small focused teams until product-market fit, then scale rapidly with the full support of SHV's centralized operations team. Palo Alto | $500K – $50M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 109 | ▶ Not Boring Capital Invest in companies with compelling stories to tell. We couple capital deployment with media storytelling through the Not Boring newsletter, creating a unique flywheel that amplifies both company and fund narrative. New York | $100K – $2M | 10 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 110 | ▶ IDG Capital Backing founders and teams building lasting companies across TMT, healthcare, consumer & entertainment, and advanced manufacturing/clean tech, with a multi-decade time horizon and a bridge role between China and global capital markets. Hong Kong | $1M – $100M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 111 | ▶ Unless Unless catalyzes the New Industrial Revolution by backing visionary companies transforming industrial systems across supply chains, manufacturing, energy, and transportation. The firm uses a perpetual capital structure to support long-duration industrial transformation through equity, debt, and buyouts. Boulder, CO | $5M – $25M | 12 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 112 | ▶ Riot Ventures Modernize critical industries through deep technology. We are dedicated to backing ambitious, technically sophisticated founders solving hard problems in traditionally underserved sectors. We provide capital, operational guidance, board partnership, and network access—supporting companies from pre-seed through growth stages. | $500K – $100M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 113 | ▶ Rosecliff Ventures Rosecliff's Frontier Technology Thesis focuses on AI, aerospace, defense, energy resilience, and space infrastructure. New York | $500K – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 114 | ▶ IDB Lab Mobilize entrepreneurial innovation and disruptive technology to benefit vulnerable populations and activate sustainable industries across Latin America and the Caribbean, organized around climate/environmental resilience, access to essential services, and livelihood opportunities. Washington | $150K – $10M | 8 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 115 | ▶ Revaia Revaia champions sustainable leaders in technology and innovation, partnering with mission-driven, growth-stage founders who bridge private growth financing through to public markets, with sustainability and governance built into the business rather than bolted on. Paris | $10M – $35M | 15 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 116 | ▶ Granite Asia Asia's most trusted multi-asset private capital platform. Partners with visionary founders and leaders to build industry champions across Southeast Asia, China, India, and Japan. Deploys capital across five structural themes: Consumer Growth, Enterprise Workflow, Food Systems, Health Innovation, and Energy Transition. Offers flexible, multi-asset financing spanning venture equity to private credit to support companies at every stage of their business lifecycle. Singapore | $2M – $60M | 11 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 117 | ▶ Peak XV Partners Outlier founders and ideas shape the future of humanity. We back ambitious founders building category-defining companies that create significant impact while generating returns that support non-profit and educational causes. Bangalore | $500K – $100M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 118 | ▶ CDP Venture Capital CDP Venture Capital is a national venture platform that combines direct investing, fund-of-funds activity, accelerators, and technology transfer to strengthen Italy's innovation economy in strategic sectors. Rome | $250K – $10M | 14 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 119 | ▶ Main Sequence Main Sequence backs deep tech founders solving humanity-scale problems, especially companies connected to publicly funded research and spinouts that can turn breakthrough science into global businesses. Eveleigh, NSW, Australia | $250K – $500K | 14 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 120 | ▶ Deep33 Backs frontier deep tech companies solving physical infrastructure bottlenecks of the AI supercycle, especially compute, energy, quantum, AI infrastructure, robotics, and autonomous manufacturing across the U.S.-Israel corridor. New York | $5M – $15M | 9 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 121 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 122 | ▶ Cathay Innovation Startups positioned as transformation partners with Fortune 500 corporates create the most impactful solutions. We believe the next generation of market leaders will emerge through collaborative innovation between startups and incumbent enterprises, supported by global expertise and capital. Paris | $5M – $100M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 123 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 124 | ▶ Gigafund Back the world's most ambitious and transformative entrepreneurs capable of building world-defining companies over 20+ years. Invest in founders with independent thought and first-principles vision to solve humanity's biggest problems across all sectors and geographies. Austin | $1M – $500M | 18 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 125 | ▶ VU Venture Partners Invest in early-stage tech companies addressing world's largest market opportunities and solving humanity's biggest challenges. Leverage global distributed team to source, evaluate, and support transformational founders. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 16 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 125 VC firms that actively invest in climate & clean energy at the Series B stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for series b climate & clean energy investors is $7.8M – $7.8M, with a full range from $25K – $5000M. The distribution breaks down as: 3 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 9 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 19 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 35 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 57 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 125 firms tracked, 95% lead or co-lead rounds, and 5% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best series b climate & clean energy investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 25% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 38 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.