14 VC firms investing in food & beverage and climate & clean energy at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 14 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + climate & clean energy at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $340M (median: $13M – $13M). As of August 2026, and 86% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,701+ 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 | ▶ Third Nature Third Nature invests in entrepreneurs building businesses that work in partnership with nature to address interconnected earth systems challenges. We believe that silver bullets and singular investments can't solve urgent planetary challenges—instead, we back founders whose uncompromising vision transforms entire markets and sectors for planetary regeneration. Philadelphia | $100K – $5M | 13 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ 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 |
| 4 | ▶ Galvanize Climate Solutions Galvanize invests at the intersection of energy innovation, resilience, and intelligence, backing the 'New Economy' companies essential to electrification, rising power demand, industrial modernization, and digitization -- from pre-seed food/agriculture/ocean/forestry ventures (Ponderosa) through growth-stage energy transition and AI-infrastructure companies (Venture & Growth). San Francisco | $1M – $40M | 70 | N/A | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ Demea Sustainable Investment Demea Sustainable Investment backs startups, SMEs, mid-caps, and infrastructure projects driving the ecological and agricultural transition, across agriculture, agri-food, energy, environment, sustainable solutions, and green industry, with capital ranging from venture and growth equity through buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, and private debt. Paris | $1M – $30M | 36 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | ▶ Astanor The agrifood value chain has reached a tipping point where incremental change is not enough; systemic disruption and regeneration of the food and agriculture system is required to restore human, planetary, and economic health. Brussels, Belgium | $1M – $25M | 52 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | ▶ 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 |
| 8 | ▶ 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 |
| 9 | ▶ Aavishkaar Capital Leverage the confluence of consumption, financial inclusion and technology across emerging low- and middle-income populations to build sustainable, scalable businesses that benefit investors and society. Mumbai | $5M – $25M | 31 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Greycroft Partnering with brilliant founders to upend the status quo by investing in AI-driven software, sustainability technologies, and innovative consumer brands. We believe AI will dominate software over the next decade, and we seek to support founders reimagining industries across all three sectors. New York | $2M – $100M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ 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 |
| 12 | ▶ Global Brain Broad-spectrum deep-tech and technology investor with particular conviction in AI, climate tech, and healthcare, pairing capital with hands-on operational support and open-innovation partnerships between startups and major Japanese corporations. Tokyo | $2M – $340M | 40 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 13 | ▶ SEGO Venture Channel capital from a large base of retail and institutional investors into vetted, growth-stage Spanish companies with strong public narratives, giving individual investors direct equity access normally reserved for institutional VC. Madrid | $300K – $10M | 11 | N/A | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | ▶ 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 |
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F4 Fund tracks 14 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + climate & clean energy at the Growth 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 growth food & beverage + climate & clean energy investors is $13M – $13M, with a full range from $100K – $340M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 4 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 2 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 7 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 14 firms tracked, 86% lead or co-lead rounds. 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 growth food & beverage + climate & clean energy investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 11% 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.