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Pre-seed climate investors

57 of 85 pre-seed climate firms that report a preference say they can lead. 5 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Diagram VenturesActive Sep 27
Quebec
Charles Poire, Emily Haniotis+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
The EngineActive Sep 22
Massachusetts · Fund $398M (Fund III) (2024)
Ann DeWitt, Israel Ruiz+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$250K to $10MCan lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Wittington VenturesActive Sep 22
Toronto
Jim Orlando, Megh Gupta+11 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
1Sharpe Ventures
California
Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
Up to $3MCan lead
Accelr8
Massachusetts
Dwight Poler, Ryan Macpherson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Active Impact Investments
British Columbia
Mike Winterfield, Tom Boddez+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Amplify Capital
Toronto · Fund CAD $60M Fund III
Kathryn Wortsman, Craig Hunter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
$1M to $3MCan lead
Analog Ventures
New York
John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6
$500K to $3MCan lead
Anzu Partners
District of Columbia
David Michael, David Seldin+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Azolla Ventures
Massachusetts · Fund $239M
Amy Duffuor, Johanna Wolfson+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
Bluelake
Florida · Fund $50M (2026)
Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6
$250K to $3MCan lead
Breakout Ventures
California · Fund $114M Fund III (2026)
Julia Moore, Lindy Fishburne+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
Clearvision Ventures
California
Dan Ahn, Shomit Ghose+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate
$1M to $30MCan lead
Construct Capital
District of Columbia · Fund $300M
Dayna Grayson, Rachel Holt+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +3Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Colorado
Alain le Loux, Dave Blivin+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
DFS Lab
Washington
Jake Kendall, Stephen Deng
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Elm Street Ventures
Connecticut
Chris McLeod, Rob Bettigole+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +3
$500K to $1MCan lead
Felicis Ventures
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
ff Venture Capital
New York
Alex Katz, John Frankel+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +2
$250K to $1MCan lead
Flagship Pioneering
Massachusetts · Fund $2.6B
Paul Biondi, Doug Cole, M.D.+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Flori Ventures
California
Maria Alegre, Tomer Bariach+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Freeflow Ventures
California · Fund $35M (2024)
David Fleck, Kevin Barrett
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
GOVO Venture Partners
Florida
Brian D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Kilman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
Great Wave Ventures
New York
Michael Palmer, Nobu Iguchi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
HG Ventures
Indiana
Ginger Rothrock, Ph.D, John Glushik+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +4
$1M to $10MCan lead
igniteXL Ventures
California · Fund $10M (2021)
Claire Chang
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$100K to $500KCan lead
Infinite Capital
Florida
Nathan Doctor, Sean Doctor+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +3
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Inflection
Massachusetts · Fund $40 million
Alexander Lange, Jonatan Luther-Bergquist
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +4
$500K to $1MCan lead
Ironspring
Texas · Fund $100 million (2024)
Peter J. Holt, Ty Findley+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Leap Forward Ventures
California
David Rusenko
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1
$100K to $3MCan lead
Lowercarbon Capital
New York · Fund $550 (2023)
Caie Kelley, Chris Sacca+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate
Check size not reportedCan lead
Momentum Capital
Ohio
Ankur Shrivastava, Bharti Singhla+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Munich Re Ventures
California · Fund $500M (2025)
Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6
$500K to $10MCan lead
New Stack Ventures
Illinois · Fund $42.6M Fund II
Nick Moran, Luke Skertich
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +7
$500K to $3MCan lead
Powerhouse Ventures
California
Emily Kirsch, Marie Thompson+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $3MCan lead
Propeller
Massachusetts · Fund $118 million Fund I
Brian Halligan, Devdutt Yellurkar+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts · Fund $10B+ (2025)
Adam Kaye, Emily Minkow+35 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +4
$3M to $30M+Can lead

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Questions

How many pre-seed climate investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 127 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 5 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed climate investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 40 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed climate investors lead rounds?

57 of 85 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.