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Pre-seed climate investors in California

20 of 25 pre-seed climate firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
1Sharpe Ventures
California
Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
Up to $3MCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan 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
Felicis Ventures
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can 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
igniteXL Ventures
California · Fund $10M (2021)
Claire Chang
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$100K to $500KCan lead
Leap Forward Ventures
California
David Rusenko
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1
$100K to $3MCan 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
Powerhouse Ventures
California
Emily Kirsch, Marie Thompson+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $3MCan lead
SE Ventures
California · Fund €500M (2022)
Amit Chaturvedy, Carlos (CK) Kokron+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KCan lead
SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio)
California
Po Bronson, Stephen Chambers
Pre-seedLeadsDeep tech +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
Starshot Capital
California · Fund $35M — Starshot Fund I
Jeremy Brewer, Sam Levac-Levey+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Trucks Venture Capital
California · Fund $70M Fund III (2025)
Jeffrey Schox, Kathryn Schox+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
TSVC
California
Charles Shao, Chun Xia+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Twine Ventures
California
Ethan Yeh, Leshika Samarasinghe
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Urban Innovation Fund
California · Fund $121M latest fund
Clara Brenner, Julie Lein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $10MCan lead
Voyager Ventures
California · Fund $275M
Sierra Peterson, Sarah Sclarsic+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Wireframe Ventures
California
Harsh Patel, Paul Straub+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Blackwing
California
Chad Cazel, Pete DiSalvo
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Cerulean Ventures
California
Jahed Momand, Matthew Stotts
Pre-seedClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Comcast Ventures
California
Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Convective Capital
California · Fund $85M (2026)
Bill Clerico, Kat Mañalac+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Convergent Ventures
California
Christina Jenkins, Frank Levinson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Dangerous Ventures
California
Gaby Darbyshire, Mike Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Dolby Family Ventures
California
Andrew Krowne, Pascal Levensohn+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Earthshot Ventures
California
Dawn Lippert, Matt Logan+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Farvatn Venture
California
Johan Odvar Odfjell, Karina Halstensen Birkelund+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Fifty Years
California
Ela Madej, Seth Bannon
Pre-seedSeedClimate +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Friends & Family Capital
California
Colin Anderson, John Fogelsong
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Gigascale Capital
California · Fund $250M (2026)
Victoria Beasley, Evaline Tsai, Ph.D.+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Global Innovation Labs (GIL)
California
David Park, Todd Stavish+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Hanover
California
Allison Ball, Joseph Malchow
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
How Women Invest
California · Fund $20M
Julie Castro Abrams, Aury Cifuentes+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Impact Science Ventures
California
Alain Harrus, Robert Ethier+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Karman Ventures
California
Amr Al-Shihabi, Dave Clark+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +3
Up to $250KMostly follows
Radicle Impact
California
Dan Skaff, Ami Naik+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Responsibly Ventures
California
Zecca Lehn
Pre-seedClimateConfirmed by the firm
Up to $250KMostly follows
Shorewind Capital
California
Andrew Rubenstein, Jake Poliskin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed climate investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 44 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed climate investors in california write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 12 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed climate investors in california lead rounds?

20 of 25 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.