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Pre-seed climate investors in New York

6 of 10 pre-seed climate firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
Analog Ventures
New York
John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6
$500K to $3MCan lead
ff Venture Capital
New York
Alex Katz, John Frankel+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +2
$250K to $1MCan 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
Lowercarbon Capital
New York · Fund $550 (2023)
Caie Kelley, Chris Sacca+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate
Check size not reportedCan lead
Third Sphere
New York
Shaun Abrahamson, Stonly Baptiste Blue+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate
$250K to $1MCan lead
8090 Industries
New York
Kerem Ozmen, Rayyan Islam+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +4
$500K to $10MMostly follows
AIN Ventures
New York
Emily McMahan, Sherman Williams
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4
$250K to $1MMostly follows
City Light Capital
New York
Jeff Rinehart, Josh Cohen
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Commonweal Ventures
New York · Fund $54M
Nate Loewentheil, Ron Bloom
Pre-seedSeedClimate +2
$500K to $3MLead not reported
Emerald Development Managers
New York
Neil Cohen, Charles Collins+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Fairbridge
New York
David Tswamuno
Pre-seedHealthtech +2
$500K to $1MLead not reported
Floating Point
New York · Fund $125M Fund III
Edward Segel, John Loser
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +4
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Great Circle Ventures
New York
Jacob Afriat, Rani Aliahmad+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AFood and ag +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Superorganism
New York · Fund $25.9M (debut fund)
Kevin Webb, Tom Quigley+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
The Venture Collective
New York
Cat Middleton, Gina Shekerdemian+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Willowtree Investments
New York
Harshul Sanghi, Rohit Bodas+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +2
$100K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed climate investors in new york are there?

Mode VC tracks 17 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 9 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed climate investors in new york lead rounds?

6 of 10 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.