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Seed climate investors

106 of 148 seed climate firms that report a preference say they can lead. 15 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
DCVCActive Oct 8
California · Fund Billions of dollars AUM
Ali Tamaseb, James Hardiman+15 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Diagram VenturesActive Sep 27
Quebec
Charles Poire, Emily Haniotis+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Eclipse VenturesActive Oct 7
California · Fund $1.3B (2026)
Lior Susan, Aidan Madigan-Curtis+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +3
$10M to $30M+Can 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
At One VenturesActive Sep 27
California · Fund $525M across two funds
Helen Lin, Laurie Menoud+5 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Fifth WallActive Oct 13
California · Fund ~$3B committed capital
Brad Greiwe, Brendan Wallace+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsProptech +1
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Hitachi VenturesActive Oct 15
California · Fund USD400M HV Fund IV
Pete Bastien, Stefan Gabriel+19 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
MassMutual VenturesActive Oct 8
Massachusetts
Doug Russell, Eric Emmons+5 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +4
$1M to $10MCan lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Safar PartnersActive Oct 13
Massachusetts · Fund More than $1 billion AUM
Arunas Chesonis, Nader Motamedy+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Spero VenturesActive Sep 29
California
Andrew Parker, Sara Eshelman+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
ClimacticActive Sep 22
Location not listed · Fund $65M
Josh Felser, Raj Kapoor+1 on the team
SeedSeries AClimate +1
$1M to $3MLead not reported
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
Acre Venture Partners
California
Alex Bondar, Bill Helman+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Active Impact Investments
British Columbia
Mike Winterfield, Tom Boddez+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
AgFunder
California · Fund $100M+
Manuel Gonzalez, Michael Dean+8 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +2
$25K to $10MCan lead
Allstate Strategic Ventures
Illinois
Josh Lumer, Tarik Galijasevic
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6
$1M to $10MCan lead
America's Frontier Fund
Virginia
Adam Hammer, Brian Wilcove+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan 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
Berkeley Catalyst Fund (BCF)
California
Drew Lanza, Ted Hou+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +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
Blackhorn Ventures
Colorado · Fund $200M
Melissa Cheong, Philip O'Connor+5 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Blue Bear Capital
California
Carolin Funk, Ernst Theodor Sack+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan 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
Buoyant Ventures
Illinois
Amy Francetic, Alex Behar+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Cerberus Ventures
New York
Chenny Zhang, Dave LoBosco+7 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
ClearSky
Florida · Fund Approximately
Alex Weiss, James Huff+7 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
Clearvision Ventures
California
Dan Ahn, Shomit Ghose+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate
$1M to $30MCan lead
Closed Loop Ventures
New York · Fund $80M+
Danielle Joseph, Aly Bryan+1 on the team
SeedLeadsClimate
Check size not reportedCan 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

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Questions

How many seed climate investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 204 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 15 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed climate investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 55 firms on this list.

Which seed climate investors lead rounds?

106 of 148 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.