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Seed climate investors in California

43 of 53 seed climate firms that report a preference say they can lead. 7 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
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
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
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Spero VenturesActive Sep 29
California
Andrew Parker, Sara Eshelman+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
1Sharpe Ventures
California
Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
Up to $3MCan 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
AgFunder
California · Fund $100M+
Manuel Gonzalez, Michael Dean+8 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +2
$25K to $10MCan 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
Blue Bear Capital
California
Carolin Funk, Ernst Theodor Sack+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan 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
DNX Ventures
California
Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7
Check size not reportedCan 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
Obvious Ventures
California · Fund $360.36M Fund V (2026)
Andrew Beebe, James Joaquin+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +5
$3M to $30MCan lead
Powerhouse Ventures
California
Emily Kirsch, Marie Thompson+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimateConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $3MCan lead
Prelude Ventures
California
Gabriel Kra, Mark Cupta+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate
$100K to $10MCan lead
Refactor Capital
California · Fund $50 (2026)
Zal Bilimoria
SeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M 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
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
The Production Board (TPB)
California
David Friedberg
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFood and ag +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
The Westly Group
California · Fund $100M seed fund
Danny Cotter, Steve Westly+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +4
$500K to $30MCan lead
Toba Capital
California · Fund $1.3B AUM
Brinkley Morse, Wilder Ramsey+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Transform VC
California
Raed Masri, Rama Chakaki+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Triatomic Capital
California
Jeff Huber, Peter Zhou+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Trousdale Ventures
California
Phillip Sarofim
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +4
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
UP Partners
California · Fund $230M
Adam Grosser, Ben Marcus+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +3
$1M to $10MCan lead
Urban Innovation Fund
California · Fund $121M latest fund
Clara Brenner, Julie Lein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $10MCan lead
Valo Ventures
California · Fund $175M Fund I (2019)
Mona Elnaggar, Scott Tierney+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +2
$1M to $10MCan lead

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Questions

How many seed climate investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 75 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 7 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed climate investors in california write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 23 firms on this list.

Which seed climate investors in california lead rounds?

43 of 53 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.