Series A climate investors in California

35 of 41 series a climate firms that report a preference say they can lead. 8 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
Cathay InnovationActive Sep 27
California · Fund €2.5B (2025)
Daniel Balmisse, Denis Barrier+16 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsVertical AI +5
$3M to $30M+Can 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
California
Alex Bondar, Bill Helman+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $100M+
Manuel Gonzalez, Michael Dean+8 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +2
$25K to $10MCan lead
California
Diana Lieberman, CFA, Maisie Ganzler+2 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Drew Lanza, Ted Hou+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Carolin Funk, Ernst Theodor Sack+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $114M Fund III (2026)
Julia Moore, Lindy Fishburne+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
California
Dipender Saluja, Ion Yadigaroglu
Series ASeries BLeadsClimate +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Dan Ahn, Shomit Ghose+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate
$1M to $30MCan lead
California
Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $35M (2024)
David Fleck, Kevin Barrett
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $500M (2025)
Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $360.36M Fund V (2026)
Andrew Beebe, James Joaquin+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +5
$3M to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $250 million Fund II
Adzmel Adznan, Ricardo Angel+4 on the team
Series ASeries BLeadsClimate +2
$10M to $30MCan lead
California
Gabriel Kra, Mark Cupta+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate
$100K to $10MCan lead
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
California · Fund $35M — Starshot Fund I
Jeremy Brewer, Sam Levac-Levey+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
David Friedberg
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFood and ag +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $100M seed fund
Danny Cotter, Steve Westly+8 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +4
$500K to $30MCan lead
California · Fund $1.3B AUM
Brinkley Morse, Wilder Ramsey+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Raed Masri, Rama Chakaki+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsClimate +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
California
Jeff Huber, Peter Zhou+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Phillip Sarofim
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $230M
Adam Grosser, Ben Marcus+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +3
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $175M Fund I (2019)
Mona Elnaggar, Scott Tierney+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $50M
Marcos Gonzalez, Ashley Ryder+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $275M
Sierra Peterson, Sarah Sclarsic+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Jean Shia, Joe Speicher+7 on the team
SeedSeries AClimate +4
$100K to $1MMostly follows
California
Chad Cazel, Pete DiSalvo
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $300M Fund III (2026)
Kasper Sage, Marcus Behrendt+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BIndustrial +5
$3M to $10MMostly follows
California
Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $85M (2026)
Bill Clerico, Kat Mañalac+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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How many series a climate investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 58 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 8 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do series a climate investors in california write?

The most reported band is $3M to $10M, reported by 18 firms on this list.

Which series a climate investors in california lead rounds?

35 of 41 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.