Who’s got cash? Part 2: Hard-tech and physical AI funds backing climate tech
The best investor for a climate tech company isn’t always a fund with “climate” in its tagline. Deep-tech, frontier-science, and industrial funds — backing robotics, advanced materials, energy hardware, and physical AI — now overlap heavily with many climate verticals. Rebuilding, digitizing, and electrifying the physical economy is central to both groups’ thesis. We’ve compiled […]
Who’s got cash? Part 1: Climate-specialist VCs with fresh funds
If you’re raising in climate tech right now, the environment is tougher than it was a few years ago. There are fewer new funds, and outside of sectors riding the energy-and-AI wave, deployment is cautious — even for companies doing everything right. Fortunately, many climate technologies have broad appeal. Take a critical minerals tech startup. […]
Stock Options for Climate Tech Founders: Avoiding Early Mistakes
Equity is one of the most powerful tools you have for attracting and retaining great people. Founders don’t need to be experts on all of the terms and tax implications, but should be well-versed enough to be strategic about early grants. Here’s how we advise founders to get ahead of the most common mistakes and […]
Putting Your Cash To Work: Money Management for Climate Tech Founders
We work with climate tech founders across every stage of growth, and one of the most overlooked post-raise priorities is treasury management. There’s always something more urgent competing for attention in the weeks after a close (we get it!). But moving your cash reserves into a high-yield account can have six figure implications, and avoiding […]