8 Climate Tech Investors in San Francisco — 8 Currently Deploying
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Caffeinated offers founders pursuing their life's work an alternative to the hype cycle through long-term thinking, supporting category-defining companies across all sectors that w…
Uncork invests early in founder potential and AI-native companies creating leverage and unlocking scale before conviction is obvious.
Bold, early, impactful ventures with brutal honesty. Believe in world-class teams making contrarian bets on impossibly big ideas, from AI to cleantech to deep tech.
Atomic functions as a co-founder replacement, providing serial entrepreneurs, specialist teams, and resources to de-risk company building and accelerate time to market while founde…
Investing in deeptech and foundational technologies that remove structural constraints to sustainable scale in food, agriculture, and planetary health, with AI as core infrastructu…
Back visionary and relentless founders building the future using technology and science. Belief in AGI for good, decentralized systems, personalized well-being, quiet electric tran…
Deep tech venture capital backing brilliant entrepreneurs addressing the hardest, highest-stakes problems in the world, using AI to unlock potential across sectors.
Designer Fund invests in early stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for all people.
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Frequently asked questions
How many climate tech investors are actively deploying right now?
DryPowder tracks 8 climate tech funds. Of these, 8 are currently deploying capital based on recent fund closes, portfolio activity, and partner signals. Use DryPowder's fund matching to see which ones fit your specific startup.
What check size do climate tech VCs write?
Among 8 climate tech funds on DryPowder, check sizes run from $250K–$50M. Ranges vary by fund size, vintage, and whether the fund leads rounds. Each fund profile shows check size detail and lead preference.
How do I get a meeting with a climate tech VC?
A warm intro is still the fastest path. Most climate tech VCs on DryPowder do accept cold outreach or direct applications, but response rates vary widely by fund. Before reaching out, use DryPowder's AI matching to get a fit score and specific talking points. Founders who lead with thesis-aligned framing get significantly better response rates than those sending the same deck to every fund on a list.
What do climate tech VCs look for beyond a good deck?
Most climate tech investors evaluate three things before reading your deck in detail: your background in the space, whether they have seen the problem from multiple portfolio companies, and whether anyone they trust vouches for you. After that, the deck needs to show market size, a clear problem-solution fit specific to climate tech, and early evidence of customer demand. Thesis alignment matters more in climate tech than in generalist investing because these funds see a high volume of pitches in the same space.
How many climate tech investors should I be talking to at once?
Most fundraisers recommend a parallel process: identify 20-40 target investors but approach your highest-fit funds first. Of the 8 climate tech funds currently deploying, not all will match your specific stage and sector. Use fund matching to find your top 10-15, approach those first, collect feedback, then go wider. Going to every fund simultaneously without qualifying first burns bridges and dilutes the urgency that helps close a round.
How is DryPowder different from building a VC list on LinkedIn or Crunchbase?
The fund list you build on LinkedIn or Crunchbase is roughly the same list every other founder is building. DryPowder adds three things a manual search cannot: deployment signals (which funds have recently closed new vehicles and are actively writing checks), AI thesis matching (which of the 8 climate tech funds actually fits your specific startup, ranked by fit), and verified partner contact details. The goal is 15 targeted, thesis-aligned pitches instead of 150 generic ones.
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