20 Pre-Seed Climate Tech investors
As of October 24, 2026, DryPowder lists 20 pre-seed Climate Tech venture funds. Their median published check range is $250K–$550K (9 of 20 funds publish one). 2 have filed an SEC Form D in the last 90 days, most recently Earthshot Ventures (Oct 13, 2026) and Betterway Ventures (Sep 29, 2026).
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- funds listed
- 20
- median check (9 of 20 publish one)
- $250K–$550K
- filed an SEC Form D in the last 90 days
- 2
- last updated, 2026
- Oct 24
Filed a Form D in the last 90 days
All 20 Pre-Seed Climate Tech funds
- HAXNewark$550KSeedPre-Seed
HAX backs pre-seed startups solving hard industrial-scale challenges using innovative hard tech (plasma, physical AI, advanced chemistry) in energy,…
2 partners listed - Ada VenturesLondon$325K–$1.3MSeedPre-Seed
Back European founders with strong qualities (not CV/pedigree) building businesses for a better human future, assessed on characteristics like…
2 partners listed - $528K–$2.1MSeedPre-Seed
We invest in early stage companies building future-shaping businesses, specifically software and hardware working within climate across three…
Partners not yet listed - Kapor CapitalOakland$50K–$500KSeedPre-SeedSeries A
Invest in early stage startups that close gaps of access for all, prioritizing a more fair, just, and equitable society for low income communities…
Partners not yet listed - $250K–$2MSeedPre-Seed
We back the rare humans with the grit to solve the toughest challenges. Accelerating solutions in Healthcare & Life Sciences, Security & Resiliency,…
5 partners listed - $100K–$500KSeedPre-Seed
Biotechnology acceleration and early-stage investing in synthetic biology, life sciences, and food/agriculture innovation
Partners not yet listed - $25K–$400KSeedPre-SeedSeries A
Build the capability and confidence of Victorians to create, scale and invest in technology-driven startups
Partners not yet listed Earthshot Ventures backs technologies defining the next industrial era by focusing on energy, AI, and critical minerals—markets where new inventions…
3 partners listedBack early-stage hard-tech founders fixing industrial production through new materials and processes where sustainability drives better performance…
1 partner listed- Carbon Removal PartnersZurichSeedPre-SeedSeries A
Carbon Removal Partners invests in early-stage companies developing technologies to reverse climate change through carbon removal at industrial…
6 partners listed - OUPUnknown$1M–$20MSeedPre-SeedSeries ASeries BSeries C
Backing breakout researchers and entrepreneurs emerging from the world's leading research labs and innovation ecosystems, solving the toughest…
Partners not yet listed - Founders FutureParisSeedPre-SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Invest in AI-first and frontier-technology companies building scalable solutions across data, infrastructure, productivity, health, energy, and…
1 partner listed - SeedPre-SeedSeries A
MaRS helps innovators build a better world by providing startups and scale-ups with commercialization support, connections to capital, customers and…
Partners not yet listed - Atlantic LabsBerlinSeedPre-SeedSeries A
Back pioneers building technology at the edge of the impossible—ideas that aren't normal but will become inevitable. Support founders in motion and…
2 partners listed - SeedPre-SeedSeries ASeries BSeries C
We help founders build a healthier & more sustainable future by investing capital, time & belief to accelerate success. We invest in driven founders…
Partners not yet listed - SeedPre-Seed
Deep Science Ventures combines available scientific knowledge with founder-type scientists to create high-impact ventures across agriculture,…
Partners not yet listed - Blueyard CapitalBerlinSeedPre-SeedSeries A
BlueYard invests in technologies that move toward utopia or hold the line against oblivion—applied computation enabling breakthrough technologies for…
Partners not yet listed - SeedPre-SeedSeries A
Back engineers and researchers surfing new computing waves (robotics, genomics/CRISPR, GenAI) as they transform massive industries. Computing keeps…
Partners not yet listed - Carbon13 VCCambridge$150K+SeedPre-Seed
We build and back ventures capable of mitigating at least 10M tonnes of CO2e per annum once at scale, selecting entrepreneurs to build climate-tech…
1 partner listed - Pre-Seed
Pre-seed VC backing founders globally applying AI to drive systemic change for people and planet, focusing on traditionally under-digitized sectors…
Partners not yet listed
How this list is built
DryPowder lists every fund with a public profile tagged Pre-Seed and Climate Tech. Funds whose largest published check is $5M or less come first; inside each group, funds with a verified SEC Form D in the last 30 days lead, then profile quality decides. Form D dates come from SEC EDGAR, and SPV and single-deal filings are dropped. Check sizes are what each fund publishes; the median uses only the 9 funds that publish one.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Pre-Seed Climate Tech VCs are there?
As of October 24, 2026, DryPowder lists 20 pre-seed Climate Tech venture funds with a public profile. The first 5 on this page are HAX, Ada Ventures, Pale Blue Dot, Kapor Capital and MassChallenge.
Which Pre-Seed Climate Tech VCs are actively investing right now?
2 of the 20 filed a verified SEC Form D in the last 90 days, a sign of a new fund being raised: Earthshot Ventures (Oct 13, 2026) and Betterway Ventures (Sep 29, 2026). Each filing links to its record on SEC EDGAR.
What check size do Pre-Seed Climate Tech VCs write?
The median published range is $250K–$550K, across the 9 of 20 funds that publish a check size. Published checks on this list run from $25K to $20M.
Where are Pre-Seed Climate Tech VCs based?
Of the 20 pre-seed Climate Tech venture funds, 2 are in Berlin, 1 is in London, 1 is in Paris and 1 is in Toronto. The rest are elsewhere or have no headquarters city on file.
How does DryPowder build this list?
A fund is listed when its public profile is tagged Pre-Seed and Climate Tech. Funds whose largest published check is $5M or less come first; within each group, funds that filed a Form D in the last 30 days lead, then profile quality decides. Form D dates come from SEC EDGAR, with SPVs excluded. Data as of October 24, 2026.
Sources
- SEC EDGAR: Form D, Earthshot Ventures ($77M offering), filed
- SEC EDGAR: Form D, Betterway Ventures ($5M offering), filed
- Website: HAX website
- Website: Ada Ventures website
- Website: Pale Blue Dot website
- Website: Kapor Capital website
- Website: MassChallenge website
- Website: IndieBio website
- Website: LaunchVic website
- Website: Earthshot Ventures website
- Method: How DryPowder builds its data
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