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870+ Active Climate Investors: The Global Database of VCs, CVCs & Family Offices Funding Climate Tech 🌍

Exclusive Database: 870+ Most Active Global Climate Investors (VCs, CVCs, & Family Offices)

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Petar Dimov
Feb 05, 2026
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Here’s what founders in climate tech need to understand:

2025 was a comeback year.

Global climate tech investment hit $40.5 billion in 2025, up 8% from 2024.

Yet capital rebounded precisely because deal count fell 18%, consolidating into fewer, larger bets.

Founders now face a brutal reality:

More capital, but competing for fewer checks.

Higher selectivity.

Faster consolidation.

The US dominates the landscape.

In 2025 (H1) $21.4 billion flowed into US climate startups (51% of global funding), yet that capital is concentrating in late-stage, technology-ready companies.

Early-stage founders face headwinds:

Seed and Series A funding fell 20% and 7% respectively in 2025, while deal counts in Series A plummeted 22%.

But here’s the shift that matters:

Specialist climate investors are replacing generalists.

Generalists are pulling out; specialized VCs, corporate venture arms (CVCs), and family offices are doubling down.

Across Europe, 40+ family offices are now investing directly in climate tech, offering patient capital for capital-intensive solutions.

Energy dominates, but AI is reshaping allocation.

Energy captured 36% of 2025 funding and grew 31% to $14.4 billion, driven by data center power demand.

Data centers alone consumed 78% of built environment funding in 2025, pulling capital toward gridtech, virtual power plants, batteries, and nuclear.

Founders in fusion, SMRs, and geothermal saw all-time highs.

Yet the challenge is discovery.

Across 870+ active climate investors globally - spanning traditional VCs, CVCs (from Fortune 500s shopping in climate), family offices, and specialist funds - most founders only target 10-15 visible names.

The other 855+ remain invisible, operating through private networks or niche databases.

Non-dilutive funding is exploding too.

Debt is now the most dominant form of non-dilutive capital, signaling a maturing ecosystem where startups can sustain repayment-backed instruments, but founders need different investor lists (debt providers, not just equity VCs).

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