💰 100 VC-backable Climate Technologies

Despite the hurdles of scaling and commercializing ClimateTech, time and again startups continue to make fundraising headlines.

And as the long-term value and potential returns of impact solutions become clearer, the influx of pure-play, specialist as well as generalist funds backing ClimateTechs is rising.

Almost every week another Climate Fund is announced.

Take last week for example:

• Virescent Ventures secured $100 million at the first close of its second Climate Tech fund

• Diagram launched its Diagram Climate Tech Fund, raising $80 million CAD 

• PSV Hafnium a new DeepTech Danish fund announced the first close of DKK 385 million (≈ €48M) with backing from the EIFO and EIF.

But if we’re going to get anywhere close to the current $2 trillion financing gap for ClimateTech, investments need to be deployed much bigger and faster.

And as ClimateTech spans many different verticals and sub-verticals, it can be a minefield for startups to identify the investors who share their vision.

So Founders, we’ve done the homework for you. Here at Hack, we’ve spoken to 35 impact investors to hear which technologies they’re looking to back next. Spoiler alert, they told us 100+. Scroll on to see if you have the solution.

→ And since today is also World Food Day, here’s 60 technologies that are top of mind AgriFoodTech investors.

Funding Hack: If you’re looking to fast track your next deal or kickstart 2025 with a hotlist of investment opportunities, come join us, and 500+ other leading investors, startups and operators in Climate DeepTech IRL at the HackSummit in NY.

🔮 Where 30+ VCs Will Invest Next

While we don’t have a crystal ball, we can do you a favour with a jumpstart into your next fundraise as we dive into the minds of 35 active investors.

Discover which technologies they want you to pitch them - yes you could be one click away from finding your next potential investor.

The solutions they’re looking for span precision reforestation, low-carbon fertilizers, decarbonising steel manufacturing, new materials for the circular economy and hardware grid solutions to fuel the energy transition + 95 more.

So whether you’re in the middle of fundraising, about to start out on your investment journey or simply curious to hear if fellow investors share your priorities, head this way.

🚀 Get Found, Get Funded

Steven Finn at Siddhi Capital, Guy Vidra at Collaborative Fund, Julie Greco at Energy Capital Ventures and Ilena Mece at KOMPAS VC are just a few of the 100+ investors heading to New York for the HackSummit this December.

Ahead of their trip, they told us which technologies are top of mind. If you have the solutions they’re looking for, perhaps it’s time to come and meet them and hundreds more in person?

The technologies they are on the look-out for span across precision fermentation infrastructure, sustainable critical mineral extraction and recycling, the energy-water nexus, as well as advanced materials and process innovation for the built environment and repurposing fossil assets to name a few.

👋 Where Investors x Portfolio Co’s Meet

The HackSummit is designed for two days of discovery and deal-making whether you’re looking for your next investment, collaboration or project.

And it’s also the meeting place for investors and their portfolio companies to touch base, including:

Lowercarbon Capital x CRUX
→ General Partner, Clay Dumas joins Co-Founder and CEO Alfred Johnson for a fireside chat on alternative climate financing.

 Collaborative Fund x Seabound
→ Guy Vidra, Partner at Collaborative Fund will be joined by Seabound Co-Founder Alisha Fredriksson for a discussion on carbon capture.

Siddhi Capital x Ark Biotech, Synonym & More
→ Siddhi Capital General Partner, Steven Finn will be on stage hosting a panel on biomanufacturing with Founders including Yossi Quint, Ed Shenderovich and more.

Whether you’re looking for new talents to add to your radar, find your next investment or seal your next partnership deal, you’ll find a whole host of opportunities waiting for you at the HackSummit in NYC.

We look forward to giving you a warm welcome.

Laura at Hack