💸 20+ Climate Angel Syndicates To Know

Angel investing isn’t new. In fact it has helped hundreds, if not thousands of ‘once early stage’ founders behind household names.

→ Think AirBnB, Uber, Spotify, PayPal, Tesla, all backed by angels to get their bright idea off the ground.

Today, angels are investing a whopping $50B a year in startups and are often the first check in ahead of a traditional venture round.

The same is true in Climate Tech, where angels (often active or exited founders and operators) have made up a fair portion of early stage funding activity.

But unlike navigating the world of VC’s, it’s notoriously difficult, and time consuming, to find active angels, know what they’re interested in, and understand how much they can invest.

Step in Angel Syndicates - groups of active angels who invest together, typically behind the recommendation of a Syndicate Lead.

For entrepreneurs looking to bring in early stage capital into their breakthrough idea, Angel Syndicates can be an incredible unlock in a company’s journey, offering much needed capital, and often expert domain expertise.

If you’re a Climate Tech Founder looking to secure your first (or next) angel investment, then good news, we’ve done the hard work for you.

Scroll down to discover the 24 Angel Syndicates who are backing climate startups globally - and come and meet some of them, and their investors, at the HackSummit in New York this December.

😇 20+ Climate Angel Syndicates to Know

We’ve scoured the globe for the most active syndicates investing in early-stage Climate Tech.

Featuring Latin America’s Angel Ventures, India’s Climate Angels, Australia’s Climate Salad Capital as well as vertical-specific Syndicate’s investing in fungi, food, nuclear and deep decarbonization.

Their portfolios are packed with Climate’s rising stars including UNDO (enhanced rock weathering), Elyos (energy flexibility), NatureMetrics (eDNA), Mycocycle (mycoremediation), Heirloom (direct air capture) and InventWood (biomaterials) to name a few. Could your startup be the next hotshot to join them?

Get to know the Syndicate Leads, the verticals their looking to back next and the geographies they cover in this quick overview. Discover the full list below.

❓ What Does it Mean to Join an Angel Syndicate?

Angel Syndicates are not just a pathway for early-stage startups ready to unlock funding, they also democratize investing so more of us can write checks for up-and-coming technologies.

Among many other reasons, joining an angel network gives you opens a unique deal flow to bet on emerging talent, and the collective expertise to carry out shared due diligence.

The rewards are potentially huge, so too are the risks.

With this in mind, we caught up with 5 ClimateTech Syndicates to hear about the opportunities and challenges to taking a chance on early stage startups.

👋 Immerse yourself in Climate DeepTech

If you’re an early stage Climate Deep Tech looking to finance your startup or want to catch up with fellow Climate investors, then you won’t want to miss the HackSummit in New York this December.

With over 250+ early-to-growth stage Climate Tech investors attending - including Angels, Angel Syndicates, VCs, Banks and Asset Managers - you’re guaranteed to brush shoulders with the who’s who in climate investing.

They’ll all be heading to NYC primed for two day’s of discovery and deal making before the end of the year. Let’s make sure you’re in the room too.

P.S. Code ANGELS20 gets you 20% off the Early Bird Rate. Last few tickets remaining.

New York is proving the place to be.

Whether you’ll soon be heading to Climate Week NYC later this month or joining us at the end of the year for the HackSummit, we can be sure to spark meaningful conversations and kickstart inspiring talks to accelerate investment into impact, together.

See you in the big apple

Laura at Hack