Vireo Ventures
Vireo Ventures focuses on investing in the electrified future, believing that electrification and digitalization are the backbone of decarbonization and green transformation. As a seed and pre-seed stage VC, they invest in European technology startups that are driving the energy and mobility sectors with cutting-edge digital solutions. The firm targets innovations optimizing power grids and monitoring systems to climate-resilient agriculture and future-proof transportation. They focus on creating a seamless integration of sectors, ensuring efficient energy flow management across upstream (energy supply), midstream (distribution and storage), and downstream (energy usage) segments. This encompasses decentralized renewable energy systems, smart grids, batteries, green hydrogen, e-mobility, real estate, and industrial applications.
Folklore Ventures
Folklore Ventures positions itself as a long-term partner for founders from the earliest stages, even pre-product and pre-revenue, through to significant growth. Their investment philosophy centers around believing in founder vision, the potential of teams, and long-range ambition. They aim to be the investors they wish they had when they were founders, offering coaching, support, and a tight-knit team to help navigate the startup journey. Folklore emphasizes a deep understanding of the challenges and triumphs of building a company from the ground up, derived from their own experiences as former founders and builders. Their mission is to support Australian and New Zealand tech founders in building globally competitive companies, contributing to the future health and vibrancy of the Australian startup ecosystem. Folklore's approach goes beyond simply providing capital; they aim to create an abundance of opportunity for future generations by building one of the world's great investment firms. They are committed to supporting founders through the ups and downs, providing guidance and resources to help them realize their vision. They acknowledge that startups are not simply small big companies but unique journeys into the unknown, and they are prepared to be a long-term partner to help founders move mountains, fight fires, and celebrate small victories. This commitment extends to investing in companies from pre-product and pre-revenue stages and partnering to get them to hundreds of employees and millions in revenue. Beyond capital, Folklore provides curated resources through their "Campfire toolkit," a library of resources and tips to help founders maximize their output, success, and improve processes. This toolkit covers a wide array of topics including revenue, growth, engineering, finance and legal, investment, product, comms and brand, people and culture, and company building. The firm also supports their founders through the State of Australian Startup Funding Report which provides invaluable insights into the investment landscape.
Astérion Impact
Asterion Ventures focuses on investing in and supporting entrepreneurs who are working to solve global challenges, particularly those related to climate change and environmental sustainability. Their investment approach centers around building the largest community of impact investors to propel early-stage entrepreneurs committed to positive change. They seek to back technology-driven solutions that can transform entire industries and contribute to an economy that operates within planetary boundaries. The firm's strategy involves providing early-stage funding and access to a community of experienced investors who can offer mentorship, networking opportunities, and operational expertise. They aim to identify and support innovative technologies that address critical challenges related to adaptation climate. Asterion invests in early-stage companies with the potential to scale and create significant positive impact. They prioritize companies that contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future. The firm believes that by fostering a strong community of impact investors, they can accelerate the growth of promising ventures and drive systemic change. They have a particular interest in technological solutions that contribute to climate adaptation. Their approach is designed to provide not only capital but also a platform for startups to grow, connect with relevant stakeholders, and maximize their impact. They are dedicated to taking care of entrepreneurs who are working to repair the world.
Climate Founders
Empowers ambitious individuals and teams to build climate-focused startups, providing tailored acceleration programs to achieve product-market fit and secure initial funding.
Pjotr van Schothorst
Invests in early-stage cleantech startups where the core innovation is technology-driven (e.g., fusion, batteries, carbon capture, circular materials) rather than software or business models. Focuses on companies addressing climate challenges with scalable, physics-backed solutions, often before traditional VC involvement. Offers technical due diligence and introductions to follow-on investors.
Zero Carbon Capital
Backing visionary founders in Europe with pre-seed and seed investments in deep tech climate solutions that redefine industries by reducing costs and emissions.
One Planet Capital
OnePlanetCapital invests in UK-based climate tech businesses (AI, software, and hardware) that actively tackle climate change and environmental problems. They focus on pre-revenue and post-revenue startups with SEIS/EIS advanced assurance, targeting B2B climate tech, energy tech, recycling tech, transport innovation, and built environment solutions. Investments range from £25k to £500k, with a focus on evidence of solving major climate problems and proof of customer value.
PurposeTech
PurposeTech is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in purpose-driven founders reshaping Health, Climate, and the Future of Work. They focus on backing startups in their very first rounds, often investing alongside generalist funds and leveraging their domain expertise and industry-specific network. They believe that entrepreneurship is the most effective lever for systemic change and look for transformative opportunities where societal impact is a fundamental value driver, not a secondary benefit. PurposeTech is very hands-on, dedicating several hours each week to their founders, helping them achieve the traction necessary to secure their next round of funding. They emphasize a structured, evidence-based, and honest approach to supporting their portfolio companies. Through their partnership with the Impact Hub, they provide access to a vast network of entrepreneurs, experts, and decision-makers, facilitating introductions and opening doors for their startups. In cases where PurposeTech is highly interested in a startup but believes it's too early for funding, they offer a Pre-Investment Program. This program allows founders to collaborate closely with the PurposeTech team, receiving feedback and expert support at no cost, with the ultimate goal of investing in the startup as soon as possible. PurposeTech looks for founders with an unreasonable level of commitment, talent, and ambition building startups within their focused verticals. The healthcare industry is facing a major transformation due to an aging population, longer life expectancy, escalating healthcare costs, and shortage of skilled personnel, where cutting-edge healthcare is widely accessible, data-driven, efficient, and patient-centered. The climate crisis is reshaping our world, driven by rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, resource scarcity, and the urgent need for decarbonization across all sectors where innovation enables resilience, circularity, and environmental regeneration at scale. The workplace landscape is undergoing a profound shift driven by automation, AI, remote collaboration, and evolving workforce expectations around flexibility, purpose, and well-being, where work is flexible, human-centric, and inclusive—empowering people and organizations to thrive in an ever-changing landscape.
AFI Ventures
AFI Ventures invests in ambitious impact-driven entrepreneurs across climate action, health & wellbeing, and sustainable consumption. Focuses on scalable, measurable impact with a rapid and agile investment process. Part of the Alliance For Impact ecosystem, offering co-investment opportunities and a strong founder community.
Possible Ventures
Possible Ventures invests in early-stage companies focused on solving the world's most pressing challenges. Their investment strategy centers around backing founders working on solutions across climate, energy, health, and society. They seek sustainable initiatives like carbon capture, energy transition, food & agriculture, and new materials, as well as circular economy and space exploration for alternative resources. In health, they target new tools and models for drug discovery and precision medicine, aiming to improve health and longevity. For society, they invest in AI-supported software tools, financial inclusion, and upskilling initiatives to boost productivity and create a more equitable future. The firm looks for frontier technologies in deep tech, life sciences, and software platforms that are unlocking unprecedented innovation. They emphasize the convergence of diverse disciplines, such as science, engineering, and entrepreneurship, believing that interdisciplinary teams drive breakthrough ideas and solutions. This can happen anywhere, and they are open to exploring new regions and building relationships with entrepreneurs and investors globally. Possible Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds, providing support to startups at the early stages of their development. They may also consider later-stage companies demonstrating strong growth potential and alignment with their investment strategy. They are relentlessly optimistic, choosing to focus on possibilities rather than risks, with a commitment to harnessing technology as a force for good to improve the lives of future generations.
Ragnarson
Ragnarson invests in pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech startups, aiming to partner with entrepreneurs who are striving to improve sustainability, fight climate change, or reduce socio-economic inequalities. They provide not only capital but also software development services, leveraging their expertise in strategic consulting and high-quality code development to help startups build and polish their MVPs. Ragnarson aims to be a technological and financial partner, deeply understanding the business and assisting with conscious software decisions to fulfill customers' visions of a better future. They look for startups solving significant problems in the economy and society, offering cash, know-how, and software services to those they believe. Their investments reflect a focus on circular economy and sustainability-related ventures, targeting companies addressing challenges from decarbonizing buildings to reducing fashion waste and promoting re-commerce. This suggests a thesis around supporting companies that create positive environmental and social impact through innovative business models and technologies. Ragnarson's approach combines venture investing with software development services, providing a unique value proposition to early-stage startups. This hands-on approach enables them to support their portfolio companies not only financially but also operationally, helping them build and scale their software solutions effectively.