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Environmental and Safety venture capital investors

173 active venture and growth firms state that they invest in environmental and safety. Each was read against its own website; firms that turned out to be advisories, lenders or recruiters were removed, as were funds that have wound down.

Where these firms are

  • United States, state not given 22
  • California 18
  • United Kingdom 16
  • New York 15
  • Germany 12
  • Canada 11

Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.

1843 Capital

Venture capital

United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage VC funding the AgeTech and longevity revolution - technology for older adults and caregivers across health, wellness, mobility, fintech and cybersecurity.

3x5

Venture capital

United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Makes venture capital investments in solutions solving real-world problems and improving human and environmental health (team now within American Century Investments).

Acero Capital

Venture capital

Menlo Park, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage VC investing $4-8M into enterprise IT infrastructure, enterprise software, data analytics and cloud application companies.

Acton Capital

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Selectively partners with a handful of founder-led, tech-enabled companies each year, deploying roughly €5-10M initial investment to help build sustainable market leaders rather than chasing hype.

Adobe Capital

Venture capital

Mexico City, Mexico


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Environmental & Safety

Impact investment arm of New Ventures providing tailored mezzanine/structured growth financing to early- and growth-stage social and environmental enterprises in Mexico and Latin America.

AfterDox

Venture capital

Israel


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Smart angel investment group of software/IT executives investing collectively in early-stage Israeli tech companies.

AllegisCyber Capital

Venture capital

Palo Alto, California, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Environmental & Safety

Self-described 'world's original cyber-focused venture firm'; invests exclusively in early-stage cybersecurity and data-science startups, leveraging deep domain and operating expertise.

Alsop Louie

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage, risk-oriented technology venture firm ('Venture Humanism') backing accountable, mission-driven technologies. Notable early bets/exits include Twitch and Niantic.

Alven

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

Backs early-stage European tech founders at Seed and Series A, investing roughly €100k-€15M per company with substantial reserves for follow-on rounds.

Amadeus Capital Partners

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Energy & Utilities · Materials & Chemicals · Environmental & Safety

Backs deep-tech founders solving hard problems in large markets from seed through growth.

Amethis

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · +2 more

Edmond de Rothschild PE affiliate providing impact-oriented growth capital to companies serving African and European markets, with ESG integration.

Angel Academe

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Education · Environmental & Safety

Angel investment network and EIS fund backing early-stage, women-led technology startups.

Anterra Capital

Venture capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands (and Boston, USA)


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Food & Beverage · Agriculture · Environmental & Safety

Leverages technology to build a safe, sustainable and resilient food system.

Atlantic Bridge

Venture capital

Dublin, Ireland


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Environmental & Safety

Provides cross-border expansion capital to deep-tech companies, helping them scale internationally across its Europe-US platform.

Atlantic Labs

Venture capital

Berlin, Germany


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Leads pre-seed rounds backing ambitious European founders from day one with hands-on support.

bain capital ventures

Venture capital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Business & Professional Services · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Partners with founders from idea to growth, providing hands-on support across talent, marketing and customer development on Bain Capital's institutional platform.

Balderton Capital

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

Backs European technology founders from seed to growth via dedicated early-stage and growth funds, aiming to build category-leading global tech companies.

bessemer venture partners

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

Backs audacious founders building enduring companies from early days through every stage of growth.

Bethnal Green Ventures

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Environmental & Safety

Back ambitious founders using technology to tackle social and environmental problems.

Better Ventures

Venture capital

Oakland, CA, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Environmental & Safety

Backs mission-driven founders using AI/software/biotech to build sustainable industry, improve human health, and equip the workforce.

blq

Venture capital

Stockholm, Sweden


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Real Estate · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage tech VC ('Building Legacy Quota') backing companies through the 'valley of death' in SaaS, PropTech, fintech and sustainability tech.

Blu Ventures

Venture capital

Washington, D.C. metro, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Backs market-defining cybersecurity founders from seed through scale, led by former operators.

Blue Cloud Ventures

Venture capital

New York, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Provides expansion capital to category-defining B2B software companies, increasingly centered on an AI-software thesis, backing later-stage SaaS and infrastructure businesses.

boldstart ventures

Venture capital

New York, NY


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Inception/pre-seed venture firm that partners with technical founders pre-product to build enterprise dev-tools, infrastructure, security and AI-native software companies.

Breega

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

Founder-focused early-stage VC providing capital plus dedicated operational support from pre-seed to Series A+ across Europe and Africa; B Corp certified.

Bregal Milestone

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Environmental & Safety

European growth PE providing growth capital and operational support to build market-leading B2B software, AI and cybersecurity companies. (Part of Bregal Investments.)

Burda Principal Investments

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Education · Environmental & Safety

Growth-capital arm of Hubert Burda Media providing long-term, permanent-capital-style equity to fast-scaling digital and consumer technology companies.

bValue Fund

Venture capital

Warsaw, Poland


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Backs exceptional CEE technology founders from seed through growth, running the region's first dedicated growth equity fund alongside its early-stage vehicles.

Bynd Venture Capital

Venture capital

Lisbon, Portugal


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Self-described 'only truly Iberian VC', investing pre-seed and seed in AI/software, consumer and sustainability startups based in Spain and Portugal.

CapitalG

Venture capital

San Francisco, California


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Alphabet's independent growth fund backs category-defining companies scaling from startup to scale-up and gives them access to Google operating expertise.

Capri Ventures

Venture capital

New York, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Environmental & Safety

Backs early/growth software founders with operational expertise and an advisor network beyond capital.

Cardumen Capital

Venture capital

Madrid, Spain


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Food & Beverage · Agriculture · Environmental & Safety

Backs early-stage deep-tech founders with hands-on support beyond capital, focused on AI, cyber, big data and agrifoodtech.

Chart Venture Partners, L.P.

Venture capital

New York, New York, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Materials & Chemicals · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage fund formed with InSitech (US Army ARDEC partnership intermediary) to commercialise dual-use security and defence technologies for both government and commercial markets.

Cimbria Capital

Venture capital

Houston, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Agriculture · Environmental & Safety

Growth and expansion capital investor in the 'water economy' and agriculture across North America and the Nordics.

CK Venture Capital

Venture capital

Unterschleissheim, Germany


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Environmental & Safety

Female-founded early-stage angel/VC firm backing impact-driven startups in health, environment and sustainable technology across German-speaking markets, favoring long-term partnership over quick…

Connect Ventures

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

Backs opinionated 'product founders' from day zero, often leading first rounds at the idea stage.

Cyber Mentor Fund

Venture capital

San Mateo, California, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Environmental & Safety

Mentorship-driven VC investing exclusively in early-stage US cybersecurity startups, led by operator-GPs with enterprise and government relationships.

Cycle Capital

Venture capital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Energy & Utilities · Agriculture · Environmental & Safety

Canada's largest dedicated cleantech VC platform, backing companies commercialising technologies that cut emissions and resource use.

Darkfield

Venture capital

Denver, CO, United States


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Environmental & Safety

Cybersecurity-only accelerator/studio led by David Odom that combines early-stage capital with structured programming in product, company building and enterprise sales.

Dawn Capital

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety

One of Europe's largest specialist B2B software VCs, backing enterprise startups from seed to Series C with cheques up to ~$40M; 85 companies incl. 8 unicorns.

133 more investors in environmental and safety

Listed by name and head office. Full profiles are in the searchable directory.

  • Day One Capital · Budapest, Hungary
  • DBL · San Francisco, California, United States
  • Divergent Investments · London, United Kingdom
  • eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS · Germany
  • Eden Block · Herzliya, Israel (also London, UK)
  • Elron Ventures · Israel
  • Emend Vision Fund · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Emerald Peak Impact Private Equity · Managua, Nicaragua
  • Fidura Private Equity Fonds · Gruenwald, Germany
  • First Ascent Ventures · Toronto, Canada
  • Gula Tech Adventures · Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
  • Hambro Perks · London, United Kingdom
  • INNOVACOM · Paris, France
  • insight venture partners · New York, USA
  • Inventures Investment Partners impact Venture Capital · Brussels, Belgium
  • InvestX Capital · Vancouver, Canada
  • JAL Ventures Fund · Herzliya, Israel
  • K Street Capital · Washington, DC, United States
  • LeadX Capital · Germany
  • lightspeed venture partners · Menlo Park, California, USA
  • Mantis Venture Capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • Mindset Ventures · Sao Paulo, Brazil (also San Francisco and Tel Aviv)
  • Move Capital · Paris, France
  • NetScientific PLC · London, United Kingdom
  • Nucleus Adventure Capital · New York, NY, USA
  • OnePrime Capital · United States
  • OXO Holdings · Budapest, Hungary
  • Portola Valley · San Francisco, California, United States
  • Schenker Ventures · Essen, Germany
  • Seven Peaks Ventures · Bend, Oregon, USA
  • Signal Peak Ventures · Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Smart Infrastructure Ventures ('SIVentures') · Leipzig, Germany
  • Spicehaus Partners AG · Zurich, Switzerland
  • StartupYard · Prague, Czech Republic
  • Tablomonto Venture Capital · Netherlands
  • The Lightsmith Group · New York, NY, USA
  • Third Sphere · Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • Tikehau Ace Capital · Paris, France
  • Top Down Ventures · United States
  • Topview International · Oldsmar (Tampa), Florida, United States
  • Translink Capital · Palo Alto, CA
  • Trident Capital · Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Trinity Ventures · Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • UpperStage.Capital · Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • UpWest · San Francisco/Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Vast Ventures · New York, New York, USA
  • Verdane · Oslo, Norway
  • Work-Bench · New York, New York, USA
  • 645 Ventures · New York, USA
  • Access Venture · Westminster, Colorado, USA
  • Active Impact Investments · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Adara Ventures · Madrid, Spain
  • AgDevCo · London, United Kingdom
  • Aligo Venture Capital · Tczew, Poland
  • Amiti · Israel
  • Andra · San Francisco Bay Area, USA
  • Aperture Venture Capital · New York, NY, USA
  • Arborview Capital · Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
  • Artisanal Ventures · USA
  • BeCapital · Brussels, Belgium
  • BEENEXT · Singapore
  • Blue Bear Capital · Jackson, Wyoming, United States
  • Bridges Fund Management · London, United Kingdom
  • Brightstone Venture Capital · Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Builders Fund · San Francisco, California, USA
  • C2 Ventures · New York, New York, USA
  • Causeway Capital · Dublin, Ireland
  • Cervin · Palo Alto, California, USA
  • CofounderZone · Warsaw, Poland
  • Comcast Ventures · New York, New York, USA
  • Congruent Ventures · San Francisco, California, US
  • Curiosity VC · Benelux, Europe
  • Dallas Venture Capital · Irving, Texas
  • Decelera · Madrid, Spain
  • DOB Equity · Veessen, Netherlands (office Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Dolphin Capital Group · San Francisco, United States
  • DTCP · Germany
  • Echoeight Investments · United Kingdom
  • Elsewhere Partners · US
  • Endeit Capital · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Evolution Equity · New York, NY, USA
  • F2 Venture Capital · Tel Aviv, Israel
  • first analysis · Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Forgepoint Capital · San Mateo, USA
  • GALLOS Technologies Limited · London, United Kingdom
  • Gateway Ventures - formerly primeCROWD · Vienna, Austria
  • Glasswing Ventures · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Greensphere Capital · London, United Kingdom
  • Haiti Venture Impact · Boston, USA
  • Harpoon · San Diego, California, USA
  • HPE Growth · Netherlands
  • Idealist Capital · Canada
  • Information Venture Partners · Toronto, Canada
  • Inkef · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Invictus Growth Partners · United States
  • Isatis Capital · Paris, France
  • JOIN CAPITAL · Berlin, Germany
  • Jolt Capital · Paris, France
  • Marathon Venture Capital · Athens, Greece
  • Marlinspike · Arlington, Virginia, USA
  • MassMutual Ventures · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Moonstone Venture Capital · Italy
  • Nauta Capital · Barcelona, Spain
  • New Rhein Healthcare Investors · Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Newfund · Paris, France (and Palo Alto, USA)
  • NEXEA - Venture Capital, Angel Investors & Accelerator · Malaysia
  • ONE9 · Canada
  • Oyster Bay Venture Capital · Hamburg, Germany
  • Pentathlon Ventures · India
  • Sorensen Capital · Cyprus
  • StageOne Ventures · Herzliya Pituach, Israel
  • TCP Venture Capital · Baltimore, MD, USA
  • TempoCap · London, United Kingdom
  • The Builders Fund · United States
  • U.S. Venture Partners · Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • Vertis SGR · Naples, Italy
  • VMG · United States
  • Wave Equity · Boston, MA, United States
  • Wocstar Fund · United States
  • XPV Water · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Cota Capital · San Francisco, CA
  • First Imagine! · London, UK / Guernsey
  • Mindrock Capital · San Francisco, United States
  • Porton Group · George Town, Grand Cayman
  • Agri Investment Fund · Leuven, Belgium
  • Alpac Capital · Lisbon, Portugal
  • BeAble Capital SGEIC SA · Madrid, Spain
  • Chrysalix Venture Capital · Vancouver, Canada
  • Crew Capital · San Francisco, USA
  • Global Health Investment Fund · United States
  • Momentum Capital BV · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Section 32 · United States
  • Tola Capital · Seattle, Washington, USA

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Counts are as of 2026-09-27; the list above is loaded live, so it can differ if firms have been added or removed since. Sector and stage focus is as stated by the firm. Firms wanting a correction can get in touch.