Carbon & Climate - Ocean Funders, VCs & Investors
31 ocean funders, VCs and investors working on carbon & climate across 15 countries.
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Carbon & Climate Funders, VCs & Investors
Lowercarbon Capital
USA · Carbon/Climate, Energy/Maritime
Lowercarbon Capital is a US climate venture capital firm that backs startups cutting greenhouse gas emissions, removing carbon from the atmosphere and buying time against climate impacts. Carbon removal is one of its three investment pillars, with a 350 million USD fund dedicated to carbon removal startups raised in 2022.
Planet Ocean Fund
Austria · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Seaweeds/Algae, Energy/Maritime, Carbon/Climate, Waste/Pollution, Data/Tech
Planet Ocean Fund is an Austrian impact-driven venture capital firm operating as a Limited Partner investor, providing capital to early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) ocean and climate technology VC funds across aquatic nutrition, marine energy, carbon capture, and circular plastics.
ForSea Invest
Mauritius · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Biotech/Biomaterials, Corals/Biodiversity, Mangroves/Coastal, Waste/Pollution, Carbon/Climate, Energy/Maritime
ForSea Invest is an impact investment vehicle for early-stage ocean-positive ventures in Africa, incorporated in Mauritius and anchored by OceanHub Africa. It provides equity, quasi-equity and debt, combined with venture-development support, to startups in sustainable ocean resource management, marine ecosystem restoration, ocean pollution reduction and ocean-related climate mitigation.
Extantia
Germany · Carbon/Climate, Energy/Maritime, Waste/Pollution
Extantia is a Berlin climate tech venture capital firm that leads early-stage rounds in mainly European startups decarbonising energy, industry, buildings and transport, and runs a fund of funds that invests in climate venture funds worldwide. Carbon removal is one of the focus areas of its 204 million EUR Flagship II fund, whose portfolio includes the direct air capture companies Phlair and RepAir.
Climate Fund Managers
Netherlands · Carbon/Climate, Waste/Pollution, Energy/Maritime
Climate Fund Managers blends private and public capital to deliver climate-resilient solutions at scale across Africa, Asia and Latin America, investing through private equity and private credit. Its four investment areas include Water, Waste and Maritime alongside renewable energy, energy transition and green hydrogen, and sustainable cities.
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
USA · Carbon/Climate, Corals/Biodiversity, Education/Policy, Mangroves/Coastal
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that funds ocean conservation and related environmental initiatives worldwide. It supports large-scale marine protection, coral conservation, blue carbon exploration, and coastal conservation.
Asian Development Bank
Philippines · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Seaweeds/Algae, Mangroves/Coastal, Corals/Biodiversity, Waste/Pollution, Energy/Maritime, Carbon/Climate, Communities/Tourism, Education/Policy, Generalist
Asian Development Bank is a multilateral development bank owned by 69 members that finances sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth in Asia and the Pacific through loans, grants, equity investments, guarantees and technical assistance. Its Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies finances coastal resilience, marine pollution reduction, sustainable seafood and ocean finance.
Minderoo Foundation
Australia · Corals/Biodiversity, Carbon/Climate
Minderoo Foundation is an Australian philanthropy working across communities, gender equality, natural ecosystems and impact missions, and offering the full spectrum of funding from grants to impact investing. Protecting ocean biodiversity and habitats is one of the four named bodies of work under its natural ecosystems programme.