30 Best Active Sustainability Investors in 2024

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Icon Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable Score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.

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List of 30 top VCs

General Atlantic is a private equity firm in New York that focuses on providing capital and strategic support for growth companies.

59

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Butternut Box (
60)
, Flo Health (
60)

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

London

San Mateo (HQ)

London

San Mateo (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

Pennylane (
67)
, Klarna (
65)
, tacto (
60)

Clean Growth Fund invests in innovations that deliver clean growth

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Clean Growth Fund invests in innovations that deliver clean growth

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$1M - $30M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Agritech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

FA Bio (
60)
, Oriole Networks (
44)
, Piclo (
37)

Creandum is a venture capital that is interested in investing in early-stage ventures with innovative technology companies

48

Offices:

Berlin

London

Stockholm (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Fuse Energy (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Factorial (
65)

Local Globe is a venture capital fund based in London, investing in companies from pre-seed to Series C stages. They support businesses across diverse industries, including e-commerce, mobility, and climate tech. Notable investments include Qogita and Sylvera. Local Globe aims to help young companies grow and make a positive impact in their sectors.

45

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Yonder (
65)

Hoxton Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital firm that invests in mobile, internet and software startups. The company is based in London, United Kingdom.

43

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $40M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Vitesse PSP (
60)
, Babylon Health (
56)
, Fluent (
56)

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm in New York City which has backed companies such as Twitter, Foursquare and Zynga.USV is a small collegial partnership that manages over $1B across seven funds. Our portfolio companies create services that have the potential to fundamentally transform important markets.

43

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $50M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Matter Labs (
60)
, Dune Analytics (
52)
, Super Payments (
52)

Qatar Investment Authority is a Doha-based company founded in 2005 by Qatar.

43

Offices:

Doha (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$50M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Agritech

Top investments in :

ITM Isotopen Technologien Munchen (
63)
, Builder.ai (
60)
, Checkout.com (
60)

Latitude is a venture capital fund based in London that partners with tech founders to tackle industry-wide problems. They invest at various stages, from early growth to advanced rounds, focusing on companies with real-world impact in areas like data, analytics, and AI. Notable investments include Monzo and Tide. Latitude seeks businesses that can transform industries such as manufacturing, supply chain, and people operations, aiming to support groundbreaking ideas and help founders grow their companies.

42

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Tessian (
70)
, Wagestream Ltd (
70)

Deutsche Bank is an investment bank, financial services company, and venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage and emerging growth businesses.

42

Offices:

Frankfurt

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, GetYourGuide (
60)
, Clikalia (
56)

Atomico is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, England founded by Niklas Zennström in 2006, making series A and onwards investments in technology companies.

41

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, Klarna (
65)

A Paris based venture capital firm that focuses on companies in the advanced science and deep technologies

41

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Agritech

Top investments in :

Ynsect (
60)
, Circulor (
52)
, Cowboy (
52)

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$30M - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, Alan (company) (
70)
, ITM Isotopen Technologien Munchen (
63)

A venture capital company from Berlin providing seed capital and early stage venture funding to businesses in Europe

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A venture capital company from Berlin providing seed capital and early stage venture funding to businesses in Europe

39

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

Berlin (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Flink (
70)
, Forto (
60)
, Morpho Labs (
60)

BNP Paribas is an international commercial bank established in 1848 and headquartered in Paris, France.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

BlaBlaCar (
67)
, Scalinx (
67)
, H2 Green Steel (
65)

Project A Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Berlin. They invest in various stages from pre-seed to Series D, with investments ranging between $1 million and $10 million. The firm supports companies across industries such as ecommerce, fintech, health tech, and AI. Combining capital with operational support, they help startups grow. Notable investments include Quantum Systems, Labrys Technologies, and Relay.

38

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, sennder (
65)

CPP Investments is a Toronto-based investment management organization that invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan.

38

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$70M - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, Insuretech

Top investments in :

Power2X (
60)
, Hometree (
37)

A venture capital firm in Vienna that focuses on fintech, insure tech, deep tech, industry, consumer tech, and network effects sectors

37

Offices:

Paris

Berlin

Munich

Vienna (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Angel, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

planqc (
71)
, TIER Mobility (
70)
, Kittl (
61)

SYSTEMIQ backs late seed to Series A/B climate tech entrepreneurs who benefit from access to our unparalleled climate knowledge and networks

37

Offices:

Munich

Amsterdam

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Govtech, AI

Top investments in :

ZeroAvia (
60)
, Circulor (
52)
, Nature Metrics (
48)

Adjacent is a venture capital fund specializing in series A investments, writing checks from $500k to $10M. They focus on technology and energy sectors, particularly business intelligence, AI, legal tech, nuclear energy, and green tech. Notable portfolio companies include Ostrom and Henchman. Adjacent aims to support and grow the next generation of leading companies by exploring the cutting edge of these fields.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A

Check Size:

$10M - $20M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, AI, Legal Tech

Top investments in :

Ostrom (
44)
, Henchman (
33)

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm that is interested in energy, finance, and impact investing

35

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

Seattle

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Machine learning, Space Tech

Top investments in :

ZeroAvia (
60)
, Heart Aerospace (
52)
, Mission Zero (
52)

Novo A/S is a Copenhagen-based company founded in 1999.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Novo A/S is a Copenhagen-based company founded in 1999.

35

Offices:

Copenhagen (HQ)

Copenhagen (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Agritech

Top investments in :

Myricx Bio (
75)
, F2G (
63)
, CIRCTEC (
60)