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Climate Impact Fund I

VertueLab

Foundation Grants for Startups Environmental Grants

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Climate Impact Fund I

Overview: VertueLab's Climate Impact Fund invests in companies that have the potential to reduce emissions, capture carbon, or convert carbon into useful products. These investments come at a critical times for startups, helping them survive the valley of death where traditional investing fails.

Geographic Scope: Pacific Northwest (focus on Oregon and Washington)

Focus Areas:

Emissions reduction technologies

Carbon capture innovations

Carbon conversion into useful products

What the Fund Does:

Provides catalytic capital to early-stage climate tech startups

Empowers companies to prove out their technology

Helps companies complete demonstration projects

Creates leverage for other funding opportunities

Portfolio Performance:

14 companies invested

$23.4M in follow-on funding secured by portfolio companies

6.4 gigatons emission reduction potential

Funders: Grantham Foundation, Roundhouse Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, The Lemelson Foundation, and numerous other organizations and individuals

Contact: VertueLab, PO Box 212, Portland, OR 97207 | (971) 770-2378