Cool Climate Collective

Invests in ClimateTech startups with a focus on sustainability and environmental innovation.

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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An angel syndicate investing in ClimateTech.

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2025	Akua	$9.0M Seed	—	Flourish Ventures, Graph Ventures, Seaya Cathay Latam Fund, Nina Faulhaber
Nov 1, 2024	Wordware	$30.0M Seed	—	10100, 6th Man Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Adjacent, Albion VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, Angel investor, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Blossom Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Broadway Angels, Chalfen Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergent Capital, DocuSign, Double Down, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Indicator Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP, Kohala Ventures, La Famiglia, Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Jonathan Golden, OpenCapital.vc, Openspace Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Partners Resolute, Pioneer Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Radical Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, Runa Capital, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Web Smith, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Tribe Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, Untapped Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Pattis, Amjad Masad, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Gluck, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Young, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Monro, Elad Gil, Eric Ries, Gina Bianchini, Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, James Isilay, James Meekings, Jean Charles Samuelian, Jeff Hammerbacher, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Stumpf, Kevin Weil, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Mickiewicz, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Noah Sidman-Gale, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Peter Hunn, Peter Kazanjy, Ran Makavy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Sherry Coutu, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Stephen Cole, Thijn Lamers, Tim Ferriss, Tony Jamous, Vishal Rao, Will Brooks, Will Martin, Yann LeCun, Zachary Sims, Zach Segal
Jun 1, 2024	Restate	$7.0M Seed	—	8VC, Alumni Ventures, Artisanal Ventures, Atomico, Benchmark, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Cusp Capital Partners, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Firstminute Capital, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, March Capital, Next47, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pattis, Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Wood, Casey Neistat, Chris Schagen, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Guy Fighel, Julia DeWahl, Louis Lehot, Mathilde Collin, Neha Narkhede, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Jul 1, 2023	Voiceflow	$20.0M Series A	—	Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Acrew Capital, AIX Ventures, Angular Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Bond, C2 Investment, Exponent Founders Capital, Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Hack VC, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, Jetstream, LGF, Mouro Capital, MS&AD Ventures, Northzone, Preston-Werner Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, StillMark, Techstart Ventures, Vouch Insurance, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Frederic Kerrest, Guy Podjarny, Hunter Horsley, Jeff Hammerbacher, Karim Atiyeh, Parker Conrad, Peter Sonsini, Sam Altman, Sam Blond, Sean Harper, Wences Casares, Yan-David Erlich
Apr 1, 2023	Cascade Biocatalysts	$80K Seed	—	Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream
Apr 1, 2023	Alga Biosciences	$4.0M Seed	—	Define Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Obvious Ventures, Marc Benioff, William Miller
Feb 1, 2023	Archetype	$3.0M Seed	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Jan 1, 2023	Broadcast	$2.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomico, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, DFJ, Elephant Partners, Essence VC, Victor Noguera, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, LGF, Montauk Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Octopus Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pioneer Square Labs, Polymath Capital Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shasta Ventures, SRB Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Vibe Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ashish Agrawal, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bill Gates, Casey Neistat, Daniel Pourasghar, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Eric Wu, Evan Moore, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Julian Shapiro, Kunal Shah, Mathilde Collin, Mike Vernal, Neil Parikh, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Beck, Peter Kazanjy, Richard Laxer, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sri Batchu, Zachary Sims
Jul 1, 2022	Better Stack	$19.0M Series A	—	7percent Ventures, Antler, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Base10 (Base10 Partners), Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Craft Ventures, Creandum, DST Global, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, LGF, One Way Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Passion Capital, Polymath Capital Partners, Positive Sum VC, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alexandre Scialom, Alex Pattis, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Petersen, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Henry de Zoete, Immad Akhund, John Collison, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Matteo Franceschetti, Nkechi Iregbulem, Oliver Jung, Pedro Franceschi, Peter Kazanjy, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Tanooj Luthra, Tom Blomfield, Tony Jamous, Zehan Wang
May 1, 2022	Palette	$6.0M Seed	—	Accel, Alven, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthemis Group, Atomico, Bain Capital Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Bond, Broadway Angels, Coatue, Craft Ventures, CRV, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ganas Ventures, Greylock, Karim Faris, Haystack, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Kima Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, LocalGlobe, Luv Ventures, Mango Capital, Aaron Jacobson, Nine Four Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, RTP Global, Sarona Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seedcamp, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, Tech Square Ventures, TMV, Transmedia Capital, True Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Underscore VC, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Arash Ferdowsi, Armando Mann, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dheeraj Pandey, Elad Gil, George Hu, Gina Bianchini, Helen Liang, Henry Kravis, Jon Hallett, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Raphael Vullierme, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Shishir Mehrotra, Zachary Sims
Apr 1, 2022	Mozart Data	$15.0M Series A	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Saga, Seed Club Ventures, Spark Capital, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2022	Arcol	$4.0M Seed	—	Adapt Ventures, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Atomico, Authentic Ventures, Bennu, Will Wang, BITKRAFT Ventures, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Ganas Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, LGF, Makers Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Polymath Capital Partners, Predictive VC, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Schematic Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Ventures, SRB Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam Guild, Alex Pattis, Amy Chang, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Curtis Lee, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Elliot Shmukler, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Lin, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matias Woloski, Nkechi Iregbulem, Parker Conrad, Peter Fishman, Peter Kazanjy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sam Corcos, Scott Kleper, Scott Ukrop, Scot Wingo, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2022	Baker Technologies	$370K Seed	—	Lazerow Ventures, Erik Moore
Feb 1, 2022	Commsor	$50.0M Series B	—	1776, Active Capital, Advisors Fund LLC, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Asylum Ventures, Atomico, Awesome People Ventures, Backstage Capital, Banana Capital, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, Bungalow Capital, CapitalX, City Light Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners, Color Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Craft Ventures, Cultivation Capital, Cyphr VC, Ali Tamaseb, Digital Currency Group, Electric Capital, Essence VC, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Felicis Ventures, Fenway Summer, First Star Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Gaingels, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, GreaterGoodSociety, Gutter Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Infinite Niches, Khosla Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Lampros Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Logos Labs, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, Neu Venture Capital, North Island Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Pillar VC, Polymath Capital Partners, Precursor Ventures, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Gil Penchina, Rising Tide Partners, SaaSholic Fund, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Social Capital, SRB Ventures, The Club, The Community Fund, The Hit Forge, Valar Ventures, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Lieberman, Alex Pattis, Amit Mital, Andrew Gazdecki, Andy Coravos, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Cecilia Stallsmith, Charlie Feng, Chris Herd, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Emily Kramer, Esther Dyson, Gaurav Munjal, Gina Bianchini, Greg Isenberg, Immad Akhund, Jaime Schmidt, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Julian Shapiro, Justin Welsh, Kunal Shah, Kyle York, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Marco Palladino, Mathilde Collin, Mike Hudack, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Nkechi Iregbulem, Paul Yacoubian, Peter Kazanjy, Pierre-Yves Ricau, Preetha Parthasarathy, Russell Smith, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sam Palmisano, Sam Parr, Scott Belsky, Steve Schlafman, Surahbi Gupta, Tikhon Bernstam, Tonio DeSorrento, Tuomas Artman, Tyler Willis, Ty Smith, Zachary Sims, Zack Kanter
Feb 1, 2022	Archetype	$2.0M Seed	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Jan 1, 2022	Lattice	$180.0M Series F	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Dec 1, 2021	Legends Solar	$400K Seed	—	Immeasurable, Justin Mateen
Aug 1, 2021	Gusto	$180.0M Series E	—	9Yards Capital, Afore Capital, Alumni Ventures, Atomico, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, DN Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Eclipse Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Gutter Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Lifeline Ventures, Jeff Richards, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Seed Club Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Guy Podjarny, Jeremy Yap, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Miki Kuusi, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Robert Gentz, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Thijn Lamers, Zachary Sims
Aug 1, 2021	Alga Biosciences	$130K Seed	—	—
Jul 1, 2021	Arcol	$2.0M Seed	—	Adapt Ventures, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Atomico, Authentic Ventures, Bennu, Will Wang, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Ganas Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, LGF, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Polymath Capital Partners, Predictive VC, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Schematic Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Ventures, SRB Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam Guild, Alex Pattis, Amy Chang, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Curtis Lee, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Elliot Shmukler, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Lin, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matias Woloski, Nkechi Iregbulem, Parker Conrad, Peter Fishman, Peter Kazanjy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sam Corcos, Scott Kleper, Scott Ukrop, Scot Wingo, Zachary Sims
Jun 1, 2021	Claap	$3.0M Seed	—	2.12 Angels, 50 Partners, 8VC, AirAngels, Air Street Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, Atomico, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Breega, Broadway Angels, Connect Ventures, Craft Ventures, Diaspora Ventures, eFounders, Entrée Capital Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Hyper, Kima Ventures, LocalGlobe, Logos Labs, Lux Capital, Menlo Ventures, mExpand Family Office, MMC Ventures, Musha Ventures, Scott Gottlieb, Orange Fund (Orange DAO), Otherwise Fund, Passion Capital, Picus Capital, Polymath Capital Partners, Project A Ventures, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Roosh Ventures, #SecretFund, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Speedinvest, Techstars, The Refiners, Upfront Ventures, Vibe Capital, Witz Ventures, Alexander Ljung, Alexandre Prot, Alexandros Bottenbruch, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Nutter, Arthur Kosten, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Chris Herd, Chris Schagen, David Peterson, David Rosenberg, Didier Valet, Eden Chen, Elad Gil, Eric Demuth, Frank Sagnier, Frederic Montagnon, Gina Bianchini, Harsh Sinha, Ian Hogarth, James Beshara, Janis Krums, Jean Charles Samuelian, Julia DeWahl, Mark Casady, Märt Kelder, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Othman Laraki, Peter Kazanjy, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Raphael Vullierme, Roxanne Varza, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Steve Anavi, Thibaud Elziere, Tony Jamous, Vinay Hiremath, Zachary Sims
Jun 1, 2021	Kick	$3.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Altair Capital Management, Angel investor, AngelList, Anti fund, Atomico, Brainchild, Broadway Angels, Craft Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ganas Ventures, Heavybit, Infinite Niches, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, Night Capital, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Partech Ventures, Polymath Capital Partners, Positive Sum VC, Proton Enterprises, Prototype Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trust Fund, Vibe Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Y Combinator, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Breon Corcoran, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kyle Vogt, Marcy Simon, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matthew Dellavedova, Mitch Garber, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Odell Beckham Jr., Peter Kazanjy, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Steve Aoki, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2021	Cleo	$40.0M Series C	—	Atomico, Bain Capital Ventures, Broadway Angels, Cisco Investments, Conviction Partners, Craft Ventures, Energize Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Transformation Capital, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Travis May, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2021	InsurGrid	$1.0M Seed	—	Adjacent, Correlation Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Immeasurable, Lerer Hippeau, Quona Capital, Red Sea Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Justin Mateen, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman
Feb 1, 2021	Handsome App	$2.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, AllegisCyber Capital, Atomico, Broadway Angels, Concrete Rose Capital, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Feenix Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundry Group, Freestyle Capital, Ganas Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Red Beard Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Serena Ventures, Sunset Ventures, The Community Fund, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Chris M. Willliams, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Michael Stoppelman, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims

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Leadership Team

Key people at Cool Climate Collective.

Leadership Team

Key people at Cool Climate Collective.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Cool Climate Collective is an early-stage investment network focused on accelerating climate technology startups that drive systemic sustainability and environmental innovation. Their mission centers on backing technologies that transform entire value chains to prevent compounding environmental externalities, emphasizing solutions that scale across extreme conditions and deliver broad co-benefits such as job creation, cost reduction, and public health improvements. They primarily invest at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, providing catalytic capital ($100k–$350k) alongside operational support including IP, go-to-market, talent, and policy navigation. Their key sectors include sustainable energy, advanced manufacturing, water and waste management, and climate-focused AI and machine learning applications. By supporting bold founders early, they influence the startup ecosystem by de-risking innovation and fostering systemic climate solutions with lasting societal impact[1][2][3][5].

Origin Story

Founded around a decade ago, Cool Climate Collective emerged from the vision of experienced operators and investors at the intersection of climate and technology. The collective includes members who have built companies like Tesla, Stripe, and Google, bringing deep entrepreneurial and operational expertise. The founder’s background includes entrepreneurial ventures in Dubai’s startup ecosystem, advanced manufacturing, and climate-focused investment education, which shaped the collective’s edge in identifying and scaling climate tech startups. Over time, the firm evolved to emphasize systemic solutions addressing electrons (energy), atoms (materials), and flows (water/waste), reflecting a broad and integrated approach to climate innovation[1][2].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on early-stage Pre-Seed and Seed investments with rapid, founder-speed capital deployment and ad-hoc investment committees for agility.
Network Strength: Collective of operators and investors with experience building iconic tech companies, providing deep operational and strategic support.
Track Record: Over 50 deals primarily in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, with notable exits and a data-driven, impact-focused investment approach.
Operating Support: Beyond capital, offers IP assistance, go-to-market guidance, talent acquisition, and policy navigation to accelerate startup growth.
Investment Philosophy: Avoids reliance on green premiums, carbon offsets, or subsidies; prioritizes solutions delivering tangible societal and economic benefits.
Collaborative Approach: Emphasizes co-investing, learning, and long-term partnerships with founders to de-risk and scale transformative climate technologies[1][2][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Cool Climate Collective rides the global trend of increasing climate-driven market volatility and the urgent need for scalable climate solutions. The timing is critical as climate risks become systemic, creating a fertile environment for innovation in clean energy, materials, and resource management. Their focus on systemic, multi-benefit solutions aligns with growing investor and regulatory demands for sustainability that transcends carbon accounting. By fostering early-stage climate tech innovation, they help shape a resilient ecosystem that supports the emergence of the next generation of climate unicorns and drives a shift in how society sources, produces, and consumes resources[1][3][5].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Cool Climate Collective is poised to deepen its influence by expanding its portfolio of climate tech startups that deliver systemic impact and co-benefits beyond carbon reduction. Trends such as AI integration in climate solutions, advanced materials innovation, and decentralized energy systems will likely shape their investment focus. Their collaborative, operator-driven model positions them to remain a key player in de-risking early-stage climate innovation and scaling solutions that build societal resilience over generations. As climate urgency intensifies, their approach of backing foundational technologies that thrive in extreme conditions will become increasingly vital to global sustainability efforts[1][5].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on early-stage Pre-Seed and Seed investments with rapid, founder-speed capital deployment and ad-hoc investment committees for agility.
Network Strength: Collective of operators and investors with experience building iconic tech companies, providing deep operational and strategic support.
Track Record: Over 50 deals primarily in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, with notable exits and a data-driven, impact-focused investment approach.
Operating Support: Beyond capital, offers IP assistance, go-to-market guidance, talent acquisition, and policy navigation to accelerate startup growth.
Investment Philosophy: Avoids reliance on green premiums, carbon offsets, or subsidies; prioritizes solutions delivering tangible societal and economic benefits.
Collaborative Approach: Emphasizes co-investing, learning, and long-term partnerships with founders to de-risk and scale transformative climate technologies[1][2][5].