# Climate Tech investors in Europe (2026 list)

> 527 climate Tech investors in Europe, 80% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/climate-investors-in-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Climate Tech investors in Europe

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a climate Tech company in Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 527 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fclimate-investors-in-europe)The top 25

**527** investors on the list *-3* this week

**7,409** cheques in 12 months *-14%* against the market

**$10M** median round they joined *+25%* against the market median

**80%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**50%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **526** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) *Deploying now* Government · United States **453** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) *Deploying now* Government · Ireland **447** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**502 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Banesco Banco Múltiple](https://millionrounds.com/company/banesco-banco-multiple)** Debt · $25M *Led by* [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco)
- **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *With* [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)
- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)

## Stages This Year

5,270 rounds

- Venture **20%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **14%**
- Pre-seed **11%**
- Debt **7%**
- Other **28%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,904**
- Biotech **393**
- Healthcare **326**
- Energy **298**
- Fintech **269**
- Big Data & Analytics **268**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

2,263 Q1 25

2,155 Q2 25

2,364 Q3 25

2,410 Q4 25

2,337 Q1 26

2,004 Q2 26

1,712 Q3 26

437 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america)
- [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe)
- [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america)
- [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america)
- [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia)
- [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america)
- [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america)
- [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america)
- [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders in climate and energy

- Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet Varun Sivaram · 2018 4.06 from 510 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation About the book How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation--creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis Simon Mundy · 2022 4.22 from 207 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation Company building About the book In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age David S. Abraham · 2015 4.06 from 264 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building About the book Our future hinges on a set of rare metals that few of us have even heard of. In this eye-opening book, a natural resource strategist reveals the critical importance of these transformative elements to our technological lifestyle and the consequences of our reliance upon them,… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies Geoffrey B. West · 2017 4.11 from 5,764 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building Innovation About the book The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent systems and networks. The term “complexity” can be misleading, however, because what makes West’s discoveries so beautiful is… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=climate).

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## Quick answers about climate Tech investors in Europe

### Who are the most active climate Tech investors in Europe?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, Alumni Ventures and Plug and Play.

### How many climate Tech investors in Europe are there?

527 are on record. 80% made an investment in the last 12 months and 50% have led a round.

### Which stages do climate Tech investors in Europe back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (20%).

### How big are the rounds climate Tech investors in Europe join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4.5M.

### Which sectors do climate Tech investors in Europe back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which climate Tech investors in Europe lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Sequoia Capital (91 led) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led).

### Where are climate Tech investors in Europe based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (13), the United Kingdom (3) and France (2).

### What have climate Tech investors in Europe invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Banesco Banco Múltiple (Debt, Nov 2026, with PROPARCO), Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures) and Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Energy Impact Partners).

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