# Climate Tech lead investors (2026 list) > 256 climate Tech lead investors, 84% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, Bpifrance, Founders Fund. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/climate-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Climate Tech lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a climate Tech company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 256 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fclimate-lead-investors)The top 25 **256** investors on the list *+10* this week **2,687** cheques in 12 months *-5%* against the market **$11M** median round they joined *+43%* against the market median **84%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **431** **$29M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) *Deploying now* Government · United States **388** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **370** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **352** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **328** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **275** **$5.4M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 17 [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **227** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **217** **$68M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **179** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **167** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 25 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **231 more on this list** All 256 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fclimate-lead-investors) ## 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 **[Fathom Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fathom-therapeutics)** Round *With* [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures) - **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* [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Capricorn Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-investment-group) - **5** Nov **[i14](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) ## Stages This Year 2,219 rounds - Seed **20%** - Series A **17%** - Venture **15%** - Series B **9%** - Other **7%** - Other **32%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **747** - Biotech **207** - Energy **189** - Climate Tech **150** - Healthcare **148** - Cleantech **116** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 715 Q1 25 745 Q2 25 756 Q3 25 861 Q4 25 787 Q1 26 690 Q2 26 636 Q3 26 233 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about climate Tech lead investors ### Who are the most active climate Tech lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, Bpifrance, Founders Fund, EIC Accelerator and Antler. ### How many climate Tech lead investors are there? 256 are on record. 84% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do climate Tech lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds climate Tech lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.8M. ### Which sectors do climate Tech lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Energy. ### Which climate Tech lead investors lead the most rounds? Foundry Group (64 led), Founders Fund (42 led) and Kleiner Perkins (33 led). ### Where are climate Tech lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), France (3) and European Union (1). ### What have climate Tech lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Banesco Banco Múltiple (Debt, Nov 2026, with PROPARCO), Fathom Therapeutics (Nov 2026, with Sutter Hill Ventures) and Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)