# Pre-seed climate Tech investors (2026 list)

> 90 pre-seed climate Tech investors, 72% active in the last 12 months. Led by Antler, Scottish Enterprise, Startup Wise Guys. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed climate Tech investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a climate Tech company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 90 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-climate-investors)The top 25

**90** investors on the list *-2* this week

**553** cheques in 12 months *-15%* against the market

**$2M** median round they joined *-75%* against the market median

**72%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**34%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **256** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Venture Catalysts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-catalysts-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Portugal **210** **$1.4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 5 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **190** **$3.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Investible](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investible) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **123** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 8 [BioInnovation Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-institute) *Deploying now* VC firm **99** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Breega](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breega) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **97** **$9.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **96** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **94** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Space Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-capital-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · Italy **79** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [EVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evp) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **69** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **55** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Alberta Innovates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alberta-innovates) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Canada **47** **$1.2M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 16 [Archangel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangel-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **46** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Pacific Channel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-channel) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **42** **$1.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 18 [Norrsken Evolve](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norrsken-evolve) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **40** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **40** **$2.3M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 20 [Ventures Together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventures-together) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **40** **$2.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Sustainable Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainable-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **38** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Uniseed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uniseed) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **37** **$4.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Old College Capital Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/old-college-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **36** **$2.8M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) *Deploying now* Government · Finland **29** **$17M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Lifetime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifetime-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **28** **$901K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen

**65 more on this list**

All 90 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf)
- **3** Nov **[1nhaler](https://millionrounds.com/company/1nhaler)** Other · $3M *With* [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)
- **2** Nov **[Dispatch Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)** Pre-seed · $527K *Led by* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **2** Nov **[Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace)** Seed · $800K *With* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **29** Oct **[Fronted](https://millionrounds.com/company/fronted)** Seed · $1.9M *With* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **28** Oct **[BioOrbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioorbit)** Seed · $13M *Led by* [Breega](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breega)

## Stages This Year

480 rounds

- Seed **33%**
- Pre-seed **26%**
- Series A **11%**
- Venture **11%**
- Grant **5%**
- Other **14%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **156**
- Biotech **36**
- Energy **33**
- Climate Tech **32**
- Cleantech **29**
- Healthcare **26**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

162 Q1 25

160 Q2 25

180 Q3 25

201 Q4 25

165 Q1 26

137 Q2 26

131 Q3 26

37 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[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&stage=idea).

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## Quick answers about pre-seed climate Tech investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed climate Tech investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Antler, Scottish Enterprise, Startup Wise Guys, Venture Catalysts and Artesian VC.

### How many pre-seed climate Tech investors are there?

90 are on record. 72% made an investment in the last 12 months and 34% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed climate Tech investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (39%) and Pre-seed (31%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed climate Tech investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.3M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed climate Tech investors back most?

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

### Which pre-seed climate Tech investors lead the most rounds?

Breega (10 led), HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds (10 led) and Antler (7 led).

### Where are pre-seed climate Tech investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United Kingdom (5), Australia (5) and Estonia (2).

### What have pre-seed climate Tech investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Biograil (Other, Nov 2026, with HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds), 1nhaler (Other, Nov 2026, with Scottish Enterprise) and Dispatch Network (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Antler).

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