# Climate Adaptation Investors Map 2026: 20 Investors Backing Climate Adaptation Startups

> The 20 investors that have backed two or more climate adaptation startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, accelerators and private equity and asset managers...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/climate-adaptation-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## VC firms

13

- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)
- [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures)
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)
- [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)
- [Giant Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures)
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact)
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)
- [*IV* Innosight Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innosight-ventures)
- [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alma-mundi-ventures)
- [Illuminate Financial Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/illuminate-financial)

## Accelerators

4

- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)
- [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator)

## Private equity and asset managers

3

- [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian)
- [Hera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hera-capital)
- [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)

## Segment by segment

### VC firms

13 investors

- [**Techstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm United States 8 backed
- [**Collaborative Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm United States 4 backed
- [**Congruent Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) VC firm United States 3 backed
- [**Right Side Capital Management**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) VC firm United States 3 backed
- [**Lowercarbon Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) VC firm United States 3 backed
- [**Giant Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-ventures) VC firm United Kingdom 2 backed
- [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 2 backed
- [**Elemental Impact**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) VC firm United States 2 backed

### Accelerators

4 investors

- [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 4 backed
- [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 3 backed
- [**Google for Startups**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) Accelerator United States 2 backed
- [**Luminate**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator United States 2 backed

### Private equity and asset managers

3 investors

- [**Artesian VC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) Asset manager Australia 2 backed
- [**Hera Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hera-capital) Private equity Singapore 2 backed
- [**Pioneer Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity United States 2 backed

**How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our climate adaptation map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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