# Climate First Bank: Banking, Saint Petersburg, United States

> Climate First Bank: Climate First Bank is a values-based digital community bank headquartered in St. Based in Saint Petersburg, United States. Founded 2020.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/climate-first-bank (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Climate First Bank

Climate First Bank is a values-based digital community bank headquartered in St.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Banking Saint Petersburg, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 110 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $67M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Apr 2021

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Climate First Bank has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Climate First Bank

Climate First Bank is a values-based digital community bank headquartered in St.

Petersburg, Florida. Founded in June 2021, it is recognized as the world's first FDIC-insured bank dedicated exclusively to addressing the climate crisis. The bank aims to create a financial institution that prioritizes people, the planet, and profit, and it has quickly become the fastest-growing new bank in the United States since 2009. The bank offers a comprehensive range of personal and business banking services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and various loan products such as rooftop solar loans and renewable energy project financing. Climate First Bank uniquely redeploys customer deposits into initiatives that promote environmental and social benefits, such as affordable housing and renewable energy projects. With physical branches in St. Petersburg, Winter Park, and Mount Dora, along with a full-service digital banking platform, it serves customers nationwide, focusing on those who value ethical banking aligned with sustainability.

## What company datasets say Climate First Bank raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$67M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **$67M**

Last round date **Apr 2021**

Investors listed **2**

## Founders and team

From Climate First Bank's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Felipe Ferreira** Executive Vice President, Director of Residential Lending
- **Matt Miller** Executive Vice President, Market President
- **Paul Pickhardt** Executive Vice President, Director of Government Guaranteed Lending
- **Lex Ford** CEO and President

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Radicle Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radicle-impact-partners)

Each firm lists Climate First Bank on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

net-zero banking alliance checking accounts environmental philanthropy climate crisis finance personal banking local business support money market accounts carbon footprint reduction loans 1% for the planet member environmentally friendly community development user-friendly app local community banking solar retrofit loans green energy projects climate-focused bank

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Banking
- **Industry code:** NAICS 522110, SIC 6021
- **Region:** Florida
- **Revenue:** $21M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/climate-first-bank)

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