Angel investment for early-stage climate technology
Angel equity investment for pre-seed, seed and Series A climate-technology companies located in the United States or Canada that can bring a product or validated service to market within 12 to 24 months.
Diese Finanzierungsmöglichkeit ist derzeit auf Englisch beschrieben.
Clean Energy Venture Group provides capital in return for an ownership stake in your company, rather than making a grant or loan. Its members also bring operating experience, industry connections, guidance and mentoring.
The investment is intended to help a promising climate-technology company move from research and development towards growth. The technology, product or service must have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions associated with producing, distributing or using energy.
Eligibility
Clean Energy Venture Group focuses on companies located in the United States and Canada. Your company should be raising a pre-seed, seed or Series A round. The group says company valuations are typically below $10 million, but this is a typical valuation rather than a fixed maximum.
Your company should also:
- have a clear engineering route to a commercially ready product or validated service within 12 to 24 months after investment;
- be able to reach a trade sale or positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation with less than $50 million in total equity financing over its lifetime;
- address a market large enough to offer strong exit options and support an enduring competitive advantage;
- preferably have intellectual-property protection or another advantage that can defend its position and revenue for at least seven years; and
- have a management team with the experience and capabilities to carry out its business plan.
The group typically does not finance project developers or individual projects.
How to apply
- Status
- Laufende Antragstellung
Review the criteria and submit the online investment application through Clean Energy Venture Group's portal. The same form can be considered by Clean Energy Venture Group, Clean Energy Ventures or both because the two organizations share one investment pipeline.
Every company that receives funding goes through this submission process. Applications that pass a basic pre-screening are reviewed by partners and staff from both organizations.