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Also known as Active Impact
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The firm invests in early-stage, world-changing companies that meaningfully support the sustainability of the planet, targeting the reimagining of industries to solve supply constraints through innovation. It favors capital-efficient, market-ready companies offering cheaper, better solutions with immediate customer ROI. The fund seeks market-beating returns by building a portfolio of early-stage companies tackling the most urgent environmental challenges. Beyond capital, it provides hands-on founder support in sales, talent, and fundraising, leveraging a global network of operators and investors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 24 of 42 portfolio companiesCleantech ×13Energy ×12Climate Tech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Deep Tech ×5Construction Tech ×3FoodTech ×3
HQs:United States×6Canada×5Poland×1
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 42023 · 32022 · 22021 · 216 dated
Skyward develops a lightning wildfire prevention system that uses AI to forecast where lightning is most likely to ignite wildfires and releases inert atmospheric materials to reduce cloud-to-ground strikes before fires start.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate Tech
Sam Goldman(Founder)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCity LightClimate Innovation CapitalDangerous VenturesDiagramSarah Smith+1 more
SWTCH provides EV charging solutions for buildings that leverage existing electrical infrastructure, enabling cost-effective charging deployment and support for growing EV adoption in the built environment.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergySaaS
Carter Li(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalConstellation Technology VenturesBlue Earth Capital AGPaceZero Capital Partners
Audette provides a platform for asset and portfolio managers to identify and prioritize building retrofit investments, using data analysis to uncover high-return opportunities that improve net operating income and reduce emissions.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Energy Impact PartnersForesight CanadaGaingelsModerne Ventures+3 more
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CarbonAmerica captures and stores carbon dioxide as part of climate change mitigation efforts.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Brent Lewis(Chief Executive Officer)inKevin Pykonen(VP, Commercial Development & Technology Ventures)
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersS2G Investments
ChopValue manufactures prefabricated wall panels for office interiors, made from undervalued resources using hyper-local production methods.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyClimate TechConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareNew Materials
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.Boston Impact Initiative (BII)
Clean Crop develops plasma-based seed treatment technology and hardware systems for treating seeds and food surfaces in the agriculture sector.
AgTechCleantechFoodTechHardwareHolyoke, US
Daniel White(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Cavanaugh(Co-founder)in
BoardTom Boddez(Director)Justin Frankert(Director)Pete Oberle(Director)Amy Duffuor(Director)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcClimate Impact CapitalE8 AngelsInnova Memphis, Inc.Prime Impact Fund+4 more
Clir builds software that analyzes wind and solar energy production data to improve asset performance, health monitoring, insurance, and financing for renewable energy owners and investors.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySaaSVancouver, CA
Gareth Brown(Chief Executive Officer)inIan Irvine(Director)Michael Reid(Chief Technology Officer)Angel Valerio(Chief Operating Officer)
BoardJenny Yang(Director)inTyson Birchall(Director)
Co-investorsForesight CanadaLongbow CapitalArcTern VenturesBDC Capital CorporationLongbow Energy Services (INT)
Dispatch Goods operates a reverse logistics platform that enables businesses to implement reusable container systems and circularity in their operations.
Circular EconomyClimate TechE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Lindsey Hoell(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1st Course CapitalBranded Strategic HospitalityBread And Butter Ventures, LlcClear Current CapitalCleo CapitalCongruent Ventures+7 more
Tomas van Stee(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Star VenturesGolden VenturesInovia Capital
Evok Innovations is a venture capital firm that invests in early- to mid-stage companies developing hard-tech solutions for heavy industry, including energy, mining, minerals, and industrial optimization.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.Kensington Capital Partners LimitedRBCxRenewal FundsTDK VenturesTechEnergy Ventures+1 more
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Flair is an AI product photography and content generation platform that lets brands create on-brand product images, ads, and videos using tools like a drag-and-drop staging canvas and custom AI human models trained on their products.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Daniel Myers(Founder)Kenny Tay(Founder)Mickey Friedman(Founder)
Co-investorsCornerstone VCDorm RoomLowercarbon CapitalSkyview VenturesSOSV
GlacierGrid provides smart energy management software that monitors and optimizes HVAC and refrigeration systems to reduce energy consumption and costs.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechEnergySaaSRichmond, US
Manik Suri(Founder and CEO)inJoe Parisi(Founder)inNicki Parisi(Founder)inGerald Zingraf(Chief Operating Officer)inLiz Piontkowski(VP of Operations)Alex See(VP of Product)in
Co-investors1st Course CapitalBarrel VenturesBay Bridge Ventures ClimateClocktower VenturesCollaborative FundDeciens+14 more
Jetson is an eVTOL company that designs and delivers personal flying vehicles for consumers, aiming to bring personal air mobility and "flying cars" to market.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Aaron Grant(Founder)Angela Mascarenas(Founder)Matthew Bailey(Founder)Natalie Young(Founder)Stephen Lake(Founder)inWill Rush(Founder)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Jetson helps North American homeowners replace fossil-fuel heating and cooling systems with electric heat pumps, handling the installation process directly rather than through traditional contractors.
CleantechClimate TechConsumerEnergyHardwareIoTNorth Vancouver, CA
Aaron Grant(Founder)inMatthew Bailey(Founder)inStephen Lake(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAfore CapitalCarbon8VCACTivate CapitalEclipse+2 more
Lumo is a rent-tracking application for landlords managing rooms, replacing paper notes and spreadsheets with a single dashboard that shows each room's payment status and history.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsKfundFall Line Capital
Maia Farms develops functional culinary mushroom ingredients for food manufacturers, providing milled mushroom and textured mushroom-pea protein products that improve nutrition, texture, and yield in foods such as meats, prepared meals, bakery, and snacks.
FoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsNYA Ventures
Manifest provides software for institutional investors to apply custom sustainability and climate methodologies consistently across due diligence, portfolio monitoring, stewardship, and proxy voting, with cited evidence for all assessments.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSToronto, CA
Laura Zizzo(Founder & Strategy)inJim MacDonald(CEO)in
Co-investorsClimate Innovation CapitalGarage CapitalGolden VenturesKlass CapitalOMERS VenturesTech Square Ventures
Metafold provides a geometric intelligence platform that analyzes 3D CAD data to enable manufacturers to make rapid design and manufacturing decisions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesJetstreamMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Stand Up Ventures
Optiwatt provides a load management platform for utilities and grid operators to run virtual power plant and demand response programs by dispatching EVs, smart thermostats, and Level 2 chargers.
CleantechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Casey Donahue(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLouis Schotsky(Director)inPeter Franklin(Director)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Urban InnovationNavitas CapitalSkyview VenturesThin Line Capital
Othersphere provides location analysis and optimization software for deploying energy-intensive infrastructure, helping teams identify ideal sites faster and with greater confidence.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Robert Murphy(CEO)inMatt Hammond(CPO)in
Co-investorsForesight CanadaKeiki CapitalThin Line CapitalKDX
Piq offers solutions to help connect projects to the electrical grid faster.
CleantechEnergy
Co-investorsCLAI VenturesConvective CapitalNew Climate VenturesASCENT ENERGY VENTURESCerulean VenturesUmami Capital
Rodatherm develops waterless geothermal energy systems for rapid electricity generation using proven drilling technology, targeting sedimentary basins in the US and beyond.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMilford, US
Curtis Cook(Founder and CEO)inSue Vuong(VP of Finance)George Protopappas(Director of Engineering)inMichael Dabbs(Vice President, Land)in
Co-investorsRenewal FundsTDK VenturesTechEnergy VenturesEvok InnovationsToyota Ventures
ThinkLabs AI builds physics-informed AI digital twins and agents that simulate the electric grid and automate grid planning and operations for utilities and grid operators.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Josh Wong(Founder & CEO)inNeal Vali(CTO)inGang Zheng(Director, R&D)inChaitanya Baone(Head of Product)inSuren Vallabhajosyula(Head of ML/Data Engineering)inVimali Pathmanathan(Head of Finance)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIAAmplify CapitalBlackhorn VenturesPowerhouse
Zeno builds a legal AI system for law firms that links primary law, matter files, correspondence, and research into a single workspace, producing reviewable work products with traceable sources.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Andreas Lepidis(Founder)Michael Spencer(Founder)Nordin Bouchrit(Founder)Raoul Bouchrit(Founder)
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Lumo, Inc.AgrologyAquacyclCabnCarbonforgeClirEncycleErode AIGrittHyfluenceKing EnergyPantreeSocial NatureSolsticeSustainTengiva
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPiq Energy · finsmes.com · Jul 10, 2026
Maia Farms · finsmes.com · Jan 26, 2026
Jetson Home · jetsonhome.com · Jan 20, 2026
Rodatherm · techcrunch.com · Sep 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Active Impact Investments made?
- Active Impact Investments has 42 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Active Impact Investments invest at?
- Active Impact Investments invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Active Impact Investments's typical check size?
- Active Impact Investments typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Active Impact Investments focus on?
- Active Impact Investments focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Active Impact Investments located?
- Active Impact Investments is headquartered in North Vancouver, CA.
- Does Active Impact Investments lead rounds?
- Yes, Active Impact Investments leads investment rounds.
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Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building technology solutions to climate change and sustainability challenges.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Eclipse is a venture firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies in the physical and essential economy — industries tied to resilience, competitiveness, and security.
Powerhouse Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm backing startups building software across energy, mobility, and industry, part of a broader Powerhouse platform that began in 2013 as a clean energy incubator.
Buoyant Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the intelligence layer of energy, grid, data center, and industrial infrastructure, targeting improvements in infrastructure efficiency.
Lowercase Capital is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups, including companies working on democracy reform, climate solutions, and criminal justice reform.
Climate Capital is an early-stage venture firm investing in climate tech startups building infrastructure across energy, physical systems, and resilience, operating a platform of funds (seed, syndicate, bio) for accredited investors.
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Verve Ventures (Verve Capital Partners AG) is a Swiss investment platform that gives private and professional investors access to European deep tech startups, operating a highly scalable regulated online model.
Wireframe Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders addressing significant global challenges, investing as a first-check partner.
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