Autodesk Foundation β Full Portfolio
120 tracked investments Β· listed companies and verified rows first
Activate builds community and programs to help scientists and engineers commercialize breakthrough research into real-world solutions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTechImpact & Social GoodNew MaterialsBerkeley, US
Leila Madrone(Executive Vice President, New Founder Pathways)Sarah Morrill(Executive Vice President, Innovation Lab)Steven Tran(Executive Vice President, Finance & Contracts)
Co-investorsGrantham FoundationEcho River Capital
Acumen is a global venture philanthropy organization that deploys capital to high-innovation enterprises addressing poverty in agriculture, energy, education, healthcare, and employment across Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
AgTechCleantechImpact & Social Good
Jacqueline NovagratzJacqueline Novogratz(Founder and CEO)
AiiM Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in commercialization-stage technology companies focused on resource efficiency across digital transformation, energy and power, and supply chain and logistics markets.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsFarvatn Venture
Ampaire develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft, with the AmpDrive technology deployed across multiple aircraft types to reduce fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and noise emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Kevin Noertker(Executive Officer, Director)Cory Combs(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Bilton(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1955 CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCTechstarsMassive
Amped Innovation designs and manufactures off-grid solar systems and appliances for solar-rich environments, building its own circuits, software, and mechanical components.
CleantechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US
Kurt Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)inWhitney Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Kleissner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFINCA VenturesGlobal PartnershipsSilicon Valley
Applied Carbon develops technologies to regenerate soil and sequester atmospheric carbon for climate change mitigation and soil health improvement.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
Jason Aramburu(CEO + Co-Founder)inMorgan M. Williams(COO + Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesS2G InvestmentsTO VCWireframe VenturesZag CapitalOverture Climate+1 more
Autodesk is a publicly traded developer of design, engineering, and entertainment software, best known for AutoCAD.
San Rafael, US
Andrew Anagnost(Executive Officer, Director)inRichard Scott Herren(Executive Officer)Steven M. Blum(Executive Officer)Pascal W. Di Fronzo(Executive Officer)Carmel Galvin(Executive Officer)
BoardBetsy Rafael(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersBaseline VenturesBuilding VenturesDesignXHomebrewKarista+9 more
Pursuing nuclear fusion through modular micro-reactors for clean energy production.
High-altitude balloon platform capturing Earth observation data for wildfire detection and public interest purposes.
Advanced ManufacturingWindsor, US
William Harold Hinkle(Manager of LLC)William D. McDonald(Director)Kevan Kurt(Director)
Beyond The Dome builds a modular, automated system for wastewater treatment facilities that destroys biosolids and treats sludge, eliminating organics including PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals while recovering water, minerals, and energy.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Co-investorsAccelr8ACVC PartnersMuirwoods Ventures
BioLite sells off-grid energy products including solar-powered string lights that double as a portable USB charger, designed for camping, backyards, and other outdoor use without access to an outlet.
CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerEnergyHardware
Jonathan Cedar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuilders FundRRE Ventures
Vocational education organization empowering Africa's artisans with future skills.
Nonprofit working on infrastructure and resilient communities.
Co-investorsCeniarth
Build Change is a nonprofit organization focused on disaster-resilient housing and preventing housing loss caused by disasters worldwide.
Climate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social Good
Elizabeth Hausler
Build Health International designs, builds, and maintains healthcare facilities in Haiti, Latin America, and Africa.
Construction TechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodPort-au-Prince, HT
David Walton(Co-founder)Jim Ansara(Co-founder and Managing Director)
The California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum and research institution in San Francisco that generates scientific knowledge about ecosystems, develops educational resources, and builds collaborations to regenerate the natural world and deepen humanity's connection with nature.
Climate TechEdTechImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
CarbonBuilt makes low-carbon concrete masonry and hardscape products by replacing up to half the cement with its proprietary upcycled binder, reducing the carbon footprint of concrete production.
CleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsTorrance, US
Gaurav Sant(Director)Rahul Shendure(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEdward Muller(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Renninger(Director)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsFoundamental
Catapult Design is a design consultancy that assembles multidisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, and strategists to work on social change projects.
Impact & Social GoodSector Agnostic
BoardEmily Poler
ChargerHelp provides a managed reliability service for EV charging stations, powered by its EMPWR technology platform that offers remote diagnostics, unified data analysis, and reporting on charger uptime.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Kameale C. Terry(Founder & CEO)inEvette Ellis(Founder)
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalAvesta FundBlue Bear Capital PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersEverywhere VenturesHigh Street Equity Partners+9 more
Invests in early-stage companies supporting the circular economy.
Closed Loop Partners is an investment and operations firm focused on building the circular economy through investments in companies and innovations that advance waste reduction and resource efficiency.
Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAtento CapitalCircular Innovation FundClean Energy Ventures
Coalfield Development provides workforce training, community revitalization, and social enterprise development to address economic and social challenges in central Appalachia.
EdTechFuture of WorkGovTechHR TechImpact & Social GoodWest Virginia, US
Brandon Dennison(Founder)Jacob Hannah(CEO)
Venture studio investing in energy, agriculture, and mobility ventures in Africa.
Designing Justice, Designing Spaces (DJDS) works with community organizations to design and build physical spaces that promote restorative justice and equity, including restorative justice hubs and supportive housing.
Construction TechImpact & Social GoodBay Area, US
Designmatters is a non-degree educational department within ArtCenter College of Design focused on social impact design and design education.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodLos Angeles, US
Jennifer May(Executive Director, Designmatters Department)
Trains masons to sell and install high-quality earthen floors from natural materials.
Gayatri Datar(Cofounder)
Ebb develops electrochemical water treatment technology that recovers freshwater from desalination brine while removing carbon dioxide and producing industrial chemicals.
CleantechClimate TechSan Carlos, US
Ben Tarbell(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Eisaman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKevin Tidwell(Director)Mike Biddle(Director)inGabriel Kra(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesEvok InnovationsPrelude VenturesPropeller VC
A national nonprofit organization that designs, tests, and scales education-to-workforce models through human-centered design to address equity gaps and connect learners to economic mobility.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodWashington, US
Co-investorsCarnegie Corporation of New York
Engineering for Change is a global community platform connecting engineers, designers, and technology professionals with impact-driven projects, fellowships, and job opportunities focused on sustainability and social good.
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Enterprise Community Partners is a national nonprofit that invests in and supports community development to address housing affordability and affordability shortages across the United States.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTech
FAME provides apprenticeship-style manufacturing skills training through an earn-while-you-learn model, partnering with manufacturers to deliver 1,800+ hours of hands-on technical training combined with academic instruction leading to an associate degree.
Advanced ManufacturingEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechKentucky, US
University of Colorado Boulder is an academic and research institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs across arts, sciences, business, and technology, with research focus on water treatment, infectious disease, planetary defense, and quantum technology.
CleantechEdTechQuantum ComputingBoulder, US
Found Energy develops rechargeable metal fuels, specifically aluminum-based fuels, for industrial applications that cannot be reached by electrification, offering cost-parity alternatives to fossil fuels for heat and power generation.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBoston, US
Peter Godart(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTulay Farra(Director)Gadi Ruschin(Director)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundGiTV, Inc.Good Growth CapitalJ-ImpactSur VenturesMunich Re Ventures
FreeWorld is a tech-enabled nonprofit that helps people with criminal histories build careers in trucking, guiding them from earning a CDL-A permit through trucking school to job placement.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsMoai Capital
Burlington, US
Paul Grossinger(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsACTivate CapitalCraft VenturesIndustrious VenturesNFXNightDragonPoint72 Ventures+2 more
Generation is a global nonprofit that prepares and places people into career training and employment services, with a focus on enabling economic mobility for underserved populations.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Girls Garage offers hands-on building and design classes for youth and adults, focusing on carpentry, power tools, and construction skills.
Construction TechEdTechOakland, US
Emily Pilloton-Lam(Founder)
Builds efficient heat-pump AC units to replace conventional window units.
Engineering cost-effective Direct Air Capture using natural processes to remove carbon dioxide.
Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalLowercarbon CapitalPrelude Ventures
Hometeam Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology companies modernizing the construction industry.
Climate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social GoodPropTech
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(Founder)
Promotes strong communities and businesses so working people do not live in poverty.
Organization referenced in the foundation's workforce development work.
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit that works to transform U.S. education and workforce systems to advance economic success for people, businesses, and communities.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodBoston, US
Maria Flynn(President & CEO)
Kheyti provides climate-smart agriculture technologies to smallholder farmers, aiming to increase their incomes and climate resilience.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodShort Hills, US
Saumya(Cofounder)Saumya .(Founder)inAyush Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsCeniarthMulago Foundation
KickStart is a nonprofit social enterprise that designs and distributes affordable irrigation pumps to enable smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to irrigate fields year-round, grow high-value crops during dry seasons, and increase incomes.
AgTechClimate TechHardwareImpact & Social Good
Last Energy develops modular micro nuclear power plants designed to reduce deployment time and cost.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Bret Kugelmass(Founder)
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGFloodgateGigafundWestern Technology Investment
M-KOPA offers smartphones through a deposit-and-installment payment model that lets customers build a credit history and unlock digital loans, health cover, device protection, and data bundles.
ConsumerEnergyFintechImpact & Social GoodKilimani, Nairobi, KE
Jesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardArun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)Colin le Duc(Director)
Co-investorsAHL Venture PartnersBlue Haven InitiativeBroadscaleLauder PartnersSBI Ven CapitalShell Foundation+3 more
EnergyRockledge, US
Nicholas Stork(Director)Paul E. Yelvington(Chief Technology Officer)Nicholas Schwartz(Chief Manufacturing Officer)Michael McLaughlin(Chief Development Officer)Adam R. Karpf(Chief Engineer)Joshua B. Browne(President & CEO)
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesEni Next
Designs, builds, and advocates for buildings that bring health, dignity, and growth.
Mati builds and deploys enhanced rock weathering (ERW) systems to enable smallholder farmers in the global South to access carbon markets.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesMulago Foundation
Merit America provides career training and skills development programs to help individuals advance to middle-class employment, having served over 15,000 learners nationwide with a 75% success rate in career outcomes.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodUnited States (national), US
Berkeley, US
Co-investorsAVA AngelsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCRV (Charles River Ventures)Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Mission Bay CapitalMoonhill Capital+1 more
myAgro provides financial and agricultural services to smallholder farmers in rural Africa to help them afford high-quality seeds and fertilizers while addressing climate change and poverty.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Anushka Ratnayake(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsCeniarth
Nexleaf develops digital health solutions and data systems for health equity in partnership with Ministries of Health and multilateral organizations.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodIoT
Nithya Ramanathan(CEO & Co-Founder)Martin Lukac(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsMulago Foundation
Nia Technologies is a Canadian non-profit social enterprise developing and deploying 3D printed prosthetics and orthotics for children with disabilities in resource-limited countries.
Deep TechImpact & Social GoodMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Critical minerals midstream refining company building modular technology to convert industrial scrap, black mass and primary feeds into refined nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth products for Western supply chains.
Burlington, US
Megan O'Connor(Executive Officer, Director)inGabi Knesel(Executive Officer)
BoardRaffi Freeman(Executive Officer)inEdward Meir(Director)Joseph Goodman(Director)inBrian Baynes(Director)in
Co-investorsBroadscaleClean Energy VenturesMuus Climate PartnersVoLo Earth VenturesClean Energy VentureEquinor Ventures+1 more
Okra designs and deploys renewable energy microgrids and software for remote communities in developing regions.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Co-investorsAt One VenturesSDGx
A company that builds transitional shelter villages to address homelessness by providing private living units with integrated social services and support.
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalDBL Partners
Delivers safe, affordable electric cooking appliances that produce income and health benefits.
Prime Coalition is a nonprofit organization that helps philanthropists deploy charitable capital into early-stage climate technology solutions, including mitigation, adaptation, and resilience programs.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Sarah Kearney(Founder)
Prometheus Materials develops low-carbon cement and concrete technology, marketed as ProZERO, using algae-based biotechnology as a replacement for portland cement in ready-mix and construction applications.
CleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsLongmont, US
Loren Burnett(President, CEO and Co-founder)inSherri Cook(Advisor and Co-founder)inMija Hubler(Engineering Advisor and Co-founder)inWil Srubar III(Technology Advisor and Co-founder)inJaclyn Gruber(Chief Marketing Officer)in
BoardJosko Bobanovic(Director)
Co-investorsSofinnova Partners
Proximity Designs is a social business that develops and distributes agricultural technology, agronomy services, and climate adaptation solutions for rural smallholder farmers in Myanmar.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodMyanmar, MM
Jim Taylor(Founder)Debbie Aung Din(Founder)
FintechHR TechLegalTechBaltimore, US
Hodge Teresa(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Laurin Leonard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsKapor CapitalTechstars
Rebound Tech develops adaptive cooling infrastructure for industrial facilities dealing with high cooling demand, peak energy charges, and humidity control.
CleantechEnergyHardwareCommerce City, US
Russell Goldfarbmuren(Executive Officer, Director)inRussell Muren(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Davis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatthew Coleman(Director)John Fox(Director)William Temple Withers Fennell(Director)
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesiSelect FundSkyview VenturesTaronga Group
Trains and advocates for disaster recovery workers to rebuild communities.
Builds skills through construction job training and job creation in Chicago.
RMI works to unlock private capital and investment needed for the global energy transition by strengthening financial systems, enabling supportive policy, and creating demand for clean energy technologies and low-carbon materials.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodBoulder, US
Amory Lovins(Cofounder)
Transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions for a clean energy future.
S4S Technologies produces dehydrated food ingredients such as onion powder, tomato bits, potato flakes, and plant proteins for use in seasonings, soups, ready-to-cook/ready-to-eat foods, snacking, and other food processing applications.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Ashwin Pawade(Founder)inDr. Vaibhav Tidke(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelChiratae VenturesAcumenAgFunderFactor[e] Ventures
Designs and operates recycling plants turning organic waste into high-value products.
The Sanergy Collaborative is a network of partner organizations addressing urban sanitation through a circular economy model, building safe sanitation systems, collecting waste, and upcycling it into products such as organic fertilizer, insect-based animal feed, and ecofuels.
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodBoston, US
David Auerbach(Executive Officer, Director)Anirudh Vallabhaneni(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Villanueva(Director)Steven Beck(Director)Adam Litle(Director)
Co-investorsBeyond Capital
Venture capital fund supporting STEM-led innovations in climate and health.
SEAF is a private equity fund manager that operates local impact-focused investment funds and provides growth capital along with operational support to portfolio companies.
FintechImpact & Social GoodWashington, DC, US
Tom Gibson(Co-founder)Hubertus (Bert) van der Vaart(CEO & Co-founder)
Simprints builds technology to increase transparency and effectiveness in global development, ensuring vaccines, funding, and public goods reach those who need them most in efforts to fight poverty and disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthGovTechHardwareImpact & Social Good
Toby Norman(CEO and Co-founder)Alexandra Grigore(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder)Tristram(Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder)
Nonprofit and registered investment advisor designing investments that improve lives.
San Francisco, US
Michael Scott Cagney(CEO)Robert Steven Lavet(Secretary)James Robert Finnigan(Treasurer)Saturnino Sixto Fanlo(CFO)
Provides clean water for orphanages, schools, hospitals, and shelters in the developing world.
Stacks+Joules is a nonprofit organization that trains individuals for careers in building automation and related technologies through a 14-week intensive pipeline program paired with employer partnerships.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
J Michael Conway(Founding educator)Jonathan Spooner
Equips and funds entrepreneurs building climate solutions across West Africa.
TAMassociati is a team of architects and researchers who design and provide consultancy on building solutions globally, with a focus on sustainable and equitable architecture.
Climate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social Good
The Families and Workers Fund is a philanthropic fund and coalition of philanthropies that makes grants and builds partnerships to advance workforce development, better-quality careers, and access to poverty-reducing public benefits.
Future of WorkImpact & Social Good
The Industrial Commons is a nonprofit rooted in Morganton, North Carolina that builds community-owned businesses and cooperatives to create quality jobs and equitable local economies in rural Appalachia.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyImpact & Social GoodMorganton, US
Molly Hemstreet(Co-Founder & CEO)
Global conservation organization dedicated to conserving lands and waters.
Impact-first catalytic capital program for novel climate infrastructure solutions.
Helps communities test climate adaptation strategies via OpenTwin AI-powered simulation platform.
United Cities Foundation is an R&D lab focused on urban innovation that makes advanced tools like spatial data and AI accessible to communities and city residents.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechGovTech
Fights extreme poverty in India by investing in businesses creating dignified jobs.
Co-investorsShell Foundation
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechGolden, US
Andrew Maxey(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron Parker(Executive Officer)Daniel Flagg(Executive Officer)inSean Kline(Executive Officer)Shari Kennett(Director)J. Scott Pusey(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCircular Innovation FundDiamond Edge VenturesHG VenturesNew Climate VenturesRockies Venture Club+6 more
VentureWell's E-Team Program provides grants, training, and mentorship to student innovator teams developing science and engineering-based inventions aimed at solving social, health, or environmental challenges.
Deep TechEdTechImpact & Social Good
Vesta develops Marine Enhanced Rock Weathering, adding carbon-removing olivine sand to coastal systems to permanently remove carbon dioxide, reduce ocean acidity, and support shoreline protection.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesPrime Impact FundAndreessen HorowitzConversion Capital
VilCap Impact Investing designs and manages investment facilities providing flexible financing structures (equity, debt, hybrid) to early-stage startups focused on economic mobility and resilience.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Ross BairdBob PatilloVictoria Fram(Co-Founder)
BoardSean Foote
Co-investorsOrange Corners Africa
Water For People is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to developing sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene systems in partnership with local communities, businesses, and governments across nine countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, as well as the United States.
CleantechImpact & Social Good
Mark Duey(CEO)
Wavemaker Partners is a Southeast Asia-based venture capital firm that invests in enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups from early stage through growth.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSingapore, SG
Co-investorsBeacon VC
WeRobotics is a non-profit social impact organization that builds ecosystems enabling local and global actors to collaborate on innovating and developing locally owned technology solutions.
AgTechImpact & Social GoodRobotics
Zinc is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage science-driven companies to solve critical global challenges.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechImpact & Social GoodLondon, GB
Paul Kirby(Co-Founder, Managing Partner)Ella Goldner(Co-Founder, Managing Partner)Saul Klein(Co-Founder, Board Member)Polly Mackenzie(Co-Founder and CEO (Zinc Innovation Partners))Rachel Carey(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)
Co-investorsEnterprise Capital Funds
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