Climactic
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Also known as CLIMACTIC MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Climactic backs early climate tech startups working in Physical AI, energy technology, and waste-to-value, aiming to power a cleaner and more resilient world. The firm leverages more than 20 years of general technology experience across four startups and two venture firms, positioning itself at the intersection of impact and financial returns. Its partners, who have been founders, operators and investors, seek to accelerate and scale climate tech companies serving the enterprise and mobility sectors. Climactic emphasizes hands-on support for founders, helping them grow as CEOs and leaders through the challenges of building a company, with the ambition of helping create large-scale companies that benefit the planet.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 12 of 23 portfolio companiesCleantech ×6Climate Tech ×6Energy ×5SaaS ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×2AI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path9Zero is a membership community and physical club for founders, investors, engineers, and scientists working on climate solutions, offering networking, events, meetups, and workspace.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSanta Barbara, US
Matthew Joehnk(Executive Officer, Director)Duncan Logan(Executive Officer, Director)
CapeZero offers modeling software for clean energy project development teams to assess feasibility, run economic scenarios, and de-risk projects across the capital life cycle.
CleantechEnergyFintechSaaSKingston, US
Manish Hebbar(Executive Officer, Director)Sumit Chachra(Director)
EDEN provides an online quoting platform for residential HVAC contractors that calculates heating and cooling loads, recommends equipment, and displays stacked rebates and tax credits to increase customer conversion rates.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Automating energy infrastructure construction with robotics and AI
PartnerPeter Sun· led
Muon Space designs, builds, and operates satellite constellations using its proprietary Halo technology stack, which integrates spacecraft platforms, payload integration, and software-defined orchestration to deliver data and enable real-time computation in space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSilicon Valley, US
Jonny Dyer(Founder & CEO)Paul Day(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel McCleese(Executive Officer, Director)John Cowgill(Director)Rob Toews(Director)
Populus provides data and software platforms that help cities manage mobility planning and decision-making.
Data & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Regina Clewlow(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)Fletcher Foti(Co-Founder, Chief Data Scientist)Regina Clewlaw(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)
WeaveGrid provides software and grid management solutions that help utilities integrate electric vehicle charging and distributed energy resources without expanding infrastructure.
Climate TechEnergyIoTSaaS
Apoorv Bhargava(CEO and Cofounder)John Taggart(President and Cofounder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Climactic invest at?
- Climactic invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Climactic's typical check size?
- Climactic typically writes checks of $1.5M – $3M.
- What sectors does Climactic focus on?
- Climactic focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Climactic located?
- Climactic is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Climactic lead rounds?
- Climactic typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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