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Galvanize Climate Solutions
Impact investorSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Growth · 80 people tracked
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Galvanize Climate Solutions views climate and energy as central to traditional investing, positioning them as the lens through which long-term value becomes visible. The firm operates an investment platform designed to identify opportunities others may miss by understanding how climate and energy forces connect across markets, yielding earlier insight and deeper conviction. It regards the energy transition as one of the largest and least efficiently financed investment opportunities of the twenty-first century, one that is well underway and accelerating due to lasting technological trends. Galvanize aims to bring commercially viable, competitive solutions to market while generating long-term value for investors.
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Team · 80 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 21 portfolio companiesClimate Tech ×12Energy ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Cleantech ×9Data & Infrastructure ×5Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4SaaS ×4
HQs:United States×10Australia×1Germany×1France×1
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 32023 · 22022 · 29 dated
Fervo Energy develops next-generation geothermal technology using advanced drilling and sensing techniques to unlock carbon-free, 24/7 power generation in previously uneconomic locations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHouston, US
Tim Latimer(Founder & CEO)inJack Norbeck(Founder)in
BoardDavid Thomas Danielson(Director)inNicholas Walrod(Director)inIon Yadigaroglu(Director)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaruch Future VenturesBeast VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCarbon+15 more
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Infinitum manufactures air-core motors with built-in variable frequency drives for industrial applications, delivering significant energy efficiency and emissions reductions compared to traditional single-speed motors.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergy
Ben Schuler(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesNgpNV NOMSun Mountain Capital
alcemy provides software that uses cement producers' lab data to predict cement strength in real time and automate recipe and mill fineness decisions, aiming to reduce clinker content and cut CO2.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechBerlin, DE
Leopold Spenner(CEO)inRobert Meyer(CTO)in
Co-investorsAENUBitStone CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHAWKTAILLa FamigliaLocalGlobe+2 more
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Arable provides in-field sensors (such as the Mark 3) and apps that deliver real-time rainfall, crop water use, and irrigation data to help growers optimize irrigation.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoTPrinceton, US
Adam Wolf(Executive Officer, Director)inJim Ethington(Chief Executive Officer)inChris Krueger(Chief Financial Officer)inBrian Mixer(Director)Benjamin Siegfried(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundPrelude VenturesQualcomm VenturesGALVANIZE EMPLOYEE
Ascend Analytics provides financial modeling and valuation services for energy project financing and investment, with deep expertise in revenue forecasting and risk analysis for renewable energy, storage, and hybrid assets across US electricity markets.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaSDenver, US
Gary Dorris(Founder, Executive Chair)
Co-investorsRubicon Technology PartnersSilversmith Capital Partners
Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyDenver, US
Cully Cavness(Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer)inChase Lochmiller(Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors)inCharles Cavness(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew DeNezza(Executive Officer)inJamey Seely(Executive Officer)inMichael Gordon(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAdvaita CapitalAir Street CapitalAkkaAlkeon Innovation+67 more
Galvanize Climate Solutions is an investment firm focused on the energy transition, deploying capital across areas such as climate risk analytics and clean energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Veery Maxwell(Founder)in
Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersBlue Haven InitiativeAlly Bridge GroupFidelity InvestmentsGilmartin Capital LLCJanus Henderson Investors+4 more
Infinitum designs and manufactures energy-efficient electric motor systems built around a printed circuit board (PCB) stator, aimed at reducing electricity consumption in HVAC, data centers, commercial/industrial, and mobility applications.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTAustin, US
Co-investorsMarunouchi Innovation PartnersRice Investment GroupSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC
Lydian develops and supplies technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from CO₂, enabling aircraft fuel producers and facilities operators to manufacture drop-in jet fuel at lower capital and operating costs than conventional methods.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCharlestown, US
Joe Rodden(Founder)inBranko Zugic(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoshua Posamentier(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesOverlap HoldingsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Breakthrough Energy VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalGrok Ventures+2 more
Plotlogic develops OreSense®, a sensing and AI platform that provides real-time, quantitative mineral data to help mining operators make extraction decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechHardwareRed Hill, AU
Andrew Job(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Lennard(CEO)in
BoardSaman Farid(Director)Grant Allen(Director)Samantha Smith-Eppsteiner(Director)inAlireza Tahmasebzadeh(Director)
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Main Sequence VenturesSE VenturesInnovation Endeavors
Pulsora provides an ESG management platform that helps companies track, measure, and report on environmental, social, and governance performance.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Mateo, US
Murat Sönmez(Co-Founder & CEO)inInderjeet Singh(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitaleLab VenturesFINTOP CapitalAccenture VenturesAramco VenturesBow Capital+5 more
Quilt makes a ductless heat pump system for residential heating and cooling, including indoor and outdoor units, a control dial, and an app with room-by-room temperature control and occupancy sensing.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US
Paul Lambert(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatthew Knoll(Co-Founder & CTO)inBill Kee(Co-Founder)inAndrew Stern(Executive Officer)John Marquis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Sokolic(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGarage CapitalGradient VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSpacecadet Ventures+3 more
Regrow provides software and services to help farmers and agricultural businesses adopt regenerative practices that reduce land-based emissions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Anastasia Volkova(CEO and Co-Founder)inAnastasia Volkova, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesArtesianHAWKTAILMain Sequence VenturesRethink ImpactSE Ventures+3 more
The Routing Company builds a real-time routing algorithm and its Pingo platform for on-demand transit and logistics, reoptimizing routes to increase vehicle seat utilization while maintaining ETAs.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Alex Wallar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesConvergeSystemiq CapitalThe Engine VenturesMenlo VenturesSYSTEMIQ
Upway, founded in 2021, sells refurbished electric bikes that are inspected and repaired by its in-house mechanics, sold at reduced prices with a 12-month warranty and home delivery.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationParis, FR
Toussaint Wattinne(Founder)inStéphane Ficaja(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationFuture Positive CapitalKorelya CapitalNordstarOriginsSequoia Capital+8 more
VEIR manufactures low- and medium-voltage superconducting systems that deliver electricity for high-performance AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareWoburn, US
Tim Heidel(CEO & Co-Founder)in
BoardDoug Stewart(Director)Adam Wallen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesPiva CapitalTyche PartnersNational Grid PartnersVXI Capital+5 more
Watershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Francis(Co-founder)inAvi Itskovich(Founder)inChristian Anderson(Founder)in
BoardJohn Doerr(Director)inPatrick Grady(Director)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalGreenoaksAglae VenturesDesigner FundEnergize Capital+12 more
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Worldly provides supply chain intelligence software for consumer goods brands, manufacturers, and retailers to measure, report, and improve their environmental and social impact.
Circular EconomyClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Scott Raskin(CEO)inJames Schaffer(Chief Strategy Officer)inKevin Vranes(Chief Product Officer)inJohn Armstrong(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalSilversmith Capital PartnersLFX Venture Partners
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DISA
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1Fervo EnergyNASDAQ: FRVO
Portfolio news
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Crusoe · techcrunch.com · Sep 17, 2026
Quilt · techcrunch.com · Dec 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Galvanize Climate Solutions made?
- Galvanize Climate Solutions has 21 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Galvanize Climate Solutions invest at?
- Galvanize Climate Solutions invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Galvanize Climate Solutions focus on?
- Galvanize Climate Solutions focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where is Galvanize Climate Solutions located?
- Galvanize Climate Solutions is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Galvanize Climate Solutions lead rounds?
- Galvanize Climate Solutions typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamGalvanize Climate Solutions' Tom Steyer Talks Energy, Climate Outlook | Bloomberg Talks
Bloomberg Podcasts · Tom Steyer
Galvanize Climate Solutions Co-Founder Tom Steyer Talks Energy Solutions | Bloomberg Talks
Bloomberg Podcasts · Tom Steyer
Climate Leaders Insight | Tom Steyer, Galvanize Climate Solutions
Tom Steyer · vimeo.com
Tom Steyer, Co-Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions - Executive Interview | We talked with Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC Co-Chair Tom Steyer about the new mission-driven platform, which aims to provide urgent climate solutions... | By Climate Group
Tom Steyer · facebook.com
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