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Impact investorActively deployingSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 40 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Radicle Impact backs early-stage companies across three focus areas: Good Climate (climate and re-carbonization solutions targeting major emission sources such as buildings, industry, food, and transportation, plus soil restoration), Good Food (sustainable food systems), and Fair Finance (transparent, inclusive financial services for the underbanked and financially vulnerable). The firm was founded on the belief that opportunity is unevenly distributed and seeks to balance opportunity with access, building a fairer, more transparent economic system centered on people rather than profits alone. It partners with founders, CEOs, advisors, and like-minded investors to drive systemic change and measurable impact.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 40 people
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What they invest in
from 40 of 51 portfolio companiesFintech ×14Climate Tech ×9Consumer ×9Impact & Social Good ×8SaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6FoodTech ×6Circular Economy ×4
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×1Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×93 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×3Stanford University ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Columbia University ×2Imperial College London ×2Williams College ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Economics ×4Humanities ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Princeton in Asia ×2Unreasonable ×2
3 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 110 dated
BlueMark provides independent impact assessments, verification, and market intelligence for the investment industry, serving asset managers and asset allocators across financial services.
Data & InfrastructureFintechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Kimberly Wright-Violich(Executive Officer, Director)Christina Leijonhufvud(CEO)Sarah Gelfand(President)Thomas Yagel(Director)Lauren Booker Allen(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Haven InitiativeGunung Capital
BlueMark provides independent impact assessments, verification, and market intelligence for the investment industry, serving asset managers, asset allocators, and issuers across the financial services spectrum.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Christina Leijonhufvud(CEO)Sarah Gelfand(President)
Co-investorsBlue Haven InitiativeGunung Capital
Evrnu develops technology to transform textile waste into recyclable fibers for apparel manufacturing, creating sustainable alternatives to conventional textiles without compromising quality or performance.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsSeattle, US
Christopher Stanev(Executive Officer, Director)inStacy Flynn(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Stenev(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardKyle Adkins(Director)Julie Guggemos(Director)
Board seatCorey VernonCatha Groot· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsE8 AngelsGotham Gal VenturesMagic HourPlum Alley InvestmentsFor Good VenturesGiant Leap+1 more
Aclima operates a network of mobile and stationary sensors that measure air pollution and greenhouse gases at block-by-block resolution, and offers analytics software (Aclima Pro) and a free consumer app (air.health) that turn these measurements into environmental data for governments, companies, and communities.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveKapor CapitalMPowerACVC PartnersBosch VenturesClearvision Ventures+4 more
Aether develops additives that blend into engineering-grade nylons to enable faster, high-throughput fused filament (FFF/FDM) 3D printing while maintaining mechanical strength and dimensional accuracy.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareNew Materials
Pavle Jeremic(Founder & CEO)inJay Zaveri(Co-Founder & President)
Co-investors4DX VenturesAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesBlue Bear VenturesBoxGroupCalm Ventures+12 more
Air Protein produces protein made from elements in the air through a fermentation-based process, creating a land-independent food ingredient.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechPleasanton, US
Lisa Dyson(CEO)Ori Sasson(Director)James White(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Grundfest(Director)Maisie Ganzler(Director)John Reed(Founder)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Kapor CapitalPlum Alley InvestmentsFearless FundGingerbread Capital
HarmCheck is a communication compliance platform that uses roughly 50 proprietary classifiers to detect harmful and unlawful language—such as MNPI/insider trading, harassment, discrimination, and restricted-list violations—in organizational communications like email, both in real time and across large datasets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
GreenFi (formerly Aspiration's consumer finance brand) offers climate-friendly banking and investing, including checking, savings, and investment accounts whose deposits avoid funding fossil fuels.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Tim Newell(CEO)in
Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesJovonoMission and MarketUnruly CapitalOaktree
Bonsai Robotics develops autonomy technology and equipment, including its Amiga lineup powered by Bonsai Intelligence, to automate off-road jobs for operations ranging from small businesses to large companies.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Tyler Niday(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBetter Food VenturesBison VenturesCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPCongruent VenturesSerra Ventures+3 more
Buffer is a social media management platform that enables small businesses, creators, and individuals to schedule posts, analyze engagement, and manage their presence across multiple social networks.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSocialChicago, US
Joel Gascoigne(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundEMERGENT VENTURESHemisphere Ventures LLCInspiration VenturesOnStartups+4 more
Camino Financial, based in Los Angeles, operates an online lending platform that also makes its technology available as a service.
Los Angeles, US
Kenneth Salas(Executive Officer, Director)inSean Salas(Founder)inSean Sakas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDila CapitalImpact America Fund10X CapitalCollaborative Fund
Climate First Bank is a bank offering personal and business banking with sustainability-focused financing such as a solar loan program and ESOP financing.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsE8 AngelsGlobal Blockchain VenturesAllianceBernsteinEchoVC PartnersWellington Management
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in startups across consumer brands, artificial intelligence, financial access, health, and energy/materials.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsCollaborative Fund
Derapi provides a platform with APIs, monitoring console, and support services that enable teams to connect energy devices, manage energy data, and operate distributed energy programs.
CleantechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnergySaaS
Thomas Lee(Founder & President)in
Co-investorsE8 AngelsMission One CapitalUbiquity VenturesUNION Labs VenturesEarthshot VenturesTuesday Capital
Divergent designs, manufactures, and assembles complex metal structures using adaptive factories that operate without fixed tooling, enabling multiple products to be made on the same platform in a single day.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareTorrance, US
Lukas Czinger(Founder)inKevin Czinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsTamarack Global
Earthshot provides end-to-end support for land stewards developing and financing nature-based carbon projects, including greenhouse gas accounting, compliance with carbon standards, and project financing.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSebastopol, US
Troy Carter(CEO & Co-Founder)inPatrick Leung(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMaryanna Saenko(Director)in
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesParameter VenturesTrailhead CapitalE8 AngelsEarth FoundryEnergy Foundry+7 more
Ecologic Brands, part of Jabil Packaging Solutions, designs and manufactures custom fiber-based and molded-fiber packaging for consumer packaged goods brands.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyNew MaterialsOakland, US
Julie Corbett(Director)Ira Maroofian(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNancy Pfund(Director)inTory Patterson(Director)Greg Rodrigues(Director)Aaron Enrico(Director)
Co-investorsAiiM PartnersSafer MadeDBL Partners
eCurrency develops secure infrastructure for central banks to issue and manage digital versions of their national currencies alongside traditional notes and coins.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechFintechGovTechDublin, IE
Co-investorsSenaHill PartnersFlourish Ventures
Energy Web builds blockchain-based infrastructure and a marketplace (Energy Web X) offering compute pools such as SmartFlow, Carbon-Aware, and GP4BTC for energy and sustainability applications.
CleantechCrypto & Web3Energy
Ed Hesse(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAdvanced BlockchainBlackhorn VenturesFuture Energy VenturesMerkle Tree Capital+4 more
Farrah Fox provides emotion-led wedding photography, capturing candid moments and portraits for couples on their wedding day.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentRichmond, US
Farrah Fox
Forager Project makes organic, dairy-free cultured sour cream and related fermented products using plant-based ingredients like cashewmilk and coconut.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
StephenJC
Co-investorsDanone Manifesto Venture
Heartbeat Health builds a modern cardiology ecosystem to deliver cardiovascular care through technology-enabled interventions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Jeffrey Wessler(Founder)inBrian Greer(Executive Officer)Mark Hanson(Executive Officer)Nayan Jain(Executive Officer)
BoardPayal Divakaran(Director)inSteve Dildine(Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesEcho Health VenturesCollaborative FundDesigner FundEnsemble LabsHitachi Ventures+3 more
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Humane was a consumer hardware startup founded by former Apple executives that developed the Ai Pin, a screenless wearable AI device.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Imran Chaudhri(Founder)inBethany Bongiorno(Founder)Imran Chaudhri Bethany Bongiorno(Founder)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesNext VenturesValia VenturesBond Capital ManagementForerunner VenturesLachy Groom+10 more
Icon provides a portable retirement plan (PRP) that enables small and midsize businesses to offer retirement savings benefits to employees without sponsorship or compliance burden.
FintechPortland, US
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsPortland Seed FundRethink ImpactBBG VenturesTTV Capital
Jiko provides T-bill-backed accounts that automatically invest corporate cash in U.S.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stephane Lintner(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAnthem Venture Management, LlcCore Venture CapitalDigital Currency GroupEmbark VenturesNyca+11 more
A plant-based egg company that creates egg products from plant ingredients as an alternative to conventional egg production.
ConsumerFoodTechEmeryville, US
Josh Tetrick(Founder)inJosh Balk(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationCollaborative FundDynabrand VenturesNew Ground VenturesSnatched VenturesVegInvest+7 more
A lending platform emphasizing design and automation to help people get out of debt and rebuild credit.
Oakland, US
Jerry Nemorin(Founder)inCatherine Root(Director)KG Charles-Harris(Director)inMichael Snyder(Director)Roseman Nemorin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalKapor CapitalAccionCross Culture VenturesPrudential FinancialTuesday Capital
LendUp provides financial content and education about personal lending products, helping borrowers understand loan options, costs, and alternatives to borrowing in the consumer finance sector.
Digital HealthFintechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Sasha Orloff(CEO)inJacob Rosenberg(CTO)inAnu Shultes(Founder)Sarina Siddhanti(Growth and Business Development)inAdena Nadler(Product Management Intern)inMegan Long
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Jack AltmanQED InvestorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBronze Investments+15 more
A marketplace connecting consumers with local producers of fresh produce, meat, dairy, grains, and artisanal products from New York state growers and makers.
AgTechConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesNew York, US
Co-investorsUrban Innovation
Merge4 builds pure solid-state DC power distribution hardware with integrated "physical AI" firmware for real-time monitoring, control, and predictive fault analytics of power infrastructure.
Mission-driven fintech expanding affordable mobile banking for unbanked and underbanked populations.
Wole Coaxum(Founder)in
Co-investorsPortfoliaThompson Hutton, LLCTruist Ventures125 VenturesCanaan PartnersCommerce Ventures+1 more
Notpla makes packaging products from seaweed and plants as an alternative to single-use plastic.
Circular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsLondon, GB
Pierre-Yves Paslier(Founder)inRodrigo Garcia Gonzalez(Cofounder & Co-CEO)inRodrigo García González(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesBay Bridge Ventures ClimateCool Climate CollectiveHorizons VenturesNew Earth VenturesRegeneration.VC+3 more
OhmConnect engages members to shift their electricity usage toward cleaner and cheaper times, helping them save money while supporting grid stability and renewable energy integration.
ConsumerEnergyIoTSaaSOakland, US
Matt Duesterberg(Founder)inCurtis Tongue
Co-investors500 GlobalAspect VenturesChamaeleonCity LightFloodgateJapan Energy Capital+2 more
Payward is the parent company behind Kraken and a portfolio of financial products covering trading, custody, payments, lending, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
Crypto & Web3FintechCheyenne, US
Jesse Powell(Director)inStephanie Lemmerman(Executive Officer)David Ripley(Executive Officer)inArjun Sethi(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Percoco(Executive Officer)Mayur Gupta(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsRaido Venture HoldingsDRW Venture CapitalNasdaq VenturesTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)Tribe CapitalTVP Bitcoin Venture
Ripple Foods makes plant-based milk, shakes, and half & half products from yellow peas, marketed as sustainable alternatives to dairy and other plant-based milks.
Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodBerkeley, US
Adam Lowry(Founder)Dr. Neil Renninger(Co-founder)Neil Renninger(Founder)
Co-investorsBloom8Collaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersFall Line CapitalGroundForce CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+9 more
Nathaneo Johnson(Founder)Sean Hargrow(Founder)
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcDraper Goren BlockchainPear VCUncommon Projects Capital Management
Zillow Closing (formerly Spruce) provides a digital title and closing service for homebuyers, offering a streamlined online process with a dedicated closer as a single point of contact.
FintechPropTech
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMetaProp VenturesNotation CapitalThird PrimeBrighter CapitalElectric Capital+3 more
Suma Wealth provides AI-powered financial coaching through chatbot assistants that help users budget, track spending, and build savings with personalized advice available in English and Spanish.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech
Beatriz Acevedo(Founder)in
Co-investors2045 VenturesBackstage CapitalFemale FoundersHow Women InvestPortfoliaResilienceVC+5 more
SuperCircle is a technology and reverse logistics platform that helps retail brands launch trade-in programs and manage excess inventory to reduce textile waste.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Chloe Marie Songer(Founder)inStuart Ahlum(Founder)in
Co-investorsFab Co-Creation Studio VenturesFoundryRareBreed VenturesRenewal FundsStarting LineUlu Ventures+4 more
Tala is a financial infrastructure company that uses AI and alternative data to deliver credit and financial services to underserved populations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodSanta Monica, US
Shivani Siroya(Founder)in
Co-investorsActive PartnersBAM VenturesCircle & Co.Clocktower VenturesCollaborative FundDCVC (Data Collective)+26 more
TED is a nonprofit that shares educational and inspiring talks and ideas with a global audience to encourage change across individuals and communities.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Co-investorsThink+ Ventures Management, LlcChicago Ventures
True Link provides financial cards designed to protect vulnerable individuals, particularly elderly people, from fraud and financial abuse while enabling greater independence.
ConsumerFintechNew York City, US
Kai Stinchcombe(CEO)inClaire McDonnell(COO)inKhanh Tran(People Operations Associate)Jerod Laughlin(CMO)
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersCollaborative FundDeciensGenerator Ventures+17 more
Twism provides a platform that lets businesses create their own branded, programmable currency ("Coins") that customers can earn, buy, trade, and spend, while consumers store all their Coins and offers in a single universal wallet.
FintechMarketing TechSaaS
UrbanFootprint provides granular data and risk-intelligence tools to energy utilities, financial institutions, government agencies, and corporations for planning climate-resilient infrastructure investments.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationPropTechSaaS
Joe DiStefano(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbonDcode CapitalnoaValo Ventures
Walden Local Meat delivers 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised meat and provisions like milk, eggs, and butter through a subscription plan, sourced from 30+ family farms in the Eastern USA.
AgTechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBurlington, US
Charles Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)
Bevel is a personal grooming brand that offers shave kits, beard and hair care products, and skin care items for men.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Tristan Walker
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAurumMaC Venture CapitalNext Legacy PartnersUpfront Ventures+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Mobility Capital Finance, Inc.Carbon LighthouseLightbox UrbanfootprintOhmConnect EnergyS
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.
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Payward · pymnts.com · Sep 11, 2026
True Link · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 26, 2026
Derapi · finsmes.com · Feb 3, 2026
Jiko · finsmes.com · Oct 8, 2025
Walden Local · waldenlocalmeat.com · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Radicle Impact made?
- Radicle Impact has 51 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Radicle Impact invest at?
- Radicle Impact invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Radicle Impact's typical check size?
- Radicle Impact typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
- What sectors does Radicle Impact focus on?
- Radicle Impact focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Radicle Impact located?
- Radicle Impact is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Radicle Impact co-invest with?
- Radicle Impact most often shares deals with Collaborative Fund, Evolution VC Partners, GV (Google Ventures), among 183 tracked co-investors.
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