Anthropocene Ventures

What they do

Founded in 2021, Anthropocene Ventures is a specialized early-stage climate technology venture capital firm based in San Francisco. The firm focuses on backing founders who leverage exponential technologies and hard science to address existential climate challenges. They position themselves contrarianly by avoiding over-capitalized mainstream renewable energy sectors, instead targeting undercapitalized niches like water, the built environment, and alternative materials. With a team of seasoned operators and veteran investors, they are known for helping technical PhD founders transition from research to commercialization.

What they look for

Anthropocene Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech companies leveraging hard science and novel engineering to create a global economy more closely aligned with the earth's ecology. They believe the world is entering a fourth industrial revolution driven by climate change and national security concerns, necessitating the reindustrialization of the planet.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

Climate, Deeptech, Healthcare, Proptech

Based

San Francisco, US