The following is an excerpt from a column by the Reuters authored by Jo Ann Corkran and Loretta McCarthy. Read the rest here.
Sub: According to the most recent Angel Funders Report by the Angel Capital Association, clean-tech represented 11% of all angel investments in 2024, holding steady even amid broader market fluctuations
Climate innovation is no longer limited to billion-dollar labs. Entrepreneurs, many of them women, are at the forefront of turning urgent environmental problems into fundable, scalable businesses. And “angel” investors, who invest the first outside capital in startups, have taken notice.
Clean tech has been one of the most steadily growing categories for angels since 2023, when it saw the highest funding rate among all sectors. According to the most recent Angel Funders Report by the Angel Capital Association, clean-tech represented 11% of all angel investments in 2024, holding steady even amid broader market fluctuations.
The company we founded, Golden Seeds, invests exclusively in women-led companies and is one of the most active angel networks in the U.S. in terms of dollars invested. In 2025, of all new companies we invested in, 24% were in climate tech. That is four out of 17 new investments.
The shift is driven by three converging forces: increased urgency around climate action, declining availability of government grants, and new technologies that can move from concept to deployment with early-stage capital. These factors are opening the door for angels to meaningfully advance climate solutions.
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