Cool Climate Collective

Name

Cool Climate Collective

Legal name

Cool Climate Collective

Website

https://coolclimatecollective.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Tech Venture Capital

akta.pro primary industry

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA)

Keywords

• Climate tech venture capital
• Angel syndicate investing
• Early-stage climate funding
• Pre-seed seed investing
• Venture capital fund

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Management Fees & Carry: As a VC fund and syndicate, Cool Climate Collective generates revenue through management fees on deployed capital and carried interest (performance fees) on investment returns. They offer diversified exposure to early-stage climate tech portfolio through their fund.
2. Syndicate Investment Participation: Investors join the syndicate and invest via SPVs into climate tech startups sourced and diligence by the collective. The collective likely earns fees or carry from facilitating these co-investments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cool Climate Collective is an angel syndicate and early-stage climate venture collective that deploys Pre-Seed and Seed capital ($100,000-$350,000 checks) into climate tech startups via SPVs on AngelList. It supplements capital with operator-grade diligence, an ad-hoc investment committee model, and a portfolio support ecosystem (foundations_ research, Climate Patents, Climate on the Edge podcast, Bottlenecks Institute). The fund structure provides accredited investors, family offices, and institutional LPs diversified exposure to a 30+ company climate tech portfolio.

Product overview

Cool Climate Collective is an investment collective that offers a unified platform of climate-focused investment and research services. The core offering includes an investment syndicate for co-investing in climate tech startups via SPVs, matched with ad-hoc investment committees that leverage scientific and domain expertise. The ecosystem is supported by foundations_, a research initiative combining expert analysis with AI-enhanced tools for systemic climate risk research, alongside portfolio support initiatives like Climate Patent. Media and research initiatives include the Climate on the Edge podcast and the Bottlenecks Institute. The collective targets Pre-Seed to Seed stage companies ($100k-$350k checks) focused on system-level climate solutions across electrons, atoms, and flows sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• foundations_: Research initiative combining collaborative scientific and market experts with AI-enhanced tools for thesis exploration and market research on systemic climate risks and opportunities.
• Climate on the Edge
• Climate Patents
• Bottlenecks Institute

Products and services

• Investment Syndicate (AngelList) A syndicate platform enabling accredited and HNW investors to participate in climate tech startup investments through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), with the collective providing deal sourcing and diligence.
• Early-Stage Climate Fund A fund providing broad diversified exposure to a curated early-stage climate tech portfolio for institutional and family office LPs, deploying Pre-Seed/Seed checks of $100,000-$350,000.
• Ad-hoc Investment Committees A process that matches scientific, domain, and industry experts to specific deal evaluation workflows, providing the collective's investment decisions with specialized diligence capabilities.
• foundations_ Research Initiative A research initiative combining collaborative scientific and market experts with AI-enhanced tools, engaging in thesis exploration, market research, and deep research on systemic risks and opportunities in climate.
• Climate Patents Portfolio Support A portfolio support initiative that provides patent-related resources and intellectual property strategy services for climate tech companies in the collective's ecosystem.
• Climate on the Edge Podcast A podcast series focused on climate technology discussions and research dissemination, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and hosted by Susan Su.
• Bottlenecks Institute A research and foresight institute focused on identifying and addressing systemic bottlenecks in the deployment of climate solutions, supporting the collective's investment thesis work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ portfolio companies across climate tech sectors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Climate PatentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Patents (climatepatent.co) is a portfolio support initiative that helps with intellectual property strategy for climate tech companies. Listed under Portfolio Support in the ecosystem.
• Climate on the EdgecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPodcast hosted by Susan Su covering climate innovation and technology. Cool Climate Collective features this podcast in their media ecosystem and likely collaborates on content creation.
• Bottlenecks InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and analysis organization focused on identifying bottlenecks in climate solutions. Part of the ecosystem's research initiatives.
• CLMXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClimate media/content platform (clmx.co) featured in the ecosystem for cross-promotion and content distribution.
• Dubai Future FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMehrad contributed research to Dubai Future Foundation's Carbon Report, indicating collaboration on climate research and thought leadership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lowercarbon Capital: Early-stage climate tech fund led by Chris Sacca, deploying capital across carbon removal, energy, and decarbonization startups. Directly comparable to CCC in climate-only thesis, Pre-Seed/Seed focus, and operator-led model, but at materially larger AUM.
• Congruent Ventures: Early-stage venture fund investing across climate, energy, and sustainability themes. Comparable in climate-only mandate and seed-stage focus, with broader LP base and larger fund vehicles than CCC.
• Prelude Ventures (now S2G Ventures): Climate-focused seed/early-stage VC (now part of S2G) targeting systemic decarbonization across food, agriculture, and energy. Comparable climate thesis and seed-stage deployment, but with significantly more capital and follow-on capacity.
• Elemental Excelerator: Climate infrastructure and decarbonization investor deploying non-dilutive and equity capital into early-stage startups. Comparable climate mandate and seed-stage orientation; offers a structured accelerator-style platform versus CCC's syndicate model.
• Clean Energy Ventures: Pre-Seed/Seed climate tech fund backing breakthrough energy, mobility, and decarbonization startups. Closely comparable in stage, mandate, and check size to CCC's syndicate, though operating as a more traditional institutional fund structure.
• Figure 8 Investment: Climate-focused angel syndicate deploying operator capital into early-stage climate startups. Most directly comparable peer to CCC's syndicate structure, investor base, and Pre-Seed/Seed check sizes.

Broad incumbents

• Breakthrough Energy Ventures: Bill Gates-backed climate fund (>$2B) backing early-stage companies across electricity, transportation, buildings, manufacturing, and agriculture. Overlaps in thesis and stage but operates at materially larger scale and as a multi-stage platform investor.

Emerging players

• Prime Coalition: Climate-focused impact investment fund backing early-stage transformative climate technologies through catalytic capital. Comparable climate mandate and early-stage orientation, though structured as a non-profit fund-of-funds versus CCC's syndicate model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cool-climate-collective
• Xx.com/CoolClimateFund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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