Climate and energy

This page lists investors from the Cut Through Venture investor database that back Australian climate tech, cleantech and energy startups, including specialist climate funds, generalist VCs with climate mandates, and government-backed vehicles.

Climate tech is consistently one of the most active sectors by deal count. It led all sectors with 41 deals in 2023, then raised $609M across 55 deals in 2024, the most deals of any sector, per the State of Australian Startup Funding 2024. In Q2 2026 it was second by deal count with 11 rounds and a median deal size of $5M. The persistent gap is at scale-up stage, where later rounds in climate and deep tech often still rely on government support.

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