Our Impact
We support startups that bring impactful climate technologies to market
Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly known as Clean Energy Trust, delivers positive climate impact and inclusive opportunity by helping high-potential climate tech startups from the Greater Midwest succeed.
These successes beget more success, attracting more capital, talent, and resources in support of innovative climate technologies.
Creating positive and compounding impact
4.5X
Our 501vc® Investment Fund aligns philanthropic and corporate contributions to deliver economic, environmental, and social impact. Our investments in early stage climate technologies demonstrate this positive and compounding impact.
With 5 exits realized to date, $400,000 in philanthropic contributions that funded initial investments, and $1.4M in gains from our realized investments, we proudly have $1.8M in funds available for reinvestment.
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“As a technology entrepreneur in Chicago for over 25 years, I know how difficult entrepreneurship can be. That is why I’m so passionate about Evergreen Climate Innovations. Evergreen has been a tremendous partner since I launched Agentis Energy over 10 years ago. Evergreen helped us grow as we scaled from an idea to over 4 million customers, leading to a successful acquisition. Our success story proves that climate impact can be achieved with local Midwest talent, investors, and high-impact partners like Evergreen.”
We believe in tomorrow
$350M
Evergreen actively helps our portfolio of early-stage climate tech startups achieve their milestones. We work together to identify funding and demonstration opportunities, customers, and investors. Our hands-on support helps each company grow and succeed.
Beyond the money we invest, we provide invaluable resources and opportunities that arise from our extensive network throughout the climate tech innovation ecosystem that we have spent over a decade cultivating.
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