Our Impact
We support startups that bring impactful climate technologies to market
Evergreen Climate Innovations 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.
Fostering a Sustainable Future
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“"The model of deploying philanthropy to foster innovations in climate tech is as compelling as it has ever been. Simply put, Evergreen Climate Innovations has proven the viability of the model. For me, it was an effortless decision 14 years ago to join Nick Pritzker and Michael Polsky as a founding Board member of Clean Energy Trust (now Evergreen). CEOs Amy Francetic and subsequently Erik Birkerts successfully executed our founding vision. I am very excited to witness the current Board and team work with new CEO Michelle Carr to continue the tradition and even surpass past successes. The best is yet to come!””
We believe in tomorrow
$473M
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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