Our panel of committed early stage climate investors untangle the trendlines and make sense out of early stage climate investing.
Early stage stage climate was the last to feel the chill, but investments in the first half (versus 1H 2023) in seed declined 12% and deal count tumbled 30%, while Series A investment fell 12% with deals down 23%. At the same time deal size for seed rose slightly, up 2%, and Series A rose 16%. Possibly related to all that are signs of category flight: only 13% of investors active in the first half of this year had prior climate investments versus 30% a year earlier, according to Sightline Climate . Our panel of committed early stage climate investors will untangle the trendlines and make sense out of early stage climate investing.