Manage risk,
seize opportunity.

Enabling climate-aligned value creation from inception to scale

The VCA equips venture firms with practitioner-built frameworks, resources, intelligence, and opportunties to navigate the climate transition.

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Focus areas

What we're focused on.

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2026

Climate Tech Scaling

Market intelligence, guidance, and key connections for scaling climate tech infrastructure, including sector-specific scaling pathways, capital stack and market guides, and ecosystem programming

2026

Climate Tech Scaling

Market intelligence, guidance, and key connections for scaling climate tech infrastructure, including sector-specific scaling pathways, capital stack and market guides, and ecosystem programming

2025

Policy Engagement

Policy support for climate-aligned portcos, including curated resources, webinars, and connections to engagement opportunities.

2025

Policy Engagement

Policy support for climate-aligned portcos, including curated resources, webinars, and connections to engagement opportunities.

2024

Climate Strategy & Disclosure

Practitioner-built frameworks for assessing, tracking, and communicating your portfolio's climate positioning. Designed for lean investment teams.

2024

Climate Strategy & Disclosure

Practitioner-built frameworks for assessing, tracking, and communicating your portfolio's climate positioning. Designed for lean investment teams.

Events

What's on our calendar.

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FOAK Workshop at San Francisco Climate Week 2026

Founders, capital providers, and project partners join a hands-on workshop focused on advancing first-of-a-kind climate projects to commercial scale.

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ISI Launch at San Francisco Climate Week 2026

Investors, founders, and ecosystem partners come together to mark the launch of the Innovation Scaling Initiative and connect during SF Climate Week.

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Climate Networking Breakfast: Boston Climate Week 2026

Founders, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders gather for a casual breakfast to connect and exchange ideas across the climate tech ecosystem.

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Why VCA

By venture capital, for the teams we invest in.

Practical tools for a transition that's already underway.

Whether you're a generalist fund or investing exclusively in climate solutions, managing climate-related risk and opportunity is now core to good investing. The VCA equips member GPs and their portfolio companies with voluntary, practitioner-built resources, support, and opportunties to navigate the climate transition and build durable category leadership — from day one.

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Climate risk is investment risk.

73% of LPs now expect climate strategy from their GPs. The question isn't whether to act — it's how to do it well with or without a dedicated sustainability team.

Members

Leaders from across the venture industry.

The VCA membership is comprised of leading VCs investing across energy, industrialization, transport, built environment, food, ag & nature, carbon removals, AI, and enterprise software.

The VCA membership is comprised of leading VCs investing across energy, industrialization, transport, built environment, food, ag & nature, carbon removals, AI, and enterprise software.

The VCA membership is comprised of leading VCs investing across energy, industrialization, transport, built environment, food, ag & nature, carbon removals, AI, and enterprise software.

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Resources

Explore our work.

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Climate Tech Scaling

Innovation Scaling Initiative

A two-year initiative helping climate technologies cross the "missing middle" from proven concept to commercial-scale deployment.

Climate Tech Scaling

Climate Solutions Framework

Value creation-oriented impact practices for climate solutions companies, segmented by commercialization stage.

Climate Strategy & Disclosure

Annual Disclosure Guidance

Thirteen standardized annual disclosures covering portfolio alignment and operational emissions for venture GPs.

Why join

Access frameworks, guidance, and a network that compounds.

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Tools & Frameworks

Practicioner-developed resources built by and for VCs.

Expert Guidance

Plan, track, and share your progress with ease using integrated dashboards.

Member Network

A trusted network of VCs investing across sectors, sharing knowledge and practices.

FAQs

Your questions, answered.

What is the Venture Climate Alliance?

The VCA is a global alliance of venture capital firms building voluntary, practitioner-developed tools and resources to help GPs integrate climate-aligned practices into their investment process — from first check to exit.

Who are VCA members?

Our membership includes 80+ venture firms investing across energy, transport, food & agriculture, industrials, AI, and enterprise software — from climate-focused specialists to large generalist funds. See the full list on our Members page.

Who is eligible to join the VCA?

Membership is open to any venture capital investor, anywhere in the world. We welcome both climate-focused funds and generalist firms looking to integrate climate strategy into their practice.

What do members get?

Members receive access to practitioner-developed frameworks (including the Portfolio Alignment Framework and Climate Solutions Framework), a members-only knowledge base, peer convenings, policy engagement opportunities including Congressional fly-ins, and co-investment facilitation across the climate tech ecosystem.

Are VCA resources available to non-members?

Yes. Our public resources — including portfolio company guidance, sector primers, and select frameworks — are freely available. Members get additional access to deep-dive reports, deal flow tools, and the full knowledge base.

Join us.

Membership in the VCA is open to venture investors, anywhere in the world. To request joining the VCA, please complete our membership form.

Join us.

Membership in the VCA is open to venture investors, anywhere in the world. To request joining the VCA, please complete our membership form.

Join us.

Membership in the VCA is open to venture investors, anywhere in the world. To request joining the VCA, please complete our membership form.