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Climate Scout Fund
Climate Scout Fund is a climate-focused venture scout fund created through a collaboration among Climate Capital, Earthshot Ventures, and Elemental Excelerator / Elemental Impact. The program's mission is to empower a diverse set of climate-tech leaders with capital and community to seed the next generation of climate solutions.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Climate Scout Fund offers
What Climate Scout Fund is
Climate Scout Fund is a climate-focused venture scout fund created through a collaboration among Climate Capital, Earthshot Ventures, and Elemental Excelerator / Elemental Impact. The program's mission is to empower a diverse set of climate-tech leaders with capital and community to seed the next generation of climate solutions.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Scout Program
- Host organization
- Climate Scout
- Last reviewed
- May 26, 2026
What Scout program means
A scout program is a structured venture-capital program that recruits external people to help a fund discover, refer, evaluate, or sometimes invest in early-stage startups.
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Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Hybrid
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Eligibility
Professionals with established networks in climate tech ecosystem Angel investors and potential scout investors Those plugged into startup accelerators and innovation hubs (Y Combinator, Google X, etc.) Individuals with climate tech domain expertise Many scouts who also angel invest
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- AI · Cleantech · Climate · Energy · Industrial
- Regions
- Global
- Audience
- Scouts · Investors · Founders · Operators · Researchers
- Geographic eligibility
- Global
- Career stage
- Student · Mid Career · Senior · Executive
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Remote
- Main location
- Global
- Cohort size
- 20
- Engagement
- Part Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Direct Referral
- Application materials
- Linkedin · Written Statement
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Capital to deploy in pre-seed climate companies Access to co-investing opportunities Carried interest on successful investments Community of like-minded climate-focused investors Leverage existing networks for deal sourcing Partnership with leading climate tech organizations
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Climate Scout Fund is published in Upseed as a scout program program hosted by Climate Scout. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 26, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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