11 Clean Tech Investors Based in Palo Alto

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Palo Alto-based founders connect with clean tech-based investors that write checks into Clean Tech companies. Here are 11 investors that match that criteria.

1) Aki Jiang

Fund: World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Title: Investor / Economist
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Enterprise, Sales Tech, Social Impact

2) Amir Kabir

Fund: AV8 Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation

3) Brian Burton

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

4) Israel Munoz

Fund: Acrew Capital
Title: Associate Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Logistics

5) Jared Katzen

Fund: PruVen Capital
Title: Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Future of Work, Fintech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Proptech

6) Marta Saxena

Fund: Valo Ventures
Title: Finance
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Fashion, Internet of Things, Cosmetics, Art, AR/VR, AI, Agriculture Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Cybersecurity, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Insurtech, eSports, Parenting, Travel, Sales Tech, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Future of Work

7) Matthew Divack

Fund: Moment Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

8) Michael Nunez

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Senior Marketing Manager
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Logistics, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space

9) Nishant Singh

Fund: Playground Global
Title: Venture Investor
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation, Space

10) Otilia Barbuta

Fund: HP
Title: Senior Associate / HP Tech Ventures
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

11) Seth Winterroth

Fund: Eclipse Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC