Investing in pre and seed stage climate tech companies that leverage hard science and novel engineering to create a global economy more closely aligned with the earth’s ecology.
We know the
earth is burning. It’s time to identify and develop solutions.
Technology has matured, talent
is dedicated to finding solutions, and capital from public and
private sectors are committed
•
Compression of value creation in pre and seed stage for science-based companies specifically.
There is non dilutive grant funding to build
“product” , there are (climate/deep tech specific)
accelerators for capacity building not he
commercial & business side, then there are
alternative capital formation options post series A.
There is a dearth of pre and Seed funders for
deep tech climate.
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Why Now &
Why Anthropocene?
O3
Striking where the most value will be created.
Team
O2
Our Team is balanced
Timing
O1
Our team is experienced, focused, determined, and diligent. This is our passion, and our numbers back it up.
The timing is perfect
Urgency
The issue is urgent
O4
Opportunity
There is a specific opportunity:
Tech is de-risked, pre/seed in climate is under capitalized, corporate and governments are market makers
Strategic Opportunity
• •
The Macro is the best it’s been in 15 years.
VC has been reset so this vintage (23/24/25) will
be great
Tactical Opportunity
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THE MACRO
We believe the world
is entering a fourth
industrial revolution.
One that is driven by a reaction both to climate change and updated national security concerns.
We are reindustrializing the planet, focusing on net zero and more
resilient supply and value chains.
UNITED STATES
$500B
from IRA, CHIPS & Science Act,
Jobs Act
EUROPE
$1.1T
by 2030 from European Green
Deal
40%
of Fortune 500 companies with Net Zero targets
25%
of 2022 venture funding in Climate Tech
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Who We Are
Our Team
The Anthropocene team combines decades of success in founding, scaling and investing in startups. We exclusively focused on climate for the last 5 years, as angels and with Anthropocene Fund I.
Matt McGraw
Managing Partner
Matt is a lifelong day zero entrepreneur, founder of Rocket Science, Dispatch Labs, and Constellation Labs. Married into climate policy expertise, he brings 15 years of experience, a stellar angel investor track record (Twitter, MasterClass), and a focus on physics, deep tech, Blockchain, and AI. His expertise in layer 1 protocols and deep M&A experience showcase his strategic impact in the business world.
Alicia Cha Umphreys
Managing Partner
Alicia, seasoned VC investor with notable roles at Formation 8 and 8VC. Key player in launching 8VC ($4B AUM, frontier tech focus) and Brookfield's $350M VC fund for the built environment. Three years overseeing 8VC portfolio companies, showcasing expertise in growth strategy and tech investment.
Jim Boettcher
Managing Partner
Jim, founder of top-performing Focus Ventures, lifetime AUM over $1.1 billion, Forbes Midas list recognition. Seasoned VC with 30 board positions, overseeing $3 billion in investor liquidity. Dedicated climate investor since the 80s, emphasizing water and waste management. Trained as an electrical engineer, Jim brings deep expertise to hard science projects, marking a versatile career in investment and technology.
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Who We Are
We are a community from industry, government, academia and capital markets. With our Human Impact Team (HIT), we can
select better.
We have an extensive network of deep expertise for sourcing, due diligence and managing our portfolio.
Daniel Kriozere Climate Capital GP Deal Sourcing
Arnaud Blandin
CEO Beyond Builders ESG Measurement
Ben Bartlett
CA Elected Official Crypto & Green Policy
Sarah Slaughter
ED Built Environment Coalition Built Environment
Chad Dyer
Fr. CIO Sequoia Data and Platforms
Rachel Howard
Public Private Partnerships
Rik Willard
Agentic
Data Policy & Finance
Leah Edwards
Pegasus Tech ventures, UC Berkeley
LATAM Commercialization
Lerwin Liu
Asian Development Bank Circular Economic Models
Nathaniel Krasnoff WEF, Carnegie Melon VC/PE Deal Making
Reese Jones
Founder Singularity U Futurism, Biomimicry
Paul Willard RGREP VC Robotics
Zixiao
PCH
Supply Chain
Sander Dolder
NYC EDC
Public Policy, Smart Cities
Chisom A'marie New Voices Fund ClimateTech VC
Elizabeth Hunker Data & Economics
Star Varga Early Stage
John taylor
Founder, Nowleadership.co Evolutionary Leadership
ShadanAzali
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Columbia U
Public Policy & Regulations
Danielle Wood MIT Media Lab Space Tech
Lisa Yu
Dream Teamers
Scaling & Commercialization
Pam Marrone Marrone Bio
Ag & Food Tech
Peter Light
Fr Google X Renewable Energy
Alexander Torrenegra CEO Torre.co
Global Talent & Recruiting
Dr. Laureen Meroueh
Hydrogen & Mech Engineering
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Our Investment Criteria Defines Our Investment Process
WE ARE AN EARLY-STAGE FIRM: PRE-SEED, SEED, SERIES A
Pre Seed,
Seed
+ Series A
Undercapitalized Climate
Verticals
Exponential Technology and Hard Science Solutions
Where We Can
Add Value
Early Stage allows us to focus on what will be investable by larger institutions 2-4 years from now.
MOIC > Ownership % at this stage. SPVs for Pro Rata.
We expect high # of M&A deals with our portfolio after series A, so less dilution.
Renewable Energy + Decarb are the brand name sectors.
We believe H2O, built environment, alternative materials, etc. will be the focus in 2-4 years.
Get better deals + valuations.
Reindustrializing will be brick by brick, not wholesale replacement of existing value and supply chains.
Deep Tech time to market has been drastically reduced because of exponential technologies.
Private market physical science solutions are pulling ahead on the J curve.
Most firms avoid these technologies – because they know SaaS and that’s it.
This is where the paydirt is with publicly built infrastructure.
Deep tech founders and scientists know startups through medium posts, for most this is their first rodeo.
We can help them grow the business, not the technology.
We can introduce them to global markets, espescially Asia.
We have great Series A and above firm to take them to when ready.
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