Real, verified funding sources for cleantech founders in California: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in California matched "CleanTech" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: David Miller, Daniel Goldman, Temple Fennell
General partners: ROSHEN PUJARI, ANUPAM AGARWAL
Contrary Capital
Pear VC Accelerator
Techstars Los Angeles
LAUNCH Accelerator
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CleanTech falls under the broader "Clean Energy" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
NASA Headquarters
U.S. National Science Foundation
Geological Survey
Geological Survey
NASA Headquarters
U.S. National Science Foundation
We don't have any funds headquartered in California whose name references cleantech. Below are cleantech-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
8 accelerator programs open to California-based cleantech founders are in our database, including programs based in California and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in California are in our database, ranked by member count with cleantech-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
28 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Clean Energy category, which is where cleantech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including California), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.