Real, verified funding sources for climate tech founders in Texas: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
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Quake Capital Partners
Surge Ventures (Houston)
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
UT Austin Longhorn Startup
Founder Institute Austin
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Climate Tech falls under the broader "Clean Energy" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Texas) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
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U.S. National Science Foundation
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U.S. National Science Foundation
Yes — 1 funds headquartered in Texas have "Climate Tech" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
7 accelerator programs open to Texas-based climate tech founders are in our database, including programs based in Texas and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Texas are in our database, ranked by member count with climate tech-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 climate tech falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Texas), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.