# Climate Innovation Capital

> Climate Innovation Capital is a VC fund backing Agriculture and Manufacturing. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climate-innovation-capital/
- Website: https://climateinnovationcapital.com/

Climate Innovation Capital is a growth equity fund focused on late-stage venture and mid-market PE.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Climate Innovation Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Climate Innovation Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/climate-innovation-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 3 | 27% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 27% |
| AgTech | 2 | 18% |
| Farming | 2 | 18% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 18% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 45% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 45% |
| Canada | 3 | 27% |
| Israel | 1 | 9% |
| Norway | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Kimsa | Founder & Managing Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-kimsa |
| Nelson Switzer | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nelson-switzer |
| Paul Atkinson | Founder & Managing Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-atkinson |
| Paul Manias | Founder & Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-manias-7fa4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skyward Wildfire Technologies | Skyward is a climate & fire solution that prevents lightning, when and where needed, from starting catastrophic wildfires | $5.8M | Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Nofence | Nofence is a system virtual fencing for grazing animals. Virtual fencing of livestock has been a concept long discussed in academia. The Norwegian ag-tech startup Nofence has since 2011 developed and patented a solution for virtual fencing that has proven to work. The customers say that this will become a real gamechanger for livestock managementsince pastures can easily be defined by a few clicks on a tablet/smartphone. The herd is then safely fenced in and can be monitored. The system will send notifications if something happens. From the global food security perspective, this solution will make it much easier to utilize the uncultivated land for varied and healthy pasture, and make it possible to produce more food on cultivated land. | $35M | Series B | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| XGS Energy | XGS Energy is a geothermal heat harvesting technology company. | $13M |  | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| MyLand Company | MyLand is a soil health company. By focusing on soil health, MyLand is helping to tackle two of the world’s biggest challenges: food security and climate disruption. MyLand’s innovative and patented technology allows farmers to easily and rapidly implement regenerative agriculture practices and improve their soil health by harnessing the land’s ownnatural ecosystem. MyLand partners with farmers to infuse life into the soil, helping to return farms to their most fertile state, achieving greater productivity and enhanced profitability. For additional information on how MyLand is transforming soil health globally, visit MyLand.ag. | $23M | Series B | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Mysa | Mysa is the first ever high-voltage thermostat that is truly smart. It is fully featured for the conscientious consumer: smart learning features which amount to approximately 15% savings on energy bills, remote access to control their home’s heating through their smartphone from anywhere in the world, and integration with popular smart homeplatforms (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Homekit) | $8.1M | Series B | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| CleanFiber | CleanFiber is a construction manufacturing company that makes building insulation from recycled corrugated cardboard. They are preparing to launch their first facility and they have customer commitments. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York. | $28M | Series B | Apr 12, 2024 |  |
| Kuva Systems | Kuva Systems has developed an industrial IoT solution that continuously monitors and quantifies the intensity of methane and VOC emissions. Our infrared imaging system automatically detects and measures emissions and provides operators with an annotated video clip of the leak.Kuva Systems was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge,Massachusetts. | $11.3M | Series A | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| LineVision | LineVision provides electric utilities with the real-time monitoring and analytics needed to secure the future of the grid. LineVision’s patented non-contact sensors collect critical information to unlock additional capacity on existing lines, provide insight into conductor health, and detect anomalies and risks. LineVision’s platform is rapidlydeployed at scale without the need for scheduled outages, live line work, or specialized installation equipment. LineVision is helping our utility partners around the world lead the energy transition by increasing the capacity, resilience, and safety of the grid. For more information visit: www.LineVisionInc.com | $33M | Series C | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| Groundwork BioAg | Groundwork develops, manufactures and commercializes mycorrhizal inoculants for mainstream agriculture. Their customers achieve significantly higher crop yields, while reducing their environmental impact and saving money on agricultural inputs. | $18M | Series B | Aug 18, 2022 |  |
| Manifest Climate | Manifest Climate uncover the insights needed to respond to climate pressure and find climate confidence. | $24M | Series A | Mar 31, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Round13 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/round13-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Active Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-impact-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cycle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycle-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HSBC Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Killick Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/killick-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ahlstrom Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahlstrom-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Climate Innovation Capital invest in?

Climate Innovation Capital invests primarily in Agriculture, Manufacturing and AgTech startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Climate Innovation Capital?

Public channels for Climate Innovation Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Climate Innovation Capital?

The team at Climate Innovation Capital includes Kevin Kimsa (Founder & Managing Partner), Nelson Switzer (Managing Partner & Co-Founder) and Paul Atkinson (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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