Earthshot Ventures
VC Fund
East Palo Alto, United States
Earthshot Ventures is a VC fund in East Palo Alto focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Earthshot Ventures is backing technologies that will define the next industrial era. We focus on energy, AI, and critical minerals - markets where new inventions will unlock both outsized returns and positive climate impact. The fund is led by Mike Jackson who has spent 15 years as an entrepreneur and VC in climate tech, and Dawn Lippert, founder and CEO of Elemental Impact.
- Total investments:
- 40
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
Last updated:
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Industries Earthshot Ventures invests in
Stages Earthshot Ventures invests in
Countries Earthshot Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3M–$17M
- Series A
- $10M–$120M
- Series B
- $25M–$195M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (10%)
- CleanTech 3 (8%)
- Agriculture 3 (8%)
- Sustainability 3 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 14 (35%)
- Series A 10 (25%)
- Series B 5 (13%)
- Series C 2 (5%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 22 (55%)
- Canada 2 (5%)
- Sweden 1 (3%)
- Germany 1 (3%)
- Switzerland 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Jackson
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 17 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubble Network is a developer of a satellite-powered Bluetooth network that enables devices to connect regardless of cellular reception. | $200M / Series C / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Atana is a data-driven resource company that accelerates the exploration and development of flowing critical minerals. | $27.5M / Seed / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Cloover is a new financial solution that makes it possible for anyone to become self-sufficient in clean energy - on decent terms. | $22M / Series A / Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Unlimited Industries transforms how critical infrastructure is engineered and delivered, accelerating a future of abundance with AI-powered. | $12M / Seed / Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Ceramic.ai builds enterprise-grade infrastructure to optimize how companies train and deploy their AI models | Seed / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Ceramic operates as an Artificial Intelligence company. | $12M / Seed / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Klim makes farmland more resilient, then turns that resilience into value across the food chain. Our digital regenerative agronomist guides each farm through the switch to regenerative practices, lifting yield and soil health while cutting input costs. Food companies, banks, and insurers fund and verify that progress across their supply chains.Because we sell no seeds, fertiliser, or chemicals, every side trusts us as the neutral engine for soil regeneration. | $22M / Series A / Nov 12, 2024 | ||
| KoBold Metals is investing in battery materials projects across the globe by combining basic ore-deposit science, big data, and scientific computing with patient private capital.The company's software uses datasets with conventional geochemical, geophysical and geological data in statistical association models to identify prospects to ensure acobalt supply for the electric vehicle revolution, enabling mineral exploration companies to find new sources of cobalt through machine learning and data analysis. | $537M / Series C / Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Vaulted Deep provides proven technology solutions for permanent carbon removal to promote local environmental and community health. It is a spin-off of Advantek Waste Management Services. | $32.3M / Series A / Oct 02, 2024 | ||
| Ceramic operates as an Artificial Intelligence company. | Seed / Aug 14, 2024 | ||
| See all 40 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Earthshot Ventures invest in?
Earthshot Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Earthshot Ventures invest in?
Earthshot Ventures typically joins rounds of $3M–$17M at Seed, $10M–$120M at Series A and $25M–$195M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Earthshot Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Earthshot Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Earthshot Ventures?
The team at Earthshot Ventures includes Mike Jackson (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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