# Environmental Defense Fund

> Environmental Defense Fund is a VC fund backing Consulting and Non Profit. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11198?trk=tyah&trkInfo=idx%3A2-1-4%2CtarId%3A1425895273292%2Ctas%3AEnvironmental+Defense+Fund
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund
- Website: http://www.edf.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund?_rdr

Environmental Defense Fund is a VC fund in Washington focused on Consulting and Non Profit. Environmental Defense Fund provides solutions for environmental problems. It is a non-profit organization that protects the environmental rights of people, including access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.The company was incorporated in 1967 and is based in New York, United States with additionaloffices nationwide.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Environmental Defense Fund. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Environmental Defense Fund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/environmental-defense-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Grant | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Art Cooley | Co-Founder & Secretary | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/art-cooley |
| Brian Attas | Vice President of Corporate Services and Risk Management | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-attas |
| Dan Mueller | Senior Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-mueller |
| Frank Convery | Chief Economist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-convery |
| Fred Krupp | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-krupp |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Climate Policy Radar | Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services. | $6.8M | Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Climate Policy Radar | Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services. | $6.8M | Grant | Feb 20, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google.org](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-org) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Open Society Foundations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-society-foundations) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Patrick J. McGovern Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-j-mcgovern-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Quadrature Climate Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quadrature-climate-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Schmidt Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schmidt-futures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sequoia Climate Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-climate-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Environmental Defense Fund invest in?

Environmental Defense Fund invests primarily in Consulting, Non Profit and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Environmental Defense Fund?

Public channels for Environmental Defense Fund include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Environmental Defense Fund?

The team at Environmental Defense Fund includes Art Cooley (Co-Founder & Secretary), Brian Attas (Vice President of Corporate Services and Risk Management) and Dan Mueller (Senior Manager), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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