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Climate Tech Portfolio Fund III

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Series A
Fund size: €105M
Focus: AI/ML and Climate & Sustainability
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Climate Tech Portfolio Fund III

Climate Tech Portfolio Fund III is a venture capital firm based in Netherlands, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Revenue-stage climate tech across energy, transport, or food

climate tech

fund-of-funds

energy transition

geothermal & batteries

critical minerals & grid infrastructure

Bullish Signals

1800+ investors, €450m AUM, 300+ coswebsite

13 funds, 150+ portfolio companies deployedwebsite

25% net IRR target, Co-Invest Fund Iwebsite

AFM-licensed AIFM, regulated Netherlandsexternal

Climate Tech Fund II: 8-12% IRR from €20Kwebsite

Fund IV: 12-15% IRR, 150+ cos, 6-8 leading fundswebsite

$60m Co-Invest Fund I (exceeded $50m target)website

Portfolio: Fervo, Form Energy, KoBold, Radiant, AssetCoolwebsite

Fervo: world's largest enhanced geothermal plantwebsite

Form Energy & Google: largest grid battery projectwebsite

KoBold: AI-found century-largest copper discoverywebsite

AssetCool: 30% grid capacity, 20x cheaper rebuildwebsite

Radiant: first new US commercial reactor 50 yearswebsite

New Energy Transition Debt Fund: 7-8% IRR, low riskwebsite

Monthly updates, quarterly reports, investor platform accesswebsite

In-person meetups, monthly events, annual Summitwebsite

Institutional-grade curation, decades PE expertisewebsite

Climate Tech Fund IV next close: 30 Septwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Fund-of-funds: indirect company exposureexternal

Min €20K–$250K limits retail accesswebsite

10+ year horizon, limited liquidity windowsexternal

KID rates Fund II 6/7 risk (high-risk asset class)website

Fund IV rated high risk vs other offeringswebsite

Founder Do's

Focus on proven climate tech with revenues

Cover energy, transport, industry, food, buildings

Show compelling growth & return potential

Target North America or European markets

Fit VC, PE, or infrastructure stage

Founder Don'ts

No pre-revenue or unproven tech

No non-climate sectors

No single-market niche without scale

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€105M

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Website

People

Key People

Jacqueline Van Den Ende, Lara Koole, Jeff Gomez

Liza RubinsteinCo-Founder & Chief Impact Officer

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