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VoLo Earth Ventures Fund II

Geography
United States
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$135M
Focus
Built Environment, Climate & Sustainability, Energy Tech and Manufacturing
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N°01 / About

About VoLo Earth Ventures Fund II

Climate Tech, Decarbonization, Energy, Mobility, Buildings, Industrial Tech, Materials Innovation

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Built Environment
Climate & Sustainability
Energy Tech
Manufacturing
Mobility & Transport

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Hard tech founder solving grid, industrial, or materials bottlenecks

grid infrastructure
industrial decarbonization
critical materials
hard tech / deep infra
climate tech
economic fundamentals
energy storage
net-zero buildings
sustainable mobility
low-carbon generation
resilient energy systems

Bullish Signals

Thesis conviction rising post-SF Climate Weekexternal
Actively bridging later-stage investors to hard techexternal
Grid + decarbonization + materials: core focusexternal
Commercial case for thesis getting clearerlinkedin
Patient, technical capital: explicit prioritylinkedin
Realism over narrative: stronger deal framinglinkedin
Markets reward real problems, real valuelinkedin
39 portfolio companies, 180+ pipeline channelswebsite
Hands-on leadership + first-in funding modelwebsite
Made Climate 50 leading climate investors listwebsite
First-in funding, hands-on leadership to energy founderswebsite
Portfolio praise: best early-stage investor supportwebsite
Diverse founder cohort, endless appetite for scalewebsite
Energy, mobility, buildings: interconnected system focuswebsite
Unsubsidized economics winning standard, not exceptionwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Market tone shifted: resilience over ambitionexternal
Later-stage investors still learning hard tech diligenceexternal
Geopolitical/industrial pressure reshaping deal framinglinkedin
Policy tailwind no longer bankable signallinkedin

Founder Do's

Show standalone unit economics, no policy dependency
Demonstrate technical depth + engineering rigor
Address offtake, permitting, supply chain
Built for 20-year project durability
Frame as resilience/security, not ideology
Solve real problems with measurable value
Win on unsubsidized economics
Scale innovative products & technologies
Diverse founder cohort welcome, ambitious scale encouraged

Founder Don'ts

Rely on policy tailwind narratives
Use software lens for hard tech value
Lead with climate narrative over fundamentals

32 signals on VoLo Earth Ventures Fund II

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$135M
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People

Key People

Kareem Dabbagh, Joseph Goodman, Robert Harding

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