
Evergreen Climate Innovations

Overview
Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly Clean Energy Trust, provides catalytic capital and support to entrepreneurs and startups that bring impactful climate technologies to market. The nonprofit pioneered its 501vc® Investment Fund to align philanthropic and corporate contributions to deliver environmental, economic, and social impact. Evergreen advances and expands access to innovation across the Greater Midwest and cultivates an ecosystem of investors, donors, and collaborators.
20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606
Greater Midwest
Pre-SeedSeed
Lifetime
Evergreen looks for early-stage, climate tech companies that fit the following criteria: (1)Developing innovations to solve environmental challenges, (2) Pre-Seed and Seed, and (3) Based in the Greater Midwest region of the United States (IA, IL, IN, WI, MI, MN, KS, MO, OH, TN, KY, ND, SD, CO, NE, and western PA)
Services & Metrics
Full capacity
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$282M
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