SustainVC

SustainVC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies creating meaningful social and environmental impact. Their focus areas include climate and sustainability, access and opportunity, and health and education. They typically invest between $500,000 and $1 million in companies with strong, diverse management teams and scalable business models. SustainVC is committed to actively engaging and supporting their portfolio companies through growth and exit to help achieve financial and impact goals. Their investment criteria include early-stage, for-profit ventures domiciled in North America, actively raising Series Seed to Series B rounds with capital needs between $500,000 and $5 million. They seek companies with post proof-of-concept and clear market traction, strong IP, and a dedication to social and/or environmental impact. SustainVC has invested in companies such as Solstice, EnergySage, Locus Energy, Scanifly, and Solmetric, which are involved in sectors like energy, environment, and education technology. Their team includes Managing Principals Sky Lance, Tom Balderston, Justin Desrosiers, and Eric Chapman, and Principal Andrew Cousins. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Durham, and manages the Patient Capital Collaborative (PCC), which invests in companies that apply for financing through Investors' Circle, an association of accredited investors who provide patient capital for a sustainable future. Through PCC, SustainVC invests as the lead or participant in rounds of equity and equity-related securities as small as $500,000 and as large as $5,000,000. They are specifically interested in innovative entrepreneurs that are building highly-scalable, impactful companies with early-stage capital needs. For more information, interested parties can contact them via email at info@SustainVC.com.