A climate tech capital raise across equity, grants and project capital
Climate tech companies often raise several kinds of capital at once: venture equity for the technology, grants or government loans for scale-up, and project capital for the first plants. Keep a core room for the company and separate folders for each project and funding program, with tax credit assumptions stated clearly.
Folder index
- 01 Overview Deck, technology summary, capital plan by source.
- 02 Technology Pilot data, readiness level, independent engineering reports.
- 03 Scale-up plan Path to first commercial plant, cost curves, capex estimates.
- 04 Commercial Offtake agreements, letters of intent, feedstock contracts.
- 05 Policy and incentives Tax credit and grant assumptions with counsel memo.
- 06 Grants and public funding Award documents, reporting duties, conditions.
- 07 Projects One subfolder per project: site, permits, budget, project model.
How this raise works
Investors include climate venture funds, corporate venture arms of energy and industrial companies, infrastructure funds for later projects, and government programs. Each looks at a different part of the business: the venture fund at the technology and team, the infrastructure investor at contracted cash flows from a specific asset.
Technology readiness and scale-up risk dominate early diligence. Investors ask for pilot data, the plan from pilot to first commercial plant, cost curves and independent engineering reviews where they exist. Offtake agreements, letters of intent from buyers and feedstock contracts show demand.
Policy drives many models. Federal tax credits, grants and loan programs can be large parts of the capital stack, and rules changed under the 2025 federal tax law. State each assumption, the statute it relies on and a case without it, and have tax counsel review it before investors do.
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Folder index for the room
A starting index for this raise. Number the folders so the order survives exports and investors can cite them in questions.
- 01 OverviewDeck, technology summary, capital plan by source.
- 02 TechnologyPilot data, readiness level, independent engineering reports.
- 03 Scale-up planPath to first commercial plant, cost curves, capex estimates.
- 04 CommercialOfftake agreements, letters of intent, feedstock contracts.
- 05 Policy and incentivesTax credit and grant assumptions with counsel memo.
- 06 Grants and public fundingAward documents, reporting duties, conditions.
- 07 ProjectsOne subfolder per project: site, permits, budget, project model.
- 08 IPPatents, licenses, invention assignments.
- 09 Impact dataEmissions methodology and third-party verification.
- 10 Corporate and financialsCharter, cap table, statements, model.
Features this raise needs
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| Q&A module | LPs and lead investors post questions on a file; the deal team routes each one, drafts a reply and decides who sees it. | ||||||
| Investor activity log | A per-investor record of opens, pages and minutes, which tells the IR team who is in diligence and who stalled. | ||||||
| Drag-and-drop folders | An entire numbered folder tree goes up in a single drop, structure intact. | ||||||
| Dynamic watermarks | Stamps the reader and a timestamp over every page, so a PPM that leaks carries its source with it. |
Setting up the room
- 01
Map the capital stack
Show which source funds which stage: equity, grants, public loans, project debt and tax equity.
- 02
Separate project folders
Give each project its own folder, so project investors see only their asset.
- 03
State policy assumptions
List each credit or grant, the rule it relies on, and a model case without it.
- 04
Add independent reviews
Include engineering and emissions verification reports where you have them.
- 05
Track grant duties
Record reporting and cost-share obligations attached to public funding.
Common mistakes
- A model that only works with incentives that are no longer available.
- Mixing company and project materials, so project investors see the whole cap table.
- Emissions claims without a stated methodology.
Calculators for this raise
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Questions and answers
Who invests in climate tech?
Climate-focused venture funds, corporate venture arms, infrastructure and project investors for later assets, and government grant and loan programs.
How should tax credits be shown in a raise?
As separate, stated assumptions with the statute relied on, a counsel review and a case without them.
Do climate tech companies need project finance?
Often, for first commercial plants. Venture equity rarely funds large plants alone.