Job Hunting? Follow the VC Money

Traditional tech venture capital has begun to return to the climate and energy space after the bubble burst in 2010. Most recently, Amazon has announced their $2 billion dollar climate pledge fund. Famous tech investors Chris and Crystal Sacca recently founded Lower Carbon Capital. At the start of 2020, Union Square Ventures announced investments in Leap and Wren along with a commitment to make more climate investments in the future.

Tech venture capitalists are likely to be drawn to more software focused companies. This is due mostly to the old adage “invest in what you know.” It’s also due to the short time horizons of their investment funds. This will cause them to invest in climate software companies that have little science and policy risk.

Follow the Money

Climate companies that recently raised money will be looking to expand. This usually means growing their software teams. Look for these funding announcements and the subsequent job postings. If you don’t see a job posting for a recently funded company, it never hurts to congratulate them on the fundraise and express your interest.

Fundraising Announcements

TechCrunch is a classic place to find the latest tech funding announcements. For climate and energy specific companies, Climate Tech VC’s weekly newsletter is a great source of information. I strongly recommend that you subscribe.