Evergreen Climate Innovations

Evergreen Climate Innovations, formerly Clean Energy Trust, is a nonprofit organization that catalyzes climate innovation in the Greater Midwest by investing in and supporting early-stage climate tech startups. They provide seed investments and hands-on assistance to entrepreneurs, helping them connect to funding, demonstration opportunities, customers, and investors. Their 501vc® Investment Fund aligns philanthropic and corporate contributions to deliver environmental, economic, and social impact. Over the past decade, they have supported 49 portfolio companies, catalyzed $561M in follow-on funding, and created 947 jobs, demonstrating a compounded impact of 4.5X on invested philanthropic contributions.