June 2025 Climate VC Close: Energize Capital Closes $430M Ventures Fund III

Chicago-based Energize Capital closed Ventures Fund III at $430 million on June 3, 2025, for multi-stage climate and energy transition software investing.

June 2025 Climate VC Close: Energize Capital Closes $430M Ventures Fund III

Energize Capital closed Ventures Fund III at $430 million on June 3, 2025 — one of the largest climate-focused venture closes in June 2025.

Key facts

  • Firm: Energize Capital
  • Date announced: June 3, 2025
  • Fund size: $430 million (Fund III + related vehicles)
  • Focus: Climate solutions — multi-stage
  • HQ: Chicago, IL
  • Stage: Multi-stage climate/energy transition software

NYC ecosystem context

June 2025 also saw Planeteer Capital ($54M, NYC climatetech seed) and Greenbelt Capital ($1B, NYC office, energy transition PE) — forming a full capital stack for climate founders from seed to growth/PE.

Sources

  1. VCWire (June 3, 2025): https://vcwire.tech/2025/06/03/energize-capital-closes-ventures-fund-iii-at-430m/

By Venture Capital Tracker

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