---
title: "June 2025 Climate VC Close: Energize Capital Closes $430M Ventures Fund III"
description: "Chicago-based Energize Capital closed Ventures Fund III at $430 million on June 3, 2025, for multi-stage climate and energy transition software investing."
date: 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["fund-close", "2026-vc-news", "venture-capital", "frontier-tech", "market-analysis"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/nyc-vc-fund-news-2025-06-03-energize-capital-430m-fund-iii
---

# 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.

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/