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Aligned invests in the people, companies, and real assets that are decarbonizing the global economy and its infrastructure. We believe this is an opportunity to generate strong financial returns, while also achieving meaningful environmental and social impact. Our team works at the intersection of finance, technology, and public policy. We believe that each of these disciplines is critical to understanding this market, seeing the trends, and investing successfully. Aligned’s investment strategies are informed by this ethos and guided by a vision that the success of our firm, our investors, our partners, and the planet are all Aligned.

We look for startups to address global climate and UN Sustainable Development goals in the following areas: Low carbon mobility solutions Sustainable Energy & Resource Optimization: We're looking for companies that can help power our societies with cleaner energy and optimize our resource utilization to hand over our beautiful earth to the next generations. Sustainable Food & Agriculture: We look at solutions that enable a regenerative and carbon-negative economy, such as alternative protein, ag innovation, carbon sequestration, and blue economy. Sustainable production and heavy industry: We support innovative technologies and solutions eliminating carbon from society in industry, such as alternative plastics, sustainable materials, and processing Decarbonized built environment: We support innovations that contribute to energy efficiency, low carbon construction, and end-use. Integrated Solutions: Further holistic decarbonization efforts such as carbon capture, circular economy, climate risk, insurance tech, green finance, behavioral change, consumer B2B+B2C solutions including carbon accounting, reporting, and more Vectors Impact Pledge We are dedicated to supporting companies that can create a positive impact in solving global challenges. We encourage our portfolio companies to sign the Vectors Impact Pledge, which they quantify their current positive impacts and their long term impact goals

Endgame Capital backs trailblazers building technologies that deliver massive greenhouse-gas reductions, and win on fundamentals. We invest at the brink of commercialization and accelerate the shift from product to market with hands-on support in execution, growth, and fundraising. Our Why Climate change isn’t just an environmental problem. It’s a systems problem. It threatens supply chains, food security, health systems, financial markets, and geopolitical stability. Solving it isn’t optional. It’s existential. Mission We enable trailblazers who are building towards a decarbonized world. Scaling market-ready techs that win on cost, speed, and performance. Vision By 2050, low-carbon technologies outcompete incumbents so decarbonization becomes reality and an economic advantage. The Team Since 2020, we’ve been actively investing in climate tech, building a global network of investors, founders, and experts. This is the team driving Endgame forward. Scout Community Connecting exceptional climate tech experts, investors, researchers, founders, and ecosystem builders, through the Scout Network to spot promising startups early. Operator LPs Not just capital, people. Founders, operators, and leaders who’ve built real companies and scaled unicorns. Our LPs back the fund and actively support the portfolio w

The global carbon transition is underway. Many billion-dollar climate technology companies will be founded this decade, creating new markets and swiftly overtaking incumbents across the modern economic system. A generation of climate-motivated founders is leveraging the technological opportunity enabled by years of foundational research and development in materials science and energy alongside breakthroughs in computing, sensing, and biotechnology. Defined by superior product performance, competitive unit economics, and growing demand from businesses, consumers, and governments worldwide, these new technology companies are reshaping the foundation of the global economy. This is a market opportunity worth trillions.

To help fix the climate, we are going to need solutions across every sector. We need new and novel technologies to decarbonise the hard to abate sectors but also technologies to help us scale proven decarbonisation solutions. We have unique experience at the intersection of deep technology, energy, infrastructure & industry needed in climate tech. We understand both investors and founders given experience in institutional, and wholesale fund management, founding a startup and angel investing. Climate Tech Partners’ differentiated approach:Corporate partnerships Sectorial specialisation Experienced team Extensive due diligence Expert networks Climate Tech Partners Ecosystem building We believe that bringing together partners with complimentary skills is essential to support ecosystems and accelerate the development of new projects and their supply chains. Climate Tech Partners brings together all these parties via our unique fund structure, corporate partners, circle network of experts, implementation specialists and non-investment corporate partners.