Leap Forward Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in climate tech startups focused on decarbonization and the energy transition. Founded in 2023 by David Rusenko, the firm backs founders rethinking the systems we rely on across energy, industry, manufacturing, and climate.
They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (67% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.4M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
9 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NNiv.ai | Seed | $12M | Mar 2026 |
 Plug | Series A | $20M | Feb 2026 |
 Cala Systems | Seed | $5.6M | Aug 2024 |
 Blue Dot | Seed | $5M | Jun 2023 |
 Bluedot | Unknown | $5M | Jun 2023 |
 Balto Energy | Unknown | $1M | — |
| EEzra | Seed | $8M | — |
 Niv-AI | Seed | $12M | — |
 Plug | Seed | $6.7M | — |
Top Co-Investors
ScaleX Ventures2 shared
Autotech Ventures2 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners2 shared
Renn Global2 shared
Encoded Ventures2 shared
Arc Ventures2 shared
Grove Ventures2 shared
Glilot Capital Partners2 shared
Operator Stack1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Citi Impact Fund1 shared
Adara Ventures1 shared
Galvanize Climate Solutions1 shared
New Climate Ventures1 shared
Collaborative Fund1 shared
Clean Energy Ventures1 shared
North Island Ventures1 shared
KDX1 shared
Congruent Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026