Leap Forward Ventures is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in early-stage climate tech startups, focusing on companies that make real-world systems more intelligent, adaptable, and cleaner. Their strategy involves partnering with these startups, particularly in sectors like decarbonization, energy tech, environment tech, and consumer, to help them scale rapidly.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (75% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $10.7M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
$34.7M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
4 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Niv-AI | Seed | $12M | Mar 2026 |
 Plug | Series A | $20M | Feb 2026 |
 Cala Systems | Seed | $5.6M | Aug 2024 |
 Blue dot | Seed | $5M | Jun 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator1 shared
Operator Stack1 shared
ScaleX1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
AutoTech Ventures1 shared
Clean Energy Ventures1 shared
Collaborative Fund1 shared
New Climate Ventures1 shared
Glilot Capital Partners1 shared
Grove1 shared
Last updated: 21 April 2026