The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, California, United StatesFounded 2006
The Schmidt Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 2006 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt that makes grants and impact investments to restore a balanced relationship between people and the planet, focusing on renewable energy, resilient food systems, healthy oceans, and human rights.
53% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $22.7M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
ES
Eric Schmidt
Partner
WS
Wendy Schmidt
Partner
AM
Aaron Mbati
Portfolio Director
AH
Aaron Helvig
Impact Investing
DX
Danni Xie
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
15 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCarba | Unknown | $6M | Jan 2025 |
 Notpla | Unknown | — | Sep 2024 |
 Refiberd | Seed | $3.4M | Aug 2023 |
 Kelvin | Series A | $30M | May 2023 |
 Nuru | Series B | $40M | Jan 2023 |
 BlocPower | Series A | $63M | Feb 2021 |
 Aclima | Series B | $40M | Nov 2020 |
 SparkMeter | Series A | $12M | Aug 2020 |
 Saildrone | Series B | $60M | May 2018 |
| Aclima | Series A | — | Jan 2018 |
| Saildrone | Series A | $14M | Sep 2016 |
 Nebia | Series A | — | — |
 SafetyNet Technologies | Seed | $1.5M | — |
| AAllume | Bridge | $1.5M | — |
 Allume Energy | Bridge | $1.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Social Capital4 shared
Elemental Impact3 shared
Kapor Capital3 shared
Horizons Ventures2 shared
Capricorn Investment Group2 shared
Lux Capital2 shared
Sand Hill Angels2 shared
Incite2 shared
Western Technology Investment2 shared
Factor[e]1 shared
Foundation Capital1 shared
Aster Capital1 shared
Goodwell Investments1 shared
Clean Energy Ventures1 shared
Powerhouse Ventures1 shared
Breakthrough Energy Ventures1 shared
Alitheia Capital1 shared
Total Energy Ventures1 shared
Salesforce Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026