# Anthropocene Ventures

> Anthropocene Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing globally in early-stage climate companies built on hard science and novel engineering. Its capital and operating support target the difficult passage from technical invention to a scalable commercial business.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Matt McGraw (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Jim Boettcher (Co-founder and Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage climate venture investment, Founder operating support, Human Impact Team
- **Notable:** Participated in Kind Designs’ $5 million seed round announced in November 2023., Participated in Aikido Technologies’ $4 million seed financing announced in June 2024., Participated in Helix Earth’s $5.6 million seed financing announced in November 2024.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage climate venture investment** — Equity investment focused on pre-seed and seed companies; the published criteria also include Series A.
- **Founder operating support** — Support with building and scaling companies, tailored to portfolio-company needs.
- **Human Impact Team** — A network spanning industry, government, academia and capital markets that supports sourcing, diligence and portfolio work.

## Achievements

- Participated in Kind Designs’ $5 million seed round announced in November 2023.
- Participated in Aikido Technologies’ $4 million seed financing announced in June 2024.
- Participated in Helix Earth’s $5.6 million seed financing announced in November 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Visible published a Helix Earth customer story about its $12 million Seed 2 raise and changes to its fundraising process. Anthropocene’s participation in that later round is not established here.
- **2026-03** — BR Venture Fund published an interview with McGraw on reindustrialization, resource efficiency and tailored portfolio support.
- **2024-11** — Helix Earth announced a $5.6 million seed round including Anthropocene Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://anthro.ventures/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropocene-ventures
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AnthropoceneVC

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Last updated: 2026-10-27