# Matt Logan

> Matt Logan is General Partner at Earthshot Ventures, a $60M San Francisco-based climate tech fund he helped build from the ground up. Formerly with Elemental Excelerator and Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Logan brings a rare blend of project finance, corporate partnerships, and data-driven sourcing to early-stage climate investing. He built Earthshot's proprietary outbound sourcing engine and focuses on companies where powerful technology waves - AI, robotics, materials, and energy - intersect with outsized climate benefit.

- **Role:** General Partner at Earthshot Ventures
- **Organizations:** Earthshot Ventures, Elemental Excelerator, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Michigan Climate Venture
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** Founding member of Earthshot Ventures, which raised a $60M Fund I nearly 2x oversubscribed, Built Earthshot's proprietary outbound sourcing engine to identify founders before they start fundraising, Helped raise a $34M Series B and secure $200M in project finance at Advanced Microgrid Solutions

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Enrolled in MBA program at University of Michigan Ross School of Business
- **2014** — Graduated with MBA from Michigan Ross
- **2016** — Joined Advanced Microgrid Solutions as Finance Manager
- **2016-2018** — At Advanced Microgrid Solutions, helped raise $34M Series B and secure $200M in project finance
- **2018** — Joined Elemental Excelerator, evaluated startups and led corporate partnerships with ENGIE and NextEra
- **2021** — Co-founded Earthshot Ventures as a General Partner, spinning out of Elemental Excelerator
- **2021** — Earthshot Ventures Fund I closed at $60M, nearly 2x oversubscribed
- **2022-2026** — Built and scaled Earthshot's proprietary sourcing engine; deployed Fund I across 30+ climate tech companies
- **2026** — Focused on space tech and robotics as next frontier for climate solutions

## Achievements

- Founding member of Earthshot Ventures, which raised a $60M Fund I nearly 2x oversubscribed
- Built Earthshot's proprietary outbound sourcing engine to identify founders before they start fundraising
- Helped raise a $34M Series B and secure $200M in project finance at Advanced Microgrid Solutions
- Led corporate partnership program at Elemental Excelerator with ENGIE and NextEra
- Helped build a climate tech portfolio with 30+ companies, more than 70% with AI at core
- Advisory Board member for Michigan Climate Venture
- Contributed to a collective team track record of 150+ company investments with 25+ successful exits

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Earthshot Ventures focused on space tech for remote agriculture and wildfire monitoring as 2026 investment themes
- **2026-01** — Earthshot actively investing in robotics for automating 'dull, dirty, and dangerous' climate jobs
- **2025** — More than 70% of Earthshot's active portfolio companies have AI at the core of their product
- **2021-09** — Earthshot Ventures Fund I closed at $60M, oversubscribed by nearly 2x

## Links

- Website: https://earthshot.vc
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mcdlogan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/earthshotvc
- GitHub: https://github.com/mattlogan

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Last updated: 2026-05-18