We support environmental resiliency through profitable investment. We provide capital and talent to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate tech ventures catalyzing the transition from finite to infinite sources of energy, food, water & products.
We partner with startups that are capable of achieving venture scale and profitability while solving the most urgent environmental issues.
Our investment thesis is focused on four areas:
PORTFOLIO
We’re grateful to work with some of the best founders in North America.
Their relentless pursuit of solutions to improve the health of our planet inspires us every day and has driven exceptionally impressive growth for many of them as the world awakens to the urgency of a changing climate.
Fund III
Integrated heat pump installation solution
Smart irrigation technology to optimize agricultural water use
Fund II
Soil health optimization to minimize risk and maximize carbon sequestration
Reducing food waste and increasing crop yield with cold plasma
Reverse logistics for reusable food packaging
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Industrial energy management and financing for improvements
Home heating and cooling optimization
Credit card to incentivize climate-smart consumer choices
Integrated hydrogen fueling infrastructure
ERP software for the recycling industry
Rooftop solar solutions for multi-tenant commercial and industrial buildings
Software to enable mass adoption of 3D printing
Optimization app for smart home energy management
Green commodity production planning software
Software for rail efficiency, safety, and automation
Second life solutions for EV batteries
Affordable carbon accounting software accessible to all business sizes
Marketplace for the upcycling and circularity of textiles
Fund I
Bioelectrical wastewater treatment technology
Capital planning tools for carbon efficiency projects
Point source carbon capture and storage solutions
Industrial-scale upcycling of used chopsticks into stylish products
Software to optimize wind and solar asset performance
Cold chain monitoring and control to reduce food waste and energy consumption
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Solar batteries-as-a-service to power homes and businesses in Africa
(EXITED)
Climate-related financial disclosure tools for businesses
Zero-waste office coffee and snack solutions
Software to help organizations measure impact
Platform to connect consumers to natural and climate friendly products
(EXITED)
EV charging infrastructure and energy management
WHO WE ARE
CANADA’S LARGEST CLIMATE TECH SEED FUND
We are a team of operators with decades of sales, recruiting, legal, leadership and operational expertise that we bring to our founders.
PUBLIC’S FAVOURITE VC
2021 Climate 50 Awards
INNOVATION FUNDER
2022 BC Cleantech Awards
TEAM
MIKE WINTERFIELD
Founder & Managing Partner
TOM BODDEZ
General Partner
SAM HASTY
Partner
ALANA GREEN
Principal
SOPHIE SESTON
Principal
QHALISA KHAN
Associate
IMRAN JIWA
VP, Impact & Finance
ELYSE CROWSTON
VP, Operations
CAYLEY DOW
Talent Network & HR Manager
KELLEY MACDONALD
Operations Coordinator
ENTREPRENEURS
We support early-stage, world-changing companies that meaningfully support the sustainability of our planet. With our hands-on approach, we help technical founders where we are strongest and where they need it most: professional sales infrastructure and talent recruitment & engagement.
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“It’s refreshing to work with a VC that has such strong values alignment and such deep appreciation for the work we are doing. Mike has provided coaching for several team members, shared customer leads and hosted private webinars for the benefit of Active’s portfolio founders.”
— Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO of Solstice
Investment Criteria
Early-stage private company with a climate tech solution
Exceptional leadership team
Generating revenues between $200K and $3M
5-50 employees
Interested in growing...a lot
Willing to accept help from outsiders
INVESTORS
Our investors include accredited individuals, corporations, foundations, financial institutions, and pension funds that are unified by their commitment to create profits through climate solutions. We aim for market-beating returns by investing in a portfolio of early-stage companies solving the biggest and most urgent environmental challenges of our time.
We use our experience to find the very best teams to invest in and then we enhance those teams with even more senior expertise, horsepower and connections to scale faster.
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“As an investor in each of the first two funds, I’m inspired by the commitment to excellence in financial performance and quantifiable impact shown by the team at Active Impact. They find valuable ways to work collaboratively with LP’s and founders to build value for the portfolio. Focusing just on profit is a thing of the past. Plus, future profits depend on a thriving and functioning society, which depend on stability in nature and climate. We need groups like Active to see that vision through.”
— Giovanni Angelucci, Giga Holdings
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