The All Aboard Coalition is a newly launched climate technology venture fund spearheaded by Chris Anderson, the curator and former head of TED Talks. Based on Anderson’s experience in building global networks, the fund aims to bridge the “valley of death” that many later-stage climate tech startups face when scaling from proven technology to commercial deployment.
The coalition is focused on later-stage climate tech startups developing first-of-a-kind solutions that require large-scale commercialization. These include hardware-intensive businesses such as energy infrastructure, industrial decarbonization, and manufacturing platforms. The fund’s goal is to help companies move from demonstration to full commercial scale, a stage where traditional venture and project finance often hesitate to engage.
Announced in September 2025, the All Aboard Coalition is targeting 300 million dollars for its debut fund, with plans to close by October 2025. While relatively modest compared to the capital-intensive needs of climate infrastructure, the fund’s strength lies in its network.
It is backed by a coalition of prominent climate investors, including Ara Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, DCVC, Energy Impact Partners, Future Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, Gigascale Capital, Khosla Ventures, NGP Energy Capital Management, Obvious Ventures, Prelude Ventures, S2G, and Spring Lane Capital.
The fund will make equity or convertible equity investments, avoiding loans or direct project financing, and aims to provide a strong signaling effect to larger institutional investors, positioning portfolio companies to later raise 100 to 200 million dollar rounds for first-of-a-kind projects.
Leadership
The fund is led by Chris Anderson, who built TED into a global media platform and is now applying his network-building expertise to catalyze climate technology. The coalition’s strength is amplified by the participation of partners from many of the most active venture firms in climate innovation, although their involvement as LPs is not a requirement for participation.
Investment Strategy
The All Aboard Coalition’s strategy is to act as a “Sequoia-like signal” in climate tech. By investing in companies ready to scale, it aims to de-risk them in the eyes of generalist and institutional investors, bridging the financing gap between early venture funding and the large sums required to commercialize infrastructure-scale solutions. This approach is designed to accelerate the pathway for climate startups tackling emissions reduction, clean energy, and industrial transformation.
Notable Investments
As the fund is newly launched, portfolio companies have not yet been disclosed. Its initial activity is expected to focus on companies building critical energy and industrial solutions that are poised for large-scale rollout.
Notable Exits
There are no exits to date, as the fund is only now raising its debut vehicle.
Other
The All Aboard Coalition positions itself as a convening force in the climate venture space, leveraging over 60 billion dollars of assets under management across its member firms. Its approach could help unlock significant institutional capital for climate technologies that require scale-up funding.
