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📉 Climate-tech VC funding has declined for the third year in a row, but there are bright spots worth noting — especially...
07/23/2025

📉 Climate-tech VC funding has declined for the third year in a row, but there are bright spots worth noting — especially around AI.⁠
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Q1 2025 still brought strong investment in nuclear, geothermal, and industrial decarbonization technologies. And AI is emerging as a powerful force in climate innovation, helping optimize battery performance and monitor large areas of land.⁠
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At RevFund, we back early-stage startups building real-world solutions in sectors that matter — including climate and clean energy.
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You can see the full breakdown in PitchBook’s latest preview, check it out! at get.pitchbook.com 🔗⁠
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Work with us: https://www.revfundoc.com/how-to-apply⁠
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📊 VC & PE Rebound in Q2: Global VC exit value surged to $114.9B in Q2 2025 — the highest total in nearly three years. Ma...
07/16/2025

📊 VC & PE Rebound in Q2: Global VC exit value surged to $114.9B in Q2 2025 — the highest total in nearly three years. Major acquisitions like OpenAI’s $6.5B buyout of IO and Pepsi’s $1.95B Poppi deal helped drive the spike.

🚀 AI is powering the momentum, with ScaleAI’s $14.3B raise accounting for nearly one-third of US VC funding. Other billion-dollar rounds for Safe Superintelligence, Thinking Machine Labs, and Anduril pushed global capital invested above $100B.

📉 But it’s not all green lights: IPO activity remains muted and fundraising continues to slide, signaling a more cautious outlook ahead.

📊 Conventional wisdom says "Go all in on your winners." But what if the math tells a different story?Dan Gray’s simulati...
07/09/2025

📊 Conventional wisdom says "Go all in on your winners." But what if the math tells a different story?

Dan Gray’s simulation of 20,000 venture fund outcomes shows that a diversified “spray & pray” strategy (100 portfolio companies at $0.4M each) outperforms a concentrated approach (20 companies at $2M) at nearly every point on the curve, unless you're a top 5% fund.

At RevFund, while our diligence is traditionally rigorous, our decision to invest is relationship-based and impact-driven. We get to know our founders and their “why". We care about our founders as much as their business model and support them throughout their journey. We bet on people not the odds.

🔗Apply to work with us: https://revhuboc.com/revfund/how-to-apply/

Women face a critical gap in early career advancement—and it’s holding the whole system back. 📉 For every 100 men promot...
07/02/2025

Women face a critical gap in early career advancement—and it’s holding the whole system back. 📉 For every 100 men promoted from entry-level to manager, only 81 women make the same leap. That broken rung? It’s the root of persistent leadership inequality.

🌐 McKinsey’s latest research outlines the three strategies helping women break through:
📌 Build strong support networks
📌 Cultivate influence and sponsorship
📌 Align personal mission with organizational vision

And it’s working. Women who succeed on these terms are leading differently—and often more effectively.

At RevFund, we back ventures that prioritize inclusion from day one. Founders who build equitable leadership pipelines will shape the future of work.

📩 Apply to work with us: https://revhuboc.com/revfund/



Source: McKinsey & Company

📉 Ignore the headlines about massive AI deals—Q1 2025 was a tough quarter for most startups.⁠⁠Carta’s latest report show...
06/25/2025

📉 Ignore the headlines about massive AI deals—Q1 2025 was a tough quarter for most startups.⁠
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Carta’s latest report shows that while early-stage valuations are up, deal counts have dropped significantly:⁠
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Seed rounds down 28% year-over-year⁠
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Series A rounds down 10%⁠
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Time between rounds is at record highs⁠
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Nearly 1 in 5 rounds were down rounds⁠

Despite these challenges, M&A activity hit an all-time high, with 180 transactions involving Carta companies.⁠
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Founders are navigating a market where capital is available but harder to secure. Staying informed is crucial.⁠
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📊 Read the full report here: https://carta.com/data/state-of-private-markets-q1-2025/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=blast&utm_campaign=20250515-amer-general-data_newsletter&utm_content=&mkt_tok=MjE0LUJURC0xMDMAAAGadBOJRemAAhcN78FAz0U6eAbV2xFN4gf2DPFZPCb62G1BN_YMjcRNv-8D67atDasviurtXv_cGgXUeyN3IODp9mqWYkMpqORtztOXIUKAvov1

VC investment in mobility continues to surge—but scaling is the new frontier. 🚗📈 Nearly $950B has been invested into fut...
06/18/2025

VC investment in mobility continues to surge—but scaling is the new frontier. 🚗📈 Nearly $950B has been invested into future mobility startups since 2010, yet only a fraction have successfully transitioned from startup to scale-up. What separates the winners?

⚙️ Clear focus on a single use case or customer segment
🔧 Differentiated, defensible technology (not just hype)
🤝 Strategic partnerships with incumbents and ecosystem players
📊 Discipline around capital efficiency, GTM, and unit economics

Startups that resist the temptation to “build it all” and instead focus on proving traction in one arena are the ones that break through.

RevFund invests in impact-first startups, learn more and apply here:
https://revhuboc.com/revfund/⁠
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Source: McKinsey & Company

🌍 The climate crisis is real...but so is the opportunity.⁠⁠This latest piece from ImpactAlpha lays out a powerful framew...
06/11/2025

🌍 The climate crisis is real...but so is the opportunity.⁠
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This latest piece from ImpactAlpha lays out a powerful framework: three pillars of climate action that define where capital should flow if we’re serious about solutions.⁠
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🔹 Invest in solutions – We’re still massively undercapitalizing proven technologies and models that can mitigate climate change.⁠
🔹 Align capital flows – Most of the financial system remains misaligned with net-zero targets. That’s not just a failure — it’s a market inefficiency waiting to be corrected.⁠
🔹 Build resilience – Especially in vulnerable communities, the capital gap is staggering — but so is the potential for innovation and outsized impact.⁠
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At RevFund, we believe the next great companies will be built by founders tackling these exact gaps. Not just because it's good for the planet — but because these are underestimated markets with real return potential.⁠
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We’re actively investing in bold solutions across climate and clean energy — and this article is a must-read for anyone thinking seriously about how capital can shape a better future.⁠
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📖 Read the full piece: https://impactalpha.com/three-pillars-of-climate-action-turning-gaps-into-opportunities-with-the-climate-finance-tracker/⁠
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📰 Excited to share that RevFund portfolio company Clean Earth Rovers and founder Michael Arens were featured in the Oran...
06/04/2025

📰 Excited to share that RevFund portfolio company Clean Earth Rovers and founder Michael Arens were featured in the Orange County Business Journal!

The article spotlights their innovative “Roomba for waterways” — a smart device cleaning up harbors in places like Huntington Beach and LA — and their mission to solve one of society’s biggest challenges: waterway pollution.

We’re proud to back founders like Michael who are building scalable, impact-driven solutions for a cleaner planet.

In the race to net zero, established companies are leading the charge. Between 2019 and 2023, 377 major incumbents inves...
05/28/2025

In the race to net zero, established companies are leading the charge. Between 2019 and 2023, 377 major incumbents invested a cumulative $683 billion in climate tech businesses—a sixfold increase.

Sectors like power, automotive, and oil and gas are at the forefront, focusing on renewables, EVs, and sustainable fuels.

At RevFund, we recognize the pivotal role of these industry leaders in driving sustainable innovation and are committed to supporting ventures that align with this transformative momentum.​

📩 Apply to work with us: https://revhuboc.com/revfund/

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Source: McKinsey & Company

🚀 We’re thrilled to see our portfolio company TadHealth announce their $5.5M Series A to expand mental health services i...
05/22/2025

🚀 We’re thrilled to see our portfolio company TadHealth announce their $5.5M Series A to expand mental health services in K-12 schools.

Born from a personal mission, TadHealth is transforming how students access care—making support more scalable, data-driven, and reimbursable.

This new round, led by top healthcare executives and backed by leaders like Dr. James Hudziak, will accelerate TadHealth’s vision for proactive, tech-enabled mental health in schools nationwide.

👏 Congrats to Ben Greiner and the TadHealth team—we’re proud to have supported you from the beginning.

Bridge rounds are often a necessary detour—but not all bridges lead to the next destination. New data from Carta shows a...
05/14/2025

Bridge rounds are often a necessary detour—but not all bridges lead to the next destination. New data from Carta shows a striking gap in outcomes between priced extensions and convertible note/SAFE extensions. 🧱

📉 97% of companies that used SAFE/convertible extensions after a Series A never made it to a Series B
💸 Only 3% of those made it to the next priced round—10x worse than their priced extension peers
🛑 The implication? Convertible bridges might be a last resort, not a strategic move

There are a lot of possible reasons:

Avoiding a down round

Expecting a short-term exit

Struggling to attract fresh institutional capital

But regardless of cause, the data is clear: when evaluating startups, the structure of a bridge can say a lot about a company's trajectory.



Source: Carta

VC interest in climate tech is holding strong—but what investors are looking for is evolving fast. 📉 Deal volume was dow...
05/07/2025

VC interest in climate tech is holding strong—but what investors are looking for is evolving fast. 📉 Deal volume was down just 4% YoY in 2024, a major shift from the 27.9% drop in 2023. The message? Selectivity is the new strategy.

🌍 Investors are aligning with impact frameworks like McKinsey’s C-TIF
📊 Focus on measurable ROI across five dimensions:

Affordable energy access

Lived environment & health

Investment requirements

Jobs impact

Growth & competitiveness
🔋 Climate solutions with clear, scalable outcomes—like advanced storage, grid resilience, and workforce transition—are gaining traction

The transition to net zero isn’t just a tech challenge—it’s an economic, social, and investment one. Startups that understand and address this complexity will lead.

📩 Apply to work with us: https://revhuboc.com/revfund/



Source: McKinsey & Company

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