Company type | Public |
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Industry | Venture Capital |
Founded | 2020 |
Founder | Amazon |
Headquarters | Seattle, WA |
Products | Corporate venture capital |
Total assets | $2 billion |
Number of employees | 10+ |
The Climate Pledge Fund is a division of Amazon, set up to develop and manage investments in the climate technology space, as part of its Climate Pledge initiative. It is a corporate venture capital fund.
The Climate Pledge Fund makes investments into early-stage companies focused on decarbonizing or sustainable technologies and services. The fund is part of Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative with climate advocacy group Global Optimism. It was funded with an initial $2 billion in June 2020.
This corporate venture capital fund is distinct from the following sustainability-related organizations affiliated with Amazon:
As of December 2021, Matt Peterson, Director, Corporate New Initiatives, and Kara Hurst, Vice President and Head of Sustainability, lead the fund.[2]