Emerald

Emerald is a globally recognized venture capital firm, founded in 2000, that manages and advises assets of over €1 billion from its offices in Zurich, Toronto, and Singapore.

The firm invests in start-ups that tackle big challenges in climate change and sustainability, with four current funds, hundreds of venture transactions and five third-party investment mandates, including loan guarantees to over 100 start-ups.

Bold Ideas. Bright Future.

“Climate Tech is one of the most important sectors of our time, and it’s also one of the most challenging. It takes ground-breaking innovation, industry-expert entrepreneurs, knowledgeable and supportive investors – but most importantly proven market demand to make it successful. We need the incumbents to be change agents and that typically only happens when it is more expensive not to change”.

Gina Domanig, Managing Partner & CEO


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