Evergreen Climate Innovations 501vc Investment Fund
Current standard terms not publicly specified · US (Midwest) · Checking status
Evergreen Climate Innovations accepts rolling applications to its 501vc Investment Fund from pre-seed and seed climate-technology companies based in the Greater Midwest. The official impact page reports 49 portfolio companies, five exits, $561 million in follow-on funding and 947 jobs.
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Key facts
| Terms | Current standard terms not publicly specified |
| Stage | early-stage |
| Applications | Checking status |
| Location | US (Midwest) |
| Remote friendly | No |
| Warm intro needed | No — open application |
| Sectors | climate, energy |
| Status | rolling |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Background
Evergreen Climate Innovations accelerates and funds early-stage climate companies in the Greater Midwest. Startups receive non-dilutive awards or investment pathways, technical and business support, and regional customer connections. The current record reflects the operator's official program positioning as of 2026-08-08; historical origin details were omitted where the operator did not publish them on the checked pages.
How the application really works
Apply through the official rolling investment form. Spring and fall deadlines start an approximately five-month review cycle; the team contacts applicants during review.
Tips
- Read the cited current official page before applying because program dates and terms are volatile.
- State fit with the documented stage, geography, and attendance model; do not rely on an aggregator's old terms.
- Ask for the complete investment, fee, and follow-on documents when the public page does not publish them.
Watch out for
- No guaranteed check was confirmed; No public equity terms were confirmed in this pass. No unstated fee, SAFE clause or ownership right was inferred.
- The old /accelerator route is retired. Evergreen now presents a rolling pre-seed/seed 501vc investment intake for Greater Midwest climate companies; spring and fall dates begin an approximately five-month investment cycle.
Track record
- Midwest climate focus
- Investment and demonstration support
No current acceptance rate was published on the checked official page; no percentage was inferred.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this program currently accepting applications?
- Apply through the official rolling investment form. Spring and fall deadlines start an approximately five-month review cycle; the team contacts applicants during review.
- What are the current economics?
- No guaranteed check was confirmed; No public equity terms were confirmed in this pass. No unstated fee, SAFE clause or ownership right was inferred.
- How large and long is the program?
- 49 portfolio companies, five exits, $561M follow-on funding and 947 jobs reported on the current impact pages. The checked page does not publish a durable week-by-week curriculum.
- Can founders participate remotely?
- Treat as in-person unless the operator confirms otherwise.
- What happens after the program?
- Post-program rights and support beyond the published benefits were not inferred.
Related accelerators
Sources
- evergreeninno.org — Current official program or intake page; copied from Layer 1 and not re-fetched during baseline generation (checked 2026-08-10)
- evergreeninno.org/apply — Official rolling application, investment criteria, geography, review cycle and public program contact. (checked 2026-08-10)
- evergreeninno.org/about-us/our-impact — Official current portfolio, exits, follow-on funding, jobs and support outcomes. (checked 2026-08-10)