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ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
  • Primarily the USA
  • with a focus on the Midwest region
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
Industries
  • Sustainability
About
Baruch Future Ventures is a pioneering climatetech focused family investment firm. Founded on the principles of speed to market and deep sectorspecific successes, the firm boasts over 30 years of climatefocused investing. With a profound experience generated from founding the firstever corporate VC fund, CMEA in 1992, the company has achieved notable performance metrics, including a 30% per year return for over 10 years beginning in 2013 and a 5X MOIC. Led by Tom Baruch, the team has successfully driven 18 IPOs and 8 M&A deals, including 10 Unicorns. They invest in areas such as climate restoration, resource scarcity, and sustainability, focusing on innovative entrepreneurs and cuttingedge technologies.
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Baruch Future Ventures is a pioneering, climatetech focused, family investment firm. They bring unmatched experience, relationships, deep networks, and a track record for generating superior returns. They focus on driving the climate economy with innovations in climate restoration, resource scarcity, and sustainability.
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Team

Tom Baruch – Founder

August Fern – Investment Team

Miranda Tzab – Executive Assistant

Jeff Roberts – Strategic Advisor

Michael Melnick – Scientific Advisor

Ethan Mirsky – Entrepreneur in Residence

Josh Silverman – CEO of Windfall Bio

Gjalt Huisman – Investment Team

Portfolio

Renewell Energy: Developing novel energy storage solutions.

NexTech: Advancing biomanufacturing technologies.

Windfall Bio: Transforming methane into valuable soil nutrients.

Energetic Insurance: Providing insurance products to support renewable energy projects.

Prometheus Fuels: Capturing CO2 from the air to create carbonneutral fuels.

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