Climate Innovation Fund

CDPQ’s Climate Innovation Fund (CIF) is a venture capital fund launched in 2020 to seize opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy. It targets innovative and sustainable solutions that will have a major impact on GHG emissions.

$500 M

initial target

We look for an expertise in CleanTech and in AgTech

Jupiter

Cleantech
October 2021
Climate analytics for resilience and risk management

BTR Energy

Cleantech
December 2021
Transportation program management platform to measure and reduce emissions

Benson Hill

Agtech
March 2021
Food tech innovation engine to create healthier and sustainable food and ingredient options

Sentera

Agtech
June 2021
Software platform with integrated data tailored for food and agriculture

Soli Organic

Agtech
October 2022
Indoor vertical farm organic grower

What we target

~ $12-50 M (USD 10-40 M) average investment per transaction
Early-stage growth companies
Innovative companies working to develop concrete and lasting solutions to climate change

What we offer

Leveraging opportunities with like-minded partners such as:
Our ability and agility to invest and reinvest substantial capital with a long-term horizon
Our strategic vision and overall expertise from a vast global network

Video: CDPQ’s Climate Innovation Fund

In this video, Geneviève Bouthillier and Christian Grimm, co-heads of CDPQ’s Climate Innovation Fund (CIF), explain the objectives of this venture capital platform.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]