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Notably, the only generalist VC firm to make the list was Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings.

SOSV was followed by other climate tech specialist firms including Energy Impact Partners, S2G Ventures, and Agfunder. SOSV came in at the top of the list with 12 deals from January 1–June 30, 2022.

In the past quarter, generalist VC firms and specialist climate firms have gone head to head in funding efforts, pushing up deal costs, according to Axios’ recent article, “Generalist VCs downshift Q2 Deployment”. But at least for the start of this year, the specialist firms seem to be grabbing more deals. Data: Pitchbook Chart: Skye Witley/ Axios Pitchbook reported that specialist firms dominated the top 10 most active investors in climate tech.
