Central Coast Angels Invests $135,000 in Climatize
Climatize founders: Will Wiseman and Alba Forns
Climatize, a member of the 4th Santa Cruz Works accelerator cohort, continues to make headway as they publicly announce $135,000 of new funding raised from the Central Coast Angels (CCA). This new capital brings their total funds raised to $421,000 in support of their mission to make every transaction an investment in climate action. The CCA have joined other prominent investors in supporting Climatize such as Andrew Ballester, the co-founder of GoFundMe, Responsibly Ventures & The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
The Central Coast Angels are a group of local investors providing capital & mentoring to innovative companies exclusively in the Monterey Bay region. This group of former tech executives, corporate founders & and multi-generational entrepreneurs help provide local startups with the funds & veteran insights necessary to avoid the myriad of challenges in the lifecycle of a company.
“Backing an entrepreneur like Will with an impact-focused company is exactly the type of investment CCA should do.”
Climatize takes all the thinking out of climate action, saving you time & earning you money while helping relieve eco-anxiety. Climatize connects you to a marketplace of clean energy projects where you can earn 5-13% APY with a minimum investment of $5 or by simply investing the spare change from your everyday credit card purchases.
The gamified mobile app connects you to a like-minded climate community and through achievements & points you can earn discounts at popular sustainable brands.
The Climatize team continues to land achievements; they were recently finalists in the Recoupling Awards hosted by the World Policy Forum in which Alba Forns, co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, presented Climatize to a global network of policy makers & thinktanks in a stepping stone to the G7 & G20 summits. The team will have another exciting announcement on Monday as their successes continue.
The team is continuing to take meetings with prospective investors and as they ramp towards product launch in mid-May. They are seeking Beta testers for their platform to help fund their first projects here in the Monterey area. It’s an exciting time as Climatize continues to see success in the rapidly developing climate fintech industry.