Pale Blue Dot

Quick read

Pale Blue Dot is a seed-stage climate tech VC, founded in 2020, headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. It backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups working to reduce and reverse the effects of climate change, with a portfolio of 33+ companies across energy, food & agriculture, and environmental tech. The firm runs a €180m fund and invests primarily in Europe.

Key facts

Founded

2020

Founders

Hampus Jakobsson, Heidi Lindvall, Till Wolber

Employees

6

Sectors

climate

Website

paleblue.vc/

Investment thesis

Pale Blue Dot backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups reducing and reversing the effects of climate change and preparing societies for a new climate reality. The firm invests across energy, food & agriculture, and environmental tech in Europe, writing first checks into capital-efficient and capital-intensive climate businesses alike.

Recent activity

• Jul 2026fundraise
  Pale Blue Dot closed its second fund at €93M, oversubscribed, with existing LPs representing more than two-thirds of the total. The fund targets up to 35 startups in Europe and the US, with tickets ranging from €500K to €2M. techfundingnews.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Pale Blue Dot participated in the Seed round of Tangible, its first recorded investment of 2026. The firm has now backed 36 companies in total since inception. tracxn.com
• Jun 2026investment
  Pale Blue Dot published an investment thesis post on why spatial intelligence will power the robotics revolution, tied to its investment in Staer. paleblue.vc
• Jun 2026investment
  Pale Blue Dot published a post on its investment in Pollen, framing the case around Europe's electric transition leaving two-wheeled transport behind. paleblue.vc
• May 2026investment
  Pale Blue Dot published a post on its investment in Tangible, titled 'How to fund the hard future'. paleblue.vc
• Feb 2026press
  Pale Blue Dot published a piece asking how European VC can raise its game, signalling a broader strategic commentary alongside its new investment focus. paleblue.vc
• Feb 2026product
  Pale Blue Dot dropped the 'climate' label from its positioning, telling Impact Loop the term had become too narrow. The firm reframed its strategy under three headings: Optimise, Adapt, and Pioneer. impactloop.com
• May 2026investment
  Pale Blue Dot published its investment thesis for Cinqo, a startup tackling unseen waste streams, marking one of its most recent disclosed investments. paleblue.vc
• Mar 2026investment
  Invested in Tangible, described in a post titled 'How to fund the hard future', continuing the firm's focus on capital-intensive climate solutions. paleblue.vc
• Feb 2026investment
  Invested in Pollen, targeting the electrification of two-wheel transport in Europe. paleblue.vc
• Feb 2026press
  Co-hosted #CatalyticDeepTech, a side event at Panathēnea alongside Kindred Capital, Marble, PROTOTYPE, and Evercurious VC, bringing together deep tech founders and first-check investors across Europe. se.linkedin.com
• Jan 2025investment
  Portfolio company Nala Earth closed a €3.8M round led by IRIS, with Pale Blue Dot participating as an existing investor alongside KOMPAS VC and Founderful. cbinsights.com

Notable investments

• TangibleSeedFeb 2026startupintros.com
• StaerSeedJun 2026paleblue.vc
• PollenSeedJun 2026paleblue.vc
• CinqoSeedMay 2026paleblue.vc
• Nala EarthSeedJan 2025cbinsights.com
• Atlas.coPre-SeedNov 2024tracxn.com
• BrineworksSeed2024tracxn.com
• Pelikan MobilitySeed2024se.linkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Hampus Jakobsson · General Partner & Co-founder
  LinkedIn
• Heidi Lindvall · General Partner
  LinkedIn

Sources

• Pale Blue Dot — official website
• Pale Blue Dot LinkedIn
• Pale Blue Dot — Crunchbase
• Pale Blue Dot — CB Insights
• Pale Blue Dot — Tracxn
• Hampus Jakobsson — LinkedIn
• Heidi Lindvall — LinkedIn
• Pale Blue Dot — X (Twitter)
• https://www.impactloop.com/artikel/climate-vc-pale-blue-dot-drops-climate-label-the-term-has-become-too-narrow
• https://techfundingnews.com/pale-blue-dot-closes-second-fund-at-e93m-to-invest-up-to-e2m-in-europe-and-us-startups/
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/palebluedot/__zwkKxpN2047tvi3TcDxR8v8Gos3NReihwg6lCUDqAks

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