Dipalo Ventures is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in climate tech innovations leveraging hard tech, software, and AI. We nurture and guide underrepresented founders working on hard tech solutions that require deep technical knowledge and product development support.

Dipalo Ventures Fund I (vintage 2020) has made 15 sector-diverse investments with 1 exit and 50% founder diversity. Our startups have raised a combined $186m with a current enterprise value of $360m.

The Dipalo Ventures Residency Venture Studio will assist startups with product design, engineering, prototyping, validation, data science/AI, and business launch services. The Residency focuses on technology breakthroughs in Energy Transition, Industrial & Manufacturing (including industrial decarbonization), Food/AgTech, and the Built Environment.