Pulse Fund

Profile

Pulse Fund is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, founded by Tenzin Seldon. Seldon, a former UN climate policy advisor and climate entrepreneur, leads the firm as Managing Partner. The team includes Rhod Needham as a venture partner and an investment team comprising Iman Naqvi and Atticus Maloney. An operations bench with Kim Mueller as CFO/COO, Jeffrey Berkus as director of special initiatives, and legal counsel Brian Guzman indicates institutional backing and foresight in its debut vehicle of $63 million, tightly focused on cross-sector climate investments.

Pulse Fund invests in early-stage climate companies globally, with a focus on energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, and mobility. The fund targets innovative solutions that transform these interconnected sectors. The firm's investment thesis is distinct in its recognition of the compounded effects across these verticals. This cross-sector approach is backed by a substantial LP base, including Beneficient, the Pritzker family, and an Asia-based sovereign wealth fund.

Notable investments by Pulse Fund include Floodbase, which specializes in climate risk data, InventWood for materials science innovations, and Twelve, known for carbon-to-chemicals conversion. The diversity of the portfolio underscores the fund's commitment to a broad yet interlinked climate investment strategy that extends beyond singular verticals.