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Dr. Rachel Goldstein
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Sustainable Future Partners
Companies demonstrating both exceptional financial returns
Response Time
Within 48 hours
Companies demonstrating both exceptional financial returns
Jan 2026
Member Since
+7 days
Last Active
Individual
Legal Entity
MA, US
Location
100%
Response Rate
EST
Timezone
Preferred Projects
Open To
- Climate Tech investments
- Clean Energy investments
- Sustainable Consumer investments
Not Interested In
- Crypto/blockchain projects
- Pre-revenue companies
- Non-tech businesses
About
Dr. Rachel Goldstein leads investments at Sustainable Future Partners, a $200M impact fund focused on climate technology, clean energy, and sustainable consumer products. With a PhD in Environmental Engineering from MIT and 15 years of experience bridging science and finance, Rachel brings rigorous technical diligence to impact investing.
Before joining SFP, Rachel was Head of Cleantech at Obvious Ventures and spent five years at the World Bank's Climate Investment Funds. She has authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers on renewable energy economics and carbon markets.
Rachel's investment approach seeks companies that demonstrate both exceptional financial returns AND measurable environmental impact. She writes checks of $1M-$5M in seed and Series A rounds, with a fund capacity for significant follow-on investment. Key investment themes include: carbon capture and sequestration, circular economy solutions, sustainable agriculture tech, and clean energy infrastructure.
Her portfolio includes category leaders like CarbonCapture Inc. (Series B, $80M raised), EcoPackaging (acquired by TerraCycle), and FarmForward (Series A, $15M raised). She serves on the Climate Tech VC board and co-chairs the AVCJ Sustainability Committee.
Rachel is particularly drawn to founding teams with deep scientific or engineering backgrounds tackling climate challenges. She actively supports portfolio companies with impact measurement frameworks, ESG reporting, and connections to strategic corporate partners in the sustainability space.
Based in Boston, Rachel frequently speaks at climate tech conferences including Bloomberg NEF and the MIT Energy Conference.
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