# E8 Angels > E8 is a nonprofit angel investment group: a membership community of accredited impact investors funding early-stage cleantech companies. Founded in 2006, E8 has grown to 150+ members and invested over $77M in 190+ climate and cleantech startups in the United States and Canada. Since 2025, E8 also offers the E8 Fund, an annual pooled investment fund. Key facts: - Founded: 2006 in Seattle, Washington (originally Northwest Energy Angels, later Element 8, now E8 Angels) - What it is: a nonprofit angel investment group (not a fund); members invest individually - Members: 200+ accredited impact investors across the United States and Canada - Portfolio: 190+ early-stage climate and cleantech companies - Capital deployed: over $75M - The E8 Fund: an annual pooled investment fund, offered since 2025 - Decarbon8: E8's philanthropic climate fund - Contact: director@e8angels.com ## What E8 invests in E8 members fund early-stage climate tech and cleantech companies: pre-seed through Series A, with seed as the sweet spot. Typical investment is $200K to $500K per company, decided by individual members. Companies across the United States and Canada can apply; E8 is headquartered in Seattle and meets mostly online. There are no fees to apply, pitch, or receive investment. Portfolio focus areas: AgTech & Food, Built Environment, Carbon, Clean Fuels & Hydrogen, Conservation & Adaptation, Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Environmental Cleanup, Grid & Power, Industrial, Recycling & Waste, Sustainable Materials, Transportation, Water. ## For entrepreneurs seeking funding - Apply online at https://www.e8angels.com/entrepreneurs; with a pitch deck ready, the application takes most founders under an hour - Screened companies give a 10-minute pitch at a member meeting - Diligence runs four to six weeks with a team of members - Funding can arrive in as little as four to six weeks after pitching - No fees at any stage of the process - Companies that are not funded receive the screening and diligence teams' feedback ## For investors - Membership is open to accredited investors (US SEC definition); many members are first-time angel investors - Members invest their own money and decide individually; there is no investment requirement - Deal flow is member-screened, with shared, member-led diligence - Three ways to participate: direct angel investing, the E8 Fund (annual pooled fund), and Decarbon8 (philanthropic giving) - Members join from across the United States and Canada; meetings are mostly online ## Key pages - [About](https://www.e8angels.com/about): E8's history and team - [For Investors](https://www.e8angels.com/investors): how membership and investing work - [For Entrepreneurs](https://www.e8angels.com/entrepreneurs): funding process, pitch meetings, and what E8 looks for - [Portfolio](https://www.e8angels.com/portfolio): all portfolio companies - [The E8 Fund](https://www.e8angels.com/annual-fund): the annual pooled fund - [Decarbon8](https://www.e8angels.com/decarbon8): the philanthropic fund - [Resource Library](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library): free resources for cleantech founders, including the Cleantech Funding Directory - [Events](https://www.e8angels.com/events): upcoming gatherings - [Join](https://www.e8angels.com/join): membership application ## Resource guides and prompts - [Building Your Pitch Deck With AI (Without the Slop)](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/building-your-pitch-deck-with-ai): AI can draft a credible first version of your pitch deck in an afternoon, if you feed it well and stay in charge. Our prompt runs the build the way we would coach a founder through it: your story, your data, your voice, with the AI doing the assembly. This page explains the principles, the workflow, and how to set it up. - [Cleantech Funding Directory](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/cleantech-funding-directory): Looking for funding for your cleantech startup? We've assembled the venture firms, accelerators, angel groups, and incubators that fund early-stage climate companies, and we add to it regularly. Browse the full list below, or open the searchable version for each organization's description and focus. - [E8 Pitch Deck Feedback Prompt](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/pitch-deck-prompt): This is the prompt behind Getting Effective Feedback on Your Cleantech Pitch Deck From AI. It's plain text. Copy it, paste it into your AI alongside your pitch deck PDF, and read what comes back. Raw Markdown: https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/pitch-deck-prompt.md - [E8 Pitch Deck Generation Prompt](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/pitch-deck-generation-prompt): The working prompt behind our guide to building a pitch deck with AI. Read the guide first for setup and how the build runs, then point your AI at this page or paste the prompt into your first chat. Raw Markdown: https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/pitch-deck-generation-prompt.md - [Getting Effective Feedback on Your Cleantech Pitch Deck From AI](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/ai-pitch-deck-feedback): Most investors read a deck before deciding to take a meeting, so a deck that tells your story well opens doors. If you'd like another reader while you're polishing yours, we've written a prompt you can run in your own AI, shaped by how our screening committee reads early-stage decks. - [How to Value Your Cleantech Startup Funding Round](https://www.e8angels.com/resource-library/cleantech-startup-valuation): When you apply to E8, the application asks for your deal terms: the instrument you're raising on and the numbers attached to it. If you don't already have a lead investor, it is not uncommon for some answers to be "negotiable" or "we'll discuss."