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机构速览
Convective Capital 是一家聚焦灾害韧性与实体世界风险的投资机构。官网称其投资硬件、软件和金融服务；策略从野火防范延伸到电网、林业、保险、供应链与基础设施等韧性主题。
来源核验日期： · 机构策略、人员履历和联系渠道按公开官网资料整理；融资案例为本库收录的可追溯样本，不代表完整投资组合或机构回报。人物经历嵌入机构资料，仅记录官网披露且能确认角色的人员；未把轮次总额写成机构单笔出资。
基本信息
| 投资主题 | 灾害韧性、野火与林业、电网与公用事业、保险与风险管理、实体基础设施 来源 1 |
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| 第二期基金披露 | 创始人于 2026-05-21 宣布 Fund II 募集 8,500 万美元，计划投资约 18 家公司，阶段覆盖 pre-seed、seed 和 Series A；该金额为基金募集规模，不是对单家公司的出资。 来源 4 |
| 行业网络与组合支持 | 机构称 Updraft 韧性实践者网络超过 10,000 人，并已为组合公司带来超过 1 亿美元收入；均为机构自报口径。 来源 4 |
| 团队履历 | Bill Clerico — 创始人、管理合伙人；此前共同创办并担任 WePay CEO，该公司于 2017 年被 JPMorgan Chase 收购；亦为 YC 兼职合伙人。、Kat Mañalac — 合伙人；此前在 Y Combinator 任职十余年，负责创业项目与创始人社群。、Mike Trapanese — 合伙人，关注运营和战略资本；经历包括私募股权和企业运营。、Jay Ribakove — Principal；此前在 Munich Re Ventures 投资气候及建成环境风险领域公司。 来源 2 |
机构背景
管理团队披露的经历包括金融科技创业与并购、Y Combinator 创业者支持、私募股权运营以及气候和建成环境风险投资。
发展节点
- 2026-05-21
创始人 Bill Clerico 宣布第二期基金募集 8,500 万美元，并将投资主题由野火科技扩展到更广泛的灾害韧性。 来源 4
公开成绩与记录
- 官网当前展示的组合案例包括 Burnbot（机器人燃料管理）、Gridware（电网保护）、Pano（野火早期探测）、Seneca（消防无人机）、Stand（韧性住房保险）与 The Lumber Manufactory；为精选展示，不代表完整组合或投资回报。 来源 3
- 待校正的注册表关联：当前把 Convective 与 WindBorne Systems 的 2026 年 B 轮相连，但所附来源报道的是 2024 年 Series A；轮次和来源年份冲突，因此不将其作为 Convective 已核实投资。 来源 5
官方联系方式
- 官方网站与组合列表：Convective Capital
原始来源
- 1. Convective | Investing in a More Resilient World
Convective invests in hardware, software and financial services that manage risk in the physical world.
- 2. The Team | Convective
Prior to Convective, Bill was co-founder & CEO of WePay, a fintech company that was acquired by J.P. Morgan Chase in 2017, an angel investor in over 60 startups and a part-time partner at Y Combinator. … Previously, Kat spent more than a decade as a partner at Y Combinator, where she built programs and communities that helped thousands of founders scale their startups into companies worth billions. … Mike is a partner at Convective Capital focused on operations and strategic capital. Previously, Mike held diverse private equity and operating roles. … Prior to Convective, Jay was an investor at Munich Re Ventures, backing companies reducing risk in climate and the built environment.
- 3. Portfolio | Convective
Our companies protect the systems that keep the world running. … Robotic Fuels Management Burnbot Protecting the Grid Gridware Early Wildfire Detection Pano Firefighting Drones Seneca Insurance for Resilient Homes Stand Sawmills of the Future The Lumber Manufactory
- 4. Fund II: $85M for Disaster Resilience | Bill Clerico
That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $85M for our second fund. We’ll make a similar number of investments (~18) as in Fund I, but we’re writing bigger checks across pre-seed, seed and Series A and expanding our focus from wildfire to the disaster resilience market. … Updraft, our network of practitioners in the physical world, is now 10,000 people strong and has generated over $100M in revenue for our portfolio companies.
- 5. WindBorne Systems Takes Flight with $15 Million in Series A Funding
existing investors such as Footwork VC, Pear VC, and Convective Capital also participated in this round