Environment & Climate

BetterWay Ventures is a Charleston-based pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm backing hard tech startups that make sustainable solutions economically competitive with legacy alternatives.

BetterWay Ventures is a Charleston-based pre-seed venture fund backing industrial sustainability startups in South Carolina and across the United States. The fund focuses on companies developing technology-enabled solutions for some of the hardest-to-decarbonize and most resource-intensive sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and textiles. BetterWay brings an operator’s perspective to early-stage investing, combining experience in industrial engineering, angel investing, and company-building. The fund’s thesis is rooted in the belief that environmental innovation can also be commercially compelling, especially when applied to large markets where better materials, cleaner processes, and more efficient systems are urgently needed. In April 2026, an Abundance Angel recommended a $100,000 limited partner commitment to BetterWay Ventures. Through the fund model, the investment supports a portfolio of early-stage companies rather than a single venture, helping charitable capital reach a broader pipeline of founders working on climate, sustainable manufacturing, and environmental resilience. Returns are not guaranteed and depend on fund performance, underlying portfolio company outcomes, and future liquidity events.