Zeina Fayyaz Kim

Zeina Fayyaz Kim is a Partner at Climate Capital and the Head of Growth at Adaptis2, based in San Francisco, California. At Climate Capital, she helps manage a multi-vehicle investment platform that has backed over 400 early-stage climate technology companies since 2015, including the sustainable housing startup Cosmic. She is also the Co-founder of Diamond List, an industry initiative that evaluates and highlights 75 promising early-stage climate startups annually for prospective venture capital and institutional investors. Prior to her current roles in climate technology, Kim served as an Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund, where she directed institutional capital toward diversity initiatives and impact-driven educational leadership programs. Her investment career remains focused on scaling early-stage climate solutions across energy, agriculture, mobility, deep tech, and carbon removal while advancing diversity within the broader venture capital ecosystem.