The need for funding climate solutions is urgent and an estimate by the United Nations Environment Programme says countries may need to spend at least $387 billion annually by 2030 to offset the effects of climate change.
The climate crisis is at a critical stage and recognizing this urgency and working towards this is Tibetan-American Tenzin Seldon. Recently recognized as Los Angeles Times Finance Visionary of 2026, she has been supporting innovation and ideas in climate technologies through her venture capital platform Pulse Fund throughout her career. Pulse Fund engages with companies that work on energy transition, infrastructure, food and agriculture, and mobility.
On being named a finance visionary, she shared on Instagram, “I am aware when people hear “finance visionary,” they don’t usually picture a young Indigenous woman in her 30s deploying institutional-scale capital but that’s exactly the narrative we’re here to redefine.”
She is passionate about protecting and regenerating our planet, and calls it “one of the most scalable and profitable opportunities of our time”.
In a most recent article on fortune.com, Tenzin writes about the current global oil crisis in light of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and says in the end companies that will help economies in absorbing such commodity shocks will be the winners. She pushed for the adaptation of infrastructure investments in battery storage, grid software, industrial electrification, etc., which she said also happen to contribute to decarbonization.
Highlighting the geopolitical mess that has exposed oil dependence as a “national security liability”, she goes on to say the need is to build energy systems that aren’t affected by wars.
As a Founder and Managing Partner of Pulse Fund, Tenzin invests in scalable climate technology across food, infrastructure and energy sectors. In 2025, she was instrumental in orchestrating every aspect of the fund’s transformation. Tenzin closed several strategic investments including co-leading a $25M Series B funding for Mast Reforestation and participated in a $49M round for Endera.
Endera is a leader in electric bus market and the funding will help in scaling the manufacturing of its electric shuttle and school buses, creating more jobs at its production facility in Ohio. Mast Reforestation will be advancing their post-wildfire reforestation and launch a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage project with this funding.
She also holds board positions in companies such as Floodbase, Unravel Carbon, Mast Reforestation, Endera, Twelve, and BlocPower.
“This recognition reflects years of immense, immeasurable focus, conviction, and hard work of our team — especially the journey to secure one of the most historic unlikely partnerships and the commitment to deploy billions toward climate solutions over the next decade. This is just the beginning,” she posted on Instagram.
An alumna of Stanford University, she earned Phi Beta Kappa honors and graduated summa cum laude. Tenzin is also the first Tibetan-American Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where she earned a dual Master’s degree.