Investors & Partners at Footprint Coalition

Jonathan Schulhof

Managing Partner, Footprint Coalition

Jonathan Schulhof is Managing Partner at Footprint Coalition, a venture capital firm focused on climate and agriculture investments. In this leadership role, he identifies and supports innovative companies addressing critical challenges in sustainability and food systems. With a strategic focus on the intersection of climate science and agricultural innovation, Schulhof works to deploy capital toward solutions that create measurable environmental and economic impact. His expertise spans early-stage venture investing and deep sector knowledge in climate technology and sustainable agriculture, positioning him to evaluate emerging opportunities in these high-impact domains. Through Footprint Coalition, Schulhof is committed to accelerating the transition toward more sustainable and resilient food and agricultural systems.

Robert Downey Jr

Founder, Footprint Coalition

Robert Downey Jr. deliberately uses his Tony Stark/Iron Man public persona to make climate technologies feel mainstream and aspirational, serving as a hype man for climate tech founders through major media appearances that most VCs cannot access. He has committed significant personal capital in the eight-figure range to Footprint Coalition and frames his climate investing as an optimistic, solutions-first narrative that focuses on audacious science-and-engineering breakthroughs rather than doom-and-gloom messaging.