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Startups face a familiar dilemma: early-stage allure versus later-stage hurdles. While investors embrace risk in the beginning, challenges mount as startups mature, especially for hardware and infrastructure ventures. This "commercial valley of death" has claimed its fair share of victims. The problem? Startups often lose sight of their core value proposition while trying to pave the path to scaling. #climatetech #startups #startupfunding

Summary: The article discusses the challenges faced by climate tech startups as they transition from the lab to commercial outfit. These companies, which work on hardware and infrastructure projects for climate solutions, struggle to raise necessary funds and often face difficulties in scaling up production. Key takeaways: The transition from early-stage startup to commercial operation is difficult, especially for hardware and infrastructure projects in the climate tech industry. The lack of financing options and specialized expertise for these types of projects creates a "commercial valley of death" that many companies struggle to overcome. Startups often fall into the trap of trying to expand their business too quickly, losing sight of their core value proposition and failing to ensure proper execution. Counter arguments: Some may argue that this "first of a kind" problem is not unique to the climate tech industry and can be seen in other industries as well. Others may argue that with the increasing focus on climate change and need for sustainable solutions, more funding and support will become available for these startups. #venturecapital #vc #startups

Check out the latest issue of Startups Magazine - covering our #BE100. We're looking for 1,000 planet positive startups and scaleups to apply to pitch to hundreds of investors with access to £100 million in funds. As one of Europe’s biggest pitch and scale opportunities for green and environmental innovators, the BE100 competition is free and open to business of all sizes. https://lnkd.in/e9DYkZRT #ImpactInvestment #startup #scaleupbusiness

... if anyone knows quite how urgent it is, it’s the entrepreneurs on the front line of the climate crisis, living the reality every day... Create an army of start-ups! So inspirational. #sustainability #climatechange #innovation

Which climate tech business models are drawing in customer cash? 🤔 This week in Sifted Daily — Freya Pratty shares neustark’s journey post the capital intensive build stage. A startup, which produces a machine that pumps captured CO₂ into waste concrete from demolition sites, reported a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 271% across the past three financial years. Read more to find out how neustark creatively located customer bases for a boosted revenue surge. Ready to find out more? Sign up to Sifted Daily for industry snapshots straight to your inbox. 📩 https://lnkd.in/eZU-ufK7 #SiftedDaily #startups #investors #startupeurope #climatetech

What's happening in #climatetech this week? Lots of exciting start-ups raising money to keep an eye on 👀 👇 ! Let us know what #climatetech news we missed in the comments! #Fundraising 🌵 Arevo AB, a Sweden-based biotech company, raised €6.6M from Industrifonden, Navigare Ventures, Fort Knox, Stora Enso, and Kempestiftelserna. Arevo is developing precision nutrition products to grow plants with enhanced strength and resilience against environmental stress. 🚌 Ember, a UK-based electric bus company, raised £11M in Series A funding led by Inven Capital, 2150, and AENU. Ember builds and operates an electric bus network to provide zero-emission transportation for people. 🥑 Clean Food Group, a UK-based food-tech company, raised £2.5M in funding led by Clean Growth Fund. Clean Food Group is developing sustainable oils and fats for food and cosmetics manufacturers with the goal to deliver ingredients that have a positive impact on the planet. 🌪 AirMyne, a Berkeley, CA-based greentech company, raised $6.9M in Seed funding from Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Emles Venture Partners, Impact Science Ventures, Another Brain, Soma Capital, and Wayfinder. AirMyne has developed a Direct Air Capture technology that uses a liquid solvent capture agent to capture CO2 from the air. ❄ Monaire, a Boston, MA-based AI startup, raised $3.5M in Seed funding led by Construct Capital along with Workshop Ventures. Monaire provides commercial buildings with predictive HVAC and Refrigeration energy management solutions. #Policy Britain’s national grid proposed £58B plan to rewire electricity grid and meet anticipated demand in electricity. Biden Administration slashed target for EV adoption from 67% by 2032 to 35% following industry and autoworker backlash.

🏆 Big shout out to neustark, ACE Ventures' carbon removal champion, ranked 2nd among Sifted's fastest-growing startups in Central Europe in 2024. 🔗 If you want to learn how neustark is helping customers globally to achieve their net zero goals, check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ddU3e5Ac #startups #founders #tech #SwissTech

So exciting to be included in Wired's Hottest Startups in Amsterdam! "Vegetation is the single greatest factor behind power outages caused by the electrical grid due to trees falling on power lines or by sparking wildfires—and the problem is only worsening due to changing climate and more frequent storms. “Using images from satellites and airplanes, we use computer vision to find trees and estimate their height, health and species,” says Indra den Bakker, who cofounded Overstory with Anniek Schouten in 2018. This allows electric utility companies to direct their tree-pruning efforts to areas where the likelihood that trees will come in contact with power lines is higher. Raising $25 million to date, with support from Pale Blue Dot, B Capital, CapitalT, Moxxie Ventures, Overstory’s clients already include four of the top 10 American utilities. One investor-owned utility, for instance, has saved more than $3 million in vegetation costs." https://lnkd.in/gD-hmpUQ

AI and technology have been in the spotlight lately for their potential negative impacts, but let's not overlook their incredible potential for good. Here's an inspiring example that calls on us to use technology to fight climate change. #ClimateChange #TechnologyForGood #AI #Sustainability #Innovation #Technology #TechForHumanity

🌎 Climate tech #startups that raised capital last week 👇 With more than 60  deals logged on the Net0 platform last week, we recorded some significant deals. Here's a list of the top seven deals: ⚡United States, Somerville-based Form Energy, developing an iron-air battery technology for energy storage systems, raised $405M in a Series F round from T. Rowe Price, GE Vernova, TPG Rise Climate, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), Capricorn Investment Group’s Technology Impact Funds, Coatue, Energy Impact Partners, MIT’s Engine Ventures, and NGP amongst others. 🏗️Austria, Wien-based GROPYUS, using digital processes, automation, and smart technology to create cost-efficient, scalable, and flexible buildings, raised $109M in a Late VC round from Practical Venture Capital and Semapa Next. 💧Switzerland, Lausanne-based BE WTR, offering a water filtration system that provides an eco-friendly alternative to bottled water, raised $45.5M in a Series C round from Convent Capital, PeakBridge Partners, Edmond de Rothschild, and HHT. 🥓France, Paris-based LA VIE™, producing plant-based alternatives to pork-based products, raised $27.3M in an Early VC round from ZINTINUS, Sparkfood, Michel Larroche, and Arnaud Bachelier. 🌍Netherlands, Rotterdam-based Paebbl,  converting captured carbon into industrial raw materials, raised $25M in a Series A round from Amazon, Holcim, Pale blue dot, Capnamic, and 2050. 🏢Germany, Berlin-based Purpose Green, developing a platform focused on energy retrofits and long-term ESG management solutions for residential and commercial buildings, raised $15M in a Seed round from Fifth Wall, Atlantic Labs, and Speedinvest. 🌊Israel, Tsur Yigal-based Kando, offering is a digital platform that utilizes the IoT, AI, and ML to analyze wastewater data, raised $10M in a Late VC round from DC Thomson, Bridges Israel, OurCrowd, ICI Fund, Aliaxis, and LIP Ventures Boutique amongst others. Comment below any recent funding round that deserves to be featured as well! 👇 #climatetech #netzeroinsights #startups #funding #investments #venturecapital