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We are celebrating a hopeful milestone today! Our investors have officially funded 100 high-potential climate tech solutions! 🚀 To date, we’ve invested in: 16 companies in Energy 19 companies in Industry 20 companies in Food & Land Use 15 companies in Transportation 19 companies in Buildings 11 companies in Carbon Management Of those 100 companies, 80% are technologies with substantial contributions to our net zero mission, and 20% contribute positively in other areas, such as enhancing biodiversity or creating social impact. 🌎 To learn more about the companies we funded, sign up for our platform via the link in the comments below. We’d like to give a big shoutout to the 600+ investors who put their trust in us to date. This is just the beginning 🙏 Disclaimer: This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Information Memorandum of the fund and to the EID before making any final investment decisions. Form Energy Sunfire 1KOMMA5° Biomason Rondo Energy #impactinvesting #climateimpact #sustainability

⚡ EnergyLab is thrilled to announce the 10 climate tech startups in the 2024 Climate Solutions Accelerator. 💥 A committee of EnergyLab angel investors selected ten startups tackling a range of emission sources to participate in the programs 11th cohort. From industrial heat to passive cooling solutions and energy storage to electric aviation, the cohort is poised to majorly contribute to decarbonisation in the coming years. 🚀 You can read more about the Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort here: https://lnkd.in/di7NPKa4 The 2024 EnergyLab Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort: Brownee - Sustainability in the baking, CLT Toolbox, Dewpoint Innovations , Enaxiom, GridStore Energy, InfigoLabs, OptiGrid, Planet Price, Stralis Aircraft (YC W23) & X-Centric Sciences Guido Toepfer, Dr Jill Rathborne, Renate Crollini, Adam Jones, Ringo Thomas, Chiara Neto, Ming Chiu, Antonia (Tia) Collings, Bijan Rahimi, Garth Paton, Michael Urch, Prashant S. Parulekar, Sahand Karimi, Andy Hill, Bob Criner, Stuart Johnstone & Roozbeh Ravansari 💡 Expressions of interest for the 2025 program are now open - see the link in our comments. #ClimateSolutions #Accelerator #ClimateTech

We are thrilled to introduce another dynamic panel discussion at the Renewables & Sustainability Seminar for WETEX 2024! ⚡ Panel: Next-Gen Solutions: Accelerating Investments in Climate Tech Startups Join industry leaders as they dive into the innovative financial strategies shaping the future of climate tech startups and the impact they have on accelerating the global energy transition. This discussion will explore: 🔹 Venture capital and funding strategies for climate tech startups 🔹 The challenges and opportunities facing climate startups in the MENA region 🔹 The role of public-private partnerships in advancing clean energy solutions 🔹 Innovative business models revolutionizing climate tech 🔹 Success stories and lessons from the startup ecosystem Speakers: James Eisenberg, CEO and Managing Partner – Buckminster Ventures Lola Fernandez Flores, Principal – VentureSouq Yasmina Moufarrej, Senior Venture Associate – Siemens Energy Jane C. Glavan, Co-Founder – Distant Imagery Solutions Ayad Khalil Chammas, Board Member – Elocity Moderator: Elias Al Akiki, Principal – Roland Berger 📅 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the future of climate tech and how startups are driving the clean energy revolution! #WETEX2024 #ClimateTech #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #MENA #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #VentureCapital #Innovation #StartupEcosystem

According to climate tech innovation categories identified by experts for 2024, startups including Tender Food, Carbon To Stone, GreenLIB, Nth Cycle, Advanced Ionics, Elemental Recycling, LLC, Allium Engineering, Regenerative Resources, QuantAQ, Inc., Sublime Systems, Fervo Energy and TerraFixing are making groundbreaking developments. The highlighted startups operate in diverse climate tech categories, including cell-based meat production, circularity for critical metals and minerals, clean hydrogen technology, climate adaptation solutions, decarbonization of cement, steel, and chemicals and enhanced geothermal power etc. #climatetech #climatechange #climateaction #climatetechstartups #climatesolutions #climateinnovation #decarbonization #carbonsequestration #netzero #netzerotransition #geothermalenergy #wastemanagement #cellbasedmeat #cleantech #cleanenergy #cleanhydrogen

Smartville Inc. is pleased to be among Trellis Group's "25 Climate Tech Startups to Watch." Smartville Inc. is working diligently to shape a circularity ecosystem for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries in concert with other stakeholders. EV OEMs, original EV owners, EV resellers, insurers, auction houses, dismantlers and recyclers, and second-life repurposers and battery refurbishers all play a part in maximizing the utility and value of EVs and their batteries. By providing both tools, like the Periscope EV battery assessment tool to identify a battery's best use, and solutions, like Smartville 360 battery energy storage system to repurpose second-life batteries, we're helping stakeholders unlock the untapped value of EV batteries, reduce waste streams, and lower dependencies on foreign supply chains. If you have a minute, please follow the link and upvote Smartville Inc.. To learn more about what's new at Smartville Inc., go to www.smartville.io. #sustainability #ev #automotive #electricvehicles #sandiego #circularity

🌍 What breakthrough climate tech is poised for scale? And which startups are leading the charge? Trellis Group’s “25 Climate Tech Startups to Watch” showcases the most innovative seed to series A startups driving impact across five key sectors: 🏢 Buildings 💨 Drawdown ⚡ Energy 🏭 Industry 🚙 Transport 💡Check out their pitch videos and vote for your favorite (you get 2 votes per day). Next, they’ll pitch live at #VERGE24 to an audience of thousands of business, government, and thought leaders. #climatetech #startups #pitchcompetition

Is catalytic capital the answer to addressing the FOAK financing gap? Prime Coalition developed the Trellis climate program to address the critical gap in first-of-a-kind financing for climate technologies. Built on years of research, this program focuses on providing catalytic capital to support the scaling and commercialization of climate innovations. In this episode of Climate Tech 360 with Lara Pierpoint, we delve into Trellis' mission and strategies. 🔍 Key Takeaways: ⚡ Catalytic Capital: Over the last 10 years, Prime Coalition has built a successful catalytic capital program culminating in a blended finance fund called Azola. ⚡ Market Alignment: Lara discusses the challenges of aligning private capital focused on returns with philanthropic capital focused on impact and how to address it. ⚡ Trellis Climate Program Impact: The program not only supports the development of groundbreaking technologies but also ensures these innovations can operate at scale, making a real impact on climate change. This is absolutely critical! ⚡ Long-Term Vision: Lara emphasizes the importance of climate tech startups thinking long-term and addressing the financing gap early on, significantly enhancing their success chances. 🔗Episode: https://lnkd.in/egW9GsXW   Tag a #ClimateTech founder or investor who needs to hear this! 👇   #CatalyticCapital #ImpactInvestment

What a fantastic conversation on the Climate Tech 360 podcast with Samia Qader and Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate. You do not want to miss this episode as they discussed the power of catalytic capital to bridge the FOAK financing gap and accelerate climate tech solutions, also highlighting Prime’s other pioneering catalytic capital programs, Azolla Ventures and Prime Impact Fund. A big thank you to Samia for the insightful conversation! 🙌 #ClimateFinance #Philanthropy #ClimateAction #FOAK #ClimateTech

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital, led by Alain Wildanger and Laurent Hengesch, is launching a €60m fund dedicated to climate tech, aimed at investing in European early-stage startups focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and facilitating decarbonisation through hardware or software development. The fund, led by Quentin Dupraz, will prioritise investments in technologies that are essential for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital sees climate tech as a compelling investment opportunity, given the urgent need for emissions reduction and the potential for disruptive innovation in this sector. #ClimateTech #GreenInvesting #StartupFunding #Decarbonisation #NetZero2050 #EuropeanStartups #ClimateChange #VentureCapital #SustainableInvesting #TechInnovation #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #EnvironmentalTechnology #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech

Next Thursday - join us in person in San Francisco to discuss the next climate tech investment boom, moderated by Steve LeVine and featuring speakers from G2 Venture Partners, Breakthrough Energy and Generation Investment Management. Over the past decade, a wide range of climate technologies have emerged and are now ready to scale, from solar and wind to batteries and EVs to synthetic biology and AI. The stage is set to re-imagine and re-engineer our industrial economy. Taking technologies from lab to world scale will require more than just technological breakthroughs; they will demand an investment ecosystem capable of addressing their full range of financial needs. This panel of climate tech venture and growth equity veterans will share real-world examples of climate startups scaling, highlighting the importance of collaboration and how the sector might navigate this year and beyond. Details here: https://bit.ly/43Wa0A5