Venture capital

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A summer of ups and downs in the battery sector

In the last few months, some advanced battery companies have raked in the cash, while others have faltered.

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The most promising companies in climate tech

A new report picked 50 venture-backed startups likely to have a meaningful impact in reducing carbon by 2050.

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Emerging tech
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The rise of climate adaptation tech

A growing list of technologies could help us adapt to climate change — and potentially turn a profit, too.

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Adaptation investors are seizing the ‘unavoidable opportunity’

Resiliency is starting to catch investor attention, as they grapple with the reality that the climate is already changing.

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The 'relentless optimism' of investing in adaptation

As Tailwind Climate prepares its first fundraiser, co-founder Katie MacDonald on the promise of resilience

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U.S. market
This Israeli startup is overhauling an “overlooked” battery component

Armed with $39 million in new funding, Addionics is looking to scale up its manufacturing, starting with a new U.S. factory.

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Investors embrace Cloverleaf’s energy-first approach to data centers

The startup raised $300 million, which will be used first for securing land where power — ideally clean power — is easy to access.

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Policy
Climate dollars are in election limbo

Presidential political turmoil is causing private investors to take a "second hard look" at where they put their money.

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Global markets
Raising cleantech venture capital funds is harder than ever

Difficult exits, overcommitted LPs, and a liquidity crunch are making fundraising challenging for the funds that startups rely upon.

Opinion
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Global markets
We need to rethink climate investing

Biotech provides a good model for how climate should think about the future.

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Startup Rhizome gets into the wildfire prevention game

One major gap in the market? Understanding “how to quench a wildfire even before it starts,” said Rhizome’s CEO.

Opinion
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Is winter coming for climate tech?

After a boom in investment, climate tech now needs some wins.

Indonesian researchers demonstrate samples of natural hydrogen gas found in the Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.
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Should we be paying more attention to geologic hydrogen?

Breakthrough Energy CTO Eric Toone says it’s this era’s most important energy discovery — and no one’s talking about it.

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Research
For cleantech startups, the Valley of Death is getting harder to cross

It now takes an average of more than two years for a company to raise a Series B, according to a new Sightline Climate report.