Venture capital

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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.

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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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AI
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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.

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Global markets
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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Hydrogen
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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.

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Blackhorn Ventures closes energy transition AI fund

The VC firm has brought in new, corporate strategic LPs to close its third fund — albeit below target.

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Gov funding
Small businesses struggle to claim IRA tax credits. This startup aims to help.

The startup Giraffe Financial's platform connects nonprofits and small businesses with IRA credits and cash refunds.

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Emerging tech
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Can this start-up solve the battery supply chain’s waste problem?

With fresh seed capital, Aepnus Technologies hopes to use electrolysis to eliminate sodium sulfate waste from battery manufacturing.

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Solar
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Swift Solar is betting perovskite can loosen China's grip on the solar supply

The startup's $27 million Series A is aimed at finetuning their tandem panels and building out a domestic perovskite supply chain.