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Could these 25 Scaleups be the next #ClimateTech #Unicorns? Along with 14 other VCs, I caught up with ClimateHack to share the scaleups we’re excited by at Spin Ventures that have Unicorn-potential. I’m particularly excited by CARBIOS and Notpla: two #circular economy leaders scaling science-driven solutions to global #plastic waste. Carbios pioneers enzymatic PET recycling with industrial backing. Notpla replaces single-use plastics with award-winning, seaweed-based packaging. Both are driving systemic change across FMCG and fashion, with regulatory tailwinds and commercial traction positioning them for unicorn status. Discover the full list of startups across, including solutions in: 🏡 Home decarbonisation 🔌 Electric vehicle charging ♻️ Plastic and textile circularity 🔋 End-to-end battery recycling  ⚡Digitalisation of the energy grid 🍄 Food from fermentation and fungi  ✈️ Sustainable e-Fuels and synthetic chemicals Get to know the 25 solutions and the Founders behind them: https://lnkd.in/evhuBabN

25 Climate Soon-to-Be Unicorns? 🦄 Here at Hack we caught up with 15 investors to hear who they think has Unicorn-potential. Across home decarbonisation, electric vehicle charging, plastic and textile circularity, end-to-end battery recycling, digitalisation of the energy grid, food from fermentation and fungi, sustainable e-Fuels and synthetic chemicals... and many more... These are the 25 Scaleups that have caught the attention of Climate VCs: Arenko CARBIOS Cloover cylib Descartes Underwriting Tastewise Reverion Ecorobotix ecoworks Electra Elum Energy Fuse Energy Granular Energy INERATEC Infinite Roots® Notpla Ohalo OroraTech Planet A Foods Rabot Energy TRACTIAN xFarm Technologies terralayr Runwise Sage Geosystems Inc. See the full list: https://lnkd.in/eJfUuF9s P.S. Looking for your next investment/investor? Come join hundreds of Founders and Financiers at the HackSummit next month, May 15-16.

This week in ClimateTech... 🦜 Serena, Nature4Climate and Nature Tech Collective release a Nature Tech VC funding report 🤖 Exclusive: 40 ways to harness robotics in Climate Deep Tech. 🇩🇪 AENU released its Berlin Climate Tech Market Map. 🏆 Meet the 36 Semi Finalists of the FoodTech World Cup 📝 Dear startup world, VC is broken. David Y. 🌉 Bridge rounds using SAFEs or Convertible Notes are almost always a waste of money. Yair Reem 💡 biotope by VIB offers access to leading industry, science, and investment experts, top-tier facilities, and a €250K investment 🥩 Aleph Farms raised $29 million—with an additional $10–15 million expected soon 🥓 Ecovative secured $11 million to scale production of its mycelium-based MyBacon 💸 Brevel raised an additional $5 million in a seed extension round 🌱 Grassa | Unlocking the full potential of Grass | Biomass secured €3.6 million 🔬 Differential Bio emerged from stealth with €2 million to launch its Virtual Scale-up Platform 🪨 Eion Carbon secured a $33 million offtake deal with to remove nearly 79,000 tons of CO2 via ERW ♨️ Caldera secured £10 million from GEA to scale its low-carbon heating technology 🏭 ARK Capture Solutions raised over €2.2 million to further develop its patented hybrid technology for capturing CO2 🌾 CinSOIL secured pre-seed funding to scale its AI- and satellite-powered solution for soil carbon insetting ✍️ Terradot signed a deal with Microsoft to remove 12,000 tonnes of CO₂ via Enhanced Rock Weathering 🗺️ 500 carbon removal startups - Patrick Brown 🎨 Living Ink Technologies raised $3 million to scale production of its renewable, carbon-negative Algae Black pigment 🔝 13 Next Speakers Announced for HackSummit incl Renaissance Fusion, Meala Foodtech, WA3RM, Mission Zero Technologies, rrreefs, Aerones European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) ICL Group 💥 Marvel Fusion extended its Series B round by €50 million 🔥 Gradyent raised €28 million Series B funding to scale its AI-powered digital twin platform ⚡️ Fourier closed its Series A funding round with $18.5 million to scale its compact, modular electrolyser system 🌍 Soldera secured €2.5 million to expand its AI-powered platform that automates the trading and management of renewable energy 🍃 Gaia Turbine SA raised €1.15 million to accelerate development and scaling of its high-efficiency plug-and-play hydroelectric micro and mini-turbines 🇿🇼 NeedEnergy (Techstars'23) raised $1.1 million to scale its AI-powered virtual power plant platform 🏥 Most people don't want a nuclear reactor in their backyard, but what about underneath the local hospital? Tasmin Lockwood 🏠 Infrared footage captures the Urban Heat Island Effect in action Oliver Bolton

13 Climate Frontrunners join the HackSummit Lineup Introducing even more of the talented line up taking to the stage who will showcase the future of Climate, including: 💥 Stellarator nuclear fusion with Francesco A. Volpe of Renaissance Fusion 🍔 Functional protein technology with Hadar Ekhoiz Razmovich of Meala Foodtech 💸 Finance projects to reuse industrial waste with Fredrik Indebetou of WA3RM 💨 Nextgen Direct Air Capture with Nicholas Chadwick of Mission Zero Technologies 🪸 Rebuilding coastal coral reefs using 3D printing technology with Dr. Ulrike Pfreundt of rrreefs 🤖 Robot-enabled wind turbine maintenance and inspections with Dainis Kruze of Aerones Joined on stage by leading investors Marco Iacoviello of dsm-firmenich Hadar Sutovsky of ICL Group and ICL PLANET Startup Hub André Hoffmann of Roche Marie Asano of European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) As well as top Scientists, Researchers and Operators. Together they’ll deep dive into the technologies redefining food, energy, finance, mobility and the environment as you hear directly from visionaries driving the change. Get your pass today and come ready to be inspired, challenged, and equipped with new ideas to accelerate Climate Deep Tech at the HackSummit in Lausanne. cc Tali Feldman Sivan Rom Elias

What an interesting and energising discussion with our ClimateHack panel on Climate Tech Vs. Climate Justice: Ensuring Inclusivity in Innovation at Equals Amsterdam. Key takeaways: 🤙 No to "Climate Speak", Yes to meeting people where they're at. Focus on value adding, and Justice will be baked in. 🤙 Allyship and partnership takes the cake. We make more impact through systemic collaboration. 🤙 More discourse in open forums, with diverse participants - yes please! Huge thanks to our panel, partners and volunteers for jumpstarting our events this year with such enthusiasm and hope. Aaron Endré & I look forward to having more convos like this in our upcoming sessions! #ClimateHackAmsterdam #ClimateCommunity #ClimateJustice #ClimateTech __________________________ 🌱 Sharing my experience as a serial entrepreneur, planetary and human rights advocate, and startup advisor. 🤙 Follow for more musings. Connect to share experiences. Comment for discourse!

Catch up on all the headlines from this week in Climate... 📝 A list of 70+ CVCs who are actively investing in Climate. 👀 Dealroom.co shared its 2025 European Deep Tech Report 🚀 Fast Company’s 2025 list of the 10 most innovative companies 🔝 11 accounts to follow that can teach sustainability and ESG better than a degree - Dan Sherrard-Smith 🤖 Join the virtual Climate Robotics Network Summit (May 6-9, 2025) to explore how robotics can accelerate climate action 👋 Meet the local community at a Meetup: ClimateHack Zurich and  Amsterdam. 💰️ GoodSAM, PBC raised $9 million Series A funding 🛳️ Catchwise secured €1.25 million pre-seed funding to transform the wild fishery industry with AI-driven predictive analytics 🌱 AuraLIP Low Impact Protein 🌎🍀 completed its first funding round to accelerate the development of its fermented hemp seed-based Low Impact Protein 🧑🌾 Elaniti secured funding to advance its AI- and DNA-powered soil microbiome intelligence tool 🔥 The first satellite of the Google Research -backed FireSat constellation has successfully reached orbit 🚓 How trees can call the police if they are in danger of being cut down. - Sam Bentley 🌳 The difference between monoculture vs syntropic agroforestry. - João Brites 🧪 C1 Green Chemicals AG raised €20 million to commercialise its green methanol catalysis technology ⚗️ Arvia Technology launched Florenox™, an ‘industry-first’ range of electrochemical oxidation reactors designed to destroy PFAS contaminants 🛠️ Resilco Srl - Società Benefit raised €5 million in a Series A funding round to transforms industrial waste into secondary raw materials 🎧 Good listen: Cutting heavy industry carbon through AI to make heavy manufacturing more sustainable with Leise Sandeman of Pathways and Ryan Grant Little 🍄 Would you live in a house made from mycelium? - Elena Doms   📣 12 Headline Speakers Announced for the HackSummit, incl Jacob Nathan of Epoch Biodesign, Torbjørn Ølshøj Jensen of Again , Liz Dennett, of Endolith Igor Kocis of GA Drilling, Dainis Kruze of Aerones 🏡 Palmetto has developed an AI-powered tool that creates digital twins of US homes to assess energy efficiency and electrification potential 🤝 NVIDIA is partnering with EPRI and major utilities to launch the Open Power AI Consortium 💸 2150 closed its Fund II with €200 million to focus on Series A investments in sustainable urban solutions 💰️ Just Climate raised $175 million to invest in nature-based climate solutions 💷 Elbow Beach secured £63 million in the first close of its new £80m climate impact fund 🎱 Soulmates Ventures launched a €50 million fund to support sustainable innovation 🔋 PULSETRAIN raised €6.1 million seed funding to advance its "In-Battery" solution 🛞 Coreshell  secured $24 million to develop silicon anodes as a cost-effective, high-performance alternative to graphite in EV batteries 🔌 Evera raised €2 million to expand its business-focused electric vehicle leasing service

🤔 Começando esse post com uma reflexão... quantos painéis você foi em que todos os palestrantes/speakers eram homens? Acho que essa não é difícil de responder, certo? Também não acho que devemos mudar 100% para o oposto, mas garantir cada vez mais que homens e mulheres estejam juntos, sendo ouvidos e somando, de igual pra igual, em todas as pautas. 🎤 E agora, indo além... quantas competições ou sessões de pitchs que você já assistiu, ou participou, ou foi juri, em que todas as empreendedoras eram mulheres? Essa pode ser um pouco difícil de lembrar, ou de ter vivido... Ontem eu fui dormir feliz, e hoje acordei também. Feliz e inspirada por alguns motivos: 1️⃣ Por poder viver do zero a construção de uma comunidade de Climate Tech no 🇧🇷 (e por em cada meetup - ontem foi o nosso 3o - reforçar a minha tese de que não precisamos sair do Brasil ou só ouvir especialistas de fora pra esses temas - temos brasileiras e brasileiros referência trabalhando por e fazendo a diferença aqui, no nosso país!). É um orgulho fazer parte e ser embaixadora do ClimateHack em SP, mais do que isso, trabalhar com um time tão bom (e por coincidência, 100% feminino) Caroline Takita e Laura Vehanen, sou fã de vocês, muito obrigada! 2️⃣ Por mesmo depois de um dia intenso de trabalho, vivenciar um encontro tão rico, começando pela abertura inspiradora da Cassia Moraes, brasileira referência em clima que já participou de 9 COPs; passando por um painel incrível e inspirador com Laura Marchiori, investidora de VC na Indicator Capital, com Giovanna Meneghel, CEO e cofundadora da Nude., e com Jana Maria, trazendo as perspectivas de ecossistema na liderança da frente ESG no Cubo Itaú. O painel estava tão bom, que passamos do tempo e ninguém se importou (sabe aquela atmosfera que você sente que a audiência não quer que acabe? e quem organiza eventos, painéis e meetups de inovação, sabe o quanto é difícil!) 3️⃣ Como se não bastasse tudo isso, fechamos com chave de ouro, com uma pitch session de fundadoras mulheres - 3 empreendedoras, 3 soluções ligadas a clima, e claro... 3 pitchs de altíssima qualidade ✨ Marcela Miranda da Uttala - Educação Climática, Iara Vicente da Nossa Terra Firme , e Clara Johannpeter da Agroforestree, vocês foram (e são) inspiradoras e incríveis. Fui dormir e acordei feliz, mas não quero sentir isso só em eventos especiais no mês de março. E também sei que não precisamos de um evento 100% feminino pra que as mulheres sejam ouvidas e tenham relevância. Sei mais, que o nosso capítulo do ClimateHack é oficialmente em SP, mas que nunca tivemos apenas paulistas entre os participantes. E é por isso que queremos ir além!! Logo pousaremos no Web Summit Rio, quem vem com a gente? Agradecimentos a todos que participaram e fizeram nosso 3o meetup possível! E agradecimentos especiais a Caroline por liderar essa edição e a Laura por toda a contribuição e por nos receber na Indicator. #ClimateHackSP #ClimateFounders #ClimateFunders #InnovationEcosystem

Inside the minds of 12 CVC investors Corporate venture capital (CVC) is a critical force in Climate Tech and beyond just capital can provide numerous benefits to a scaling startup. So we caught up with 12 CVC investors to hear their thoughts on what their investment can bring. Head this way for the full recap: https://lnkd.in/eXCS_eB9 Tl;dr: 🚪 Opening Doors: Helping startups access customers, infrastructure, and technical validation, fast-tracking growth and overcoming early hurdles. 🧩 Strategic Fit Over Short-Term Gains: Prioritising long-term partnerships and strategic alignment, accelerating commercialisation and unlocking large-scale opportunities. 🌉 Bridging the Commercialisation Gap: Providing patient capital and industry expertise to navigate the tricky path from proof-of-concept to market adoption. 📈 Later-Stage Growth: Stepping into Series B+ rounds, providing capital for capex-intensive models and positioning themselves as potential future acquirers. With thanks to Alexandre B. @ Givaudan Ginger Rothrock @ HG Ventures Ana Ward @ YANMAR VENTURES Jordy Klaassen @ Eneco Ventures Johanna Rahm Juhlin @ LRF Ventures Alejandro Solé @ TechEnergy Ventures 🌱🤝🌍 Nicolas Sauvage @ TDK Ventures Frederico Bilelo Gonçalves @ EDP Ventures Mads Møller @ ABB Electrification Ventures Hadar Sutovsky @ ICL PLANET Startup Hub Julien Fredonie @ Honda Xcelerator Ventures Rodrigo Hortega de Velasco @ Döhler Ventures Some of these CVC investors will also be joining us at the HackSummit in Lausanne. Why not come and join us there.

Meet the CVCs backing Climate Techs Corporate venture capital (CVC) is becoming a strategic lifeline for climate startups and a smart play for big businesses. For startups, it’s more than just funding — it’s a gateway to corporate-scale resources, distribution channels, new contacts and industry expertise. And for corporates, it’s a chance to stay ahead of the curve by tapping into up-and-coming climate innovation. A three-way win for corporates, startups and the environment? We tracked 66 CVC investors around the world, including: 🇧🇪 Filip Arnaut, Sparkalis 🇨🇭Alexandre B., Givaudan 🇮🇹 Michela Petronio, Barilla Group 🇪🇸 Ricardo Zapatero Saenz, Repsol 🇳🇱 Ana Ward, YANMAR VENTURES 🇸🇪 Johanna Rahm Juhlin, LRF Ventures 🇬🇧 E. Krystal Somaza, Aramco Ventures 🇵🇹 Frederico Bilelo Gonçalves, EDP Ventures  🇩🇰 Mads Møller, ABB Electrification Ventures 🇯🇵 Satoshi Furuta, ENEOS Innovation Partners  🇦🇹 Christina Schwab, dsm-firmenich Ventures 🇺🇸 Phoebe Wang, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund  🇳🇴 Andreas Tufteland Engelsen, Eviny Ventures 🇩🇪 Rodrigo Hortega de Velasco, Döhler Ventures  🇲🇽 Constantino Matouk Iriondo, Grupo Bimbo Ventures  🇮🇱 Hadar Sutovsky, ICL Group and ICL PLANET Startup Hub 🇫🇷 Aurélie Schwartzmann, ALIAD (Air Liquide Venture Capital) 🇹🇭 Kittipop Trisinsomboon, BANPU Public Company Limited

In this week’s edition: ♻️ 70+ plastic upcycling and recycling startups to know 📉 EV startup Arrival is shutting down its operations and laying off its staff 👎 Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden 💸 5 VCs weigh in on the next frontier of plastic circularity: Visionaries Tomorrow, Volta Circle, Spin Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center. 👋 Come and meet IRL at a ClimateHack Meetup in ClimateHack São Paulo, Amsterdam and Climatehack Zurich. 🌾 Avalo, Inc uses interpretable AI to develop climate-resilient crops, raised $11 million Series A 🧫 Re:meat raised €1 million to develop a modular, brewery-inspired production system for cost-competitive cultivated minced beef 🧑🌾 Quercus Biosolutions emerged from stealth to develop a new category of crop protection products using gen-AI 🇩🇪 Ucaneo secured new funding from Aramco Ventures to accelerate the development of Germany’s largest DAC demonstration plant 🇮🇳 Varaha secured a multi-million dollar investment from Conductor Capital to scale its carbon removal projects across Asia ✍️ Alt Carbon signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation 🌳 Arbonics has entered the Swedish market through a partnership with Treebula 🌞 Alight secured €46 million from ABN AMRO and SEB to finance the construction and operation of over 300 MWp of solar parks in Finland, 🏭️ Reverion received €19.5 million to scale up production of its high-efficiency, reversible Solid Oxide Cell power plants 🧂 THORIZON secured €20 million to advance its Thorizon One molten salt reactor ⚡️ Supercritical raised £14 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Shell Ventures and Toyota Ventures 🇦🇺 EcoJoule Energy secured $15 million in its first external investment round 🏘️ Reshape Energy raised €5 million to acquire and integrate businesses across the energy services value chain 💥 General Fusion has successfully created plasma in its Lawson Machine 26 prototype 🔋 Renewco Power  and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd have partnered to develop up to 2.2 GW of battery energy storage projects across Spain   🌺 Goldman Sachs Asset Management launched its first biodiversity bond fund, targeting up to $500 million 📦 Vytal Global secured €14.2 million to expand internationally and strengthen its technology-driven solutions 🔍 PhaseTree secured €3 million from Heartcore Capital to advance its AI-powered platform for sustainable material discovery 🇨🇭 Jaipur Robotics | Techstars '24 raised €725,000 to advance its AI-driven waste management and waste-to-energy solutions. ♻️ Xycle secured funding to build its first commercial-scale chemical recycling plant in the Port of Rotterdam 🇸🇪 Glenntex secured investment from PINC to advance its technology, which enhances recycled plastics, reduces virgin plastic use by up to 30%, and improves packaging circularity. 🚘 Daqus Energy emerged from stealth with $6 million seed funding to scale its novel TAQ cathode material