hvac

Quilt rides heat pump heat wave with hefty $33M Series A

Quilt promises its heat pump will be a sleeker design that can be installed in more places around a room than competitors’ offerings.

Arch has a plan to help HVAC contractors install more heat pumps

The startup is relying on automation to speed design and quoting of residential heat pump installations.

Quilt raises $9M seed round to become the Nest of heat pumps

Despite heat pumps' growing appeal, not all consumers are sold on the idea. This startup hopes to change people's minds.

Service 1st Financial sells ‘home comfort as a service,’ gets $20 million in funding from Series B, debt

Service 1st Financial hopes its combined leasing-and-service model will sell contractors and consumers on climate-friendly heat pumps.

Here are the industries ripe for innovation under the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act all but ensures that climate tech for buildings is likely to emerge as one of the sectors to watch in the coming years.

Smart vent startup Flair nabs $7.6M Series A to decarbonize buildings

Flair offers smart vents and thermostats that can balance heating and cooling across a home, potentially slashing energy use.

Is that weed you’re smoking green enough?

For most industries, sustainability is an exercise in correcting the mistakes of the past — from changing mindsets to the machinery used. But for the fledgling cannabis industry, there is still hope

Google Nest begins testing HVAC alerts, partners with Handy for booking service calls

Google’s Nest is testing a new feature that will alert you to potential HVAC issues and even help you book an HVAC professional to fix it, thanks to a partnership with Handy. The company says th

eTrack Tech has a mission to make logistics safer

It took Barbara Timm-Brock one near-death experience and three career changes to bring her to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to launch eTrack Tech. Timm-Brock wants to make sure equipment fun

Phononic raises $30 million to rethink refrigeration

A startup based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, Phononic, wants to make refrigeration and temperature control far more efficient, and steadier, than is possible with traditional systems

YC-Backed Ravti Wants To Digitize The HVAC Industry

Ravti co-founder Alex Rangel walked into TechCrunch with a stack of crumpled yellow slips in his hand. "This is what the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry still looks like," he said,

Keen Home Launches Crowdfunding Campaign For Its Connected Central Heating And Cooling Vents

Disrupt NY 2013's Startup Battlefield competition is now well underway, and now New York native Keen Home is taking the stage to present its first-round pitch. Keen Home is a home automation startup,