climate change

At COP28, the world finally acknowledged the obvious

World leaders finally recognized that fossil fuel use needs to end if we're to prevent catastrophic climate change, a welcome admission that's been far too long in coming.

Veteran life sciences firm RA Capital spins up ‘planetary health’ team to ride climate tech wave

Partners at RA Capital realized that if they didn't try to address climate change and its health effects, their life science investments wouldn't be as impactful.

As a climate tech investor, unit economics is the only thing I care about

We must focus on disruption and innovation in industry sectors with the greatest capacity to make progress on decarbonization.

Adapting to the climate crisis with Jonas Torland from 7Analytics

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom talk about the seemingly endless slate of rainy Saturdays here on the east coast. Thankfully, this episode&

New research: Vast majority of VC-backed UK startups do *nothing* on climate emissions

Some 76% of the top 500 VC-backed U.K. startups have done nothing to either measure or offset their carbon emissions, according to new research shared exclusively with TechCrunch. In total, these comp

Financing climate solutions: Do it the easy way or the impactful way?

Over time, funders will find investing in diverse innovators as a pragmatic solution to address the climate crisis.

As a founder, how do you address climate change?

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. It’s sometimes hard to remember that, as a startup founder, you have influence over aspects of your business that you w

Is JPMorgan turning a corner on climate finance?

JPMorgan Chase doesn’t have the best reputation in the climate sector. But there’s some evidence to suggest the bank is turning a corner.

The space industry is starting a green revolution

Five to ten years ago, you would have struggled to find anyone, anywhere connecting the words 'sustainability' and 'space.'

Airmo combines space and climate tech with emissions-monitoring satellites

German startup Airmo is taking aim at climate change, with plans to launch a 12-satellite constellation to monitor greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the planet. To fuel its ambitions, the company

‘Downey’s Dream Cars’: Robert Downey Jr. targets EV skeptics in new series

Marvel retiree Robert Downey Jr. has a new show: “Downey’s Dream Cars.” It follows the millionaire as he seeks to reconcile two of his hobbies, classic car collecting and climate cha

Investors take note: Wildfire smoke will spark a surge in East Coast climate tech startups

Next year we might expect anywhere between 30 and 35 new climate tech companies to emerge.

Real estate is facing a climate crisis, but there might be a way through

It's not an easy problem to solve, but there might be huge potential here.

E3 Capital and Lion’s Head climate fund hits first close at $48M to back African startups

The E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa (E3LCEF), a fund by early-stage VC E3 Capital (formerly Energy Access Ventures), and emerging markets-focused investment bank Lion’s Head Global Partners, h

To secure early-stage funding, entrepreneurs should build ESG into their business models

Whether you believe in ESG or subscribe to the “woke capitalism” viewpoint, it simply can’t be ignored.

Deal Dive: VC interest in wildfire tech grows as the world burns around us

As wildfires continue to become a larger threat, the group of entrepreneurs looking to create tech solutions grows with it.

With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch

Data is becoming as precious as water in precision agriculture, and Hydrosat aims to help provide both with a new set of Earth observation satellites. The company has raised a $20 million A round, inc

VC Office Hours: 5 questions for National Grid Partners’ Lisa Lambert

Environmental and social concerns should be top of mind right now for any smart investor, says National Grid Partners founder Lisa Lambert.

13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023

We spoke to 13 of the top robotics VCs to discuss where the category is and what the future looks like.

Alga Biosciences wants to help climate change, one bovine burp at a time

Cows are a significant source of methane emissions, primarily due to their unique digestive system. Milk and beef cows are ruminants, which means they have a specialized stomach chamber (called the ru
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