Every week, we feature 5 incredible climate tech startups, companies, or projects that are leading the fight against the climate crisis. Now at the end of this month of February 2025, we provide a recap of the startups to watch in climate tech.
These startups have covered a range of fast-growing industries such as AI, GHG Capture and monitoring, Energy production and storage, Fintech, Foodtech, Agtech, and much, much more.The list below is a recap of all the startups we have featured in February with some insight into the innovative work they and their teams are doing.
To complement this series, we’ve also launched Tech 4 Climate Insights, a new mini podcast series where we take a deep dive into the startups we feature each month. Each episode provides exclusive insights into their innovations, industry impact, and key trends shaping their growth. If you’re looking for in-depth analysis, expert perspectives, and behind-the-scenes stories, be sure to tune in and stay ahead of the latest in climate tech.
We hope you find this resource useful and that you can refer back to it anytime you are looking for companies to support, invest in, work for, or collaborate with.
These startups are all added to our running list, which we have categorized based off of fuel emission sector from the most detailed, recent data SBC could identify from the World Resource Institute 2016.
These sectors are as follows:
Energy
Ecoplanet – Week 1
Ecoplanet is an AI-powered energy management platform that helps companies navigate their journey toward energy efficiency and net zero. By combining intelligent energy procurement, regulatory compliance, and AI-driven optimization, Ecoplanet empowers businesses to reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and implement sustainable energy strategies. Their all-in-one platform provides real-time insights and automation to simplify energy management, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations while maximizing financial savings.
Ayrton Energy – Week 2
Ayrton Energy is revolutionizing hydrogen storage and transportation with its proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology. By enabling hydrogen to be stored and transported like gasoline, Ayrton is making clean hydrogen a viable alternative for power generation, off-grid energy security, and diesel generator replacement—accelerating the transition to a net-zero energy future.
Branch Energy – Week 2
Branch Energy is revolutionizing home energy management by combining renewable energy with smart home technology and data analytics. More than just a renewable energy provider, Branch empowers customers to lower their energy bills and carbon footprint through intelligent, seamless energy management solutions that outperform traditional utilities.
Deep Fission – Week 3
Deep Fission is revolutionizing nuclear energy by deploying small modular reactors (SMRs) one mile underground. This innovative approach delivers ultra-safe, affordable, and reliable power, empowering businesses, supporting communities, and driving progress toward a sustainable future.
PuriFire Energy – Week 3
PuriFire Energy is revolutionizing clean fuel production by delivering green hydrogen and green methanol to decarbonize the global shipping and chemical industries. Their cutting-edge technology simplifies the production process of green hydrogen and biogenic carbon dioxide, enabling the efficient creation of green methanol and other sustainable fuels at scale.
Transportation
Revolv – Week 1
Revolv is redefining fleet electrification by offering a seamless, full-service solution that eliminates the cost, complexity, and risk of transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs). By maximizing uptime, reducing operational costs, and enabling zero-emission miles, Revolv allows commercial fleets to embrace an electric future without disruption to their core business.
AmpUp – Week 2
AmpUp is transforming electric vehicle (EV) charging with a robust network that simplifies the charging experience for drivers, hosts, and fleets. Through its advanced technology, AmpUp empowers businesses and property owners to manage multiple charging stations seamlessly, creating the world’s largest EV charging network that combines shared private and public chargers.
Industry
Naturbeads – Week 3
Naturbeads Ltd develops sustainable and biodegradable cellulose microbeads designed to replace polluting plastic microbeads in a wide range of applications. These microbeads offer the same performance as plastic alternatives and are currently being tested in cosmetics, personal care products, paints, coatings, adhesives, packaging, and other industrial uses.
Scrapbees – Week 1
ScrapBees is revolutionizing scrap metal recycling with its mobile, on-demand scrap collection service for businesses and private households. With a fully digitalized, transparent, and fair process, ScrapBee ensures that every kilogram of raw material is efficiently sorted, properly disposed of, and reintegrated into the circular economy—all while offering convenience at your doorstep.
Food, Agriculture and Land Use
One Third – Week 1
OneThird is transforming food waste prevention by enabling retailers to predict shelf life in real-time using AI-driven optical sensors. By scanning fresh produce at distribution centers and stores, OneThird helps businesses optimize inventory, reduce waste, and sell produce at peak freshness, ensuring better food utilization and higher profitability.
BiocSol – Week 2
BiocSol is revolutionizing crop protection with innovative microbial-free biopesticides that offer farmers efficient and cost-effective biocontrol solutions. Emerging from UCLouvain’s research initiatives, BiocSol leverages specific microbial substances to develop reliable biosolutions that combat critical agricultural threats, such as mildew agents, ensuring healthier crops and sustainable farming practices.
New School Foods – Week 3
New School Foods is transforming the future of food by creating plant-based meat and seafood alternatives designed to satisfy mainstream consumers. Their first product—a plant-based salmon filet—perfectly replicates the look, taste, texture, and flakiness of real salmon. Rich in Omega-3s and protein, it offers a guilt-free seafood experience with a lower carbon footprint and no harm to the ocean.
Buildings
Kugu – Week 1
KUGU is a real-time decarbonization platform designed for the real estate sector. By digitizing building technologies and automating essential business processes, KUGU helps real estate companies efficiently and cost-effectively achieve their emissions reduction targets, with a special focus on heat cost billing and heating system optimization.
Cambridge Electric Cement – Week 2
Cambridge Electric Cement (CEC) is revolutionizing the cement industry with the world’s first low-carbon, recycled cement. By leveraging electric arc furnaces (EAFs) used in steel recycling, CEC co-recycles steel and cement, producing a circular cement product that matches the performance of traditional Portland cement without the associated carbon emissions. This scalable solution offers a sustainable alternative that integrates seamlessly into existing steelmaking infrastructure.
C2CA Technology – Week 3
C2CA Technology is a pioneering startup focused on upcycling waste concrete into sustainable building materials. By replacing virgin aggregates, sand, and cement, C2CA is revolutionizing the construction industry with a goal of achieving 100% circular concrete and reducing the environmental impact of building materials.
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