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 April 2024, 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 over March with some insight into the innovative work they and their teams are doing.
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.
Energy Use in Industry and BuildingS
Mimic Systems – Week 3
Mimic Systems designs solid-state heating and cooling systems at a building scale.
Waste (Water & Landfills)
Aquacycl – Week 4
Aquacycl revolutionizes industrial wastewater treatment with its innovative modular biological treatment system. By effectively eliminating sludge and recovering energy as direct electricity, Aquacycl offers a cost-effective and sustainable solution for managing high-strength wastewater. With significant cost savings, greenhouse gas reductions, and a compliance guarantee, Aquacycl empowers industries to address their most challenging wastewater problems while minimizing their environmental impact
Energy use in Transport
Gaussion – Week 2
Gaussion is revolutionizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry with its groundbreaking MagLiB™ charging technology that significantly accelerates battery charging times. Demonstrated on commercial Li-ion cells, Gaussion’s technology can speed up charging by up to 67%, enabling EV drivers to gain a week’s worth of charge (200 miles) in just under 10 minutes.
GHG Capture, Use and Storage
Queens Carbon – Week 1
Queens Carbon is revolutionizing the cement and chemical industries with its cutting-edge hydrothermal processing technology. By significantly lowering the energy required for carbon capture and the production of carbon-neutral cement, Queens Carbon addresses critical environmental challenges head-on. Their patented technology reduces the processing temperatures for carbonate minerals from over 1800°F to less than 1000°F, allowing for the integration of renewable energy sources and drastically cutting costs and energy consumption.
Aquatic Labs – Week 2
Aquatic Labs is redefining oceanic exploration and monitoring with their groundbreaking suite of tools designed to track carbon, nutrients, and biodiversity in the world’s waters.
Carbon Fact – Week 4
Carbon Fact offers specialized carbon management software tailored for the fashion industry, providing automated solutions for measuring, reporting, and reducing emissions. With seamless integration and comprehensive features, Carbon Fact empowers apparel, luxury, and footwear brands to efficiently track their carbon footprint and meet regulatory requirements, saving valuable time and resources.
Cross-cutting enablers
Klim – Week 1
Klim is creating a joint movement with farmers, businesses and consumers to scale regenerative agriculture as quickly as possible, in order to sustainably reduce CO₂ emissions, improve soil health and biodiversity, and thus make an important contribution to climate protection while safeguarding yields.
Kenoteq – Week 1
Kenoteq is pioneering the transformation of the construction industry by producing ultra-low carbon building materials from nearly 100% locally recycled content. Addressing the critical shortage of sustainable materials necessary to meet net-zero carbon targets, Kenoteq’s innovative and patented brick-making technology repurposes construction and demolition waste into high-performance building products.
Turnover Labs – Week 2
Turnover Labs is transforming the chemical industry with its mission to decarbonize chemical production through innovative technology. By developing some of the world’s most durable electrolyzers, Turnover Labs tackles the challenge of converting impure CO2 emissions from industrial processes into valuable chemical feedstocks.
Switch Bioworks – Week 3
Switch Bioworks is transforming agricultural sustainability by revolutionizing fertilizer production through bioengineering. Their innovative approach harnesses naturally occurring microbes to create sustainable fertilizer directly on plant roots.
Fungtional Labs – Week 3
Fungtional Labs is revolutionizing the way we approach sustainable agriculture with its cutting-edge mushroom cultivation supplies. Specializing in climate-friendly mycology solutions, Fungtional Labs empowers individuals and businesses to reduce their environmental impact by growing their own mushrooms. Offering a wide range of products from mushroom spawn to complete growing kits, Fungtional Labs supports sustainable food production at any scale.
Arculus Solutions – Week 4
Arculus Solutions is revolutionizing the hydrogen economy by retrofitting natural gas transmission pipelines with advanced hydrogen-barrier coatings. Their innovative technology enables the safe and cost-effective transport of hydrogen, both blended and pure, within existing infrastructure, facilitating a swift transition to a decarbonized energy network.
Ourobio – Week 4
Ourobio is harnessing the power of synthetic biology to build a circular economy. By engineering microorganisms, they transform industrial byproducts into sustainable petrochemical alternatives, including bio-based, biodegradable plastic resins and additives. Ourobio’s innovative biomanufacturing suite offers a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution, promoting a healthier planet and a sustainable future.
Modern Synthesis – Week 4
Modern Synthesis develops an innovative class of natural textiles that are inherently circular and customizable, aiming to replace animal and fossil fuel-derived materials with sustainable alternatives.
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