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Startups to Watch This Month: September Series Recap 2024

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 September 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 in August 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.

These sectors are as follows:

Energy Use in Industry and BuildingS

Echo-Tech Ceram – Week 1

Eco-Tech Ceram specializes in industrial heat recovery, offering innovative solutions to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Their team of experts provides turnkey solutions that allow manufacturers to save on energy from the first year without upfront investment.

Ambient Photonics – Week 2

Ambient Photonics revolutionizes clean energy by partnering with leading connected device manufacturers to offer low-light energy-harvesting photovoltaic (PV) technology. Their solar innovation powers devices using indoor and outdoor ambient light, providing superior energy density while reducing carbon footprints and eliminating battery waste.

Sustaine – Week 3

Sustaine simplifies access to cheaper and cleaner energy for small to medium-sized businesses through proprietary software. Their platform quickly identifies top energy options and secures them, all at no cost to the business.

Smalt – Week 4

Smalt is revolutionizing the talent supply chain to fuel Europe’s green energy transition. By addressing the severe shortage of over 3 million skilled trade workers needed for critical energy transition tasks, Smalt offers transformative solutions.

Splight – Week 4

Splight uses real-time data and machine learning to double transmission capacity and enhance grid reliability. Their technology transforms existing infrastructure by leveraging inverter-based resources to reduce grid congestion and curtailment.

Waste (Water & Landfills)

2S Water – Week 2

2S Water provides real-time monitoring solutions for metals in water, helping industries optimize processes, reduce costs, and maintain compliance. Their AquaValid technology delivers immediate, actionable data, enabling operators to make informed decisions that prevent costly inefficiencies and environmental breaches.

GreenMantra Technologies – Week 2

GreenMantra Technologies is a leader in molecular recycling, transforming recycled plastics into specialty polymer additives for industrial applications, helping to tackle the plastic waste challenge.

Energy use in Transport

Clearly – Week 4

Clearly is a B2B SaaS platform that empowers fleets and cities to achieve net-zero emissions by providing transparent and actionable data insights. Their trip-level data enables organizations to track emissions, optimize decarbonization projects, and verify carbon reduction.

Vapaus – Week 4

Vapaus provides an impactful, cost-effective zero-emission benefit bike service to employers, promoting sustainable mobility and employee well-being through cycling.

GHG Capture, Use and Storage

Vaayu – Week 1

Vaayu is the world’s first automated software designed to help the retail industry track and reduce its carbon footprint in real-time. Utilizing AI and machine learning, Vaayu provides granular insights into environmental impacts across products, packaging, and logistics.

UniSieve – Week 1

UniSieve develops advanced molecular separation membrane solutions that decarbonize heavy-emitting industries. Their innovative sieving membranes reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions across a range of industrial applications.

Carbonminer – Week 1

Carbominer is pioneering modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. By combining dry and wet CO₂ capture methods with electrochemical regeneration, Carbominer captures CO₂ near the place of use, making it cost-effective and adaptable for various industries.

Cross-cutting enablers

Atlas Metrics – Week 1

Atlas Metrics offers an all-in-one platform for ESG compliance and sustainability performance management, enabling organizations to measure, analyze, and communicate their impact on people and the environment. With AI, automation, and secure data sharing, they streamline sustainability reporting to accelerate the transition to sustainable business models.

HIVED – Week 2

HIVED is revolutionizing parcel delivery by creating a fully electric, fast, and reliable logistics platform. Focused on sustainability and excellent service, HIVED provides a seamless delivery experience for both retailers and online shoppers.

BIOMILQ – Week 2

BIOMILQ is a women-owned biotech startup using mammary biotechnology to produce functional, cell-cultured human milk outside the body. Their technology bridges the gap between breast milk and infant formula, providing infants with the essential nutrients of breast milk at scale.

Actual – Week 3

Actual offers a capital planning software designed to streamline sustainability and resilience. It provides a collaborative platform for businesses to build capital plans, assess impacts, minimize risks, and maximize ROI while aligning with strategic priorities.

Planted – Week 3

Planted combines innovative software solutions with actionable environmental projects to assist companies in achieving their sustainability goals. By seamlessly integrating CO₂ emissions management and local reforestation projects, Planted empowers businesses to make impactful, verifiable changes towards sustainability.

Yook – Week 3

Yook’s smart calculation engine empowers companies to rapidly assess the environmental impact of their products. With advanced life cycle analysis (LCA) tools, Yook enables businesses to identify carbon hotspots, simulate eco-friendly design choices, and communicate transparent sustainability efforts to customers.

Polar Performance Materials – Week 3

Polar Performance Materials leads in North America with innovative, eco-friendly manufacturing of ultra-high purity alumina, designed for high-tech industries like aerospace and semiconductors. Their cutting-edge process ensures exceptional product quality while reducing environmental impact.

Altrove – Week 4

Altrove is pioneering the development of advanced inorganic materials critical for achieving Net Zero goals. Utilizing AI and automated lab technologies, Altrove accelerates the discovery and production of material alternatives necessary for sustainable technologies.

Find out more about each of these startups by reading the full articles below:

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How do these startups fit in with all the others we have looked at?

Check out our running list of the 400+ climate tech startups to watch we have featured.

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With care,

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