November Week 3, 2024: In this weekly series, we highlight 5 climate tech startups to watch by featuring the incredible startups, companies, or projects that are leading the fight against the climate crisis.
Each month, we add these startups to our running list, which we have categorized based on fuel emission sector data from the most detailed, recent data SBC could identify from the World Resource Institute in 2016.
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GHG Capture, Use, and Storage
1. FuturePlus
Founded: 2020 – Southwark, UK
Founders: Alexandra Smith & Mike Penrose
Elevator Pitch: FuturePlus is an award-winning sustainability and ESG management platform that empowers businesses of all sizes to measure, improve, and report their social and environmental impact. Combining data-driven technology with personalized support, FuturePlus makes sustainability accessible, affordable, and actionable, helping organizations navigate their journey toward impactful, future-focused goals.
Problem they solve: Sustainability and ESG management can be complex, costly, and unattainable for many businesses, especially smaller enterprises. Traditional solutions often cater to large corporations, leaving others without the tools to measure or improve their environmental and social impact. FuturePlus solves this by providing an intuitive, data-powered platform that simplifies sustainability management, enabling organizations to set meaningful goals and achieve them effectively.
Impact: FuturePlus drives positive environmental change by helping businesses transition to more sustainable practices. By enabling companies to measure and improve their performance across five sustainability themes—Climate, Diversity and Inclusion, Social, Economic, and Environment—the platform fosters actionable improvements in emissions reduction, resource efficiency, and inclusivity. This contributes to building a greener, more equitable future for all.
Stage: Seed.
Interested in FuturePlus?
To learn more about their technology or get in touch, see here.
Energy use in Industry and Buildings
2. General Galactic
Founded: 2023 – El Segundo, CA, USA
Founders: Halen Mattison & Luke Neise
Elevator Pitch: General Galactic is revolutionizing energy production by converting CO₂ emissions into fossil-free natural gas and clean fuels. Their innovative solutions provide high-purity, renewable hydrocarbons compatible with existing infrastructure, enabling industries to transition to carbon-neutral energy without costly overhauls.
Problem they solve: Reliance on fossil fuels continues to drive global CO₂ emissions, while the transition to sustainable alternatives is hindered by infrastructure limitations and high costs. General Galactic addresses this challenge by creating carbon-neutral fuels that integrate seamlessly with current equipment and supply chains, making clean energy practical and accessible for critical industries.
Impact: General Galactic’s approach closes the carbon loop by capturing emissions from industrial sources and converting them into fossil-free fuels. This process prevents additional greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere, supports the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors, and fosters a sustainable energy future.
Stage: Seed.
Interested in General Galactic?
If you are interested in learning more, see here.
Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use
3. Root Global
Founded: 2022 – Berlin, DE
Founders: Eric Oancea & Maurice Hensl
Elevator Pitch: Root provides a comprehensive climate operating system tailored for the food and beverage industry. Their platform enables businesses to collect verified on-farm data, calculate precise carbon footprints, and set science-based targets, ensuring seamless compliance with regulatory standards while driving meaningful emission reductions across the supply chain.
Problem they solve: The food and beverage industry faces significant challenges in measuring, managing, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly across complex supply chains. Many businesses struggle with outdated benchmarks, incomplete data, and increasing regulatory demands. Root addresses these issues by offering tools to collect verified data, manage Scope 3 agricultural emissions, and achieve sustainability goals with transparency and precision.
Impact: Root empowers the food system to transition toward a low-carbon future by enabling precise emissions tracking and reductions. By calculating and managing millions of tons of CO₂e emissions across supply chains, their platform facilitates actionable change, fosters sustainability, and helps align the industry with global climate targets.
Stage: Seed.
Want to learn more about Root?
To learn more about their technology or get in touch see here.
Energy use in Transport
4. Enteligent
Founded: 2020 – Morgan Hill, CA, USA
Founder: Sean Burke & Bahman Sharifipour
Elevator Pitch: Enteligent is a developer of smart solar power optimization and solar EV charging technologies that dramatically increase energy utilization, improve returns on energy investments, and enable critical paradigm shifts in how we use energy for the upcoming green electrification revolution.
Problem they solve: The renewable energy sector faces significant challenges, including underutilization of solar energy during peak daylight hours and reliance on fossil-fuel-powered grids for nighttime EV charging. Current systems lack the efficiency and adaptability needed to fully transition to a green energy infrastructure. Enteligent addresses these issues with smart solar power optimization and innovative direct DC EV chargers, enabling seamless solar integration and reducing dependency on traditional energy sources.
Impact: Enteligent’s technology transforms how energy is consumed by prioritizing solar-based daytime charging, significantly reducing reliance on fossil fuels. By optimizing solar power usage and increasing energy efficiency, Enteligent helps accelerate the green electrification revolution, lowers carbon emissions, and supports a more sustainable and resilient energy ecosystem.
Interested in Enteligent?
To learn more about this company, see here.
Cross-cutting enablers
5. Star Catch
Founded: 2024 – Jacksonville, FL, USA
Founders: Andrew Rush & Bryan Lyandvert
Elevator Pitch: Star Catcher is pioneering the world’s first space-based energy grid, the Star Catcher Network, designed to eliminate power constraints for satellites and spacecraft. By leveraging proprietary power-beaming technology, Star Catcher delivers on-demand energy as a service, enabling enhanced satellite capabilities, reduced mission costs, and extended operational lifespans without the need for retrofits.
Problem they solve: The rapidly increasing number of satellites in orbit creates a growing demand for energy, far exceeding current orbital production capacity. Satellites face significant challenges, including high upfront costs for onboard power sources, energy limitations that constrain operational uptime, and the inability to augment or extend missions once in orbit. Star Catcher solves these challenges by providing a flexible, scalable energy solution that reduces costs, increases capabilities, and ensures uninterrupted operations.
Impact: The rapidly increasing number of satellites in orbit creates a growing demand for energy, far exceeding current orbital production capacity. Satellites face significant challenges, including high upfront costs for onboard power sources, energy limitations that constrain operational uptime, and the inability to augment or extend missions once in orbit. Star Catcher solves these challenges by providing a flexible, scalable energy solution that reduces costs, increases capabilities, and ensures uninterrupted operations.
Stage: Seed.
Interested in Star Catch?
If you are interested in learning more, see here.
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