September Week 4, 2023: In this monthly series, we highlight 5 climate tech startups to watch by featuring the incredible companies and projects that they are leading to fight climate change.
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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1. Electrogenos
Founded: 2022 – Oxford, UK
Founders: Augusto Bartolome and Alfredo Saenger
Elevator Pitch: They reshape the hydrogen production industry with a unique manufacturing process that cuts electrolyser costs and reduces factory deployment times.
Problem they solve: The high cost and time requirements associated with reducing emissions in hydrogen production.They provide a clean energy source with potential applications in various industries, contributing to reduced carbon emissions and environmental preservation.
Impact: The simplicity of their technology contributes to a stable supply chain, promoting uninterrupted access to a sustainable energy resource. This reduction in cost makes hydrogen-based technologies more affordable and attractive for applications requiring electricity generation.
Stage: Pre-Seed.
Interested in Electrogenos? To learn more about their technology or get in touch, click here.
Cross-cutting enablers
2. CO2 AI
Founded: 2022 – Boston, MA, USA
Founders: Charlotte Degot and Florian Jourda
Elevator Pitch: They are the leading end-to-end carbon management software for large corporations.
Problem they solve: To comply with the latest regulations and meet Net Zero targets, companies need reliable data and digitalisation to accurately measure their environmental footprint. CO2 AI was created to help complex organisations manage their carbon reduction journey by focusing on what matters most. With CO2 AI software you can measure, track, simulate and reduce your emissions.
Impact: CO2 AI offers a flexible and automatable data ingestion model to simplify set-up. Their fast and effortless approach enables you to turn your raw data into business intelligence and start driving action.
Stage: Pre-seed.
Interested in CO2 AI? If you are interested in learning more, see here.
Cross-cutting enablers
3. Revalu
Founded: 2021 – Hamburg, DE
Founders: Kika Brockstedt and Vamsi Akuraju
Elevator Pitch: Shaping the buildings of tomorrow with the material platform to reduce our planetary impact.
Problem they solve: The production and transportation of building materials emit substantial CO2.
Impact: They are on a mission to accelerate the green transition in the built environment by providing stakeholders with tools and data, enabling efficient ways to reach their climate targets.
Stage: Pre-Seed.
Want to learn more about Revalu? To learn more about their technology, click here.
Cross-cutting enablers
4. Holy Technologies
Founded: 2022 – Hamburg, DE
Founder: Bosse Rothe
Elevator Pitch: Holy develops recyclable carbon fiber solutions for high-performance applications in Energy, Automotive and Aerospace. Holy’s technology unlocks an entirely new category of components, which have the potential to be significantly greener, lighter, and cheaper than the default.
Problem they solve: They are developing the world’s first carbon fiber technology that makes components fully upcyclable. With their Infinite Component platform, they help innovators with the problem of making their carbon fiber components recyclable, as well as to enhance their weight and production cost-efficiency – unlocking an entirely new category of components. From motorsports to electric mobility and energy, Holy Technologies equip innovators with the means to make a step-change in their product offerings and gain an edge to win their markets.
Impact: Carbon fiber components will play a critical role in the global energy transition towards the 1.5 °C goal of the Paris Agreement. Its unique material properties render carbon fiber the uncontested choice for an increasing quantity of lightweight applications within big markets, including Wind Energy, Automotive and Aerospace. By 2050, the recyclability and weight reduction of Holy Components result in a CO2-saving potential of several gigatons per year.
Stage: Pre-Seed.
Interested in Holy Technologies? To learn more about this company, see here.
Cross-cutting enablers
5. Carno
Founded: 2022 – London, UK
Founders: Tim Wright and Robert Lane
Elevator Pitch: Facilitating home decarbonisation with software and data.
Problem they solve: Time and cost of heat pump installation assessments.
Impact: Building software to enable the transition to low carbon homes.
Stage: Undisclosed.
Interested in Carno? If you are interested in learning more, see here.
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