Climate tech investment roars back with an $8.1B start to 2024
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by Tim De Chant
19h ago
Companies focused on reducing CO2 emissions raised big sums, second only to Q3 2023. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s Builders Vision puts S2G on a path to independence
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by Tim De Chant
2d ago
Walmart heir Lukas Walton, worth $28 billion, is bringing on new limited partners to expand S2G's investment reach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Productive solar technologies draw investors as global off-grid solar sector funding slumps
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by Annie Njanja
4d ago
Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) technologies, especially those in the solar irrigation and cold chain segment, saw increased investor interest last year, despite a 43% funding slump recorded in the global off-grid solar sector. The global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, GOGLA, says PURE technologies raised $65 million in 2023, double the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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The ‘valley of death’ for climate lies between early-stage funding and scaling up
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by Tim De Chant
1w ago
It's easier for climate companies to get enough funding to get started. It's much harder once they need money to scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Bringing down skyscrapers’ sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock
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by Dominic-Madori Davis
1w ago
Jocelyn Lai appeared on TechCrunch’s Found to discuss her company and its hopes of driving down the cost of a proven technology to address the climate crisis. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Texture makes a bid to become the world’s go-to platform of the energy transition
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by Tim De Chant
1w ago
The startup, founded by an Arcadia alumnus, seeks to become a common data collection and sharing platform for renewable power sources like wind, solar, and batteries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Here are the 30+ startups showcasing at HAX’s May 1 Demo Day
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by Brian Heater
1w ago
A few weeks back, TechCrunch ventured out to New Jersey to pay an early visit to HAX’s Newark offices. As much as I complained about the 90-minute commute in from Queens, it’s nothing compared to the last time I paid a visit to the SOSV-run hardware accelerator’s Shenzhen space. HAX’s China operations have shrunk considerably […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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General Galactic emerges from stealth to make methane from carbon dioxide
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by Tim De Chant
1w ago
The stealthy new startup hopes a fully integrated approach, from direct air capture to electrolysis and methane generation, will let it drive prices down for so-called e-fuels. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Green search engine Ecosia launches a cross-platform browser
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by Ivan Mehta
1w ago
Ecosia, the search engine that funds tree-planting initiatives with its search ad profits, has launched a new cross-platform browser to grow its online footprint. The new browser, available for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, is built on top of Google’s open source browser project Chromium, which explains why there aren’t many differences to Google’s own […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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Building owners are often in the dark about their carbon pollution — a new algorithm could shed light on it
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by Tim De Chant
2w ago
NZero developed a new algorithm that helps building owners estimate their carbon pollution down to the hour. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more
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