Climate change threatens the wellbeing and livelihoods of people around the globe 🌍
We seek out founders with innovative solutions and give them the funding they need to get off the ground 🚀
EIS investors and startups, get in touch! climate.vc ☎️
TONIGHT! Join us and the Climate Entrepreneurs Club at @imperialcollege as they launch the UK's biggest student pre-accelerator: lnkd.in/eDt_R8bT
See you there! #climateVC
Are you an @imperialcollege student (UG / PG) excited by innovation & also climate-conscious? The Climate Entrepreneurs Club (CEC) pre-accelerator is NOW OPEN for applications - deadline: 19 February, 23:59
➡ Apply: lnkd.in/eDt_R8bT
➡ Newsletter: lnkd.in/ecyMczw
ALT Apply to the climate pre-accelerator (powered by CLIMATE.VC). Build a climate start-up supported by mentors, pitch to investors and win cash prizes. Deadline 19 February at 23.59.
🔦🔦PORTFOLIO SPOTLIGHT🔦🔦
Offgrid Finance funds clean, renewable tech companies in Kenya and other African economies. This serves as a powerful platform, bringing the right tools to the table so that new and promising tech can deliver a positive impact! offgrid.finance
Tropical islands face some of the world’s highest energy costs from imported fuel. This is on top of being disproportionately impacted by climate change.
@GlobalOTEC will help small tropic islands replace their fossil fuel power with clean, affordable energy. Check them out!
👩💻 Want to stay up to date on the latest industry news? We can help you out!
🖱️We are gathering relevant stories, reports and articles about the most recent developments around OTEC all over the world. Check the #OTECNews#February: globalotec.co/otec-news/2023…#news#technology
Looking for an exciting job in a climate tech startup? Our portfolio companies are looking for passionate people to join them! Check out their jobs here: climate.vc/portfolio-jobs#ClimateVC
But... but... the minerals!
Clean energy really is just cleaner, even accounting for greenhouse gas emissions from across the lifecycle. Minerals production and refining and all. Study after study confirms. A nice summary here from @IEA
How much cleaner are the clean energy technologies such as renewables, electric cars, heat pumps, and hydrogen compared to the dominant technologies?
Significantly. Here’s a neat summary graph from @IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2023.
iea.org/reports/energy-techn…
The UK's battery storage capacity is about to explode
2.4GW operating today
2.5GW being built now
15.2GW waiting to be built
16.7GW in planning
15.1GW pre-planning
Figures courtesy of @RenewableUK EnergyPulse
renewableuk.com/page/EnergyP…
We're sponsoring the UK's BIGGEST student climate pre-accelerator! Check it out: climateentrepreneurs.uk/pre-…
The next ideas and the next people who are going to decarbonize our society and save the world are out there right now, and we want to help find and support them. Join us!
Is micromobility more about convenience than climate?
Is it really succeeding on replacing cars and reducing carbon emissions?
Read our latest article written by Zoe Brightmore and decide⬇️
medium.com/climate-vc/is-mic…
Odin are hiring!
Odin is an investment platform and community for people building the future. We are starting by making it 10x cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates, SPVs & funds.
Find out more: little-wall-c1f.notion.site/…
Meet @PeetDenny, the founding partner of @climate_vc!
An Operator/Investor, Multiple founder, Former CTO of leading FinTech, AI Specialist. Studied Innovation at Stanford.
(And Space Enthusiast.)
Can the government wean Britain off Russian gas while also keeping energy affordable and hitting its climate change targets?
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Meet @simrunb, another of our associates and part of the founding team at Climate VC!
With a background in fintech following onto sustainable finance, Carbon13 first cohort.
Sim is a deep thinker and nature lover.
And an absolute computer geek.
Filmed at @DreamFactoryLDN💚
From PHD To Climate Tech W/ Osas Omoigiade Founder of Deep Meta.
We're taking it back to Episode #5 of the Cool Hominid Podcast, where we discussed the journey from academia to entrepreneurship.
Full episode available here: kite.link/ch5-osas-omoigiade#climatetech#startups
MEET THE TEAM!
Meet @AndyEmanuelli, one of our associates at Climate VC 🌱
Andrea is a Serial Venture Builder & Angel Investor, with a Space Engineering background and passion for entrepreneurship.
(A footballer in a parallel universe.)
📽️ @DreamFactoryLDN
The worlds first flat-packable social thermal collector has been created in a small factory in Dundee, Scotland.
This simple portable device hopes to shift dependences away from methods such as using gas or charcoal to heat water.
#GreenEnergybbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-60…