๐ช๐บ๐ณ Last week in climate (#77) by ClimateU
12 closed rounds, upcoming rounds, news, jobs and events.
Good morning ๐ณ
Today, we'll cover last week's:
๐ฐ closed rounds (12),
๐ธ upcoming rounds,
๐ผ new jobs,
๐ฐ climate news, and
๐ events.
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๐ฐ Closed Rounds (Europe)
๐จ๐ญ SkyCell - $57M Venture - Series Unknown
๐ Zรผrich, Switzerland
๐ Temperature-controlled logistics containers.
Investors: Catalyst, M&G Investments
๐ช๐ธ Twinco Capital - โฌ50M Debt Financing
๐ Alcobendas, Spain
๐ธ Supply chain finance solution.
Investors: BBVA Spark
๐ณ๐ฑ In Ovo - โฌ40M Debt Financing
๐ Leiden, Netherlands
๐งโ๐พ Biotech, efficiency, and animal welfare.
Investors: European Investment Bank
๐ฉ๐ช Cambrium - โฌ8M Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ญ Materials that matter.
Investors: Essential Capital, HOF Capital, SNR.vc, Valor Equity Partners
๐ฉ๐ช Tvarit - โฌ7M Series A
๐ Frankfurt, Germany
๐ญ Sustainable and zero-waste manufacturing.
Investors: 4impact, Futury Capital, Matterwave Ventures, Momenta
๐ฉ๐ฐ Bioomix - โฌ6M Venture
๐ Odense, Denmark
๐งโ๐พ All-natural microbial products for farmers.
Investors: David Hollidge, HBL Investment Partners, Planetary Impact Ventures, PreSeed Ventures, West Hill Capital
๐ฉ๐ช tupu - โฌ3M Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ด Leapfrogging the mushroom farming industry.
Investors: Clear Current Capital, Coast Capital Savings, FoodHack, FoodLabs, Gil Horsky, IT-Farm, Roger Hassan, Zubi Capital
๐ฌ๐ง Sustainable Ventures - ยฃ3M Pre-Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ธ Supporting climate businesses.
Investors: Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital
๐ซ๐ฎ Kausal - โฌ880k Seed
๐ Helsinki, Finland
๐ก Assists cities with their climate goals via data.
Investors: Innovestor, Zubi Capital
๐ฌ๐ง Trojan Energy - ยฃ500k Grant
๐ Stonehaven, United Kingdom
๐ Charge point operator.
Investors: Scottish Enterprise, Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund
๐ฉ๐ช Smalt - Pre-Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ก Labour supply & productivity in the climate trades.
Investors: La Famiglia, Owl Ventures, APX
๐ธ๐ช Ljusgรฅrda - Funding Round
๐ Tibro, Sweden
๐งโ๐พ Vertical farming.
๐ธ Upcoming Rounds
Currently, 135 companies are fundraising via ClimateU. Investors, corporates, and service providers can access all these companies, founders, and pitch decks on the platform.
2 upcoming rounds have been added last week:
๐บ๐ธ Grant - 2024 Q1 (๐ก Climate Education/Solar)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (๐ก Climate Education)
๐ผ New Jobs
Last week, 1,418 new jobs were posted on the ClimateU job board and were sent to our 5k+ signed-up talents.
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๐ฐ Climate News
Energy
โก๏ธ How solid-state batteries could transform transport
โก๏ธ The struggles of the offshore wind industry
โก๏ธ Windeed's solution promises to revolutionize floating wind power
Nature
๐ณ EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter ban
๐ณ European Parliament approves new fisheries control rules
๐ณ MIT researchers have created a solar-powered desalination device
๐ณ Storm Ciarรกn: five dead in Italy; Spain evacuates 800 as wildfire spreads
๐ณ The state of the European biodiversity startup ecosystem
Climate Finance
๐ธ 30 Women Angel Investors In Climate to Know
๐ธ Norrsken22โs debut fund closes at $205M to back growth-stage startups in Africa
๐ธ Transition Finance Landscape Report Launch
Policy & Advocacy:
๐ข EU must cut carbon emissions three times faster to meet targets, report says
๐ข Some EU policies โhinderโ climate action, WWF says
๐ข What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important?
Transport
๐ Cruise ships polluting UK coast as they ignore greener power options
๐ Shipping industry could lose $10 billion a year battling climate change by 2050
๐ What could more European football mean for planet?
Climate Adaptation
๐ A dying sport: Are Italy's low-lying ski resorts a lost cause?
๐ Funding for climate adaptation is โstallingโ as need rises, UN warns
Other
๐ Climate change forcing commercial real-estate developers to add weather-proofing
๐ญ Future of fossil fuels leaves nations at odds ahead of UN climate summit
๐ก Northern Spainโs cooler beaches lure tourists away from scorched south
๐งโ๐พ Emissions of food production, transport & storage
๐ Upcoming Events
This week
๐ฌ๐ง Climate Techies London Quarterly Breakfast
๐ฆ๐น Discover Vienna: Climate Tech
๐ ClimateTech Founders Summit 2023
๐ฌ๐ง Scaling ClimateTech Innovation in the Corporate World
After this week
๐ต๐น Urban Impact Pitch Competition
๐ซ๐ท Climate Techies Paris with Plug and Play
๐จ๐ญ Climate Techies Zurich Drinks
Thatโs it for this week!
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