๐ณ Last week in climate (#81) by ClimateU
17 closed rounds, new dealflow, COP28 news, jobs, and events.
Good morning and happy Tuesday from COP28,
It has been a wild week of non-stop meetings, side events, networking, and 30,000+ steps a day in the heat of Dubai, but of course, you get your weekly summary.
Today, we'll cover last week's:
๐ 100 COP28 participants,
๐ฐ closed rounds (17),
๐ new dealflow,
๐ผ new jobs,
๐ฐ climate news, and
๐ events.
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๐ 100 COP28 Participants
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๐ฐ Closed Rounds
๐ซ๐ท mylight150 - โฌ100M PE
๐ Jonage, France
โก๏ธ Smart energy management systems & solar self-consumption solutions.
Investors: Andera Partners, Azora, Eiffel Investment Group, Elevation Capital
๐ซ๐ท Braincube - โฌ83M Series B
๐ Issoire, France
๐ญ Manufacturing sustainability analytics company.
Investors: Bpifrance, Scottish Equity Partners
๐ฎ๐ช TechMet - $50M Debt Financing
๐ Dublin, Ireland
๐ Critical metals.
Investors: U.S. International Development Finance Corp
๐ซ๐ฎ One Click LCA - โฌ40M Venture
๐ Helsinki, Finland
๐ Building life cycle metrics software.
Investors: InfraVia Capital Partners, PSG Equity
๐ฎ๐น Energy Dome - โฌ35M Grant
๐ Lonate Pozzolo, Italy
โก๏ธ Long-duration electricity storage using liquid CO2.
Investors: Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, European Investment Bank
๐ซ๐ท Adionics - โฌ25M Series B
๐ Thiais, France
๐ญ Salt separations, lithium, and iodide extractions.
Investors: Bpifrance, Celeste Management, Ovive, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (SQM), Supernova Invest
๐ฌ๐ง Xlinks - ยฃ20M Corporate
๐ Billericay, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK.
Investors: TotalEnergies
๐ซ๐ฎ Carbo Culture - $18M Series A
๐ Helsinki, Finland
๐จ Biochar carbon removal.
Investors: GenZero, Tesi, True Ventures
๐ซ๐ท Karos - โฌ17M Series C
๐ Paris, France
๐ Carpooling.
Investors: Citizen Capital, Ring Capital
๐ฌ๐ง Modo Energy - ยฃ11.8M Series A
๐ Birmingham, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Optimises battery energy storage systems.
Investors: Catalyst Capital, Fred. Olsen & Co., MMC Ventures, Triple Point Ventures
๐ฉ๐ฐ Again - $10M Seed
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
๐ญ Carbon-negative chemicals for a cleaner future.
Investors: ACME Capital, Atlantic Labs, Google Ventures
๐ฉ๐ฐ Hyme - โฌ8M Venture
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
โก๏ธ Large-scale long-duration energy storage.
Investors: Heartland A/S, Nordic Makers, North-East Venture
๐ฉ๐ช Impossible Materials - CHF 2M Grant
๐ Hamburg, Germany
๐ญ Cellulose white pigment solutions.
Investors: InnoSuisse
๐ฉ๐ฐ BeCause - $1.9M Seed
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
๐ AI-powered sustainability management for travel.
Investors: Sean Brown, Sean Evans, Superangel, Ugly Duckling Ventures
๐ต๐ฑ Envirly - โฌ1.4M Seed
๐ Lublin, Poland
๐ก Help businesses analyse their environmental impact.
Investors: Aligo Venture Capital, Angels 4 Impact, Bank Bgลผ Bnp Paribas, Tangent Line Ventures
๐ช๐ธ Floatech - โฌ1.2M Seed
๐ Madrid, Spain
โก๏ธ High-performance silicon anodes.
Investors: Big Sur Ventures, CDTI Innovaciรณn's INNVIERTE program, Grow Venture Partners
๐จ๐ญ GRZ Technologies - Venture
๐ Sion, Switzerland
โก๏ธModular waste management solution.
Investors: Sabancฤฑ Ventures
๐ New Dealflow
Weโre finalizing our updated insights, dealflow, and data access on ClimateU - more on that soon.
Last week, three new rounds were announced:
๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (โก๏ธ Biomass Energy / ๐ญ Chemicals, ๐จ CCU)
๐บ๐ธ Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (๐ณ Biodiversity / ๐ ESG Software / ๐ข Regulation)
๐ฎ๐ช Seed - 2023 Q4 (๐ธ Carbon Markets / ๐ธ Climate Investing)
๐ผ New Jobs
Last week, 1,857 new jobs were posted on the ClimateU job board.
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๐ฐ Climate News
๐ Weโre looking for a volunteer to sit down weekly and compile the most relevant climate news. If that is you, please contact us (team@climateu.earth).
This week weโll focus on COP28 news:
๐ข COP 28: Over 120 countries back Climate & Health Declaration
๐ข COP 28: Oil Firms Commit to Major Fossil Fuel Cut by 2050
๐ธ COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory
๐ธ COP 28: Bezos Earth Fund Commits $57M for Future Food
๐ธ COP 28: 11 Winners Recognised with Zayed Sustainability Prize
โก๏ธ COP 28: 117 countries agree to triple renewable energy
โก๏ธ COP 28: 22 countries call for tripling of nuclear by 2050
And some great deep dives:
๐ก 40+ African ClimateTech Investors to Know
๐ Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and aviation deep dive
๐ Upcoming Events
Events this week:
๐ซ๐ท Climate Techies Paris with Plug and Play
๐ฎ๐ช Dublin Climate Dinner in Cornucopia
๐จ๐ญ Climate Techies Zurich Drinks
Future events:
๐ก Let's Talk About Climate Anxiety in Impact Work
๐ฉ๐ช Greentech Festival
๐จ๐ญ HackSummit
๐ฎ๐น ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development
Thatโs it for this week!
Big hug from Dubai,
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