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Urbio is a web-based platform that combines digital twins, AI-powered design and financial modeling to help utilities, consultants, developers and contractors plan, size and optimize district heating networks across Europe.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSEnergypolis, CH

NSNils Schüler(Co-founder & CTO)inSCSébastien Cajot(Co-founder & CEO)inNSNicolas Sommer(Co-founder & CCO)in

Co-investorsFOFounderfulKIKickstart InnovationTHThird SphereURUrban Us

42watt provides manufacturer-independent planning, installation, and ongoing optimization of home energy systems such as heat pumps, working with certified regional master installers and handling subsidy processing for homeowners.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyMünchen, DE

Co-investorsBOBONVENTUREENEneco VenturesPTPT1BEBetter Ventures Central Llc

Altrove uses machine learning and AI combined with crystal simulation, high-throughput lab experimentation, and materials characterization to discover, synthesize, and scale novel materials as substitutes for vulnerable existing materials.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsParis, FR

TMThibaud Martin(Founder)inJLJoonatan Laulainen(Founder)in

Co-investorsCRCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EMEmblemENEntrepreneur FirstALAlvenBPBpifranceFJFJ Labs

Bees & Bears is a startup offering an installment-financing ("Ratenkauf") solution for energy-infrastructure and decarbonization projects, tracking the CO₂ footprint and savings of each financed installation.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintech

Franziska Kunz(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAngel InvestEXExtantia CapitalUNUnruly Capital

BeZero Carbon is an independent carbon ratings agency that assesses the quality and risk of carbon credit projects across all types and stages, combining environmental science with capital markets research methods.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good

TRTommy Ricketts(Co-founder & CEO)inSeb

Co-investorsHIHitachi VenturesMOMolten VenturesNONorrsken VCTRTransLink CapitalEDEDF Pulse VenturesEXExtantia Capital+2 more

Cariqa operates a platform that connects EV charging operators and drivers directly, eliminating intermediaries to provide transparency and control in the charging market.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechMobility & TransportationSaaSBerlin, DE

ITIssam Tidjani(Founder)inSBStefano Bonetta(Founder)inTCTamara Ciullo(Founder)inMLMario La Pergola(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAnthemis VentureGOGolden Egg Check Capital B.VPLPlug and Play VenturesTETechstarsHAHatcher+VEVento

Chooose provides modular software that enables airlines to procure, manage, and report on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiatives, including inventory management, automated accounting, customer engagement features, and compliance reporting for regulatory frameworks.

Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsTOTomorrow Today AS

Decade Energy provides electrification solutions for mobility and fleet depots, including grid upgrades, battery storage, charging infrastructure, and energy optimization software.

BiotechCleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationMountain View, US

Devin Scannell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)AOAlejandro Ortega Peniche(Founder)inBrian Naughton(Executive Officer, Director)Alexandre Cleret(Founder)Carl Magnus Norden(Founder)Casper Norden(Founder)

Co-investorsEIEiffel Investment GroupSESET VenturesAMAmplify PartnersANAnanda Impact Ventures

Decade is an investment advisory service that combines human advisors with a proprietary AI to help individuals manage their wealth, consolidate assets via Open Finance, analyze portfolios, monitor markets, and plan long-term financial goals.

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Felipe Meneses(Founder)Vitor Olivier(Founder)Vitor Olivier Felipe Meneses(Founder)

Co-investorsNONorte VenturesANAnanda Impact VenturesBEBenchmarkGRGreenoaks

Delfos Energy provides predictive maintenance and digital transformation solutions using artificial intelligence for renewable energy producers.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Samuel Lima(Co-founder & CTO)GSGuilherme Studart(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsVOVox CapitalDODOMO.VCHEHeadline

Co-investorsINInven Capital

Eliq provides software solutions for energy utilities to manage energy data and transition to energy-as-a-service business models, helping providers and customers optimize energy consumption and make sustainable energy choices.

CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoTSaaSGothenburg, SE

Håkan(CEO and co-founder)

Co-investorsINInven Capital

Ember AI provides an AI-powered platform that automates healthcare billing and prior authorization processes to prevent coverage denials.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

CWCharlene Wang(CEO)inWWWarren Wang(CTO)inLynn Hsing(Marketing)Abhey Guram(Partnerships)Chloe Launte(EA)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorNENexus Venture PartnersENEnsemble LabsTRTranspose Platform ManagementAEAENUAMAmino Capital+4 more

Ember operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland, running routes between cities including Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban, Fort William and Inverness with airport connections.

CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation

DJDave Jones(Founder)inPMPhil MacDonald(Founder)in

PartnerRPRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsCACarbonINInven Capital

Co-investorsVEVenture Rock

FormCraft is a WordPress form builder plugin that offers features such as auto-saving user input so form data persists across browser sessions.

Developer ToolsSaaS

Fusebox builds an operating system that aggregates distributed energy assets into virtual power plants, standardizing asset management and market access across fragmented energy markets.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTallinn, DE

Co-investorsENEneco VenturesFLFly VenturesSOSoulmates Ventures

H2Pro develops Decoupled Water Electrolysis (DWE) technology to produce hydrogen and oxygen at separate times, invented at the Technion, as a lower-cost method for green hydrogen production.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareCaesarea, IL

GGGideon Grader(Founder)inTMTalmon Marco(Founder)inHDHen Dotan(Founder)inARAvner Rothschild(Founder)inTRTzahi Rodrig(CEO)in

Co-investorsBRBreakthrough Energy VenturesHOHorizons VenturesININ VentureWIWIND VenturesYAYara Growth VenturesARArcelorMittal+2 more

Hepta is an engineering firm that provides design services for high-voltage installations (110kV–330kV), electrical and communication networks, lighting, roads, and BIM/3D visualization, as well as wind farm development.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergyTallinn, EE

Tanel Lomp(CEO, Board Member)

Co-investorsTHThorgate Ventures

Hepta Airborne provides an AI-enhanced software platform that analyzes drone, helicopter, LiDAR, satellite, and ground patrol data to detect and score anomalies on power grid transmission and distribution lines.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS

Co-investorsAXAxon Partners GroupEIEIT InnoEnergyEXExpansion CapitalTHThorgate Ventures

Inbalance grid operates EV charging networks and builds charging infrastructure, offering an all-in-one solution that includes charging stations, software, and 24/7 operations.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Labelflow is a release operations platform for independent music labels that automates workflow management, artist communications, metadata handling, and distribution coordination.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNantes, FR

GVGeoffrey Vancassel(CEO)inNDNicolas Draber(CPO)inVLVincent Lecrubier(Chief Technical Officer)inTill Mahler(Founder)

Co-investorsPLPlug and Play VenturesY Y CombinatorBABamboo Capital PartnersCACathexis VenturesEDEDP VenturesPRPrasetia Dwidharma+3 more

Marvin Blue provides AI-native infrastructure for raw material producers to establish origin, traceability, and compliance at the source of global supply chains.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Metafuels develops sustainable aviation fuel through its aerobrew technology, taking the process from lab scale to demonstration and commercial plants.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyZurich, CH

Leigh(Chairman & CCO)Saurabh(Chief Executive Officer)Leigh Hackett(Founder)Saurabh Kapoor(Founder)Ulrich Koss(Founder)

Co-investorsENEnergy Impact PartnersUVUVC PartnersVEVerve Ventures

Moixa was a UK-based home energy storage company, now part of Lunar Energy, focused on residential clean power and battery storage.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsFIFirst Imagine!PEPerscitus LLP

PVcase provides cloud-based and AutoCAD-based software for solar energy project development, including tools for site selection, utility-scale ground-mount and rooftop solar design, and energy yield modeling.

CleantechEnergySaaSSector AgnosticVilnius, LT

DTDavid Trainavicius(Founder)inDGDoug Geist(Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer)inMNMelissa Nussbaum(CFO & COO)inDavid Trainavicius Douglas Geist(Founder)Douglas Geist(Founder)

PartnerRPRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsENEnergize CapitalHIHighland EuropePRPractica CapitalELElephant Partners

Zoomo is a company that offers region-specific services across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, but the page shown is only a region selector with no description of its actual product or business.

Sydney, AU

MNMina Nada(CEO and Co-Founder)inMichael Johnson(CRO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundMAManiv MobilityVIVirescent VenturesWIWIND VenturesONOneVentures

Satellite Vu captures thermal imagery from space for applications including environmental monitoring and infrastructure assessment.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechLondon, GB

ABAnthony Baker(CEO)inToby Reinicke(Founder)Camilla(CFO)Scott

BoardPatrick

Co-investorsMOMolten VenturesE2E2MC VenturesGRGrit VenturesINIn-Q-TelMDMD One VenturesSESeraphim Space+7 more

Los Gatos, US

Michael Leigh(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Golden(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardJack Guedj(Director)Maciej Kranz(Director)Mario Nemirovsky(Director)

Co-investorsSKSkyfall Ventures

Sterblue provides drone-based inspection services for energy and infrastructure assets, including wind turbines, transmission grids, distribution grids, and civil engineering structures.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics

Geoffrey Vancassel(Founder)in

Co-investorsGAGagarin Capital PartnersPLPlug and Play VenturesTATaver CapitalTHThe Westly Group

A B2B marketplace connecting solar equipment sellers and buyers across 25+ countries, enabling transparent price comparison and secure transactions for photovoltaic modules, inverters, and batteries.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsFJFJ LabsMAMarket One CapitalMOMovens CapitalPUPUSH Ventures

Switchee provides smart thermostats, connected sensors and a data platform that give social landlords real-time insight into home conditions to detect mould, reduce fuel poverty, support decarbonisation and meet compliance obligations.

EnergyIoTPropTech

TRTom RobinsinLHLeann Hearne(Interim Chief Executive Officer)inKRKate Roberts(Head of Customer Success)in

Co-investorsOCOctopus VenturesASAscensionGRGreen Shores CapitalASAscension VenturesJOJoseph Rowntree FoundationMUMustard Seed

VIANOVA Technologies provides passenger information solutions.

HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsSISIB Innovations- und BeteiligungsgesellschaftTETechstars

Vianova operates a cloud-based intelligence platform that aggregates and combines mobility data from multiple sources, letting cities and businesses analyze insights and automate decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsKIKickstart InnovationLALa Poste VenturesX-X-HUB TOKYO Global Startup AcceleratorXAXAngeMOMove Energy