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Deep-sea hydroelectric power generation to supply data center compute payloads.
Portland, US
Garth Sheldon-Coulson(Executive Officer, Director)Newton Eliot Mack(Director)
BoardPeter Joseph(Director)Brian Moffat(Director)
Board seatClea Kolster· per SEC Form D · $70M raise · filed Feb 2022
Co-investorsWestern Technology Investment
Aepnus is developing a sulfate recycling process that regenerates chemicals on-site from sodium sulfate waste, with a planned demonstration-scale plant designed to process over 500 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesISVLowercarbon CapitalVoyager PartnersIMPACT SCIENCE VENTURESMuus Climate Partners
Converts captured CO2 into carbon-negative synthetic fuels through proprietary AIRMADE™ technology.
Co-investorsJetBlue VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSKY VC
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Antora manufactures thermal battery systems for long-duration energy storage, serving manufacturers and data centers seeking to tap into low-cost renewable power.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSunnyvale, US
Andrew Ponec(Chief Executive Officer, co-founder)inDavid BiermanJustin BriggsDavid Bierman, Ph.D.(Chief Commercial Officer, co-founder)Justin Briggs, Ph.D.(Chief Operating Officer, co-founder)
BoardChristina Karapataki(Director)in
Co-investorsTemasekCongruent VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fifty YearsGS FuturesISV+10 more
Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in climate technology companies working to reduce CO2 emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Arbor is an AI platform that turns an organization's video footage — webinars, interviews, and events — into a suite of repurposed content including clips, social posts, blog articles, email sequences, and pull quotes, with automatic brand templates and voice controls.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFoundersEdge645 VenturesChaac VenturesComma CapitalNext Play Ventures
ShipArty builds IoT-enabled temperature-controlled containers and software platform to reduce cold chain spoilage for medicines, vaccines, and other temperature-sensitive products.
HealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMedical DevicesFremont, US
Hannah Sieber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sandor Langer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardLuisa Sucre(Director)inDuncan Turner(Director)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCollaborative FundCourse Corrected VC Holding IILowercarbon CapitalKeiki CapitalMassive+2 more
New York City, US
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalTechstarsAndreessen Horowitz
Astro is an open-source web framework for building content-driven websites such as marketing sites, blogs, and e-commerce stores, using island architecture to render components on the server and ship minimal JavaScript.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsGradient VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Astromecha designs engines, airframes, and flight systems for next-generation aerospace applications, including supersonic aircraft.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Ian Brooke(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesIndustrious VenturesJulian Capital+5 more
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapitalGCongruent VenturesContrary+18 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
BurnBot builds purpose-built, remotely controlled machines and services for wildfire mitigation, fuels management, vegetation control, and timber operations.
CleantechClimate TechHardwareRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
Waleed Haddad(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAnukool Lakhina(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesConvective CapitalDBL PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Ecosystem Integrity FundHAWKTAIL+8 more
Carbon Crusher uses lignin-based materials to recycle existing road surfaces into carbon-negative replacements, removing approximately 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per 100 feet of road.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechOslo, NO
Haakon Brunell(Founder)inHans Arne Flåto(Founder)inKristoffer Roil(Founder)in
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalMetaplanetY Combinator
Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company, founded in 2009, that develops systems to capture large volumes of CO2 directly from the atmosphere.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechSquamish, CA
Co-investorsDesigner FundETCapitalKhosla VenturesLowercarbon CapitalWUTIF CapitalAirbus+1 more
Carbyon develops direct air capture technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and supply it as circular CO2.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEindhoven, NL
Hans De Neve(Founder)
Co-investorsGlobal Cleantech CapitalInnovation IndustriesLowercarbon CapitalInvest-NLOmnes CapitalBOM+3 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Charm develops open-source tools and libraries for building glamorous command-line interfaces and terminal user experiences, including CLI frameworks, UI components, and integrations with language models.
Developer Tools
Co-investorsBetaworksCavalry VenturesGradient VenturesLowercarbon CapitalKhosla VenturesNAP+2 more
Clairity develops Direct Air Capture and ex-situ mineralization technology that uses low-cost chemicals and standard construction materials to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and produce enriched CO2 streams.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops commercial fusion power plants using high-temperature superconducting magnet technology to provide grid-scale energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCambridge, US
Brandon Sorbom(Founder)Robert Mumgaard(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Brunner(Executive Officer)Bob Mumgaard(Founder)in
BoardMassimiliano Pieri(Director)Katie Rae(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesCollaborative Fund+37 more
Unlocking the clean economy's trillions.
World leader in drone-based restoration of degraded land
Co-investorsAt One VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSystemiq CapitalVentureSouqZouk CapitalAirbus+2 more
Dioxycle develops electricity-driven technology to convert waste carbon emissions into chemical feedstocks for industrial manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechParis, FR
SarahDavidSarah Lamaison, PhD(Founder)inDavid Wakerley, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalLowercarbon CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesCollaborative Fund
Enode provides APIs that enable energy companies and climate tech startups to coordinate electricity demand and supply by automatically optimizing consumer energy usage based on renewable availability and pricing.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaSOslo, NO
Henrik Langeland(Founder)inNikolai Heum(Founder)in
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalCreandumSkyfall VenturesSondo CapitalY CombinatorBoxGroup
Entocycle uses industrial automation and machine learning to convert organic waste into animal and plant feed by breeding black soldier fly larvae at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechLondon, GB
Keiran Olivares Whitaker(Founder)inJames Millar(CEO)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lowercarbon CapitalTeampact.venturesThe Venture CollectiveY CombinatorACE & Company
FarmHQ makes a cellular-connected smart irrigation device and software that lets farmers remotely control, monitor, and schedule irrigation equipment such as pumps, valves, reels, and pivots from a phone or computer.
AgTechHardwareIoTSkagit Valley, US
David WallaceConnor Wallace
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalTacoma Venture Fund
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Floodbase provides flood mapping technology and parametric flood insurance products that pay out based on the magnitude of flooding over a large area, enabling policies that settle within days of an event.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESEcosystem Integrity FundFloating PointGroundForce CapitalLowercarbon CapitalMercy Corps Ventures+4 more
Formo uses precision fermentation to produce bio-identical milk proteins, such as its Formo Casein, that replicate the functionality, texture, and taste of dairy without animals.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsFoodLabsGood Seed VenturesGrazia Equity GmbHGrey Silo VenturesLowercarbon CapitalM Ventures
Frost Methane Labs installs and remotely operates cover-and-flare systems that capture and destroy methane from livestock manure storage, then sells the resulting carbon credits and shares revenue with farms.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalSkyview Ventures
Genomines uses biological systems to extract battery-grade nickel from low-grade soils, producing critical metals at lower cost and environmental impact than traditional mining.
BiotechCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsParis, FR
Fabien Koutchekian(CEO)inDali Rashid(CTO)in
Co-investorsCarbonDeepTech & Climate FondsEntrepreneur FirstForbionLowercarbon CapitalSTATION F+4 more
Gridware provides real-time monitoring and visibility of electrical grid conditions through sensors deployed on power lines, enabling utilities and line workers to detect and respond to problems faster.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Tim Barat(Founder)inOmar B(Founder)inHall Chen(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCAnorak VenturesConvective CapitalFifty YearsHAWKTAILLowercarbon Capital+7 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Kettle builds machine learning models to predict climate change impacts on insurance markets and develops AI-powered insurance and reinsurance products.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Isaac Espinoza(Chief Executive Officer)Son Le(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAnthemis VentureFluent VenturesHomebrewInspired CapitalLowercarbon Capital+1 more
Lilac provides GPU compute infrastructure for startups, offering dedicated GPU VMs, bare-metal nodes, and private clusters with flexible capacity management options.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ryan Ewing(Founder)inLucas Ewing(Founder)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesLowercarbon CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalPresidio Ventures
Medford, US
Mohammad A. Alkhadra(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Goldman(Director)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesLowercarbon CapitalGS FuturesTechEnergy Ventures
Living Carbon develops precision-bred tree varieties and reforestation techniques to convert marginal land into carbon-sequestering ecosystems.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Maddie Hall(Founder)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesDarco CapitalFloodgateHomebrewJuniperLowercarbon Capital+8 more
Macro Oceans converts seaweed into raw materials, including low-carbon beauty ingredients and alginate-based food texture solutions.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Co-investorsHAWKTAILLowercarbon CapitalRefactor Capital
Mill makes an electric food waste recycler for homes that reduces food scraps by 80% and converts them into nutrient-rich grounds for gardens or farms.
Climate TechConsumerHardwareSan Bruno, US
Matt Rogers(Founder & CEO)Harry Tannenbaum(Founder)inMatthew Rogers(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalCleo CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersGigascale CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HAWKTAIL+6 more
Milvus Advanced is a deeptech company that designs and manufactures high-performance nanomaterials and nanoalloys from abundant raw materials as replacements for scarce materials such as platinum-group metals.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsOxford, GB
Assia Kasdi(Founder)
Co-investorsHoxton VenturesLowercarbon CapitalÜbermorgen VenturesUnruly CapitalEQT VenturesTuesday Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Nevoya is a fully-electric trucking carrier that moves freight for shippers and third-party logistics providers, combining zero-emission vehicles with AI-driven operations.
CleantechClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationColton, US
Sami Khan(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Atwood(Founder)
BoardJohn Verdon(Director)inTom Atwood(Director)in
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveFloating PointKeiki CapitalLMNT VenturesLowercarbon CapitalNecessary Ventures+4 more
Nitricity produces plant-based fertilizer for agricultural use, focused on sustainable soil health for farmers and growers.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechFremont, US
Dr. Nicolas Pinkowski(CEO, Co-Founder)Dr. Joshua McEnaney(President, CTO, Co-Founder)Dr. Jay Schwalbe(CSO, Co-Founder)Nicolas Pinkowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFine Structures VenturesKhosla VenturesLowercarbon CapitalWorld Fund
Carbon capture technology that extracts battery-grade lithium from resource deposits using less water and lower costs than current methods.
Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech FundLowercarbon CapitalTDK VenturesVirescent Ventures
Noya converts existing industrial equipment such as cooling towers into carbon dioxide capture systems, lowering the initial investment and deployment time required for direct air capture operations.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Santos(Founder)inDaniel Cavero(Founder)inJoshua Santos-Heard(Co-Founder & CEO (Chief Carbon Removal Officer))Daniel Cavero Rodriguez(Co-Founder & CTO)
BoardAndrew Clare(Director)Fred Wilson(Director)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsLowercarbon CapitalOpen Opportunity FundSur VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y Combinator+2 more
Pachama used satellite imagery, lidar, and machine learning to verify and monitor forest carbon projects, connecting companies to nature-based carbon credits for reforestation and forest conservation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US
Diego Saez Gil(Founder)inTomas Aftalion(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesFirstrock CapitalJetstreamLowercarbon CapitalNimble PartnersPLUS Capital+6 more
Pacific Fusion is developing a high-gain pulsed magnetic inertial fusion system designed to achieve net facility gain, using a modular fast electric pulser, a meter-scale fusion chamber, and small fuel containers.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyFremont, US
Keith LeChien(Founder)inWill Regan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcario InnovationAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierDCVC (Data Collective)Leitmotif+5 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Raiinmaker provides ethically sourced, rights-cleared video datasets and a human feedback (RLHF) pipeline for training, testing, and fine-tuning generative AI video and vision models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Co-investorsBlack DragonRed Building CapitalZEMU Venture CapitalChampion Hill VenturesDay One VenturesLong Journey Ventures+2 more
Remora Carbon provides strategic advisory services to transportation, logistics, infrastructure, and geospatial sectors, with focus on transformational technologies.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainDetroit, US
Paul Gross(Founder and CEO)inDean Wise(Founder)
Co-investorsJuniperLowercarbon CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Valor Equity PartnersWayfinder VenturesY Combinator+3 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Seabound develops an onboard carbon capture system for maritime vessels that locks CO₂ emissions into solid carbonate pebbles for offloading and storage, enabling shipowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their fleets.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechLondon, GB
Alisha Fredriksson(Founder)inRoujia Wen(Co-Founder & Advisor)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundHAWKTAILLowercarbon CapitalUnruly CapitalY Combinator
SolarSquare designs and installs rooftop solar panel systems for homes, housing societies, and businesses across India, handling inspection, installation, subsidy, financing (EMI plans), and post-installation maintenance.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Neeraj Jain(Co-Founder)Nikhil Nahar(Co-Founder)Shreya Mishra(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupBetter CapitalElevation CapitalGood CapitalInvestopadLowercarbon Capital+3 more
Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US
Sean Hunt(Founder/CTO)inGaurab Chakrabarti(Founder)in
BoardSeth Bannon(Director)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsFounders FundLowercarbon CapitalY CombinatorBaillie GiffordGIC+22 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Co-investorsLowercarbon Capital
Sublime Systems develops an energy-saving, carbon-reducing process for manufacturing cement from previously inaccessible minerals.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsBoston, US
Leah Ellis(Co-founder)Yet-Ming Chiang(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesCongruent VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersLowercarbon CapitalPrime Impact FundSteel Atlas+3 more
tendercare is a free platform for family caregivers that organizes information, coordinates care, and connects users to vetted professional services for elder and adult care.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness
Shauna Sweeney(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors1843 CapitalHannah Grey VenturesLowercarbon CapitalOverwater Ventures LlcFullCircle
Thea Energy develops fusion energy systems based on a stellarator architecture that replaces complex 3D magnet coils with arrays of mass-manufacturable planar magnets controlled by software.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsBeyond Earth VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgHitachi VenturesLinse CapitalLowercarbon CapitalPrelude Ventures+2 more
Unspun develops 3D weaving technology and software for apparel and textile manufacturing, enabling fast, automated, and low-waste garment production for brands and manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEmeryville, US
Kevin Peter Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Walden Hoi Ming Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Beth Esponnette(Founder)inKevin Martin(Founder)inARNE ARENS(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMilo Werner(Director)in
Co-investorsCity LightDCVC (Data Collective)E12 Venture Capital, LlcEvolution VenturesFifty YearsKyber Knight Capital+7 more
Vaulted Deep repurposes oil and gas infrastructure and expertise to enable carbon removal and waste management at scale.
Circular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechHouston, US
Julia Reichelstein(Co-Founder & CEO)Omar Abou-Sayed(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalPrelude VenturesRethink ImpactEarthshot VenturesFall Line Capital
Develops electroswing adsorption technology for scalable and cost-effective carbon capture and removal
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesLowercarbon CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)
Watershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Francis(Founder)inAvi Itskovich(Founder)Christian Anderson(Founder)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalAglae VenturesSV AngelEmerson Collective InvestingGalvanize Climate Solutions
Woodoo develops enhanced wood-based materials that serve as alternatives to steel, aluminum, and concrete for cladding and structural applications in construction.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAgoranovLowercarbon CapitalSTATION F
Xcimer is a laser fusion energy company developing a low-cost, high-energy excimer laser architecture.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyDenver, US
Alexander Valys(Founder)
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalLeitmotifLowercarbon CapitalPrelude VenturesWireframe VenturesStarlight Ventures
Zanskar develops geothermal energy projects using AI and advanced geoscience to map subsurface resources and deliver utility-scale, carbon-free power.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy
Carl Hoiland(Founder & CEO)inJoel Edwards(Founder)
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesClearvision VenturesFirst Star VenturesGVP ClimateLowercarbon CapitalObvious Ventures+6 more
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalS2G Investments
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