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Top Climate Startups 2022

Climate tech is having a moment. Last year, the total amount of capital poured into the space surpassed over $40 billion. The capital influx has coincided with a growing realization amongst businesses that they need to assess risk and design strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change. All of this means it’s a great time to get in on the ground floor of a climate tech startup. The companies featured on the Startup Search’s Climate List, like all companies on Startup Search Lists, are backed by great venture firms, growing fast and hiring now.

Additional research contributed by Rishi Kavikondala.

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Companies

Patch

Building the infrastructure for a climate positive economy, starting with an API for carbon removal.

Backed by Coatue

Patch

Building the infrastructure for a climate positive economy, starting with an API for carbon removal.

Backed by Coatue

Bowery Farming

Using vision systems, automation technology, and machine learning to monitor plants and their growth.

Backed by General Catalyst

Watershed

Helps you maximize impact: measure, reduce, and report your carbon emissions, all in one place.

Backed by Sequoia Capital

Pachama

Using AI and satellite imaging to measure carbon capture in forests for carbon credit system.

Backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures

KoBold Metals

Big data for cobalt ore exploration.

Backed by Andreessen Horowitz

Dandelion

Offering affordable geothermal installations that provide heating, cooling, and hot water to homes.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Combining fusion research and superconducting magnet technology to accelerate path to commercial fusion energy.

Backed by Tiger Global

Aclima

Data analytics and visualization for air quality.

Backed by Social Capital

AMP Robotics

Creates robotic systems that sort recyclable material at a fraction of the cost of current technology.

Backed by Sequoia Capital

Antora Energy

Industrial heat energy storage.

Backed by Shell Ventures

DroneSeed

Delivering full lifecycle services for forestry management.

Backed by Social Capital

Shelf Engine

Transforming how grocery stores buy highly perishables

Backed by General Catalyst

Upside Foods

Developing meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals.

Backed by Norwest

Persefoni

Enables organizations and institutional investors to measure their carbon footprint.

Backed by Bain Capital Ventures

SINAI Technologies

Accelerating enterprise decarbonization by using software to measure, analyze, and price emissions.

Backed by Obvious Ventures

ClimateAI

Using AI powered software to predict physical risks of climate change to help investors, insurers, and governments develop climate-resilient strategies.

Backed by AME Cloud Ventures

Aurora Solar

Developing cloud-based software for PV engineering design, management functionality, sales, and customer acquisition.

Backed by ICONIQ Capital

Demex

Delivers climate-resilience through financial risk solutions.

Backed by Anthemis Group

Apeel

Developing plant-derived shelf life extension technology for fresh produce.

Backed by Andreessen Horowitz

Arcadia

Gives everyone easy access to clean energy, savings programs and transaction-fee free payment options.

Backed by Tiger Global

Emitwise

Using software to empower businesses to automatically measure, report, and reduce their carbon footprint in real-time.

Backed by True Ventures

ZeroAvia

Building first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, based on hydrogen fuel cells.

Backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Zap Energy

Fusion of energy without usage of magnetic coils.

Backed by Lower Carbon Capital

Tortuga AgTech

Precision agriculture robotics for harvesting berries and other produce.

Backed by Susa Ventures

Redwood Materials

Providing advanced technology and process development services for materials recycling, re-manufacturing, and reuse.

Backed by Valor Equity Partners

Prometheus

Removes CO2 from the air and turns it into jet fuel or gasoline.

Backed by BMW Ventures

Jupiter Intelligence

Using data and analytics to create a ClimateScore based on extreme weather, sea-level rise, and more for quantifying risk.

Backed by Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures

Myst AI

Highly accurate time series forecasting for energy companies.

Backed by Gradient Ventures

Heirloom

Removing 1B tons of CO2 from the air by 2035 by engineering the most cost-effective, scalable direct air capture system.

Backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Terraformation

Scalable carbon drawdown through ecosystem restoration

Backed by Apollo Projects

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