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Europe’s Climate Finance Strategy Deepens Through Banking Partnerships The European Investment Bank and BBVA have signed two agreements aimed at accelerating green lending and strengthening climate finance capabilities across Europe’s...
Funding Targets Commercial Fusion Readiness Avalanche Energy has secured $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management as the fusion startup pushes toward commercial licensing and real-world deployment...
• Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund invests in Pantheon Regeneration to scale U.S. peatland restoration and carbon removal.• Pantheon’s Pocosin Ecological Reserve I stands among the first commercial peatland restoration projects...
Amsterdam bets on flexible carbon capture Dutch climate tech company Brineworks has raised €6.8 million (US $7.3 million) in fresh funding to advance a new form of Direct Air Capture...
RMI’s climate tech accelerator, Third Derivative, has welcomed 18 startups from six countries across four continents, broadening its portfolio to more than 280 companies. The program is designed to accelerate...
Barclays Climate Ventures has catalyzed more than £508 million in climate tech investment since 2020, according to its newly released 2024 impact report. By leading or co-leading 61% of its...
TDK Ventures has launched Fund 3, a new $150 million vehicle aimed at backing early-stage deeptech startups that align with global sustainability and innovation megatrends. This brings the firm’s total...
Crux has closed a $50 million Series B round led by Lowercarbon Capital, with returning support from Andreessen Horowitz, Ardent Venture Partners, CIV, New System Ventures, and The Three Cairns...
RayGen Resources has closed a landmark A$127 million Series D investment round, drawing strong support from global energy leaders and public sector investors. The raise, led by SLB with a...
The cement industry accounts for roughly 8% of global CO2 emissions. NeoCarbon’s carbon-curing technology could help significantly reduce this footprint. The breakthrough: NeoCarbon, a startup specializing in DAC solutions, has...
Google has made a significant step toward its sustainability goals by purchasing carbon removal credits from Brazilian startup Mombak, marking its first engagement with nature-based carbon projects in South America....
Universal Hydrogen’s Dream Crashes Universal Hydrogen aimed to revolutionize hydrogen-powered flights with nearly $100M from investors like Playground Global and Toyota Ventures. The company liquidated after failing to secure further...
Former UK Energy Minister Chris Skidmore has launched Desmos Capital Partners, a new private investment bank focused on supporting clean energy startups. This “boutique” bank aims to raise private capital...
Inditex’s Strategic Move Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) has acquired a stake in the U.S.-based sustainable agriculture startup Galy. This investment is part of Inditex’s broader strategy to support the sustainable...
Google for Startups announced the launch of two new accelerator programs designed to empower European and Israeli startups working on climate change solutions and artificial intelligence (AI). The Google for...
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