#114 | Climate Tech Funding continues to be very active
Wish you all in the United States a Happy July 4th! Lots of funding news just from last week.
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🚀 Funding and Congrats!
Green Generation Fund raised a €100 million fund that will invest in alternative protein startups.
Nitricity raised $20.8 million in equity. The company produces fertilizer using only air, water, and renewable energy.
Voltan Energy, a Helsinki-based developer of a heating and cooling service based on ground source heat energy raised new financing.
AlgiKnit, a NC-based materials innovator creating yarns from kelp, raised $13m in financing.
Intersect Power, a San Francisco-based clean energy company, raised $750m in a growth equity funding.
Compredict, a Germany-based a startup specializing in AI-enabled software solutions for predictive maintenance, vehicle health and usage monitoring, raised Series A financing.
Energy Dome, a Milan-based provider of utility-scale long-duration energy storage solutions, closed an $11m in financing.
Connected Energy, UK-based, second-life battery energy storage specialist, raised £15m in financing.
Posh Robotics, CA-based provider of electric vehicle battery recycling solutions, raised $3.8M in financing.
Symbrosia, a startup that looks to use seaweed feed additive to reduce livestock methane emissions, raised $7M in financing.
Synop, a NYC-based electric vehicle fleet operations platform, raised $10m in Seed financing.
Vibrant Planet, a San Francisco-based creator of the OS for forest restoration, raised $17M in seed funding.
ESG Book, a London-based provider of sustainability data and technology solutions, raised $35M in Series B financing.
Cleartrace, an Austin-based carbon and energy management software company, raised $20M in funding.
💡 Startup Spotlight
Posh Robotics - Automating EV Battery Recyling.
https://www.poshrobotics.com/
🎧 Podcast
Michael Walton: creating sustainable communities
Brian Graff: beautifying solar
Justin Whitehead: investing in a greener future
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⚙️ Jobs
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🆕 Technical Product Manager at Seqana
🆕 Manager, Sponsored Content and Media Revenue at Brightly
🆕 Senior Manager, Livestock Sector, EDF+Business at the Environmental Defense Fund
🆕 Sustainability Lead - Marketing & Education at Booking.com
Zero Waste Partnerships City Service Corps Member at the Sanitation Foundation
Sustainability Director, Net Zero Reduction Strategy at Meta
Summer Digital Marketing Internship at Rochelle Porter Design
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Charm Industrial
Senior Analyst Sustainability and ESG at JetBlue
Knowledge Expert - Climate and Sustainability at BCG
EV Sales Advisor at Spring Free EV
Strategic Engagement Manager at Partnership for Inclusive Innovation
Director of Utility Sales at Bloc Power
Deputy Vice President of Programs at ClimateWorks Foundation
Project Manager in Sustainability at infogr8
Multiple Roles at Virtual Peaker
Scientist Roles at Project Drawdown
Engineering roles at Sunairio
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Charge Robotics
Product Manager, Low-Carbon Aviation at Google Climate Research
🗓 Events
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