#125 | top deals, voluntary carbon credits, drought and hydropower
📚 Worth Reading
Voluntary Carbon Credit 101 (Understory)
Global Drought and Hydropower (WSJ)
🚀 Top deals
EnviroSpark, an Atlanta-based EV charging company, closed its Series A financing.
Circuit, a New York-based company that provides on-demand and electric shuttle service, raised $11m in Series A financing.
Ambient Photonics, a CA-based solar manufacturing company, completed new financing.
Pathway Power, a San Diego-based renewable energy and battery storage company, received a $36m strategic financing from Forest Road Renewables.
Albedo, an Austin-based company that builds low-flying satellites for ultra high resolution images, raised $48m in Series A financing.
I-Phyc, an UK-based company focused on green water treatments, raised new financing.
Ceezer, a Berlin-based carbon credits marketplace, raised €4.2m in financing.
Pajarito Powder, an Albuquerque-based company that focuses on hydrogen and fuel catalysts, raised Series B financing.
Bridger Photonics, a Bozeman-based provider of aerial methane detection, localization, and quantification, raised $55m in financing.
Liefergrün, a Berlin-based provider of a sustainable last mile shipping, raised €12m in Series A financing.
Planted, a Switzerland-based company that manufactures bios-tructured meat, closed CHF 70m Series B financing.
🗓 Events
See you soon at our September 20th Startup Showcase featuring Epoch Boats, Ampliphi, Sortile, and Raise Green!
💡 Startup Spotlight
Ceezer - Access the voluntary carbon market. Guided by data
https://www.ceezer.earth/
🎧 Podcast
Hazel Horvath: empowering sustainable transformation
Marcelo Lando: developing renewables in Latin America
Franz Hochstrasser: funding the green transition
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⚙️ Jobs
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🆕 Director, Sustainability – Materials and Circular Economy at Levi Strauss
🆕 Sustainability Business Development- Digital Industries at Siemens
🆕 Global Climate Strategy Director at Yum! Brands
🆕 VP of Sustainability at Gelato
🆕 Director of Finance at Nitricity
Director of New Business at Bullhorn
Director of Sustainability Impact Narrative at Microsoft
VP, Sustainability at Meta
Decarbonization Principal Consultant at Black & Veatch
Head of Commercialization at Formo
Founding Marine Engineer at Seabound
Principal Scientist at Rho Impact
Sustainability Strategy Director at Schneider Electric
🗓 Events
September 20: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - September Showcase
November 2: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - November Showcase
December 6: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - December Showcase
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