#127 | Top deals and September Startup Showcase Recording
We wrapped up the September startup showcase with almost 100 attendees! Thank you for those who attended. If you missed this virtual event, we will see you again in November. Below is the September event recording.
🚀 Funding and Congrats!
Transaera, a New York-based climate tech startup, raised $4.5M in financing.
Carbon Ridge, a Los Angeles-based developer of modular carbon capture and storage solutions, raised $6M in financing.
AICrete, a CA-based platform optimizing local materials for cleaner and more cost-efficient concrete, raised $4m in a seed financing.
Future, a Maryland-based company that aims to shift to a low-carbon economy through financial rewards, raised $5.3m in financing.
RKVST, a Cambridge-based provider of a platform for digital supply chain operations, raised $7.5M in Series A financing.
Datamaran, a London-based provider of an ESG risk management software platform, raised Series B financing.
Calumino, an Australia-based developer and manufacturer of a thermal sensor technology, raised $10.3M in Series A financing.
Ojjo, a CA-based provider of solar foundations, raised $40M in Series C financing.
💡 Startup Spotlight
Carbon Ridge - a Los Angeles-based developer of modular carbon capture and storage solutions.
🎧 Podcast
Jorge Bonilla: sustainable structures with bamboo
Hazel Horvath: empowering sustainable transformation
Marcelo Lando: developing renewables in Latin America
The Understory Podcast is also available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.
⚙️ Jobs
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🆕 Assistant Director - GSD Office of Sustainability at the City of Detroit
🆕 Vice President, Sustainability Business Development at JLL
🆕 Project Leader, Climate & Sustainability at BCG
🆕 CEO & Co-Founder [Proptech] at Struck Studio
🆕 Director, ESG & Sustainability at Elastic
🆕 Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Social Impact at Google
Full Stack Developer at Sortile
Director, Sustainability – Materials and Circular Economy at Levi Strauss
Global Climate Strategy Director at Yum! Brands
VP of Sustainability at Gelato
Director of Finance at Nitricity
Climate Tech Investment Extern at Newlab
Director of New Business at Bullhorn
Director of Sustainability Impact Narrative at Microsoft
VP, Sustainability at Meta
🗓 Events
November 2: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - November Showcase
December 6: Understory’s Startups Driving Sustainability - December Showcase
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