#82 | Cost of charging EV 🚙, climate meetup in Atlanta👋
Hi Everyone. Exciting news - we are hosting our first in-person meetup in Atlanta! If you are in the area, please free feel to drop by to meet individual who are active in the sustainability and ClimateTech space. We would love to meet you! RSVP
And don’t forget the final ‘Startups Driving Sustainability’ Showcase event of the year on December 1st. One big theme of December's event is Smart Cities, especially as it relates to renewable energy and reducing waste. We are excited to feature these exciting speakers and companies:
Mercedes Benz USA - building the future of electric vehicles
Siklus - delivering refills for household products without plastic packaging
Sesame Solar - simplifying solar deployments to power critical areas
Choose Paris Region - discussing sustainable cities and initiatives in France
📚 Worth Reading
An article in WSJ stood out from a myriad of climate articles this week.
First article discussed the cost of filling up an EV. It is not always the cheapest option compared to buying gasoline. For those EV owners who can’t charge EVs at home, they will pay more charging EV on roadsides. This raises a very relevant question regarding government subsidies as well as entrepreneurial opportunities in EV charging (how to gain market power to make roadside EV charging more affordable).
🚀 Funding and Congrats!
Energy Impact Partners announced the close of its $1 billion Flagship Fund focused on advancing climate solutions.
Evergrow raised a $7 million seed round. The company funds climate developer projects and initiates long-term offtake agreements for these projects.
Novata, a NYC-based company that provides the private markets with a ESG solution, raised $21m in Series A funding.
Helion Energy, a WA-based clean energy company creating zero-carbon electricity from fusion, closed a $500m Series E funding.
Nostromo Energy Ltd, an Israel-based provider of sustainable energy storage solutions to commercial and industrial buildings, raised $9.1M in equity financing.
💡 Startup Spotlight
Novata - An ESG platform built to empower private companies and investors to collect, analyze, benchmark & report relevant data
🎧 Podcast
Zachary Witman of GrowSquares: transforming the home gardening experience
Alex Diamond of Descartes Labs: sustainability analysis at planetary scale
Nathan Stuck of Ad Victoriam Solutions: demystifying B Corps
The Understory Podcast is also available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts.
⚙️ Jobs
Find and share your open positions on the Understory Slack channel.
🆕 Multiple roles at Plan A
🆕 Program Manager, Inclusive Circular Economy at PYXERA
🆕 Growth Marketing Manager - Community Solar at Nelnet
🆕 Logistics Manager at Sesame Solar
🆕 Global ESG Communications Manager at Deloitte
🆕 Director of Sustainability Education at Salesforce
🆕 Sustainability Accelerator Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars
🆕 Customer Sustainability, Senior Director at Rockwell Automation
Circular Economy Strategist at Rheaply
Circular Economy Lead at AWS
Manager Strategic Relationships - Circular Economy at TerraCycle
Senior Director, Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Analyst / Senior Analyst at Amplify Capital
Multiple VC roles at Revaia
Regional Sustainability Value Practice Lead at Google
Project Leader/Principal, Climate & Sustainability at BCG
Climate and Net Zero Specialist at Citibank
Sustainability Tech Investment Principal at G-Force
Account Manager at Climate Neutral
VP / Director of Marketing at Cloverly
Software Engineer at Joulea
Multiple Roles at Patch
Senior Product Manager, Re-commerce at REI
🗓 Events
November 16: Webinar: Why we need Planet-First Leadership
December 1: Climate and Sustainability Tech Meetup in ATLANTA! (RSVP)
December 1: Startups Driving Sustainability - December Showcase (REGISTER NOW!)
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