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Climate companies develop products and services related to energy, emissions, materials and environmental sustainability. This category brings together businesses working on different parts of that market, helping readers distinguish a company's specific technology and customers from broad claims about the climate sector. Startuply currently tracks 478 public company profiles in this category. The most common recorded funding stages are Seed (166), Pre-Seed (135), Series A (58). The most common location tags are North America (219), Western Europe (128), Global / Remote-First (26). Location tags describe regions, not a verified country ranking. Browse the profiles below in order of recorded company-page views, with recently updated profiles breaking ties. Counts reflect current database tags, not the entire market; missing funding or location details are not inferred.
478 profiles. Page 4 of 5. Ordered by recorded company-page views.
Developing an electrochemical process for lower-cost, lower-emissions copper recovery from sulfide ores and mine waste.
Seed · North America
AI-powered software for optimizing commercial and industrial battery storage systems.
Seed · Western Europe
Integrated solar pavilions and power decks for residential energy and outdoor living.
Pre-Seed · North America
Converts aluminum metal into hydrogen and high-temperature heat for industrial decarbonization.
Seed · North America
Developing lower-carbon specialty chemicals using genetically engineered photosynthetic cyanobacteria.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Specializes in delivering high-efficiency energy storage, cutting-edge electric vehicles, and sustainable power solutions.
Unknown · Unknown
Sustainable energy consulting and optimization systems for businesses using intelligent control technology.
Exited · Western Europe
Provides distribution grid monitoring hardware and cloud software to utilities for real-time visibility and DER integration.
Unknown · Global / Remote-First
AI-powered waste sorting solutions to automate recovery and reduce labor for recycling infrastructure.
Series D+ · North America
Leading provider of utility-scale solar EPC and O&M services, with over 4.1 GWp installed capacity worldwide.
Exited · Global / Remote-First
Cultivates Asparagopsis red seaweed into livestock feed supplements to cut enteric methane emissions from cattle.
Series B · Global / Remote-First
Reimagining uniforms by upcycling hotel textile waste into eco-tech, sustainable uniforms for the hospitality industry.
Pre-Seed · North America
Developing an integrated system for marine biofouling prevention using autonomous underwater drones and UVC light.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Transforms CO2 emissions into raw materials for cement, concrete, and other building products.
Seed · North America
AI-powered facility-level physical risk intelligence for investors
Unknown · North America
Vancouver-based VC fund for social impact investments in climate, energy, infrastructure, sustainability
Other · North America
Patented tech for recycling steel mill slag
Unknown · Western Europe
Develops onboard wave energy converters using PING tech to recharge AUVs and subsea robots.
Pre-Seed · North America
AI-powered platform automating sustainability data collection, verification, and auditing with finance-grade accuracy.
Series A · North America
Develops mobile atmospheric hydrogen generators for on-demand energy from air.
Seed · North America
AI-powered platform for urban tree inventory, health monitoring, and risk assessment using computer vision.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Developing high-temperature thermal energy storage systems for zero-carbon process heat in heavy industry.
Pre-Seed · North America
Solar-powered IoT sensor network for ultra-early wildfire detection and forest health monitoring.
Unknown · Global / Remote-First
Developing advanced robotics and functional coatings to increase capacity and efficiency of overhead power lines.
Series A · Western Europe
Yeast-based biomanufacturing of sustainable biosurfactants and ingredients
Seed · North America
AI-powered energy management software for industrial facilities
Seed · North America
The energy industry's leader in high-frequency aerial methane detection for oil and gas operators.
Exited · North America
Pioneering non-thermal, solvent-based zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems for industrial brine treatment.
Series A · North America
AI platform orchestrating data center workloads for real-time grid flexibility
Seed · North America
Electrochemical process to electrify and decarbonize cement production, reducing emissions by up to 85%.
Seed · North America
Intelligent robotic systems for sorting waste and recycling, starting with organic waste streams.
Seed · Western Europe
AI-driven operational software for distributed energy infrastructure, starting with EV charging networks.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
A technology-driven platform digitizing Egypt's informal recycling economy for B2B and B2C customers.
Seed · Middle East / North Africa
AI-powered, non-invasive monitoring for predictive maintenance of critical electrical infrastructure.
Pre-Seed · North America
A venture studio and seed fund investing in climate and deeptech for industrial decarbonization and energy access.
Seed · Global / Remote-First
Converts stranded wellhead methane and hydrogen into electricity and heat using modular rotary generators.
Pre-Seed · North America
An Indian company developing electric two-wheelers and lithium-ion battery systems.
Unknown · South Asia
Developing secondary, swappable EV batteries and automated battery-swap stations for commercial fleets.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Climate and sustainability data infrastructure for verifiable environmental and operational data in high-value markets.
Unknown · North America
A last-mile solar utility building energy hubs and renting portable batteries in off-grid African communities.
Series A · Sub-Saharan Africa
Automating forest inventories and nature data collection using wearable sensors and Edge AI for conservation teams.
Pre-Seed · North America
AI-powered field robotics for gathering priceless data from ultra-remote natural systems to protect ecosystems.
Seed · North America
Applying space-grade innovation to solve the overlooked clean energy challenge of dust on solar panels.
Pre-Seed · North America
Building atmospheric water generators to provide backup and alternative water supplies for various scales.
Series A · North America
Wave-powered infrastructure for carbon capture, food security, and freshwater scarcity.
Pre-Seed · Oceania
Digital platform and map connecting local sustainable product and service providers with consumers.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
AI Permit Review for NEPA and Federal Permitting
Unknown · North America
Develops decentralized CO2 supply chain converting waste gases into low-cost circular CO2 for carbon removal.
Pre-Seed · North America
GeoAI platform for climate and nature risk analytics
Growth / Late Stage · North America
Provides proprietary geothermal cooling systems as a service for data centers, industrial facilities, and gigaprojects.
Seed · Middle East / North Africa
Closed-loop recycling via AI-enabled bins, reverse vending machines, smart trucks, and geospatial data
Pre-Seed · Sub-Saharan Africa
Developing a novel process to produce ordinary Portland cement and other minerals with radically lower CO₂ emissions.
Series A · North America
AI-powered robotics for sorting heavy waste, C&D, and recyclables to improve efficiency and material recovery.
Series A · North America
Electric heating systems that recover heat from computing hardware and store it as hot water.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Decentralized biochar systems for agricultural supply chains, starting with coffee, to store carbon and improve soil.
Seed · Western Europe
Autonomous marine robotic platform for in-transit hull cleaning and inspection of commercial vessels.
Seed · North America
AI, computer vision, and robotics for automated waste sorting and food waste measurement.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Decarbonizes industry by producing Renewable Natural Gas (e-methane) using renewable electricity and captured CO2.
Series A · Western Europe
AI-enabled platform for automating Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations for manufacturers.
Seed · North America
AI-driven hardware and software for sustainable urban life and carbon emission reduction.
Unknown · Unknown
Developing Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to remove CO₂ from ambient air using renewable energy and waste heat.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
A textile innovations company producing engineered fiber made from discarded clothing.
Unknown · Unknown
U.S. renewable energy company identifying, acquiring, and managing clean energy power generation assets.
Unknown · North America
Data-driven minerals explorer combining proprietary datasets, AI, and geoscience to find and develop critical mineral systems.
Seed · Global / Remote-First
Manufacturer of oil spill response and water pollution control equipment for government, industrial, and marine sectors.
Other · Global / Remote-First
A national network accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative technologies for the mining sector.
Other · North America
Edge AI hardware and building controls for real-time energy efficiency optimization in commercial buildings.
Pre-Seed · Oceania
Aether is a compact air quality monitor providing real-time environmental data for emerging markets.
Pre-Seed · Sub-Saharan Africa
We capture methane from livestock and convert it into renewable natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel.
Pre-Seed · Unknown
Outcome-based marketplace for zero-CAPEX retrofits, guaranteeing ROI in building decarbonization.
Unknown · Southeast Asia
Hardware and sensor platform for wood stove smoke measurement, combustion control, and power generation.
Pre-Seed · North America
Gravitational energy recovery from industrial cranes and lifts
Unknown · Western Europe
AI-powered unified platform for electric grid visibility and optimization
Other · Global / Remote-First
EV battery recycling for low-carbon cathode and anode materials
Series B · Western Europe
Universal API for DER software developers
Seed · North America
Biodegradable straws and biocomposites from agricultural waste
Pre-Seed · Southeast Asia
AI-driven, real-time platform for circuit-level energy monitoring and optimization in power-intensive environments.
Series B · North America
Developing a pulsed, magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) power system for abundant, affordable, clean energy.
Series A · North America
Connective intelligence for power companies to optimize energy portfolios and manage grid-scale batteries with AI.
Series B · North America
Develops and finances a pan-European network of battery-enabled truck-charging depots for logistics and industrial operators.
Seed · Western Europe
Develops and operates renewable energy, battery storage, and distributed energy management solutions.
Pre-Seed · Eastern Europe
Converts non-recyclable waste and biomass into energy products like syngas and fuels using MIHG technology.
Seed · Oceania
Prefabricated, foldable solar arrays for rapid deployment of utility-scale solar farms.
Series B · Oceania
Develops small, semi-autonomous forestry equipment for fire prevention and precision harvesting.
Pre-Seed · North America
An intelligence layer for solar panels that manages energy production and recovers lost output.
Series A · North America
Develops citrus-based, phosphate-free fire inhibitors and systems for wildfire defense.
Public · North America
Power-electronics solutions to increase reliability, efficiency, and renewable energy hosting capacity on legacy grid infrastructure.
Unknown · North America
Software for fire agencies and communities to evaluate properties, manage mitigation, and engage residents for wildfire resilience.
Seed · North America
Biomimetic robotic fish and software platform for underwater data collection and risk management.
Seed · North America
Democratizing agricultural carbon credits through satellite imagery and AI, starting with rice farming.
Seed · Global / Remote-First
Concentrated solar thermal systems for high-temperature industrial heat, replacing fossil fuels in heavy industry.
Seed · Western Europe
Developing patented electrochemical technology for distributed, low-emissions ammonia production from air, water, and electricity.
Seed · Western Europe
Repurposing mining and industrial waste into low-carbon supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs).
Seed · North America
Molten-salt tech recovers critical minerals from EV batteries, turbines, electronics.
Pre-Seed · Western Europe
Locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi pellets for tree planting success
Series A · Western Europe
Two-seater hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for low-emission regional mobility.
Seed · Western Europe
Web app for tracking household, company, and municipal CO2 emissions
Other · Western Europe
AI-powered e-Waste OS for sorting and critical mineral recovery
Angel · Latin America
Develops small modular pressurized water reactors in underground boreholes for low-cost baseload nuclear power.
Public · North America
Reverse logistics for packaging waste compliance in Brazil
Unknown · Latin America