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🌍Crossing the Series B Void in Climate Tech:Insights from the 2024 SOSV Summit🌍 At the 2024 SOSV Climate Tech Summit, Kim Zou, CEO of Sightline Climate, led an eye-opening panel: Crossing the Series B Void. Featuring trailblazing founders—Beth Esponnette (unspun™ ), Anders Forslund (Heart Aerospace), and Max Huisman (Prolific Machines )—this panel tackled one of today’s toughest challenges: Series B funding in climate tech. Here’s what they revealed. 👇 📈 Series B Funding Timelines: The Reality Check • Kim shared a powerful stat: timelines for Series B funding are now a staggering 26 months—a 2.5x increase from last year. 💡 Despite “dry powder” in investor reserves, cautious attitudes make this stage more challenging than ever. 🛠 Lessons from the Founders: Each founder shared their path through Series B, focusing on milestone setting, pivoting, and attracting the right investors: 1. unspun (Beth Esponnette): • Leveraging a 3D weaving machine to make custom-fit apparel with zero waste, unspun built traction through early tech demos. • Key takeaway: By Series B, they needed to show tangible traction ($150M in committed revenue) to attract dedicated climate tech investors. 2. Prolific Machines (Max Huisman): • Initially focused on cultivated meat, they pivoted to biopharma and nutritional proteins to gain market traction. • Strategy: Partnered with industry leaders (e.g., Fonterra) and secured non-dilutive funding like Gates Foundation grants, reducing pressure on equity. 3. Heart Aerospace (Anders Forslund): • Developing the ES-30 hybrid electric aircraft for short-haul flights, Heart Aerospace set clear milestones to keep investors engaged. • Insight: Moving towards project financing over traditional equity to align with the longer cycles of aerospace development. 🌐 The New Climate Tech Funding Landscape • Today’s Series B raises often involve a shift from angel investors to climate tech-focused funds and strategic corporate partners. • Building relationships with strategic investors—who bring both capital and expertise—was a recurring theme. 🔥 Final Thought The journey may be longer in 2024, but adaptability, smart pivots, and focus on milestones can help climate tech founders bridge the Series B gap. Ready to take on the #SeriesB challenge? 👊 <Source: Watch more here https://lnkd.in/eh8RyeVX> #ClimateTech #Investment #Sustainable Sean O'Sullivan HyFlux

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The first session is on the go already, and Andrea Vena is now on the stage!🪐 He is focusing on the space sector, giving us the best sustainability strategies in High-Tech. 💡 Ready for a day of #innovation? #TechweekRO #BusinessSummits

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First Street raises $46 million Series A to scale breakthrough advancements in physical #climaterisk modeling. The round was led by Innovation Endeavors. "First Street is the standard for physical climate risk data working to connect #climatechange to financial risk. First Street uses transparent, peer-reviewed methodologies to calculate the past, present, and future climate risk for properties globally and makes it available for citizens, industry and government." #venturecapital #startups #realestate #climateaction

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#EUdeforestation #regulation #update: US government demands delay to protect food businesses - The US has reportedly urged the EU to delay its Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR), which is set to come into force in December, because the new rules would hurt US producers of cocoa products, timber and other forest-risk commodities. "Any new regulation will require companies to invest in compliance, but the ultimate goal of the EUDR is to bring greater transparency and governance to supply chains — in the end, this is a win for everyone,” Vasco van Roosmalen https://lnkd.in/gB9YQhqy. Visit https://lnkd.in/gw9wR2_F for support. #foodchainid #eudrverification.

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Where Climate meets Deep Tech The HackSummit is heading to Newlab, New York this December 13-14th. And to make the most of the New York ecosystem, this edition will have two key overarching thematics; Climate Deep Tech and Climate Finance. We’ll focus on the solutions that have a direct impact on reducing gigaton scale emissions Through new and novel approaches to manufacturing food, materials and chemicals, creating more energy efficient cities, capturing and reducing emissions at their source. And everything in-between. This isn’t about hardware against software, it’s how and where both can be applied to create the most amount of tangible impact. Ready to join the debate on what's new and next in Climate DeepTech? Head this way 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyyzbYVM

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Seraphim Space Ventures II (SSV II): Key Themes 🚀 🌌 With the space sector entering the next phase of its transformation, SSV II will focus on investing in the next generation of visionary entrepreneurs looking to transform science fiction into science fact at Seed and Series A. Key themes the Fund anticipates investing in include: 🛰️ Leveraging AI to unlock real-time insights from satellite data for climate change and global security challenges. 📡 Merging terrestrial and space-based networks for ubiquitous connectivity. 🧪 Harnessing space's microgravity for scientific breakthroughs in biotech and material science. 💻 Building space-based networks for in-orbit economy and edge computing. Check out our SSV II website page here to find out more - https://lnkd.in/eS_9w7c3

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FAME builds the Financial services of the future with the farmers of today. Read our story to discover how we are digitizing traditional ViCoBa (Village Community Banking) with the help of #blockchain technology to empower local communities. https://lnkd.in/d46c8pzq

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😍 Terano.io selects UWR, the world's premier #watercredits #RWA repository, for their #blockchain #environmental token marketplace. With the RWA Sector Poised for $600 Billion Growth by 2030, Universal Water Registry & Terano will help attract private #retail #finance to build climate resilience in water across #vulnerable communities globally using #web 3. #trade-fi meets #de-fi link: https://lnkd.in/dGAmyK_R Climate change is a water crisis! #DLT is the only way forward! UWR is home to all green token plays globally! #watertrading #carbontrading #unfccc #climateaction #verifiedcarboncredits #carbonoffsets #wateroffsets #water #wastewatertreatment #rainwaterharvesting #waterconservation #environmental #dlt #rwa #altcoins #crypto #tradefi #defi Manoj Vyas ⚡️ @

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Calling all #climate innovators 📣   The UK and California share many things -- among them, a vibrant climate tech start-up ecosystem. Which is why we’re looking forward to #VERGE24 from October 29-October 31, where we will host seven innovative British climate tech start-ups through the festivities. #VERGE24, hosted by Trellis Group, brings innovators from around the world together to share their successes, setbacks, and insights to smooth the path forward for all.   The UK and California share a common goal of achieving net zero emissions by mid-century, and we recognise the urgency of taking bold and decisive action to address this pressing challenge. Together we are working to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy and prevent the worst effects of the climate crisis.   Join us at #VERGE24 in San Jose from October 29-October 31 to meet the cohort and connect with sustainability practitioners from around the world.   Register now for 20% off: https://buff.ly/3XR2uEU   Matthew Hamman Ari Wigder Hannah Davelman Georgia Roden Innovate UK Geraldine Durand-Green Carbon Re Centre for AI & Climate Yottar Gentian Kestrix Verna Polaron Verv 4EI CCm Technologies Space4Climate Brilliant Planet Deep Planet #innovation #tech #climatetech  

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We can’t just react anymore. With $123 million in agricultural losses due to the 2024 Texas Panhandle wildfires, the relentless rise of natural disasters is forcing insurers to rethink their strategies. "React and respond" is no longer enough. 💬 What role do you think AI should play in helping us predict and prevent risk? #Predict #Prevent #Strategies #CharleeAi

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Calling climate tech innovators with high impact projects: fund your business concept with government resources 💰 The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit highlights how U.S. government investments support energy innovation and sustainability. ⚠️ The summit showcased projects funded by ARPA-E, which focuses on high-risk, high-potential technologies that are often too risky for private investors. 🏢 Government resources available for startups are categorized into seed, scale, and deploy: 🌱 Seed programs like ARPA-E, DOE’s SBIR/STTR, and FESI provide early-stage funding and support. The Department of Defense also offers funding for near-commercialization projects. 📈 Scale initiatives such as ARPA-E’s SCALEUP, DOE’s OCED, and EERE provide substantial funding for scaling up technologies, including building factories and developing supply chains. 🚀 Deploy: agencies like DOE’s LPO and OTT, and EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund focus on commercializing technologies ready for deployment, offering loans, grants and tax breaks. ⚡️ The DOE offers comprehensive support, especially at the early and late stages of development, but startups in the intermediate phase may face funding challenges. Focus on available “scale” resources and state-level investments to bridge this gap.

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