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Climate Tech Startups

•L'Oréal's L'AcceleratOR program selected 13 global startups for climate, nature, and circular innovations in supply chains, backed by €100M (~$116M) over five years in partnership with University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Selected firms enter pilot readiness with funding, guidance, and L'Oréal testing for scaling.[5]

•Y Combinator funds 49 climate startups in 2026, focusing on top performers across the sector.[4]

•Notable US firms include Helion Energy, Sortera Technologies, Crusoe Energy, and Aclima among 100 top climate tech companies; others like Caban Systems ($2.9M, energy storage), New Wave Foods ($20.3M, plant-based shellfish), South Pole ($99.3M, carbon offsets), and BlocPower ($262.6M, building energy efficiency).[1][8]

Clean Energy & Innovations

•Nuclear leads trends: Startups captured ~20% of climate venture funding in 2025's first nine months, driven by AI energy demand; investors like Khosla Ventures plan to "double down" on fusion in 2026 at reasonable valuations. Public nuclear stocks rallied.[3]

•AI-driven demand boosts: Data centers took 78% of built environment funding in 2025, fueling grid hardware, batteries, nuclear (fission/fusion at all-time highs), and geothermal; clean energy investment hit $14.4B (up 31%).[7]

•Other highlights: Avalanche Energy ($114.3M, micro-fusion reactors), Geltor ($5.3M, microbial proteins), Minimum ($5.3M, carbon tracking).[1]

•Scaling tech: Geothermal for electricity/heating and thermal energy storage for industry expected ready for larger deployment.[6]

ESG Investing & Funding

•2025 rebound sets 2026 tone: Global climate tech saw $40.5B in venture/growth capital (up 8% from 2024), with bigger checks to fewer firms (deal count down 18%, growth-stage up 78%). Investors demand strong business cases beyond emissions cuts; AI and policy certainty (e.g., Trump's "Big Beautiful Act") provide tailwinds.[3][7]

•Investor focus: Nuclear, data centers, defense applications; innovative financing like risk insurance, surety bonds, and pooled off-take agreements to lower costs.[6][7]

•Active VCs: SOSV, Chris Sacca's firm (new nuclear fusion fund), Clean Energy Ventures; platforms like OpenVC connect founders to climate investors (e.g., Mobly $2.5M seed).[2]

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