article thumbnail

? Back-to-school checklist #164

Climate Tech VC

And cow-burp reduction tech is back to tackle methane emissions with a $29M round. Source: Elemental Excelerator   Grants are an important slice of the climate capital stack , allowing startups to directly access federal support for climate tech solutions, unlike mechanisms like tax credits that help shift the market.

article thumbnail

Kelp boom hinges on supply chain and carbon market investments

Business Green

At the moment, production is outpacing demand, according to Courtney Boyd Myers, CEO of the kelp burger startup Akua and a major seaweed buyer. I also think we'll see a ton of growth in the plant-based seafood market," she said, alluding to the plant-based crab cakes Akua is planning to launch this summer. Not in my ocean view.

Carbon 39
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

? Credibility for carbon credit claims #157

Climate Tech VC

⚡ Turn2x , a Munich, Germany-based RNG from methanation producer, raised $5M in Seed funding from LEA Partners, Verve Ventures, and First Momentum Ventures. Omnivore , a Mumbai, India-based investment firm, held a first close of its $150M fund that will invest in agritech startups.

Carbon 52
article thumbnail

August 2020 Cleantech Roundup: EV Charging Investments | Why Were Californians in the Dark?

Clean Energy Trust

Link Wither Methane? The Trump administration announced they were eliminating a regulation that required oil and gas companies to monitor and limit methane leaks. Link Chicago based S2G Ventures , a food and ag focused firm, announced a new $100 million fund focused on seafood and other ocean startups.

article thumbnail

Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

Participants at this conference come from the private and public sectors, utilities, solution providers, investors, and startups. Meet the Innovators Creating a Sustainable Food Sector: Startups working in food and agriculture raised almost $20 billion in funding in 2019. 400+ sessions.