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Moment Energy specializes in battery energy storage systems that utilize repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Its solutions aim to provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective energy storage for both on-grid and off-grid applications.

Rosy Soil is a gardening solution focused on sustainable practices that support the health of soil, plants, and the environment.

Climatize is a crowdfunding platform based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. The company operates a mobile app that allows clients to invest in renewable energy projects by utilizing their spare change. By connecting individual investors with various renewable energy initiatives, Climatize aims to promote sustainable investment opportunities and facilitate the transition to greener energy sources.

Matereal is a manufacturer specializing in biobased polyurethane, aiming to replace traditional, toxic polyurethane products. The company focuses on producing environmentally safe plastics, particularly for the fashion and outdoor gear industries, providing sustainable coatings and adhesives. By offering these alternatives, Matereal helps its clients transition to a cleaner, more sustainable chemical supply chain.

Breaking is a company that specializes in plastic degradation and synthetic biology. It operates by utilizing microorganisms that naturally consume plastic chemicals and compounds, offering a solution to reduce plastic waste buildup in the environment.

CarbonFarm Technology facilitates regenerative agriculture for farmers, making it profitable while assisting corporations in meeting their net-zero emission targets. It uses satellite data and AI to provide transparent carbon credit monitoring.

Unspun, Inc. is a digital apparel company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in creating custom jeans tailored to individual consumers using advanced body scanning technology, fit algorithms, and additive manufacturing. The company aims to address environmental challenges by minimizing pattern-cutting waste and unsold inventory, thus contributing to a reduction in global carbon emissions. Unspun's innovative approach enables on-demand production of jeans in under ten minutes, utilizing localized manufacturing processes designed to be zero-waste. Its technology has gained recognition, including being named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2019, and supports a B2B platform that facilitates digital customization for major apparel brands.

Future facilitates everyday green choices by connecting users with sustainable brands through its payments network. It offers cashback rewards on eco-friendly purchases like public transport and electric charging.

Odyssey Energy Solutions, founded in 2017 and based in Boulder, Colorado, offers a web-based data platform designed to streamline the development and deployment of mini-grids in emerging markets. The platform enables project developers to effectively manage and analyze mini-grid data through various software tools and data analytics. By facilitating communication and connection among developers, financiers, vendors, and governmental and donor organizations, Odyssey enhances collaboration within the mini-grid sector, ultimately supporting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Terraform Industries produces carbon-negative 'natural gas' through a process that extracts CO2 from the atmosphere using sunlight and air. This technology aims to displace conventionally drilled natural gas, reducing net carbon transport to the atmosphere and oceans.

Noya is a company focused on combating climate change through innovative carbon capture technology. By retrofitting existing industrial cooling towers, Noya integrates a non-toxic chemical blend that efficiently captures carbon dioxide without requiring physical alterations to the equipment. This approach allows industries to reduce their carbon footprints while simultaneously generating a valuable resource, as the captured CO2 is sold to companies that utilize it as a raw material. Noya's mission is to accelerate the global transition towards a carbon-negative future, positioning itself as a key player in the development of sustainable solutions for environmental challenges.

GaeaStar manufactures eco-friendly single-use cups using patented technology that prints thin clay cups from locally sourced materials. This innovative approach aims to reduce waste and promote sustainability in the face of increasing pressure to move away from traditional, non-recyclable cups.

Evergreen is creating a marketplace for clean energy projects that is accessible to all, ensures additionality, and quantifies the impact of every Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) over the life of every project.

Future Fields is a Canadian company based in Edmonton, founded in 2018, that specializes in producing sustainable components for scientific applications through insect biotechnology. Utilizing its innovative EntoEngine™ platform, the company harnesses the genetic capabilities of fruit flies to generate environmentally friendly and economically viable biomolecules. Future Fields focuses on developing insect-based recombinant proteins, which serve as essential growth components for cell culture. By doing so, the company aims to reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional protein production while enhancing social benefits. Its work supports the agriculture industry in producing cost-effective cell-based foods, contributing to a more sustainable future.

New School Foods develops plant-based seafood products that mimic the texture, flavor, nutrition, and cooking experience of traditional seafood. Their initial product is a plant-based salmon filet, aiming to provide sustainable and healthier alternatives.

Senken helps companies procure high-quality, audit-ready carbon credits. The platform unifies strategy, due diligence, procurement, retirement, and reporting in one workflow, enabling teams to act faster, reduce risk, and make defensible climate claims. A go-to partner for enterprise buyers in Germany, Senken works with customers such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom.

Overstory is a technology company that uses AI and advanced satellite imagery analysis to help electric utilities manage vegetation risks around their power lines. By identifying and prioritizing potential hazards before they cause outages or wildfires, Overstory enables transmission and distribution operators to optimize resources, improve operational efficiency, and enhance grid resilience.

Return Protocol is a company focused on enabling consumers, businesses, and communities to engage in transparent and value-aligned climate action. It has developed a blockchain-based infrastructure tailored for the mass adoption of regenerative finance within the Web3 space. The company’s innovative environmental offsetting protocol integrates with on-chain wallets, allowing users to fund current or future climate projects through on-chain environmental assets. This system provides a comprehensive and automated offsetting solution for transactions conducted via these wallets, facilitating effective contributions to combat climate change.

Clarasight operates a sustainability analytics platform designed to help organizations analyze, forecast, and implement effective carbon emissions reduction strategies. The platform integrates with various existing software systems and utilizes artificial intelligence to generate actionable insights and recommendations for sustainability initiatives. By providing dynamic carbon planning and real-time analysis, Clarasight enables companies to set and track sustainability goals at both team and individual levels. This approach empowers organizations to embed sustainability into their operations and support their journey toward achieving Net Zero emissions.

Future facilitates everyday green choices by connecting users with sustainable brands through its payments network. It offers cashback rewards on eco-friendly purchases like public transport and electric charging.

Hgen develops modular electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen, aiming to decarbonize industries such as steel and ammonia production. By utilizing renewable energy sources, Hgen enables affordable green hydrogen solutions for deep decarbonization.

Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the development and operation of green infrastructure projects. By providing actionable data signals across 3,500 U.S. counties, the platform encompasses a variety of critical information, including environmental, permitting, zoning, interconnection data, and competition risks. Additionally, Paces offers modeled signals that assess climate risks, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings. This granular data is tailored to specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets, enabling developers, operators, and investors to make informed decisions about profitable construction and investment in sustainable projects.

Modern Synthesis is a biomaterials company focused on developing sustainable, biobased textiles for the fashion industry. By harnessing the capabilities of bacteria, the company creates customizable bio-textiles and composites that serve as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Their innovative approach utilizes bacterial nanocellulose, recognized for its strength and versatility, to produce textiles that do not rely on petrochemical binders or harmful chemicals. This process allows for the creation of a wide range of aesthetics and functionalities, meeting the diverse needs of designers while eliminating animal inputs. Modern Synthesis is positioned to transform the fashion industry by providing scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing manufacturing practices, thereby reducing reliance on nonrenewable resources and promoting sustainable material usage.

Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.

Solid World builds a blockchain‑based platform that turns the forward market for carbon credits into a liquid, transparent marketplace. By allowing project developers to pre‑sell credits, the platform gives them reliable financing and gives buyers and liquidity providers a clear price signal. The company has secured $4 million in forward contracts for its liquidity pools and partners with leading firms in the carbon and blockchain space. Its team combines expertise in commodities, carbon finance and blockchain technology, and the platform is positioned to support derivatives, collateralised loans and on‑chain insurance that use carbon credits as collateral. Solid World’s approach reduces the risk and illiquidity that have limited capital deployment in the carbon market, accelerating the development of new projects.

Carbon Collective is an innovative online investment advisor dedicated exclusively to climate-focused investing. The company aims to address the significant annual climate investment gap of $5 trillion by providing a platform that offers sustainable and green investment services. Through its user-friendly interface, Carbon Collective provides low-fee, diversified investment portfolios designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This approach empowers investors to support and reinvest in companies that are actively working to combat climate change, aligning financial growth with environmental responsibility.

BasiGo is an e-mobility start-up focused on transforming public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda by providing electric buses as a sustainable alternative to diesel. The company operates under a pay-as-you-go model, which includes maintenance and battery charging services, facilitating the transition for bus owners to adopt electric vehicles. BasiGo's electric buses are designed to operate throughout the day on a single charge, utilizing proven battery technology that offers a reliable and economical solution amidst rising diesel costs. By making electric buses more accessible, BasiGo aims to enhance the efficiency of public transport while contributing to environmental sustainability.

BasiGo is an e-mobility start-up focused on transforming public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda by providing electric buses as a sustainable alternative to diesel. The company operates under a pay-as-you-go model, which includes maintenance and battery charging services, facilitating the transition for bus owners to adopt electric vehicles. BasiGo's electric buses are designed to operate throughout the day on a single charge, utilizing proven battery technology that offers a reliable and economical solution amidst rising diesel costs. By making electric buses more accessible, BasiGo aims to enhance the efficiency of public transport while contributing to environmental sustainability.

microTERRA harnesses Lemna, an aquatic plant with water-cleaning capabilities, to produce sustainable functional ingredients for the food industry. Its flagship product, Flora, enhances sweetness perception while reducing sugar and masking unwanted notes from high-intensity sweeteners.

CarbonBuilt is a clean technology company focused on carbon capture and utilization within the concrete industry. The company has developed innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing carbon emissions associated with concrete production. Its flagship product, Reversa® Binder, serves as a low-carbon alternative to traditional cement, allowing for the creation of concrete with a markedly lower carbon footprint. By directly injecting carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into proprietary low-carbon concrete formulations, CarbonBuilt enables base industries to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while producing materials that conform to industry standards.

Ferveret specializes in innovative liquid cooling technology tailored for data centers, drawing inspiration from the cooling systems used in nuclear power plants. The company aims to address the significant inefficiencies in data center operations, where approximately 40% of electricity is squandered on cooling. By employing subcooled nucleate boiling, Ferveret's technology effectively reduces chip temperatures, leading to enhanced server performance, a 96% reduction in cooling costs, and a 68% decrease in capital expenditures. Additionally, its solutions contribute to a 40% reduction in carbon emissions, making data centers more sustainable while improving overall efficiency.

Flora is a Bay Area-based company focused on acquiring and developing sustainable brands to enhance access to affordable, eco-friendly products. By serving over 300,000 customers, Flora not only promotes sustainable living but also contributes to significant environmental impact, saving approximately 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. This reduction is comparable to the environmental benefits provided by 400,000 trees. Flora's mission is to empower individuals to make sustainable choices in their daily lives, demonstrating that even small decisions can lead to substantial positive effects.

Cemvita is a synthetic biology company focused on developing innovative solutions that promote sustainability and enhance the energy transition. Utilizing its CO2 Utilization platform, the company mimics natural processes such as photosynthesis to produce a range of products, including nutrients for space exploration and industrial chemicals for various applications. Cemvita aims to assist industries like oil and gas, chemicals, and mining in reducing their carbon emissions by providing environmentally friendly methods for resource extraction, including lithium mining. Through its nature-inspired approach, Cemvita seeks to advance sustainable practices in multiple sectors while addressing critical challenges related to energy and environmental impact.

SINAI Technologies, established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in enterprise decarbonization software. Its platform monitors, analyzes, and provides actionable recommendations to reduce carbon emissions across various departments and processes within a company. Key modules include carbon footprint tracking, low carbon scenario analysis, carbon pricing design, and target setting. The software enables organizations to automate carbon analysis and reporting, fostering a more sustainable and efficient business environment.

Aerial is a sustainability platform focused on managing carbon emissions for individuals, enterprises, and blockchains. The company has developed software that automatically calculates users' carbon footprints based on their lifestyle habits, simplifying the process of offsetting emissions by facilitating contributions to verified reforestation projects. Additionally, Aerial provides actionable climate insights created by credible science writers, allowing companies to effectively manage their carbon footprints and adopt sustainable practices. Aerial collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including renowned artists, celebrities, and prominent brands, to promote sustainability efforts and raise awareness about climate issues.

Founded in 2016, Carbo Culture produces biochar from waste biomass using a patented process that permanently stores carbon. Its high-quality biochar is used for soil remediation and enhancement, while also generating renewable energy and creating tangible carbon credits.

Sway is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in regenerative design solutions aimed at addressing plastic pollution. Co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer, Sway focuses on developing bioplastics made from seaweed, which serve as compostable alternatives to single-use plastics, specifically starting with flexible packaging. The company's products are engineered to match the essential performance qualities of conventional plastics while being compatible with existing infrastructure, allowing clients to scale their operations effectively and achieve sustainability goals.