Topic: climate tech
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Google signs biggest rice-methane carbon deal with Mitti Labs
Google has signed a landmark four-year agreement with Indian climate-tech firm Mitti Labs to purchase one million carbon credits derived from methane-reducing rice cultivation practices through 2030. The initiative incentivizes farmers in three Indian states to use alternate wetting and drying te...
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Energy Transmission and US Threats to Chinese AI
A 339-mile underground transmission line from Quebec to Queens, operational since May, is the longest in North America and can meet up to 20% of New York City's electricity demand using hydropower. The line has been mostly offline this month due to drought conditions, raising concerns about the r...
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Ex-Meta CTO lands $250M for climate tech as VC chases AI
Gigascale Capital, led by former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, has raised a "$250 million fund" to invest in startups focused on "energy", "grid infrastructure", and "critical minerals", marking its first fund with institutional backing. The fund targets early-stage companies addressing clima...
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DeepSeek’s AI Leap and the Race for World Models
China blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus over national security concerns, escalating the AI rivalry between the US and China. Google is investing up to $40 billion in Anthropic, valuing the AI firm at $350 billion, amid a fierce competition for compute capacity with OpenAI....
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Meta signs deal for space-based solar power for AI data centers
Meta has partnered with Overview Energy to use space-based solar power from geosynchronous orbit, enabling 24/7 renewable energy for its AI data centers by beaming near-infrared light to existing ground solar installations. This approach avoids the need for new land, grid connections, or infrastr...
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Save $500 on Disrupt 2026 passes: 4 days left
The early registration discount for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, offering up to $482 in savings, expires on April 10, 2026. The event in October will gather over 10,000 attendees for networking and sessions on key tech topics like AI, fintech, and climate technology. It features the Startup Battlefie...
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Partech Raises €300M for European Climate & Industrial Tech
Partech has closed a €300 million impact fund to provide growth capital for established European B2B companies, addressing a known gap in patient capital for scaling across the continent's fragmented markets. The fund targets companies in sectors like clean manufacturing and sustainable agricultu...
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AIRMO Secures €5M to Launch Methane-Tracking Satellites by 2027
AIRMO, a Berlin climate tech startup, has secured €5 million in seed funding to launch its first satellite in early 2027, aiming to build a constellation that precisely tracks methane emissions from orbit. The company's breakthrough sensor technology combines a spectrometer with micro-LiDAR on a ...
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Google VP: 2 Types of AI Startups That Won't Survive
The generative AI market is maturing, making startups that are simple "LLM wrappers" or "AI aggregators" particularly vulnerable due to unsustainable business models and difficulty adding unique value. LLM wrapper startups, which just add a UI to existing models, are now expected to build deep co...
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Rainbow Weather Raises $5.5M to Enhance Real-Time Forecasts
Rainbow Weather, a Warsaw-based startup, has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to develop ultra-precise, short-term weather forecasts, offering minute-by-minute updates on a hyperlocal, one-square-kilometre grid. The company uses machine learning to analyze diverse data streams, positioning it...
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Yann LeCun's AI Venture and Lithium's Surging Demand
Lithium is crucial for batteries in electronics and electric vehicles, with its volatile pricing significantly impacting mining and future battery technology. Apple is developing an AI wearable pin and revamping Siri, while a gap exists between executives' optimism and employees' reported product...
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Zanskar: 1 TW of Untapped Geothermal Power Is Overlooked
Conventional geothermal power's potential is significantly underestimated, as experts believe undiscovered viable sites are far more numerous than previously thought, potentially scaling to a terawatt-level resource. Zanskar uses AI, including supervised machine learning and Bayesian evidential l...
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Berlin Startup Cloover Raises Over $1.2 Billion
Berlin-based startup Cloover has secured over $1.2 billion in funding, combining a Series A equity round with a massive debt facility to expand its integrated software and financing platform for clean energy across Europe. The company's platform addresses a key market gap by embedding accessible ...
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Superorganism Secures $25M to Fund Biodiversity Startups
Superorganism, a new venture capital firm, has raised $25.9 million to exclusively fund early-stage startups developing technology to protect and restore biodiversity, aiming to fill a critical funding gap. The firm invests in three core areas: preventing species extinction, climate-biodiversity ...
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12 Investors Predict Climate Tech's 2026 Future
Climate tech investment remained resilient in 2024, defying downturn predictions due to the urgency of the climate crisis and the improved cost-effectiveness of clean technologies over fossil fuels. Data centers are the dominant energy focus, with the 2026 conversation expected to shift from shee...
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The Worst Tech of 2025 & Sam Altman's AI Hype
The worst tech of 2025 demonstrates that not all innovations succeed, highlighting products that prioritize hype over genuine utility and often lack a solid foundation. Sam Altman is a uniquely influential figure in AI, using his role as a persuasive visionary and master fundraiser to shape the i...
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Seize the Climate Tech Investment Opportunity Now
The global emissions outlook has improved dramatically over the past decade, with current worst-case projections now matching what was once considered the best-case scenario, indicating stronger momentum for climate solutions than previously acknowledged. This positive shift is largely driven by ...
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Expand North Star 2025: Digital Finance & Deep-Tech Innovations
Expand North Star 2025, held at Dubai Harbor, gathered thousands of visitors and industry leaders to explore digital finance and deep-tech innovations, featuring 2,000 startups and over 1,200 investors managing assets exceeding $1.1 trillion. Key discussions at the event focused on the integratio...
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Carbon Removal Funding Slashed as AI Toys Emerge
Climate change threatens global agriculture, prompting companies like Pairwise to use CRISPR gene editing to develop crops resilient to extreme weather and ensure food security. Pairwise has launched milder-flavored mustard greens in the U.S. and is partnering with biotech firms to enhance staple...
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Moxion Founder Returns After Bankruptcy to 'Finish What We Started'
Moxion Power, a startup that raised over $110 million to replace diesel generators with portable batteries, went bankrupt last year, leading to over 400 layoffs and asset liquidation. The original founder has launched Anode Technology with $9 million in seed funding, applying lessons learned to f...
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