Climate & Clean Energy Startups

Austin, TX

Temporary and off-grid power is currently dominated by diesel generators and permanent fixed solar; customers need rapidly deployable, clean, reliable power without long lead times or permitting.

Businesses struggle to deliver AI projects end-to-end (scoping, sourcing and vetting experts, ensuring security/compliance, and managing delivery).

Over 6 million contracts are signed daily without background checks; ~98% of contracts under $1M have zero due diligence; significant fraud-related business failures and losses; no easy way to know...

Tashkent, Seed

Large volumes of end-of-life tires in Uzbekistan with <10% recycling rate

Rural artisans face market barriers, low wages due to middlemen, and traditional leather is environmentally harmful. No large-scale plant-based luxury leather brand in India.

Victoria, BC

Current Earth observation approaches face trade-offs: lack of target recognition with SAR and limited movement intelligence; high latency for wide-swath imagery; narrow-swath imagery requires high...

NSW

Lack of dedicated landing infrastructure, certified charging/power systems, and a cohesive national network for eVTOL and commercial drone operations in Australia.

The deck identifies the problem of high costs in housing and energy without financial upside for renters and homeowners, and the challenges landlords face with leasing and turnover.

Austin, Texas

High-friction affordability in residential solar installations and tenant move-in costs/vacancy duration for landlords.

Recyclers lack the knowledge and automation to capture value from the $250B resale market; rising labor costs are making manual sorting unsustainable.

Regulatory bottlenecks, talent shortages, vendor fragmentation, reputational risk in nuclear projects.

New York, NY

The proliferation of personal electronic devices and the limitations of grid-dependent charging and unreliable portable power solutions create persistent challenges for individuals and outdoor...

Buildings and cities overlook the clean power potential in existing water systems. There is a need for decentralized, always-on clean energy to reduce fossil fuel dependence and costs.

Post-ITC gap in affordable residential solar adoption due to phasing out of federal tax credits.

Dallas, Texas

Grid capacity and congestion; rising electrical loads from electrification and EVs; slow and expensive traditional grid upgrades.

Carrboro, NC

Large volumes of flared & vented methane; current methanol production is energy-intensive and costly; maritime decarbonization increases demand for low-carbon methanol.

Nairobi, Kenya

Schools in Kenya face high and rising electricity costs, unreliable grid supply, and expensive diesel generator backups, leading to disrupted learning, ICT use, and school operations and ultimately...

Battery-grade graphite demand is outpacing supply; recyclers have residual graphite that is underutilized or disposed at cost.

Nigeria, Bayelsa state

High-potential opportunities in emerging markets fail due to lack of structure, validation, technical due diligence, financial structuring, and scalable execution.

Owners/operators of MW-scale gas turbines (e.g., GE Frame 5, Siemens SGT-400) need more megawatts and efficiency from existing assets; current systems face material/supply constraints and high...

Global freshwater scarcity across agriculture, industry, and cities; reverse osmosis is expensive, energy-intensive, slow to permit, and environmentally challenging.

Airlines spend hundreds of billions on fuel annually, and inefficient engine use and taxi operations drive unnecessary fuel burn and emissions.