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.

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.

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.

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

Dakar, Senegal

The infrastructure connecting African mango production to European demand is insufficiently organized, leading to fragmented supply, post-harvest losses, and export rejections.

Evans, GA

Centralized supply chains degrade food quality and urban dining relies on inflammatory ingredients, leaving health-conscious consumers with limited clean choices.

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.

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...

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

Tallahassee, Florida

Citrus growers face systemic yield decline due to Huanglongbing (HLB), an endemic bacterial infection spread by the Asian citrus psyllid. Traditional open-air mitigation is ineffective and the legacy...

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

TripAI addresses the need for fuel efficiency and carbon reduction in the aviation industry, validated by pilot projects with airlines like Azul.

400M+ small businesses need marketing but most cannot afford dedicated marketers. AI assistants generate content on request but don’t own outcomes, forget context, and require users to do the...

Fragmented West African fresh-produce supply, post-harvest losses, phytosanitary risks, and lack of export-grade infrastructure

Dallas, TX

Inefficient fuel and emissions management across airlines and aviation operators leading to high cost and carbon footprint.