Food technology startup Tender Food Inc. is a 4-year-old startup elbowing its way into a market that is already crowded with well-known brands. It’s doing so well that […]
Aepnus wants to create a circular economy for key battery manufacturing materials
Earlier this year, BASF had to delay the opening of a battery materials plant in Finland when a court agreed with environmental groups that the company didn’t have […]
‘Star Wars’ lasers and waterfalls of molten salt: How Xcimer plans to make fusion power happen
Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys have followed developments in nuclear fusion research since they were roommates at MIT some 20 years ago. For much of that time, it […]
Unity co-founder David Helgason’s next act: Gaming the climate crisis
Some retired CEOs go to space. Others move to Hawaii. But Unity co-founder David Helgason chose a different path after 12 years at the helm of the game […]
Cloover wants to speed solar adoption by helping installers finance new sales
Solar panels practically sold themselves in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent electricity prices skyrocketing. Now, as prices have begun to fall, solar installers have found themselves […]
Bill Gates-backed wind startup AirLoom is raising $12M, filings reveal
It started with a drawing on a napkin. Now, AirLoom Energy is raising $12.7 million in fresh funding, TechCrunch has learned. The funding came from 21 investors, according […]
Climate tech investment roars back with an $8.1B start to 2024
Climate tech startups raised $8.1 billion in the first quarter, near record amounts of money that suggest 2023’s quite close might have been little more than a blip […]