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February 29, 2024

Why aren’t VCs funding tech to help us adapt to climate change?

Software-focused climate risk startups like Climate X are raising money, but VCs are largely sitting on the sidelines


Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders

5 min read

Wildfires become more common as temperatures rise. Photo: Unsplash.

Climate tech is often a world of shiny gadgets. 

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Kamil Kluza and Lukky Ahmed, founders of Climate X
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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