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January 19, 2023

Climate fintech funding reaches record high in 2022

Investors poured $2.9bn into climate fintech companies globally in 2022, a new CommerzVentures report has found


Amy O'Brien and Freya Pratty

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Nathan Bonnisseau (and Lubomila Jordanova, founders of Plan A

VCs just can’t get enough of climate fintech right now. Investors poured $2.9bn into climate fintech companies globally in 2022 — a record high — up from $1.2bn in 2021, according to a new report by VC firm CommerzVentures. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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