Joe McDonald is the founder of green energy startup Tem

Analysis

February 13, 2025

Why I sold my climate tech startup to an oil and gas giant

Oil and gas companies are the largest acquirers of climate tech startups

Freya Pratty

3 min read

Today, Joe McDonald runs Tem, an Atomico-backed platform which helps businesses buy green energy. But it’s not McDonald's first rodeo: back in 2019 he ran Limejump, another climate tech startup, which was sold to Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies. 

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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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