Analysis

August 21, 2025

Are VCs abandoning the planet or rebranding it?

Despite the urgency of the climate crisis and a wave of climate-focused startups across Europe, climate tech funding is declining

Steph Bailey

4 min read

VCs love to boast about their long-term vision — that mythical “10-year horizon” where today’s bets become tomorrow’s unicorns. But if that’s true, why aren’t more of them investing in the only thing that guarantees there will still be a market to sell to: a liveable planet? 

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Steph Bailey

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