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July 3, 2025

Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches

Investors want to see everything from tools to make AI greener to personal cooling devices

Freya Pratty

9 min read

Climate tech funding has cooled in 2025: the first half of the year saw €4bn invested into European companies, compared to €6.7bn in the same period last year. 

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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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