Only two new climate tech unicorns were created in Europe in 2023: French gigafactory startup Verkor and Germany’s 1Komma5, which supplies heat pumps and solar panels to households.
Analysis
February 29, 2024
Europe’s climate tech soonicorns
Two new climate tech unicorns were created in Europe in 2023. We crunch the numbers on which companies could be next.
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