Analysis

October 25, 2023

Ex-Google employees are jumping into climate tech

Many recent leavers from Google are starting their own companies and they’re increasingly working on climate tech


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Marta Krupinska, former Google for Startups UK lead and now founder of CUR8

Layoffs at Google and other Big Tech firms could prove good news for the climate tech world, amid a growing flywheel of climate companies founded by former employees.

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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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