The 15 fastest-growing climate tech startups in Europe

Climate tech is one of the hottest sectors in startups at the moment — meet the companies growing headcount fastest

Alexandra Bacon

8 min read

Some of the largest rounds in Europe this year have gone to climate tech startups. Last month Sifted reported that French gigafactory startup Verkor was set to announce a €2bn fundraise while Enpal, the German solar startup backed by SoftBank, secured a €430m debt round in June.

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Customcells (from left) cofounder Torge Thönnessen, CEO Dr Dirk Abendroth and cofounder Leopold König
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Agreena's founders
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Newcleo founder Stefano Buono
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First Electra charging station, in Aubervilliers
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Headshot of Enpal founder Mario Kohle.
Enpal founder Mario Kohle
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Benoit Lemaignan, CEO and cofounder of Verkor
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Candela Speed Boat
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Alexandra Bacon

Alexandra Bacon was an editorial intern at Sifted. Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn

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