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December 8, 2022

IKEA is backing more climate hardware than most VCs

Software might be eating the world, but it's hardware which will help solve the climate crisis


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Software might be eating the world, but more investors are waking up to the fact that hardware is also going to need backing if we want to solve climate change. 

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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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