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.
Analysis
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
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