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November 10, 2022

Inside Steve Wozniak’s new crypto climate tech startup

Nearly fifty years after he cofounded Apple, Woz has quietly started a new company


Freya Pratty

4 min read

His first startup is now the largest company in the world by market cap. But almost 50 years after Steve Wozniak cofounded Apple, he’s back in entrepreneur mode. This time, it’s climate tech he's hoping to transform. 

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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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