Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter at Sifted. She covers climate tech, writes our weekly Climate Tech newsletter and works on investigations. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Vanagon Ventures launches new climate software fund — and is bullish on carbon credit opportunities
News
December 5, 2023
Vanagon Ventures launches new climate software fund — and is bullish on carbon credit opportunities
Vanagon’s launch is somewhat anachronistic: the flurry of new climate tech funds has cooled significantly in the latter half of this year
Freya Pratty
Forget IPOs, climate tech investors are chasing a different exit
Analysis
December 4, 2023
Forget IPOs, climate tech investors are chasing a different exit
The private equity buyout is becoming an increasingly attractive exit for climate tech investors
Freya Pratty
Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK
News
November 30, 2023
Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK
Xlinks says the cable could contribute 8% of the UK’s power needs
Freya Pratty
Car companies are betting big on climate tech
Analysis
November 27, 2023
Car companies are betting big on climate tech
It’s crunch time for the car industry in its race to go green
Freya Pratty
Behold! A profitable micromobility startup
News
November 22, 2023
Behold! A profitable micromobility startup
London-based Forest subsidises the price of rides with revenue from advertising
Freya Pratty
UK councils have paid Beam at least £1.1m to find jobs and housing for the homeless. Is it working?
Analysis
November 17, 2023
UK councils have paid Beam at least £1.1m to find jobs and housing for the homeless. Is it working?
An investigation by Sifted suggests that Beam is struggling to meet its targets with council contracts up and down Britain
Freya Pratty, Sadia Nowshin and Orlando Crowcroft
The big carbon accounting acquisition spree begins
Analysis
November 16, 2023
The big carbon accounting acquisition spree begins
It’s a crowded market ripe for acquisitions
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Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde: “No one does tech for good — especially not in fintech”
Interview
November 15, 2023
Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde: “No one does tech for good — especially not in fintech”
Sunde talks AI, Klarna and his friendship with Edward Snowden
Freya Pratty
Swedish startup wants to ‘stream energy like music’ on electric roads to charge cars as they drive
Analysis
November 7, 2023
Swedish startup wants to ‘stream energy like music’ on electric roads to charge cars as they drive
Countries like France and Sweden plan to build hundreds of kilometres of electric road
Freya Pratty
BP promises to back more climate tech — but will it make a dent in its emissions?
Analysis
November 2, 2023
BP promises to back more climate tech — but will it make a dent in its emissions?
BP is under strong pressure to plough more of its capital into the transition, after drawing record profits from its oil and gas business
Freya Pratty
Is a company making £130 hoodies for Justin Bieber a climate tech investment?
Analysis
October 26, 2023
Is a company making £130 hoodies for Justin Bieber a climate tech investment?
"T-shirts shouldn't cost $3. We don't want to encourage that, we want that model to die."
Freya Pratty
Ex-Google employees are jumping into climate tech
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
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Methane is 80 times more potent than CO2 — but solutions draw little investor interest
Analysis
October 19, 2023
Methane is 80 times more potent than CO2 — but solutions draw little investor interest
Curbing methane levels is central to meeting climate targets
Freya Pratty
Northvolt founder’s heat pump startup secures €87m
News
October 18, 2023
Northvolt founder’s heat pump startup secures €87m
Aira is among a cohort of European startups aiming to install heat pumps in homes
Mimi Billing and Freya Pratty
YC-backed Elyos raises $3m — though the accelerator’s climate tech focus wanes
News
October 13, 2023
YC-backed Elyos raises $3m — though the accelerator’s climate tech focus wanes
A single-digit percentage of the companies accepted to YC are working on climate tech
Freya Pratty
How climate tech startups can solve the FOAK question
Analysis
October 12, 2023
How climate tech startups can solve the FOAK question
It is known as the “first-of-a-kind valley of death"
Freya Pratty
Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia
News
October 10, 2023
Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia
The firm also confirmed to Sifted that sanctioned oligarch Alexander Abramov was previously an LP
Freya Pratty and Eleanor Warnock
Former Bulb boss Hayden Wood: ‘Failure is expensive but powerful feedback’
Analysis
October 5, 2023
Former Bulb boss Hayden Wood: ‘Failure is expensive but powerful feedback’
Hayden Wood, the former cofounder of collapsed energy firm Bulb, has launched a new startup designed to up the climate credentials of the UK’s housing stock
Freya Pratty
2023’s biggest tech deals are all climate infrastructure
Analysis
September 28, 2023
2023’s biggest tech deals are all climate infrastructure
Startups building climate infrastructure have dominated the largest deals of the year in Europe, Sifted analysis shows
Freya Pratty and Shubham Jaipuria
Inside Big Oil’s tech portfolios
Analysis
September 21, 2023
Inside Big Oil’s tech portfolios
Only a minority of oil and gas companies’ investments are working on renewable energy tech, according to Sifted analysis
Freya Pratty
Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A
News
September 19, 2023
Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A
Plan A works with companies including Deutsche Bank, BMW, Sorare and N26
Freya Pratty
Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund
News
September 19, 2023
Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund
Not everyone thinks the food and agritech outlook is gloomy
Freya Pratty
Sovereign wealth fund deals projected to drop 64% in 2023
Analysis
September 15, 2023
Sovereign wealth fund deals projected to drop 64% in 2023
SWFs don’t tend to lead deals, meaning they follow the broader trend when deal count drops
Freya Pratty
Want to capitalise off America’s $369bn climate bill? Here’s how
Analysis
September 14, 2023
Want to capitalise off America’s $369bn climate bill? Here’s how
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest climate package in history
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Vanagon Ventures launches new climate software fund — and is bullish on carbon credit opportunities

Forget IPOs, climate tech investors are chasing a different exit

Xlinks raises $25m from TotalEnergies for 3,800km cable from the Sahara to the UK

Car companies are betting big on climate tech

Behold! A profitable micromobility startup

UK councils have paid Beam at least £1.1m to find jobs and housing for the homeless. Is it working?

The big carbon accounting acquisition spree begins

Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde: “No one does tech for good — especially not in fintech”

Swedish startup wants to ‘stream energy like music’ on electric roads to charge cars as they drive

BP promises to back more climate tech — but will it make a dent in its emissions?

Is a company making £130 hoodies for Justin Bieber a climate tech investment?

Ex-Google employees are jumping into climate tech

Methane is 80 times more potent than CO2 — but solutions draw little investor interest

Northvolt founder’s heat pump startup secures €87m

YC-backed Elyos raises $3m — though the accelerator’s climate tech focus wanes

How climate tech startups can solve the FOAK question

Lawsuit claims VC firm Target Global ‘concealed’ company’s links to Russia

Former Bulb boss Hayden Wood: ‘Failure is expensive but powerful feedback’

2023’s biggest tech deals are all climate infrastructure

Inside Big Oil’s tech portfolios

Lightspeed leads $27m round for carbon accounting startup Plan A

Astanor remains bullish on agrifood with new €360m fund

Sovereign wealth fund deals projected to drop 64% in 2023

Want to capitalise off America’s $369bn climate bill? Here’s how