# Climate tech

Climate funding dips 71% in 2025 as debt frenzy ends
Analysis
July 10, 2025
Climate funding dips 71% in 2025 as debt frenzy ends
"What we are seeing in the climate space is a shift to quality"
Freya Pratty
What does Octopus Energy’s Kraken spinoff mean for the company?
Analysis
July 8, 2025
What does Octopus Energy’s Kraken spinoff mean for the company?
“Kraken is the reason for the valuation"
Freya Pratty
Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say
News
July 5, 2025
Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say
The new company could be valued at as much as £10bn
Martin Coulter
Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches
List
July 3, 2025
Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches
Investors want to see everything from tools to make AI greener to personal cooling devices
Freya Pratty
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
News
July 3, 2025
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
Hived has a fleet of electric delivery trucks, but doesn't bill itself on its green credentials
Freya Pratty
What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?
Analysis
July 3, 2025
What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?
The collapse of the French scaleup — considered a pioneer in the sector — raises questions over the industry’s future
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ÿnsect pitches a ‘possible relaunch’ after €8.6m in bridge funding and mass layoffs
News
July 2, 2025
Ÿnsect pitches a ‘possible relaunch’ after €8.6m in bridge funding and mass layoffs
The scaleup, which has raised over €600m to date, has been facing growing financial difficulties for nearly a year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Swiss direct-air-capture leader Climeworks raises $162m
News
July 2, 2025
Swiss direct-air-capture leader Climeworks raises $162m
The latest equity round brings total funding for the carbon removal scaleup to over $1bn
Amy Lewin
VCs are taking the plunge into maritime tech. Here’s where they’re looking
Analysis
June 27, 2025
VCs are taking the plunge into maritime tech. Here’s where they’re looking
Investors are increasingly interested in defence applications of maritime technology.
Anne Sraders
UK shuns ‘crazy’ £25bn project to import solar power from Morocco
News
June 26, 2025
UK shuns ‘crazy’ £25bn project to import solar power from Morocco
Officials deemed the Octopus Energy-backed scheme too risky
Freya Pratty
The German family office betting big on Trump’s favourite climate tech
Interview
June 26, 2025
The German family office betting big on Trump’s favourite climate tech
Underground Ventures, which invests solely in geothermal, is part of a new cohort of ultra-focused climate tech funds
Freya Pratty
Norrsken impact funds pledge €300m to European ‘AI for good’ startups
News
June 25, 2025
Norrsken impact funds pledge €300m to European ‘AI for good’ startups
The group will invest a majority of the current funds in AI startups
Mimi Billing
Fusion fever: Europe’s startups race to power the future
Analysis
June 19, 2025
Fusion fever: Europe’s startups race to power the future
With European governments pledging billions and VCs waking up to fusion, Sifted lists the key startups
Mimi Billing
What makes regenerative agritech attractive to VCs
Sponsored by
June 16, 2025
What makes regenerative agritech attractive to VCs
The first private venture capital impact fund exclusively dedicated to the cause explains what it has appetite for
Sponsored by: ECBF
Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network
Exclusive
June 12, 2025
Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network
The city plans to introduce thousands of electric ferries to transform Mumbai's waterways
Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Octopus Energy deepens its focus on Africa with first tech investment
Exclusive
June 12, 2025
Exclusive: Octopus Energy deepens its focus on Africa with first tech investment
Octopus has a team of four working on acquisitions and investments.
Freya Pratty
Germany’s Proxima Fusion secures €130m
News
June 11, 2025
Germany’s Proxima Fusion secures €130m
The Munich-based company hopes to build a demonstration plant by 2031
Freya Pratty
EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe
News
June 11, 2025
EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe
Launching today, the latest Sifted 100: France and southern Europe ranks the region’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly
Ÿnsect faces mass layoffs and partial shutdown of flagship factory
News
June 5, 2025
Ÿnsect faces mass layoffs and partial shutdown of flagship factory
The company will present a plan to turn the business around in a commercial court this month
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Trump’s $3.7bn climate cuts could boost European sector, VCs say
Analysis
June 5, 2025
Trump’s $3.7bn climate cuts could boost European sector, VCs say
"As Europeans – politicians, media and investors — we have to shout about this"
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains
Exclusive
June 3, 2025
Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains
Treefera's $30m Series B is led by Notion Capital.
Freya Pratty
Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech
Profile
May 29, 2025
Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech
Builders Vision is an LP in numerous climate VCs: here’s what it looks for
Freya Pratty
Meet DACH and CEE’s fastest-growing climate tech startups
Fastest-growing startups
May 29, 2025
Meet DACH and CEE’s fastest-growing climate tech startups
Just 12 climate techs made it onto the Sifted 100 — and software-first models and tiny teams continue to gain speed
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Northvolt cofounder faces involuntary manslaughter probe over alleged workplace safety breaches, reports say
News
May 28, 2025
Northvolt cofounder faces involuntary manslaughter probe over alleged workplace safety breaches, reports say
Swedish police are looking into a workplace accident in which a 25-year-old man died
Mimi Billing

# Climate tech

Climate funding dips 71% in 2025 as debt frenzy ends

What does Octopus Energy’s Kraken spinoff mean for the company?

Octopus Energy plans to spin out software division Kraken, reports say

Climate tech VCs want to hear these pitches

Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery

What does Ÿnsect’s slow collapse mean for the insect protein industry?

Ÿnsect pitches a ‘possible relaunch’ after €8.6m in bridge funding and mass layoffs

Swiss direct-air-capture leader Climeworks raises $162m

VCs are taking the plunge into maritime tech. Here’s where they’re looking

UK shuns ‘crazy’ £25bn project to import solar power from Morocco

The German family office betting big on Trump’s favourite climate tech

Norrsken impact funds pledge €300m to European ‘AI for good’ startups

Fusion fever: Europe’s startups race to power the future

What makes regenerative agritech attractive to VCs

Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network

Exclusive: Octopus Energy deepens its focus on Africa with first tech investment

Germany’s Proxima Fusion secures €130m

EV charging startup Electra tops Sifted 100: France and southern Europe

Ÿnsect faces mass layoffs and partial shutdown of flagship factory

Trump’s $3.7bn climate cuts could boost European sector, VCs say

Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains

Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s family office is betting big on European climate tech

Meet DACH and CEE’s fastest-growing climate tech startups

Northvolt cofounder faces involuntary manslaughter probe over alleged workplace safety breaches, reports say