Sera Tajima

Is DAC down?

Microsoft accounts for 80% of deals - they are partnered with Climeworks, who just announced layoffs due to Trump admin policy reversals.

What's the future here? Lmk your thoughts in the comments.

#climatetech #venturecapital #trumpadministration #climate #microsoft

Cooling systems were required yesterday.

XNRGY Climate Systems, manufacturer of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies, announces growth equity.

#deeptech #climatetech #artificialintelligence #datacenters #venturecapital

Nuclear is accelerating in the US.

New York State officials are taking fresh steps toward Gov. Kathy Hochul's goal of developing at least 1 gigawatt of new nuclear power upstate. This has bipartisan support for growing energy demands.

#climatetech #deeptech #nuclear #ai #venturecapital

This week’s Conscious Tech early stage deals tells a story about how investors recognize climate change is here now. It’s no longer about preparation, it’s about adaptation.

#venturecapital #investor #deeptech #climatetech #climatechange

Is the ocean the last frontier for startups?

This week in early stage deals, I’m tracking a new pattern. We have 3 startups out of different countries focused on ocean tech.

#venturecapital #deeptech #climatetech #ocean #startups

Google and NextEra Energy will restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center (601 MW), shut down in 2020, with operations resuming in 2029.

#google #artificialintelligence #climatetech #deeptech #venturecapital

Breakthrough Energy Ventures applications are open for cohort 6 apply before Nov 10, 2025.

Receive up to $500k in philanthropic funding for research & development.

#founder #deeptech #climatetech #billgates #ycombinator

The US is no longer THE place to be for climate tech startups.

What do you think about this shift?

#climatetech #deeptech #siliconvalley #venturecapital #angelinvestor

FOAK battery storage project underway to enable grid flexibility especially during high demand.

What do you think about battery storage to enable flexibility?

#datacenters #deeptech
#artificialintelligence

China’s Trump strategy is working.

There are some key updates happening in Trump‘s battle with China over rare earth.

#climatetech #deeptech #venturecapital #china #trump

China is beating the EU when it comes to corporate partnerships. Tune in to my pod this week for more.

What do you think about corporate partnerships in the EU? Do you agree?

#deeptech #climatetech #china #venturecapital #conscioustech

AI powered leak detection is here. This start up out of the Netherlands, Hulo, just raised €800k to tackle wayer scarcity and waste. 30% of treated water is wasted due to aging infrastructure.

#water #climatetech #deeptech #conscioustech #venturecapital

Fall is coming later in 90% of American cities.

What is your city like? Lmk in the comments.

#climatechange #environmentalist

Trump administration announced its opening up the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.

#indigenous #environmentalist #climate #cleanenergy #trumpadministration

Here are some of the patterns I’m tracking when it comes to early stage climate deep tech startups. The EU & UK are dominating. Get my weekly pattern updates on conscious tech.co.

#deeptech #climatetech #venturecapital #angelinvestor #conscioustech

Hydryx, Amsterdam startup, raises €2.5M seed to tackle emissions from landfills in Europe.

#climatetech #startups #venturecapital #conscioustech #climate

Breaking:

🇩🇪 Aampere, Munich startup, raises €1.6M seed for second hand EV platform.

Round led by Trind Ventures, Estonian early-stage investor, with participation from GIMIC Ventures and angels.

Get curated intel every Monday at conscioustech.co

#climatetech #venturecapital

Sean Ellis explains retention-based product market fit.

The key is finding where your retention curve plateaus, whether that's 5% or 50%.

#growthhacker #founder #startups #venturecapital #productmarketfit

Important for investors to know when it comes to due diligence for deep tech.

#deeptech #climatetech #founder #venturecapital #angelinvestor

Have you heard of startup Rainmaker?

Cloud seeding once far fetched is now becoming a point of investment to future proof national security and food.

What do you think?

(This is not an endorsement of cloud seeding.)

#cloudseeding #climatetech #venturecapital #startups #climate

Seed rounds are going up.

Median valuation: $20M post-money
95th percentile: $80M post-money

And not only that the upper end of seed valuations have risen faster than the median.

Data from Peter Walker #carta

#startups #seedround #venturecapital #angelinvestor

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Everyone's Building Fusion for the Grid But These Founders Chose Ships Maritime Fusion is using breakthrough science to meet desperate market need

Could this be the first application of commercial fusion?

If ships were a country they’d be the 6th largest emitter of CO2.

Here’s how Maritime Fusion is approaching this challenge with it’s unique compact tokamak design.

#deeptech #climatetech
#nuclear #venturecapital

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Japan knows that in order to dominate in deep tech, it will need to invest in its universities.

That's why the University of Tokyo is planning 2 new undergraduate facilities.

It includes artificial intelligence and space.

#deeptech #startups #space #japan #artificialintelligence

3. Materials continue to be ripe for innovation. Bill Gates lays out 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from manufacturing. Potential here for recycling rare earth. Circularity is overlooked.

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2. Energy demand from data centers is on everyone's mind. The US has the most data centers in the world. Tech companies are making long term plans.

MIT’s 3 climate tech takeaways in 2025:

1. China is leading the way in energy. "China's progress is wild." The country is dominating in wind, solar, EVs, and even pumping money into fusion.

#china #climatetech #deeptech #billgates #artificialintelligence

Daylight Energy raises $75m in financing for a crypto-powered network to scale distributed energy.

The raise includes $15 million in equity financing led by Framework Ventures, plus a $60m project development facility led by Turtle Hill Capital.

#climatetech #energy #venturecapital #crypto

The Future of Industry is Green Steel Steeling the Future From Us? Over 8% of Global Emissions Comes From Steel

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