Deep Tech

Scaling continuous fermentation for lower-cost biomanufacturing.

Turning waste biomass into durable underground carbon removal.

Direct air capture technology permanently removing CO₂ from the atmosphere.

Consumer electronics designed to be repaired, upgraded, and owned.

Electrifying room heating and cooling without disruptive building retrofits.

Turning mixed battery waste into manufacturing-ready materials.

Africa Go Green Fund is a climate-focused investment initiative supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low-carbon infrastructure projects across Africa. Established by KfW on behalf of the German government, the fund helps accelerate private sector investment into sustainable energy solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand climate resilience throughout the continent. The fund provides debt financing, mezzanine capital, guarantees, and technical assistance to companies, financial institutions, and infrastructure projects advancing Africa’s clean energy transition.

Antler is a global early-stage venture firm and company builder that invests at day zero, often before founders have a cofounder, product, or fully formed idea. Founded in Singapore in 2017 by Magnus Grimeland and Fridtjof Berge, Antler runs founder residencies across dozens of cities, matching teams, validating ideas, and writing the first check so ambitious operators can start companies that might not otherwise exist.

Bezos Earth Fund is one of the world’s largest philanthropic initiatives focused on addressing climate change, protecting nature, and accelerating the transition to a sustainable global economy. Established by Jeff Bezos, the fund represents a $10 billion commitment to climate and environmental action through 2030. The organization supports scientists, nonprofits, policymakers, entrepreneurs, Indigenous communities, research institutions, and environmental leaders working to conserve ecosystems, decarbonize industries, transform food systems, advance climate technologies, and improve environmental accountability worldwide.

Circular Valley is a Germany-based innovation ecosystem and startup accelerator dedicated to accelerating the global transition to a circular economy. Often described as the "Silicon Valley of the Circular Economy," the organization brings together startups, corporations, research institutions, governments, and investors to commercialize circular innovations across manufacturing, materials, construction, energy, mobility, textiles, packaging, food systems, and industrial technologies. Through its Circular Economy Accelerator, Circular Valley provides mentorship, corporate partnerships, pilot opportunities, investor access, and a global network to help early-stage companies scale technologies that reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and enable circular value chains. Since launching its accelerator, the organization has supported 178 startups from 45 countries that have collectively raised more than €350 million in follow-on funding.

Climentum Capital is a European venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate hard tech companies driving the sustainable reindustrialization of Europe. The firm backs B2B technologies addressing emissions and resource constraints across energy, industry, infrastructure, and supply chains. Climentum focuses on companies moving from early commercialization toward industrial scale, providing capital and operational support for hardware, deep tech, and first-of-a-kind deployments. Its portfolio spans seven European countries and includes companies working across industrial decarbonization, energy systems, resilient supply chains, and climate infrastructure.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. Founded at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto in 2012, CDL has grown to operate 23 specialized streams and 17 locations globally across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia. CDL Climate is one of the program's specialized streams, focused on supporting early-stage climate technology ventures. The program connects ambitious founders with experienced mentors who have pushed the boundaries of what's possible in their own businesses. Through an objectives-based mentorship model, CDL helps deep tech startups crowdsource feedback on their business strategies and build massively scalable products and services aimed at creating a sustainable world.