Allbirds
Startup or tech company
Sustainable footwear brand whose idea was tested on Kickstarter.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic companyKickstarter
Back Market
Startup or tech company
Marketplace for refurbished electronics.
Paris, FranceUnicornBreakthrough Energy Ventures
Venture capital firm
Climate investment fund backed by Bill Gates.
Kirkland, United States
byFounders
Venture capital firm
Nordic and Baltic seed fund run by founders.
Copenhagen, DenmarkChris Sacca
Ecosystem figure
Early investor in Twitter, Uber and Instagram, later founder of Lowercarbon Capital.
Los Angeles, United States
Climeworks
Startup or tech company
ETH Zurich spin-out that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air.
Zurich, Switzerland
Enpal
Startup or tech company
German home solar and heat pump company with rental plans.
Berlin, GermanyUnicorn
EU Horizon EIC Accelerator
Support program
European Innovation Council grants and equity for deep-tech startups.
Brussels, Belgium
HAX
Accelerator or incubator
Hardware and hard-tech accelerator run by SOSV.
Newark, United States
KAUST
University program
Saudi research university with a venture fund and accelerator.
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Khosla Ventures
Venture capital firm
Vinod Khosla's firm investing in bold science and AI companies.
Menlo Park, United StatesKleiner Perkins
Venture capital firm
Pioneering Silicon Valley venture firm, early backer of Google and Amazon.
Menlo Park, United States
Lime
Startup or tech company
Shared electric scooters and bikes.
San Francisco, United StatesUnicornLowercarbon Capital
Venture capital firm
Climate tech investment firm.
Los Angeles, United States
MassChallenge
Accelerator or incubator
Zero-equity nonprofit accelerator.
Boston, United States
MIT Engine
University program
Venture firm backing tough-tech companies from MIT and beyond.
Cambridge, United States
Northvolt
Startup or tech company
Battery maker that became Europe's best-funded startup before going bankrupt.
Stockholm, SwedenClosedObvious Ventures
Venture capital firm
World-positive venture firm co-founded by Twitter's Evan Williams.
San Francisco, United States
Octopus Energy
Startup or tech company
British energy supplier built on its own software platform, Kraken.
London, United KingdomUnicorn
Planet Labs
Startup or tech company
Fleet of small satellites that photograph the whole Earth every day.
San Francisco, United StatesPublic company
SOSV
Accelerator or incubator
Deep-tech venture firm running HAX and IndieBio.
Princeton, United States
Too Good To Go
Startup or tech company
App that rescues surplus food from shops and restaurants.
Copenhagen, DenmarkVinod Khosla
Ecosystem figure
Sun Microsystems co-founder and founder of Khosla Ventures.
Menlo Park, United States
Vinted
Startup or tech company
Second-hand fashion marketplace and Lithuania's first unicorn.
Vilnius, LithuaniaUnicorn
XPRIZE Foundation
Startup or tech company
Nonprofit running incentive prizes for breakthroughs; Anousheh Ansari is its chief executive.
Culver City, United States