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Verna - using geospatial data science to address the climate and nature crises
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st December 2022
London-based startup Verna aims to help landowners, investors, and policymakers to use land in ways that draw down carbon, enhance biodiversity and generate sustainable returns.
We have written about startups like Ecologi, Treekly, and TreeCard - to name just a few - who work to reforest areas damaged by deforestation. These may be decimated mangrove forests in Madagascar, desertified land in B...
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Female-led Pact Launches £30m Seed Fund
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th November 2022
Pact launches its first £30M fund to back early-stage European tech startups using technology for economic inclusion, well-being and climate solutions.
Pact has launched its first £30m seed fund to back early-stage startups across Europe using technology to tackle key priorities for the next generation - economic inclusion, personal and professional well-being, and climate solutions...
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Treekly - turning your footsteps into forests
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th May 2022
Need a little extra motivation to get your daily step count up? Treekly will help you do your bit for the climate crisis with every step you take...
With our planet and climate currently in severe crisis, in addition to the fact that we as humans are no longer moving enough, innovative apps such as Treekly are not only simply relevant, but are also essential for our health and for the good of o...
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Connect Earth - build climate-conscious products with ease
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd May 2022
London-based environmental data startup, Connect Earth helps businesses embed sustainability insights into the products they build or manage.
Awareness of climate change and human impact on it rises every day, and with it, the number of startups created to help in whatever way they can. We have written many articles in recent months about startups finding ways to recycle previously unrecy...
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Climate insurtech IBISA raises a €1.5m seed round led by Insurtech Gateway.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th December 2021
IBISA, the innovative startup aiming to revolutionise how the agricultural ecosystem manages risk, secures investment to support further expansion into existing and new markets.
It’s a great end to the year for Luxembourg based startup IBISA which has just raised a €1.5m seed round, led by specialist incubator + venture fund Insurtech Gateway, alongside other strategic co-investors i...
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Sustainable Investment Platform Clim8 Secures up to £2m from Channel 4 Ventures
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd June 2021
Clim8 secures major investment boost from Channel 4 Ventures, the UK's largest ‘media for equity’ fund to support its brand awareness and growth plans
Fab news for Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform for consumers to make a positive impact on climate change, having just secured up to £2 million investment from Channel 4 Ventures, the UK's largest ‘media for equ...
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Innovative InsurTech startups take note - Lloyds Lab wants to hear from you
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th January 2021
The award winning Lloyds Lab incubator is currently seeking innovative startups to join its latest cohort, Cohort 6. This time around they are interested in applications from companies who can help the Lloyd’s market with any of the following key challenges:
Climate change/ decarbonisation
For this theme, they’re on the lookout for startups that are offering insurance products to t...
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Tackling the climate crisis by reducing commuting
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd January 2020The initiative from proptech startup Desana that's aiming to reduce employees' travel distances by getting cities and organisations to work together...
UK based proptech startup Desana have just launched an innovative initiative that is aiming to tackle the climate crisis by reducing commuting.Their initiative, Cityworks, aims to get cities and large organisations working together to re...
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Dolphin helps you find meaningful work
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2019Job hunting for high impact jobs made easy, thanks to Dolphin, the startup that'll help you to find a job that’s rewarding for both you and the world...
Everyone loves dolphins. They’re cute and highly intelligent and inquisitive and they help us to get jobs. Everyone also loves the idea of working in a career they enjoy and in a company that they can be proud to be a part-- Wait, dol...
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Offset your carbon footprint with Project Wren
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th July 2019The lowdown on Project Wren, the app aiming to help us to take the first step in reversing climate change, making it easy to offset your carbon footprint.
If you have ever taken a couple of brain cells and rubbed them together, you’ll understand that climate change is the single biggest threat to the human race since we went to war against the dinosaurs.
As with so much that we write ...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.