Sector
Climate and Sustainability startups
Climate technology, carbon management, circular systems, energy transition, adaptation, and other products intended to reduce environmental harm or improve resilience.
- Published taxonomy code
- climate
- Funders with this focus
- 5,114
- Programs
- 89
- Sector record updated
- July 28, 2026
Overview
Understanding the climate startup landscape
What belongs in climate and sustainability
The sector includes companies working on decarbonization, carbon removal, energy, mobility, food and agriculture, materials, water, waste, circular production, industrial systems, and climate adaptation. Many companies also belong to another sector, such as biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, or financial technology.
How the funding landscape differs
Climate companies do not share one capital model. A software company may fit standard venture financing, while a hardware or infrastructure company may need grants, project finance, strategic partners, or specialized investors. Founders should filter by technical category, stage, check size, geography, and the type of capital offered.
What to verify before acting
A stated climate focus does not guarantee current investment activity or program fit. Check whether the organization is deploying capital now, whether the program is accepting applications, and whether published terms match the company’s stage and capital needs.
- Funders
- 5,114
- tagged with this focus
- Programs
- 89
- related published programs
- Accepting programs
- 49
- current stored state
- Upcoming events
- 16
- 12 local · 4 online
Funder and program counts use current sector relationships · Events include local and online records · July 28, 2026
Ecosystem
Organizations active around climate startups
These examples span program operations and venture investment.
Investment fit
Use focus tags as the beginning of a search, not a final fit decision. Hardware, software, industrial, scientific, and infrastructure companies can require very different capital.
Current activity
A sector relationship says that an organization has published or recorded focus in the area. Check operational state, check size, geography, and deploying status on the organization profile.
Programs
Programs with climate relevance
Program records shown here pass Upseed's current publication gate. Current application state appears on each program profile where it is available.
Taxonomy connections
Related sectors
Climate startups often sit in more than one sector. Adjacent taxonomy pages help founders find organizations that describe the same company through a different technical or market lens.
Common questions
Using the climate sector page
A climate tech startup develops a product or service intended to reduce emissions, remove carbon, improve resource efficiency, or help people and systems adapt to climate impacts.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
July 28, 2026
Known limits
Sector membership is non-exclusive. A related focus does not establish current deployment, program availability, or suitability for a specific company.
Upseed is an independent guide. The generated editorial image illustrates climate technology work and does not depict a listed organization.