Global Climate Tech Unicorns

The complete list of Global Climate Tech Unicorns

Global Climate Tech Unicorns

A unicorn startup or unicorn company is a private company with a valuation over $1 billion USD priced via a venture funding round. Unicorns are ‘startups’, i.e they do not include 'post-exit', acquired or public/listed companies, nor do they include ‘mature’ incumbents or their subsidiaries.

As of 2 January 2023, there are 83 Climate Tech Unicorns around the world who are now collectively valued at $180B+.

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‍Recent Climate Tech Unicorn Developments

Changes to this list will be published here for the trailing 12 months. See previous changes in the log below the list.

🇩🇪 Infarm joined the list in December 2022, raising a $200M Series D.

🇺🇸 Roadrunner Recycling joined the list in November 2022, raising a $20M Series D.

🇬🇧 British Volt joined the list in November 2022

🇬🇧 BeZero joined the list in November 2022, raising a $50M Series B

🇺🇸 Mainspring Energy joined the list in September 2022, raising a $140M Series E

🇨🇳 Jiangsu Horizon New Energy Technology joined the list in September 2022, raising a $195M Venture Round.

🇺🇸 Rubicon Technologies left the list via SPAC (Founder) in August 2022, closing it's first day of trading with a $1.7B market cap.

🇸🇪 Polarium joined the list in June 2022 through a $105M Secondary.

🇺🇸 Turntide Technologies joined the list in June 2022, raising a $80M Venture Round.

🇺🇸 Grove Collaborative left the list via SPAC (Virgin Group Acquisition II) in June 2022, closing it's first day of trading with a $1.9B Market Cap

🇺🇸 Arcadia joined the list in May 2022, raising a $200M Series E.

🇮🇱 StoreDot joined the list in May 2022

🇺🇸 Group 14 Technologies joined the list in May 2022, raising a $400M Series C

🇺🇸 UPSIDE Foods joined the list in April 2022, raising a $400 million Series C.

🇨🇭 Climeworks joined the list in April 2022, raising a $630M round.

🇺🇸 Convoy joined the list in April 2022, raising a $260M Series E

🇨🇳 Greater Bay Technologies joined the list in April 2022, raising a $157M Series A.

🇺🇸 Source joined the list in April 2022, raising a $130M Series D

🇺🇸 Epirus joined the list in February 2022, raising a $200M Series C

🇺🇸 NEXTracker joined the list in February 2022, raising a $500M round.

🇺🇸 Watershed joined the list in February 2022, raising a $70M Series B.

🇺🇸 Palmetto joined the list in February 2022, raising a $375M Series C.

🇨🇳 AIWAYS joined the list in January 2022

The Complete List of Climate Tech Unicorns

Company

Country

Cluster

Unicorn Year

Last Round

Type

Valuation

Sweden

Energy

2019

Jun 2021

$2.8B VC Round

$11.8B

China

Vehicles

2017

Nov 2021

$152M Series D

$7B

China

Agriculture

2016

Oct 2018

$800M Series F

$7B

China

Vehicles

2019

Jan 2022

$200M Series D

$5B

United Kingdom

Energy

2020

Jul 2022

$550M Private Equity

$5B+

China

Transport

2021

Feb 2022

$310M Series D

$4B

United States

Agriculture

2020

Aug 2020

$250M Series F

$4B

United States

Energy

2021

Dec 2021

$1.8B Series B

$4B

United States

Solar

2021

Feb 2022

$200M Series D

$3.8B

United States

Solar

2020

Sep 2020

$260M Secondary

$3.8B

United States

Transport

2022

Apr 2022

$260M Series E

$3.8B

United States

Energy

2021

Jul 2021

$700M Series C

$3.7B

United States

Nuclear

2021

Nov 2021

$500M Series E

$3.5B

United States

Agriculture

2017

Aug 2020

$360M Series F

$3.5B

China

Vehicles

2018

Aug 2018

$350M Series B

$3.4B

United States

Energy

2021

Jan 2021

$590M Series F

$3.3B

United States

Solar

2022

Feb 2022

$500M VC Round

$3.0B

China

Micromobility

2017

Mar 2018

$866M Series F

$3.0B

China

Energy

2021

Dec 2021

$943B Series B

$2.7B

China

EV Charging

2021

May 2021

Series B

$2.4B

United States

Micromobility

2018

Oct 2021

Series D

$2.4B

United States

Sustainable Packaging

2018

Nov 2018

$375M PE Round

$2.3B

China

Transport

2015

Jan 2021

$520M Series B

$2.3B

United States

Agriculture

2021

Jan 2022

$150M Debt Round

$2.3B

Switzerland

Carbon

2022

Apr 2022

$630M VC Round

$2.2B

Germany

Micromobility

2021

Oct 2021

$200M Series D

$2B

China

EV Charging

2021

Jan 2021

$46M VC Round

$2B

United States

Transport

2021

Apr 2022

$375M Series B

$2B

Luxembourg

Materials

2019

Oct 2021

$109M PE Round

$2B

United Kingdom

Intelligence

2022

Nov 2022

$50M Series B

$2B

United States

Agriculture

2020

Aug 2021

$250M Series E

$2B

United States

Agriculture

2021

Jul 2021

$430M Series D

$2B

China

EV Charging

2021

Sep 2021

$215M Series B

$2B

United States

Environment

2021

Oct 2022

$200M Series D

$2B

China

Vehicles

2018

Oct 2020

$720M VC Round

$1.9B

United States

Materials

2021

Mar 2021

$200M VC Round

$1.8B

Germany

Energy

2021

Mar 2022

$215M Series D

$1.8B

United States

Energy

2021

Oct 2022

$450M Series E

$1.8B

United States

Energy

2021

Apr 2022

$350M Series

$1.8B

Germany

Transport

2021

Nov 2022

$350 Series E

$1.7B

United Kingdom

Batteries

2022

Nov 2022

Undisclosed

$1.7B

United States

Micromobility

2021

Oct 2021

$154M Series D

$1.7B

China

Vehicles

2022

Jan 2022

Undisclosed

$1.6B

China

Agriculture

2019

Dec 2019

$142M Series D

$1.6B

United States

Batteries

2022

May 2022

$400M Series C

$1.6B

United States

Energy

2021

Sep 2021

$100M Series B

$1.5B

Israel

Batteries

2022

May 2022

Undisclosed

$1.5B

United States

Agriculture

2021

Oct 2022

$124M Private Equity

$1.5B

United States

Food

2021

Sep 2021

$350M Series D

$1.5B

United States

Agriculture

2021

Jul 2021

$235M Series D

$1.5B

United States

Energy

2021

Mar 2021

Private Equity

$1.5B

United States

Utilities

2022

May 2022

$200M Series E

$1.45B

United Kingdom

Energy

2019

Feb 2019

$300M Corp Round

$1.4B

United States

Grids

2022

Feb 2022

$200M Series C

$1.35B

United States

Food System

2017

Aug 2022

$25M Top Up

$1.3B

China

Batteries

2022

Apr 2022

$157 Series A

$1.26B

Canada

Construction

2021

Jul 2022

$45 VC Round

$1.23B

Japan

Food

2021

Sep 2021

$100M VC Round

$1.22B

United States

Textiles

2021

Sep 2021

$253M Series E

$1.2B

United States

Food

2021

Jun 2021

$226M Series B

$1.2B

United States

Water

2022

Apr 2022

$130M Series D

$1.16B

United States

Aircraft

2021

Mar 2022

$75M Series B

$1.1B

Germany

Energy

2021

Oct 2021

$175M Series C

$1.1B

China

Agriculture

2018

Sep 2018

$56M Series B

$1.1B

United States

Recycling

2022

Nov 2022

$20M Series D

$1.1B

China

Solar

2021

Nov 2021

Undisclosed

$1.1B

United States

Oil Transition

2019

Dec 2021

$50M VC Round

$1.1B

United States

Aircraft

2020

Jun 2022

Undisclosed

$1B

United States

Power

2021

Jun 2022

$100M Series B

$1B

Sweden

Transport

2021

Dec 2021

$115M Series D

$1B

United States

Agriculture

2020

Jan 2022

$400M Series E

$1B

United States

Solar

2022

Feb 2022

$375M Series C

$1B

Sweden

Batteries

2022

Jun 2022

$105M Secondary

$1B

United States

Batteries

2022

Sep 2022

$140 Series E

$1B

Germany

Smart Farming

2022

Dec 2022

$200M Series D

$1B

United States

Carbon

2021

Feb 2022

$70M Series B

$1B

United States

Energy

2022

Jun 2022

$80M VC Round

$1B

United States

Food

2022

Apr 2022

$400M Series C

$1B

France

Agriculture

2019

Oct 2020

$65M Series C

$1B

China

Vehicles

2019

May 2019

Undisclosed

$1B

United States

Food

2021

Jul 2021

$350M Series C

$1B

China

Energy

2022

Sep 2022

$195M VC Round

$1B

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Climate Tech Unicorn Change Log

Changes to the above list, older than 12 months are published below.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems joined the list in December 2021, raising a $1.8B Series B.

Voi joined the list in December 2021, raising a $115M Series D.

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) left the list in November 2021 via IPO, raising $12B with a ~$90B Market Cap.

Bird Rides (NYS: BRDS) left the list in November 2021 via SPAC at an implied $2.3B Market Cap.

Fluence (NASDAQ:FLNC) left the list in November 2021 via IPO with a ~$4.7B Market Cap.

Hozon joined the list in October 2021, raising a $620M Series D.

Enpal joined the list in October 2021, raising a $175M Series C.

TIER Mobility joined the list in October 2021, raising a $200M Series D.

Sunfire joined the list in October 2021, raising a $126M Series D.

Perfect Day joined the list in September 2021, raising a $350M Series D.

Solugen joined the list in September 2021, raising a $350M Series C.

Lilium (NASDAQ:LILM) left the list in September 2021 via SPAC.

Prometheus Fuels joined the list in September 2021, raising a $100M Series B.

Bolt Threads joined the list in September 2021, raising a $253M Series E.

OLA Electric joined the list in September 2021, raising a $131M Series C.

Apeel joined the list in August 2021, raising a $250M Series E.

Form Energy joined the list in August 2021, raising a $240M Series D.

Rivian joined the list in July 2021, raising $2.5B in Private Equity.

Redwood Materials joined the list in July 2021, raising a $700M Series C.

Pivot Bio joined the list in July 2021, raising a $430M Series D.

Nature’s Fynd joined the list in July 2021, raising a $350M Series C.

NotCo joined the list in July 2021, raising a $235M Series D.

Motif joined the list in June 2021, raising a $226M Series B.

Bowery Farming joined the list in May 2021, raising a $300M Series C.

Aurora Solar joined the list in May 2021, raising a $250M Series C.

Inari joined the list in May 2021, raising a $208M Series D.

Beta Technologies joined the list in May 2021, raising a $368M Series A.

Uplight joined the list in March 2021, raising an undisclosed round.

Volocopter joined the list in March 2021, raising a $243M Series D.

SVOLT joined the list in February 2021, raising a $1.6B Series B.

Sila Nanotechnologies joined the list in January 2021, raising a $590M Series F.

Brighte joined the list in January 2021, raising a $100M Series C.

TELD New Energy joined the list in January 2021, raising a $46M Venture Round.

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