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.
The Complete List of Climate Tech Unicorns
Company
Country
Cluster
Unicorn Year
Last Round
Type
Valuation
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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