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Batteries and solar for $0 upfront to help businesses save money
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Climate & Energy Startups
This list has 331 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 38 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (90), New York (15), and Los Angeles (12). Largest teams: Cruise, Aerones, and Oolu. Latest round: Circularity Fuels raised $8.79M (Oct 14, 2026).
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A stealth mode startup.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Engineering microbes for miners to unlock billions in trapped metal
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Energy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.
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Software for enterprise energy procurement.
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Predictive maintenance for power infrastructure.
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HQ: Baltimore, MD, United States
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Growing seaweed to stabilize the climate.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We enable landlords to generate income from solar panels.
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Building a frontier world model for power
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Genetically engineering plants for disease resistance.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Platform for cities to optimize transit
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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AI-native remote operations center for hardware fleets
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Distributed energy infrastructure unlocking grid power to data centers
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
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Powering tomorrow's industrial revolution in space
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HQ: San Diego, CA, United States
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The robot workforce for infrastructure
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Drones that clear clouds over solar farms and weaken hurricanes
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Hyper-efficient coolers for data centers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Simulating Agents Running Industrial Companies
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We make silicon on the Moon, to power everything in space.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Deploying robots to replace workers in hazardous spaces
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Floating nuclear powered data centers at sea.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI for the industries that power America.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We produce & sell stainless steel water bottles that enables people…
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
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The operating system for commercial buildings.
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HQ: Niagara Falls, NY, United States
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Prime Lightworks Inc. manufactures electric propulsion systems for…
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HQ: Culver City, CA, United States
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Power-ready land for AI data centers
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Eclipse Foods is building the future of dairy using micelles, the…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W19Growth stage
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We make the most compact nuclear reactors
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
YC X26Early stage
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We help Fortune 500 companies hedge their supply chain risk
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S26Early stage
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Next generation gas turbines for data centers & aviation
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YC F26Early stage
Cruise
Acquired
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Self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Washington, DC, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$250M · Equity + debt · Jan 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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$180M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Chevy Chase, MD, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$177M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Rockledge, FL, United States
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$125M · Equity · Oct 2026