From Electric Scooters to Flying Taxis: Climate Tech Funding Trends in 2024
2024 saw Indian climate tech startup funding[i] rise by 20%, but the real story was the shift in where the money went. New sectors like nuclear fusion, flying taxis, and
Saving Water, One Tap at a Time: A Conversation with Arun and Rishy from Earth Fokus
In this episode of Green Business Podcast, I’m joined by Arun and Rishy, co-founders of Earth Focus, a company offering innovative water-saving solutions. Their first product is a faucet attachment
Budgets Priorities for the Water Sector, what does it mean for water startups?
Rating agency Moody’s recently indicated that India faces the risk of a rating downgrade due to increasing water scarcity, which could significantly impact agriculture production, industry operations and incomes of
Hydrogen-powered scooter: Satyajit and Supriya from Hydrovert Energy
In this episode of the Green Business Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Satyajit and Supriya, co-founders of Hydrovert. Hydrovert is building hydrogen fuel cell-based powertrains for scooters. Dr. Satyajit
The Fascinating World of Sodium-Ion Batteries: Insights from Dr. Vilas (Rechargion)
Welcome to this episode of the Green Business Podcast! Today, we are joined by Dr. Vilas, the co-founder of Rechargion. Dr. Vilas is a scientist turned entrepreneur who, along with
From Seed to Scale: Navigating Funding Realities for Non-Mobility Climate startups
The term “climate startups” is typically associated with electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. However, electric transport solutions tackle just a fraction of global emissions (around 15%). Other areas such as
Beyond the Funding Dip: Highlights and Positives in India’s 2023 Climate Startup Funding
For the most part, 2023 was like any regular year for Indian climate startups – electric mobility dominated the funding news, and most deals were at the early stage. However,
Growing Green: Grants for Indian Climate Startups
Climate startups face a unique challenge: the long development cycle of physical products, spanning 5 to 10 years. For instance, consider Carbon Clean, a pioneering carbon capture startup which has
From Early-stage Promise to Funding Winter: Climate Startup Landscape in the first half of 2023
In the first half of 2023, Indian climate startups experienced a mixed bag of outcomes, with early-stage activity remaining stable while growth-stage deals faced the impact of a funding winter.
Despite funding winter, 2022 was a great year for Indian climate tech startups
In the middle of a funding slowdown, Indian climate-tech startups raised ~ 1.1 billion USD in 2022, representing a 40% increase over 2021. Although funding for growth-stage climate companies fell
Lakshya Arora from Desi Hangover: Sustainable Footwear
In this episode of Green Business Podcast, we have Lakshya Arora from the Desi Hangover that offers sustainable shoes under the brand Desis. Desis are reinventing traditional Indian footwear to
Q3 22 round-up: Funding update for Indian climate Startups
Climate startups raised approximately 1300 million USD in the first nine months of the year 2022, nearly 2X of 800 mn USD raised in the entire year of 2021. These
Q2-22 round-up: VC Investment in Indian climate Startups
Typically, electric mobility startups dominate funding updates for climate tech sector. However, in Q2 22, some relatively older cleantech companies (Ecozen, Tessol, Ecolibrium energy, and Deluxe recycling) from diverse sectors
Climate Investor Series
In the first edition of “know your climate investor” series, we are delighted to have Akshay Gupta from Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL). Akshay has been working with KIAL for Q1 22 round-up: VC Investment in Indian Climate Startups
Electric mobility continued to dominate VC investments in climate startups in Q1 22, accounting for 85 per cent of the total investment of around $ 400* mn. Other sectors that
IPCC report: Role of climate start-ups
Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) has announced its latest report on impacts of climate change. It talks about impending water stress, food shortage, heat waves and other disastrous consequences 2021 round-up: VC Investment in Indian climate Startups
2021 saw significant investor interest in Indian climate startups, with total funding of around $600 million, and a number of international VC funds such as Amazon climate pledge fund &
IPO of Antony Waste and its implication for the waste management industry
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash 2021 has begun on a positive note for the Indian waste management industry, with the listing of IPO of Antony Waste Handling Cell limited
Tech Enabled Water Management Solutions
Mr. Water Geek- Ganesh Shankar from Fluxgen Engineering In this episode of Green Business Podcast, I talk with Ganesh Shankar, founder of Fluxgen Engineering. Fluxgen offers technology enabled water management solutions that
Farmer’s Friend – Piyush Sohani from Sistema Bio
In this episode of Green Business Podcast, I talk with Piyush Sohani, who heads India operations of Sistema Bio, a global enterprise that is making it easier for farmers to produce energy
Capital Cool- Madhusudan Rapole from Oorja Energy Engineering Service
In this episode of Green Business Podcast, I talk with Madhusudan Rapole, founder of Oorja Energy Engineering Services about future of sustainable cooling technologies. Oorja energy is a Cleantech Heating & Cooling
How to raise venture capital for your Green Business
Green businesses, i.e., businesses that have a positive impact on the environment or mitigate the risk of climate change are the need of the hour and have been growing rapidly
Business opportunity: Eco-friendly tableware from Bagasse
India uses nearly 10,000 tonnes of single-use plastic every day including plastic bags, multi-layer laminates, and disposable cutlery. An imminent ban on single-use plastic is likely to create huge demand
Multi Layered Plastic Recycling: opportunities and challenges
Multi layered plastics (MLP) such as potato wafer packet, chocolate wrapper, wrappers for ready to eat foods and pharma products are criticised for their lack of recyclability, leading to littering
Loans to MSME in 59 minutes — A radical reform or just an eyewash?
One of the biggest announcements for MSME sector in 2018, was the 59 minute loan scheme, which promises loans of up to INR 1 crore to MSMEs from public sector
Bio-CNG: Should you consider entering this business?
Though Biogas has been around for nearly three decades, it has been a small industry, dominated by family size plants used for providing cooking fuel and power. Prospects for Biogas
Green Products: How to set up Compostable Plastic bags business?
Compostable plastic bags are plastic bags that decompose into natural components such as carbon, water and biomass upon their contact with soil. As per DS6400, the most widely recognised international
National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP): Can it revive the circular economy?
Over the last decade, much has changed in the regulatory landscape of waste management sector as number of old rules (Plastic Waste Management Rules 2011, Solid Waste Management Rules 2000)
E-WASTE RE-CYCLING – BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
E-waste typically includes discarded computers and components, cathode ray tubes (CRTs), printed circuit boards (PCB), mobile phones, headphones, wires & cables, and white household goods such as liquid crystal display
