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Recent Rounds (07/21/2022)

This week, in our news section "Recent Rounds", we provide you with a breakdown of the latest climate tech funding rounds — because where there is funding, there will be jobs! 🌱
Team Climatebase
Jul 20, 2022 9 min read
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This week, in our news section "Recent Rounds", we provide you with a breakdown of the latest climate tech funding rounds — because where there is funding, there will be jobs! 🌱


We're also featuring over 100 new jobs at climate companies, like:

  • Remote-first 🌧️ Forerunner, which builds intelligent tools that help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change. They empower government agencies to access, understand, and mobilize local-level flood risk data at scale.

  • Bay Area-based ⚡ Antora Energy, which is electrifying heavy industry with zero-carbon heat and power. They make it possible and profitable to fully rely on renewable energy for industrial processes.

  • Remote-first 🌱 Edacious, which is on a mission to build a new food system based on quality. To that end, they are building technology to differentiate food quality from farm to fork with the goal of nourishing people and planet.
  • Remote-first 🚗 EVmatch, which is an early-stage startup that is revolutionizing electric vehicle (EV) charging through a peer-to-peer charging network. EVmatch’s app-based service allows homeowners, businesses, and multi-family properties to rent out private charging stations and supports widespread EV adoption.

  • Remote-first 🌎 Capture6, which develops and commercializes highly-scalable approaches to permanently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a way that is easy to verify and audit.

  • Bay Area-based ☀️ Angaza, which offers life-changing products, such as solar + battery home energy systems, on payment plans in off-grid regions across Africa and Asia.


  • and many more jobs below (keep scrolling!)👇



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💸 Recent Rounds

Written by Jane Jackson


Portland, OR-based company Powin Energy raised $135M in Growth funding to expand its energy storage management systems. Read more here.


British fast-charging battery startup, Nybolt, raised $59M in Series B funding this week. The company will use the funds to build a manufacturing plant in the coming year. The company claims that its battery technology will allow electric vehicles to charge in minutes. Read more here.


Canadian low-carbon cement producer, Terra CO2 Technologies, raised $46M in Series A funding to continue research and development in low-carbon material science and expand production of its current cement alternatives. Read more here.


Another Canada-based construction tech company, Nexii, raised $35M in funding this week. The company has developed its own concrete alternative, called Nexiite, and plans to use the funds to expand production. Read more here.


Danville, VA-based textile recycling company, Circ, raised $30M in Series B funding to continue expansion by hiring more employees and expanding its facilities. The company recycles fashion waste, specifically cotton, polyester, and cotton-poly blend fabrics, and turns them back into usable textiles. Read more here.


San Francisco, CA-based company, Aquabyte, raised $25M in Series B funding to continue developing AI technology that gives fish farms insights into the heath of their fish populations. Read more here.


Canadian indoor lettuce producer, Fieldless Farms, raised $17.5M in Series A funding to expand operations at its Cornwall, CA facility. The company hopes to use this expansion to meet growing demands for its cut lettuces and introduce new products. Read more here.


Ireland-based company XFuel, raised $8.3M in Seed funding this week. The company’s technology converts biomass waste into low-cost, low-carbon, drop-in fuels that can be used in a variety of applications. Read more here.


Paris-based food-waste startup, Hors Normes, raised $7M in Seed funding to continue distributing reject inventory from producers directly to consumers. Read more here.



🌎 Climate Jobs

Check out some of the latest featured jobs below. If you don't see anything that speaks to you, you can always go to Climatebase to explore thousands of other opportunities

Artyc

"Artyc is on a mission to decarbonize cold chain logistics with refrigerant-free, reusable, active cooling containers. Refrigerants are quickly becoming the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and, in combination with the loss of agricultural, pharmaceutical, and medical goods in transit, are expected to have an impact of 160 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions across the next decade. Artyc ..."

  • Web and Mobile Software Engineer (Remote)


OpenEarth Foundation

"Open Earth Foundation is a California-based research and deployment non-profit. We create Open Source technology to increase planetary resilience and avoid a catastrophic climate crisis. We operate at the intersection of emerging technology and climate science, with a special focus on distributed ledgers, open source Web3, and fueled by a restless environmental urgency. We are building open infrastructure for the Paris Agreement ..."

  • Full-Stack Developer - Climate Solutions (Remote)
  • Inquiry Here for General Job Opportunities (Remote)
  • DLT & Web 3 Engineer- Climate Solutions (Remote)
  • Climate Data Engineer- Climate Solutions (Remote)


Mad Capital

"Mad Capital is a Boulder Colorado based company established to accelerate the regenerative and organic revolution in agriculture! We are working to transition 10M acres of farmland to regenerative and organic production in the next 10 years by providing farmers with strategic financial products and resources. Why it matters - Through our reliance on industrial and extractive agricultural ..."

  • Loan Processer (Boulder, CO, USA)
  • Credit Analyst (Boulder, CO, USA)
  • Director of Partnerships (Boulder, CO, USA)
  • Financial Controller (Boulder, CO, USA)
  • Director of Marketing (Remote)


Headway Cooperative

"Headway Cooperative is the world's first climate tech co-op. We are 100% developer owned and operated, providing mission-driven software development for data-centric businesses solving climate change. Specializing in utility-scale energy and grid analytics, we partner with high-impact, high-growth companies like GridX that trust us to provide access to exceptional engineering talent and industry expertise. "

  • Software Engineer (Remote (Denver, CO, USA))


Sustain.Life

"Founded by entrepreneurs who want to help others put the planet first, Sustain.Life exists to help jumpstart the sustainability journey for other companies and businesses. Whether you’re just beginning your sustainability journey, consolidating employee-led sustainability efforts, or launching a new strategic initiative, Sustain.Life is your partner for every step of your sustainability journey. We provide the resources you need to do ..."

  • Scope 3 Emissions Tool Developer - Contractor (Remote)
  • Frontend Software Engineer (Remote (Remote (Ireland, Uk, Us Only)))
  • Backend Software Engineer (Remote (Remote (Ireland, Uk, Us Only)))
  • Sustainability Data Analyst (Remote)
  • Software Engineer - Carbon Specialist (Remote)
  • Senior Software Engineer (Remote)
  • Senior Product Designer (Remote)
  • Product Designer (Remote)
  • Junior Software Engineer (Remote (Remote (Ireland, Uk Only)))


CivicSpark

"CivicSpark is a Governor's Initiative AmeriCorps program implemented by CivicWell (formerly the Local Government Commission). Each service year, Fellows are placed across California, Colorado, and Washington to build capacity for local government agencies to better address community resilience issues."

  • CivicSpark Fellowship (Hybrid) (in more then 30 locations throughout the US)


Seabound

"Seabound captures CO2 emissions from ships. We are building a retrofittable device that traps the CO2 from a ship’s exhaust gas. It has the potential to be one of the simplest, safest, and most affordable solutions for zero-emissions shipping."

  • Senior Automation and Controls Engineer (London, UK)
  • Founding Marine Engineer (Remote (London, UK))


Pachama

"Pachama is a mission-driven company looking to restore nature to help address climate change. Pachama brings the latest technology in remote sensing and AI to the world of forest carbon in order to enable forest conservation and restoration to scale. Pachama’s core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. This technology enables remote carbon ..."

  • VP of Science (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Senior Product Marketing Manager (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, California))
  • Forest Biometrician (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Director of Capital Markets (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Director of Engineering, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Engineering Manager, Marketplace (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, California))
  • Forest Analyst (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Data Engineer, Machine Learning (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Product Manager, Machine Learning - Platform (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Product Manager, Machine Learning - Biomass (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))
  • Senior Software Engineer (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, California))
  • Marketplace Operations Manager (Remote) (Remote (San Francisco, CA))


MagicBus

"MagicBus is on a mission to transform the way people commute. In the process, we are taking cars off the road and giving commuters their time back. Our software platform helps organizations enable more of their employees to use shared transportation to get to work each day."

  • Customer Engagement Intern (part-time, remote) (Remote)
  • Customer Engagement Manager (Remote)


Angaza

"Angaza creates technology for selling life-changing products, such as solar + battery home energy systems, on payment plans in off-grid regions across Africa and Asia. We've reached millions of people who now have electricity for the first time."

  • Director of BI & Analytics (San Francisco, California)
  • Financial Modeler (Contract) (Remote)
  • Analytics Engineer (San Francisco, California)
  • Senior Android Software Engineer (San Francisco, California)
  • Senior Software Engineer (San Francisco, California)


Sunwealth Power, Inc.

"Sunwealth’s mission is to invest in the future of energy, generating financial, social and environmental returns for investors and communities. We are a team of industry experts who have built careers in solar development, structured finance and impact investing. We see the future of energy as decentralized, decarbonized and inclusive. We make it possible for individuals and organizations to invest ..."

  • Project Development Associate (Cambridge, MA, USA)


Capture6

"Capture6 develops and commercializes highly-scalable approaches to permanently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a way that is easy to verify and audit. Because time is of the essence with earth’s climate in the balance, we pioneered an approach that can be massively deployed today through repurposing a set of commercialized technologies. As a registered public benefit corporation, the ..."

  • US Office Manager / Executive Assistant (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Technoeconomic Analyst (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Program Manager - Partnerships (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Plant Operations Manager (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Chemical Process Engineer (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Business Development Manager (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))
  • Associate - Business / Data / Operations (Multiple Positions) (Remote (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States))


NextEra Energy

"NextEra Energy is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf ..."

  • Senior Program Manager of Growth and Integration (Juno Beach, FL, USA)
  • Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote)
  • Principal Compliance Analyst - Data Privacy (Juno Beach, Florida, USA)
  • UI / UX Designer (Remote)
  • Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote)
  • Senior Software Engineer (Remote)


ev.energy

"ev.energy is a technology company on a mission to decarbonize mobility. Recently named “World’s Best Energy Start-up,” we are a team of former management consultants, data scientists and software developers working on an industry-leading algorithm that obtains real-time data from utilities to charge electric vehicles with the cheapest, greenest energy available while supporting the long-term stability and resilience of the ..."

  • Strategy & Business Development Manager (Remote)


Afresh Technologies

"Afresh is on a mission to reduce food waste and increase access to nutritious food globally by transforming the fresh food supply chain. Our AI-powered solutions optimize the multi-trillion-dollar grocery industry's food ordering, production, and merchandising processes. We built the first platform capable of handling all of Fresh food’s complexities. We are relentlessly focused on helping grocers reduce waste, increase profitability, ..."

They are hiring in multiple locations (and remote) across the following departments:

  • Software Engineering
  • User Research
  • Product Management
  • Sales
  • Accounting
  • Data Engineering
  • Operations


EVmatch, Inc.

"EVmatch is an early-stage startup that is revolutionizing electric vehicle (EV) charging through a peer-to-peer charging network. EVmatch’s app-based service allows homeowners, businesses, and multi-family properties to rent out private charging stations and supports widespread EV adoption. EVmatch currently supports residential charging hosts and commercial charging hosts with integrated EV supply equipment (EVSE) nationwide. EVmatch’s software creates a two-sided ..."

  • Sales and Partnerships Lead (Remote)


Antora Energy

"Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with zero-carbon heat and power. We make it possible and profitable to fully rely on renewable energy for industrial processes. Antora Energy's thermal energy storage soaks up excess solar and wind electricity and uses it to heat blocks of carbon so they glow like inside a toaster (but very bright!). This thermal energy is then delivered to ..."

  • Site Project Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Field Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Strategic Supply Chain Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Senior Systems Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Senior Electrical Engineer - Controls (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Project Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • High Temperature Furnace Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
  • Engineering Project Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)


Edacious

"Edacious is on a mission to build a new food system based on quality. To that end, we are building technology to differentiate food quality from farm to fork with the goal of nourishing people and planet. We are working to establish linkages between our agriculture system and human health. Our company consists of chemists, engineers, producers, and systems-thinkers that have ..."

  • Nutrient Density Scoring Project (Remote (Marlborough, MA))
  • Food Analysis Research Specialist (Remote (Marlborough, MA))
  • Senior Instrumentation Engineer (Remote (Lincoln, MA))
  • Senior Analytical Chemist (Remote (Marlborough, MA))
  • Founding Software Engineer (Backend) (Remote (Marlborough, MA))
  • Engineering Technician (Remote (Lincoln, MA))


Forerunner

"Forerunner builds intelligent tools that help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change. We empower government agencies to access, understand, and mobilize local-level flood risk data at scale. This data, in turn, allows them to better communicate potential futures to residents and plan for a dynamically changing world."

  • Account Executive (Remote (United States))
  • Senior Account Executive (Remote (United States))


Circular Carbon Network

"The Circular Carbon Network is a non-profit initiative that connects the global community of leaders working to transform waste CO2 into a valuable asset for society. Our core mission is to catalyze more investment and commercial activity in this important emerging sector to help accelerate its growth and realize its full, economic and climate potential."

  • Market Research Analyst (Remote)




That's it for this week! Remember, you can always view thousands of more jobs on Climatebase.org.



Final reminders...

👋 Get discovered. Complete your profile to be seen by hundreds of employers hiring on Climatebase.

🚀 Accelerate your climate career. Apply to join the Climatebase Fellowship.

🌱 Hiring? Post your jobs to reach tens-of-thousands of Climatebase users and over 30,000 weekly newsletter subscribers.

👋 New here? Subscribe!

❤️️ Share a link to this week's edition

🐦 Let's connect! Follow us on Twitter @Climatebase, and our co-founders @evandhynes and @jhardin925


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