Startups

The early-stage companies building the next generation of ESG technology. Seed and Series A rounds, new market entrants, and the founders solving problems the incumbents have not got to yet.

Upwood: Latvia’s €50K Fintech Bet on Tokenized Forest and Carbon Markets

Alex Lucarelli April 14, 2026

A Riga-based startup wants to turn European forestry into a liquid, blockchain-native asset class. The question is whether a €50,000...

Fairglow platform tracking carbon emissions across cosmetics supply chains to support sustainable beauty and EU compliance

Fairglow Raises €3M for Low-Carbon Beauty Supply Chain Tech

Alex Lucarelli April 3, 2026

The cosmetics industry is responsible for roughly 1.5% of global CO2 emissions, a figure that approaches the 2 to 2.5%...

Zevero raises $7M funding to scale AI-powered carbon management platform

Zevero Raises $7 Million to Broaden Carbon Management Platform Adoption

Natalie Reeves March 25, 2026

Zevero raises $7 million in fresh funding as the race to make carbon data as rigorous and continuous as financial...

Screenshot of SustainIQ real-time ESG reporting dashboard showing sustainability metrics and carbon tracking

SustainIQ Raises the Bar for Real-Time ESG Analytics

Alex Lucarelli February 10, 2026

Belfast-based SustainIQ has raised $847,000 in seed funding to scale a platform that turns ESG reporting from a retrospective compliance...

Dcycle and ESG-X logos representing AI-driven ESG data management across Europe

ESG-X Acquired by Dcycle to Scale Sustainability Data in Europe

Alex Lucarelli February 10, 2026

Madrid-based sustainability data management platform Dcycle has acquired Munich software company ESG-X in a move that signals growing consolidation in...

Pawprint Employee Sustainability Platform CEO Emily Hillier Leads Corporate Climate Action

Pawprint Looks to Rebuild Sustainability Mission Under Incoming CEO

Tamsin Langford February 9, 2026

Edinburgh-based climate action platform secures new leadership after assets acquired out of liquidation by former managing director Emily Hillier Pawprint,...

Mundi Ventures team celebrates €750M Kembara Fund for European deep tech and climate investments

Mundi Ventures Raises €750M for Deep Tech and Climate Fund

Alex Lucarelli February 9, 2026

Spain-based venture capital firm Mundi Ventures has completed a €750 million first close for Kembara Fund I, marking the largest...

Zevero acquires UK-based climate consultancy Inhabit to strengthen European ESG and carbon management services

Zevero Completes Acquisition of Climate Services Firm Inhabit

Alex Lucarelli February 2, 2026

Zevero adds UK-based sustainability consultancy as ESG software consolidation accelerates Carbon management platform Zevero has completed its acquisition of Inhabit,...