Startups worth knowing, with sources

Allen Institute for AI

Seattle, US

Seattle-based non-profit research institute developing open-source foundational AI models for science, climate, and robotics.

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A climate-tech company that converts agricultural waste from food-processing facilities into biochar and carbon-removal credits.

Focuses on businesses at the intersection of technology, infrastructure and the green economy.

Startup developing technology to extract uranium from seawater using specialized polymer fibers.

Geothermal energy company developing horizontal wells in superhot rock.

Startup developing electric motors without rare-earth magnets to reduce supply chain reliance on China.

Fusion power plant developer using an integrator business model to assemble components.

Used cooking oil waste management and export company focused on collecting and recycling waste for biofuel markets.

Clean-cooking company providing subsidised bioethanol cooking fuel.

Developing compact, water-cooled small modular nuclear reactors designed to operate aboard floating barges.

Developer of a robotic system designed for efficient and cost-effective waste sorting.

Certifier for the industrial economy using AI-powered verification.

Autonomous weather balloon operator for AI-driven weather forecasting.

AI-native platform for managing renewable energy assets and operating data.

Vertically integrated secondary metals company that buys, upgrades, and supplies copper and aluminium to global industrial customers.

Fusion energy startup.

Startup incubator launching a program focused on climate tech solutions for data centers.

Technology for recycling clothing by unwinding synthetic fabric blends containing elastane.

Power-grid technology company addressing energy transition and grid stability challenges.

Developing a hybrid-electric aircraft designed to improve fuel efficiency.

Independent asset management firm focusing on venture capital and private equity investments.

Builds reversible fuel cell power plants for decentralised energy supply.

UK-based parent company of M-Gas, a supplier of pay-as-you-cook liquefied petroleum gas solutions in Kenya.

Developer of clothing production technology for sustainable fashion.