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YC Climate Companies

77 Y Combinator climate startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.

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Company	Batch	Description	Status	Location	Team	Founders	Reveal
PowerX	W20	AI powered sensors that save energy, water and emissions	Acquired	New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA	20	Manuel Schoenfeld, Manuel Schonfeld	Reveal
StratumAI	W20	AI that tells mining companies where to mine to maximize profits	Active	Toronto, ON, Canada	5	Daniel Mogilny	Reveal
Maple Materials	W19	We turn CO2 into battery-grade graphite and oxygen.	Active	Richmond, CA, USA	6	Drew Reid	Reveal
Pachama	W19	Restoring nature to solve climate change.	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	85	Diego Saez Gil, Tomas Aftalion, Tomás Aftalion	Reveal
Valo	W19	Cutting edge hydrofoil systems for boatbuilders	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	3	Ed Kearney, Jeremy Osborne, Edward Kearney	Reveal
Valo	W19	Cutting edge hydrofoil systems for boatbuilders	Active	Alameda, CA, USA	3	Ed Kearney, Jeremy Osborne	Reveal
Aerones	W18	Robotics for wind turbine maintenance.	Active	Riga, Latvia	250	Dainis Kruze, Janis Putrams	Reveal
Aerones	W18	Robotics for wind turbine maintenance.	Active	Riga, Latvia	250	Dainis Kruze, Janis Putrams	Reveal
GBatteries	W14	Enabling li-ion batteries to charge ultra fast without compromising…	Active	Ottawa, ON, Canada	25	Nick Sherstyuk, Alex Tkachenko	Reveal
GBatteries	W14	Enabling li-ion batteries to charge ultra fast without compromising…	Active	Ottawa, ON, Canada	25	Tim Sherstyuk, Nick Sherstyuk	Reveal
CarbonChain	S20	We help companies automate the accounting of their carbon emissions	Active	London, England, United Kingdom	16	Adam Hearne, ROHEET SHAH	Reveal
Minimum	S20	Helping corporates achieve Net Zero through tech solutions.	Active	London, England, United Kingdom	—	Freddie Evans, Chris Winchurch, Freddie Green	Reveal
EARTH AI	S19	Predictive Explorer and Driller for Critical Metal Deposits	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	12	Roman Teslyuk	Reveal
EARTH AI	S19	Predictive Explorer and Driller for Critical Metal Deposits	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA	12	Roman Teslyuk	Reveal
Wren	S19	Wren is a monthly subscription to offset your carbon footprint.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	10	Benjamin Stanfield, Mimi Tran Zambetti, Landon Brand, Ben Stanfield	Reveal
Wren	S19	Wren is a monthly subscription to offset your carbon footprint.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	10	Benjamin Stanfield, Mimi Tran Zambetti, Landon Brand	Reveal
Advano	S17	Advano is a battery technology company that improve the longevity of…	Active	New Orleans, LA, USA	25	Shiva Adireddy, Alexander Girau	Reveal
Advano	S17	Advano is a battery technology company that improve the longevity of…	Active	New Orleans, LA, USA	25	Shiva Adireddy, Alexander Girau	Reveal
Airthium	S17	Decarbonized heat and power cheaper than fossil fuels	Active	Paris, Île-de-France, France	18	Andrei Klochko, Franck Lahaye	Reveal
Airthium	S17	Decarbonized heat and power cheaper than fossil fuels	Active	Paris, France	18	Andrei Klochko, Franck Lahaye	Reveal
Releaf Earth	S17	Turning food waste into Biochar to remove CO2 from the atmsophere	Active	Lagos, Nigeria	100	Kenna Nzewi, Uzoma Ayogu	Reveal
WATERFX	S17	The world's first 100% sustainable water provider (aka alternative…	Inactive	Silicon Valley, CA, USA	1	Aaron Mandell	Reveal
Raptor Maps	S16	Raptor Maps builds software to manage the solar PV lifecycle.	Active	Somerville, MA, USA	75	Nikhil Vadhavkar, Eddie Obropta	Reveal
Raptor Maps	S16	Raptor Maps builds software to manage the solar PV lifecycle.	Active	Boston, MA, USA; Somerville, MA, USA; Remote	75	Nikhil Vadhavkar, Eddie Obropta	Reveal
Ohm	S15	Never jump start your car again.	Inactive	San Jose, CA, USA	0	Hunter Scott, Alex Trimm	Reveal
Ohm	S15	Never jump start your car again.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA	—	Hunter Scott, Alex Trimm	Reveal
SunFarmer	S15	Reliable and affordable solar energy in developing countries.	Active	Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal	15	Andy Moon, Jason Gray	Reveal

Batch Distribution

XX251 WW262 WW2216 WW215 WW204 WW194

Status Breakdown

Active64 Acquired8 Inactive5

Top Locations

San Francisco19 Paris8 London5 New York City3 Berkeley2 Los Angeles2

About YC Climate Companies

Y Combinator has funded 77 climate companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of climate innovation globally.

64 of these companies are currently active. 8 have been acquired. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC climate startup.

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