Meet Cohort 5.
Cohort 5
As they come to the end of their time on the 12-month Greenhouse climate accelerator programme, our fifth cohort of ambitious, climate-positive startups is gearing up for Demo Day, where they’ll pitch to investors. Do register and join us at the Royal Institution on the 18 April 2024 to celebrate and network with our thriving climate innovation community.
Low Carbon Economy
Aed Energy
At Aed Energy, we’re developing a low-cost, deployable long-duration thermal energy battery that promise to radically advance energy storage worldwide, and help contribute to an Emissions-Free future. Our mission to accelerate
access to affordable, clean energy worldwide.
Anqalab
We are using quantum chemistry and AI to accelerate battery materials development.We are building a platform to help battery R&D teams with:Design of Experiments.Simulations of materials properties.
Predictions of in-device performance.
Biofonic
Biofonic is accelerating net-zero agricultural transitions via novel acoustic technologies + AI. Developed in 2022, our acoustic sensors are designed with farmers and have been tested across the UK. Biofonic is designed to fit any size and type of operation, creating accessible, autonomous pest management solutions while unearthing new intelligence about our least understood and most biodiverse ecosystem - Soil.
Capchar
Aiming to verify the removal of over one million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 using biochar production and sequestration technology. A local, circular, 'Made in the UK' Carbon Removal turnkey solution with value added benefits to regenerate soil, mitigate greenhouse gas pollution, water retention and heat.
Circular Regen
Circular Regen is developing a methodology to drastically reduce carbon emissions in the built environment by using sustainable materials and designing for disassembly so that resources can have multiple lives.
Climate-Kick
Climate Kick connects green investors with infrastructure developers to make the sustainability transition. At Climate Kick, our mission is to bridge the gap between green investors and renewable project developers, paving the way towards a sustainable future by harnessing cutting-edge blockchain technology to empower everyday investors.
Cyanoskin
Cyanoskin is a new carbon capture technology through an algae based-coating designed to transform buildings into carbon dioxide-absorbing structures, reducing emissions and addressing urban pollution.
Deep Blue BioTech
Deep Blue BioTech is a pioneering company utilizing synthetic biology and AI to decarbonize everyday chemicals, offering a crucial solution to combat the climate crisis.
Fab Materials
Have created a breakthrough solution to recycle the planet’s textile waste, converting it into construction boards and composites. Compatible with existing recycling streams and board manufacturing
processes, our proprietary process can convert 100% of the world’s textile waste into added value products.
Fibe
Fibe is a a materials startup developing the world’s first textile fibres out of potato harvest waste.
Fidata
Fidata is an innovative start-up that deploys AI to accelerate ESG investments for financial institutions. Our solution enables financial institutions to effortlessly perform high-quality ESG assessments on investments (bonds, loans and equities) and achieve accurate financial insights such as ESG risks and carbon-adjusted returns on investments (CROI).
FireX.ai
Artificial intelligence to revolutionise firefighting. As wildfires grow more frequent and severe due to climate change, the urgency for precise risk quantification has never been greater. Through innovative, user-friendly software solutions,
we empower insurers to navigate the evolving wildfire risk landscape with confidence and foresight.
Guerrilla
Guerrilla is a retrofittable device enabling roadside drains to capture runoff pollution which would otherwise be washed into the ocean, without using any membranes, electricity or moving parts while maintaining high flow rates.
HUID
HUID is on a mission to reduce our single waste plastic consumption, by exploring the potential of onion skins. Utilizing the vast amounts of Allium waste we generate globally, HUID aims to create various material applications that are better for the planet.
In the Air Tech
Recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. "In the Air" is a circular product-based service that combats passive air pollution by producing recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. Sold as three different everyday products, they seamlessly assimilate into various markets.
Isometric Outcomes
Home Energy Efficiency - energy efficient ventilation device offering consumers economic, environmental and social value. Humidex, an innovative new solution for bathroom ventilation.Our multifunctional device is an eco-friendly, energy efficient, dehumidifying ventilation device.The benefits include reduced energy wasted, reduced energy costs, carbon savings and mould prevention.
MadeUp Inc
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Mechapres
Mechapres is a high-temperature heat pump coupled with thermal storage. Our solution takes
advantage of intermittent low-temperature heat such as solar and waste heat to produce steam
for industrial applications. The modular design, high-efficiency compressor, and unique thermal
storage make our system easy to integrate into any production process.
Medusa Materials
Turning CO2 into biogenic additives to concrete, reducing cement use and storing sequestered carbon. Medusa is producing biogenic supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) from captured CO2. Our technology utilises plants and bacteria combined with various organic waste streams to capture CO2 and convert it into crystals. The crystal solution is sold as SCM, replacing part of cement in concrete, while storing sequestered CO2.
Nature Bound
Operator of a biodiversity observability platform intended to help farmers and corporates to leverage functional biodiversity. The company's observability platform utilizes a pathway to take the guesswork out of the transition
to sustainable agriculture by optimizing the yield of agrochemical inputs and functional biodiversity, thereby enabling farmers and businesses to verify biodiversity impact in regenerative agriculture.
Planet Smart
Innovating biomaterials for Agriculture and the Hygiene Industry. Planet Smart's
PlanetSorb, a 100% biodegradable, biobased and microplastic-free superabsorbent polymer is being optimized to perform at par with the conventional options on the market, while maintaing a competitive pricing and addressing the market's and regulatory demands for sustainability.
Reaforma
Operator of a prop-tech and climate tech start-up intended to remove 10Mt of CO2e from the planet. The company creates construction materials that add zero carbon to the built environment by valorizing waste, enabling clients to get carbon-negative facades.
Replica Biomaterials
Replica Biomaterials is a biotechnology company developing next-generation materials to meet demand. We harness cutting-edge biotechnology to create high-quality, sustainable leather alternatives designed for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to innovate responsibly, ensuring our products are both luxurious and environmentally friendly. for products that are environmentally sustainable and that do not harm animals.
Resting Reef
Resting Reef is a sustainable death care service that transforms the ashes of
those who have died into beautiful reefs that restore marine life.
Saol Nua
To make a durable, biodegradable polyester textile made from PHA bioplastic by fermenting biomass. PHA is a durable, infrastructure compatible bioplastic derived from specific microbacteria, which consume carbohydrate, in our case seaweed, feedstock producing some CO2.
Sealeo
Sealeo is on a mission to eliminate waste in the pharmaceutical industry by revolutionizing last-mile vaccine delivery. Sealeo offers a novel packaging material designed to keep vaccines cold passively, effectively, and affordably.
Seasprout
Seasprout is on a mission to make waste a thing of the past. We convert shrimp shell wasteinto biodegradable products for the horticulture and agriculture industry by replacing HDPE plastic while fostering sustainable fishing communities.
Sequinova
Our sequin materials are biodegradable. Made from cellulose, they are plastic-free, metal-free, mineral-free and non-toxic, meaning that they leave no residue as they return to nature at the end of their product lifecycle. Biodegradable sequin textiles and glitter at scale. Disrupting a $15billion industry. We're putting the shine back into sparkle.
Ventrix
Scaling direct air carbon capture through existing building infrastructures.
Ventrix is a new modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) product to be integrated and scaled to commercial buildings.It offers businesses low operating costs to reduce carbon emissions on-site and progress with their net-zero targets with a financially and environmentally viable solution.
Vundahaus
Prefabricated insulation kits to create warm, healthy, low carbon homes. Uninsulated solid-wall properties in Europe are responsible for emissions of 120 Mt CO2e each year.For the leakiest homes, fabric upgrades are an essential first step on the path to zero emissions. We are industrialising home insulation to
unlock zero emission retrofit at scale.
Circular Economy and System Efficiencies
Aed Energy
At Aed Energy, we’re developing a low-cost, deployable long-duration thermal energy battery that promise to radically advance energy storage worldwide, and help contribute to an Emissions-Free future. Our mission to accelerate
access to affordable, clean energy worldwide.
Anqalab
We are using quantum chemistry and AI to accelerate battery materials development.We are building a platform to help battery R&D teams with:Design of Experiments.Simulations of materials properties.
Predictions of in-device performance.
Biofonic
Biofonic is accelerating net-zero agricultural transitions via novel acoustic technologies + AI. Developed in 2022, our acoustic sensors are designed with farmers and have been tested across the UK. Biofonic is designed to fit any size and type of operation, creating accessible, autonomous pest management solutions while unearthing new intelligence about our least understood and most biodiverse ecosystem - Soil.
Capchar
Aiming to verify the removal of over one million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 using biochar production and sequestration technology. A local, circular, 'Made in the UK' Carbon Removal turnkey solution with value added benefits to regenerate soil, mitigate greenhouse gas pollution, water retention and heat.
Circular Regen
Circular Regen is developing a methodology to drastically reduce carbon emissions in the built environment by using sustainable materials and designing for disassembly so that resources can have multiple lives.
Climate-Kick
Climate Kick connects green investors with infrastructure developers to make the sustainability transition. At Climate Kick, our mission is to bridge the gap between green investors and renewable project developers, paving the way towards a sustainable future by harnessing cutting-edge blockchain technology to empower everyday investors.
Cyanoskin
Cyanoskin is a new carbon capture technology through an algae based-coating designed to transform buildings into carbon dioxide-absorbing structures, reducing emissions and addressing urban pollution.
Deep Blue BioTech
Deep Blue BioTech is a pioneering company utilizing synthetic biology and AI to decarbonize everyday chemicals, offering a crucial solution to combat the climate crisis.
Fab Materials
Have created a breakthrough solution to recycle the planet’s textile waste, converting it into construction boards and composites. Compatible with existing recycling streams and board manufacturing
processes, our proprietary process can convert 100% of the world’s textile waste into added value products.
Fibe
Fibe is a a materials startup developing the world’s first textile fibres out of potato harvest waste.
Fidata
Fidata is an innovative start-up that deploys AI to accelerate ESG investments for financial institutions. Our solution enables financial institutions to effortlessly perform high-quality ESG assessments on investments (bonds, loans and equities) and achieve accurate financial insights such as ESG risks and carbon-adjusted returns on investments (CROI).
FireX.ai
Artificial intelligence to revolutionise firefighting. As wildfires grow more frequent and severe due to climate change, the urgency for precise risk quantification has never been greater. Through innovative, user-friendly software solutions,
we empower insurers to navigate the evolving wildfire risk landscape with confidence and foresight.
Guerrilla
Guerrilla is a retrofittable device enabling roadside drains to capture runoff pollution which would otherwise be washed into the ocean, without using any membranes, electricity or moving parts while maintaining high flow rates.
HUID
HUID is on a mission to reduce our single waste plastic consumption, by exploring the potential of onion skins. Utilizing the vast amounts of Allium waste we generate globally, HUID aims to create various material applications that are better for the planet.
In the Air Tech
Recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. "In the Air" is a circular product-based service that combats passive air pollution by producing recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. Sold as three different everyday products, they seamlessly assimilate into various markets.
Isometric Outcomes
Home Energy Efficiency - energy efficient ventilation device offering consumers economic, environmental and social value. Humidex, an innovative new solution for bathroom ventilation.Our multifunctional device is an eco-friendly, energy efficient, dehumidifying ventilation device.The benefits include reduced energy wasted, reduced energy costs, carbon savings and mould prevention.
MadeUp Inc
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Mechapres
Mechapres is a high-temperature heat pump coupled with thermal storage. Our solution takes
advantage of intermittent low-temperature heat such as solar and waste heat to produce steam
for industrial applications. The modular design, high-efficiency compressor, and unique thermal
storage make our system easy to integrate into any production process.
Medusa Materials
Turning CO2 into biogenic additives to concrete, reducing cement use and storing sequestered carbon. Medusa is producing biogenic supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) from captured CO2. Our technology utilises plants and bacteria combined with various organic waste streams to capture CO2 and convert it into crystals. The crystal solution is sold as SCM, replacing part of cement in concrete, while storing sequestered CO2.
Nature Bound
Operator of a biodiversity observability platform intended to help farmers and corporates to leverage functional biodiversity. The company's observability platform utilizes a pathway to take the guesswork out of the transition
to sustainable agriculture by optimizing the yield of agrochemical inputs and functional biodiversity, thereby enabling farmers and businesses to verify biodiversity impact in regenerative agriculture.
Planet Smart
Innovating biomaterials for Agriculture and the Hygiene Industry. Planet Smart's
PlanetSorb, a 100% biodegradable, biobased and microplastic-free superabsorbent polymer is being optimized to perform at par with the conventional options on the market, while maintaing a competitive pricing and addressing the market's and regulatory demands for sustainability.
Reaforma
Operator of a prop-tech and climate tech start-up intended to remove 10Mt of CO2e from the planet. The company creates construction materials that add zero carbon to the built environment by valorizing waste, enabling clients to get carbon-negative facades.
Replica Biomaterials
Replica Biomaterials is a biotechnology company developing next-generation materials to meet demand. We harness cutting-edge biotechnology to create high-quality, sustainable leather alternatives designed for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to innovate responsibly, ensuring our products are both luxurious and environmentally friendly. for products that are environmentally sustainable and that do not harm animals.
Resting Reef
Resting Reef is a sustainable death care service that transforms the ashes of
those who have died into beautiful reefs that restore marine life.
Saol Nua
To make a durable, biodegradable polyester textile made from PHA bioplastic by fermenting biomass. PHA is a durable, infrastructure compatible bioplastic derived from specific microbacteria, which consume carbohydrate, in our case seaweed, feedstock producing some CO2.
Sealeo
Sealeo is on a mission to eliminate waste in the pharmaceutical industry by revolutionizing last-mile vaccine delivery. Sealeo offers a novel packaging material designed to keep vaccines cold passively, effectively, and affordably.
Seasprout
Seasprout is on a mission to make waste a thing of the past. We convert shrimp shell wasteinto biodegradable products for the horticulture and agriculture industry by replacing HDPE plastic while fostering sustainable fishing communities.
Sequinova
Our sequin materials are biodegradable. Made from cellulose, they are plastic-free, metal-free, mineral-free and non-toxic, meaning that they leave no residue as they return to nature at the end of their product lifecycle. Biodegradable sequin textiles and glitter at scale. Disrupting a $15billion industry. We're putting the shine back into sparkle.
Ventrix
Scaling direct air carbon capture through existing building infrastructures.
Ventrix is a new modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) product to be integrated and scaled to commercial buildings.It offers businesses low operating costs to reduce carbon emissions on-site and progress with their net-zero targets with a financially and environmentally viable solution.
Vundahaus
Prefabricated insulation kits to create warm, healthy, low carbon homes. Uninsulated solid-wall properties in Europe are responsible for emissions of 120 Mt CO2e each year.For the leakiest homes, fabric upgrades are an essential first step on the path to zero emissions. We are industrialising home insulation to
unlock zero emission retrofit at scale.
Low Carbon Materials or Low Carbon Systems
Aed Energy
At Aed Energy, we’re developing a low-cost, deployable long-duration thermal energy battery that promise to radically advance energy storage worldwide, and help contribute to an Emissions-Free future. Our mission to accelerate
access to affordable, clean energy worldwide.
Anqalab
We are using quantum chemistry and AI to accelerate battery materials development.We are building a platform to help battery R&D teams with:Design of Experiments.Simulations of materials properties.
Predictions of in-device performance.
Biofonic
Biofonic is accelerating net-zero agricultural transitions via novel acoustic technologies + AI. Developed in 2022, our acoustic sensors are designed with farmers and have been tested across the UK. Biofonic is designed to fit any size and type of operation, creating accessible, autonomous pest management solutions while unearthing new intelligence about our least understood and most biodiverse ecosystem - Soil.
Capchar
Aiming to verify the removal of over one million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 using biochar production and sequestration technology. A local, circular, 'Made in the UK' Carbon Removal turnkey solution with value added benefits to regenerate soil, mitigate greenhouse gas pollution, water retention and heat.
Circular Regen
Circular Regen is developing a methodology to drastically reduce carbon emissions in the built environment by using sustainable materials and designing for disassembly so that resources can have multiple lives.
Climate-Kick
Climate Kick connects green investors with infrastructure developers to make the sustainability transition. At Climate Kick, our mission is to bridge the gap between green investors and renewable project developers, paving the way towards a sustainable future by harnessing cutting-edge blockchain technology to empower everyday investors.
Cyanoskin
Cyanoskin is a new carbon capture technology through an algae based-coating designed to transform buildings into carbon dioxide-absorbing structures, reducing emissions and addressing urban pollution.
Deep Blue BioTech
Deep Blue BioTech is a pioneering company utilizing synthetic biology and AI to decarbonize everyday chemicals, offering a crucial solution to combat the climate crisis.
Fab Materials
Have created a breakthrough solution to recycle the planet’s textile waste, converting it into construction boards and composites. Compatible with existing recycling streams and board manufacturing
processes, our proprietary process can convert 100% of the world’s textile waste into added value products.
Fibe
Fibe is a a materials startup developing the world’s first textile fibres out of potato harvest waste.
Fidata
Fidata is an innovative start-up that deploys AI to accelerate ESG investments for financial institutions. Our solution enables financial institutions to effortlessly perform high-quality ESG assessments on investments (bonds, loans and equities) and achieve accurate financial insights such as ESG risks and carbon-adjusted returns on investments (CROI).
FireX.ai
Artificial intelligence to revolutionise firefighting. As wildfires grow more frequent and severe due to climate change, the urgency for precise risk quantification has never been greater. Through innovative, user-friendly software solutions,
we empower insurers to navigate the evolving wildfire risk landscape with confidence and foresight.
Guerrilla
Guerrilla is a retrofittable device enabling roadside drains to capture runoff pollution which would otherwise be washed into the ocean, without using any membranes, electricity or moving parts while maintaining high flow rates.
HUID
HUID is on a mission to reduce our single waste plastic consumption, by exploring the potential of onion skins. Utilizing the vast amounts of Allium waste we generate globally, HUID aims to create various material applications that are better for the planet.
In the Air Tech
Recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. "In the Air" is a circular product-based service that combats passive air pollution by producing recyclable pollution absorbing ceramics. Sold as three different everyday products, they seamlessly assimilate into various markets.
Isometric Outcomes
Home Energy Efficiency - energy efficient ventilation device offering consumers economic, environmental and social value. Humidex, an innovative new solution for bathroom ventilation.Our multifunctional device is an eco-friendly, energy efficient, dehumidifying ventilation device.The benefits include reduced energy wasted, reduced energy costs, carbon savings and mould prevention.
MadeUp Inc
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque eu urna sed libero dapibus varius eu id ipsum. Ut suscipit faucibus sapien cursus eleifend. Proin ullamcorper tellus lorem, sed pellentesque arcu facilisis quis. Maecenas tempus semper dictum. Vestibulum at magna eget nunc pellentesque molestie.
Mechapres
Mechapres is a high-temperature heat pump coupled with thermal storage. Our solution takes
advantage of intermittent low-temperature heat such as solar and waste heat to produce steam
for industrial applications. The modular design, high-efficiency compressor, and unique thermal
storage make our system easy to integrate into any production process.
Medusa Materials
Turning CO2 into biogenic additives to concrete, reducing cement use and storing sequestered carbon. Medusa is producing biogenic supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) from captured CO2. Our technology utilises plants and bacteria combined with various organic waste streams to capture CO2 and convert it into crystals. The crystal solution is sold as SCM, replacing part of cement in concrete, while storing sequestered CO2.
Nature Bound
Operator of a biodiversity observability platform intended to help farmers and corporates to leverage functional biodiversity. The company's observability platform utilizes a pathway to take the guesswork out of the transition
to sustainable agriculture by optimizing the yield of agrochemical inputs and functional biodiversity, thereby enabling farmers and businesses to verify biodiversity impact in regenerative agriculture.
Planet Smart
Innovating biomaterials for Agriculture and the Hygiene Industry. Planet Smart's
PlanetSorb, a 100% biodegradable, biobased and microplastic-free superabsorbent polymer is being optimized to perform at par with the conventional options on the market, while maintaing a competitive pricing and addressing the market's and regulatory demands for sustainability.
Reaforma
Operator of a prop-tech and climate tech start-up intended to remove 10Mt of CO2e from the planet. The company creates construction materials that add zero carbon to the built environment by valorizing waste, enabling clients to get carbon-negative facades.
Replica Biomaterials
Replica Biomaterials is a biotechnology company developing next-generation materials to meet demand. We harness cutting-edge biotechnology to create high-quality, sustainable leather alternatives designed for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to innovate responsibly, ensuring our products are both luxurious and environmentally friendly. for products that are environmentally sustainable and that do not harm animals.
Resting Reef
Resting Reef is a sustainable death care service that transforms the ashes of
those who have died into beautiful reefs that restore marine life.
Saol Nua
To make a durable, biodegradable polyester textile made from PHA bioplastic by fermenting biomass. PHA is a durable, infrastructure compatible bioplastic derived from specific microbacteria, which consume carbohydrate, in our case seaweed, feedstock producing some CO2.
Sealeo
Sealeo is on a mission to eliminate waste in the pharmaceutical industry by revolutionizing last-mile vaccine delivery. Sealeo offers a novel packaging material designed to keep vaccines cold passively, effectively, and affordably.
Seasprout
Seasprout is on a mission to make waste a thing of the past. We convert shrimp shell wasteinto biodegradable products for the horticulture and agriculture industry by replacing HDPE plastic while fostering sustainable fishing communities.
Sequinova
Our sequin materials are biodegradable. Made from cellulose, they are plastic-free, metal-free, mineral-free and non-toxic, meaning that they leave no residue as they return to nature at the end of their product lifecycle. Biodegradable sequin textiles and glitter at scale. Disrupting a $15billion industry. We're putting the shine back into sparkle.
Ventrix
Scaling direct air carbon capture through existing building infrastructures.
Ventrix is a new modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) product to be integrated and scaled to commercial buildings.It offers businesses low operating costs to reduce carbon emissions on-site and progress with their net-zero targets with a financially and environmentally viable solution.
Vundahaus
Prefabricated insulation kits to create warm, healthy, low carbon homes. Uninsulated solid-wall properties in Europe are responsible for emissions of 120 Mt CO2e each year.For the leakiest homes, fabric upgrades are an essential first step on the path to zero emissions. We are industrialising home insulation to
unlock zero emission retrofit at scale.