Climate tech venture capital spans renewable energy, grid modernization, carbon capture, sustainable materials, and software for emissions tracking. Our climate-tech coverage tracks the funds and rounds addressing the energy transition and decarbonization economy.
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ALSO, the Rivian micromobility spinout, closed a $150M Series D on August 19, 2026, led by Prysm Capital. Cumulative funding is about $455M. No valuation was disclosed. Launch-edition e-bikes are only now shipping.
Aug 14–19, 2026: Etched $700M at $21B (Jane Street), Castelion $1B Series C at $13B, ALSO $150M, Unitree’s STAR Market IPO, Rillet $1B, SpaceX closed Cursor, Stripe–OpenRouter announced Aug 19 ($7.5B is press), plus Databricks $190B, Accel $3.5B, Higgsfield, Groq, Wispr, and Gravis.
Gap-fill investment news for Aug 12–13: Form Energy, Lovable, Thrive Holdings, CodeRabbit, Blacksmith, and Skan AI — who uses the products and why these funds fit.
T. Rowe Price led Form Energy’s $750M Series G (> $2B total equity). Sequoia joined; Coatue and Energy Impact Partners returned — who buys 100-hour iron-air storage and why this capital fits.
A two-day cluster of megadeals — Valar Atomics, Base Power, HappyRobot, Volta, Decade, Multiplier, Yellow Card, and more — shows capital concentrating on powering AI and operationalizing agents.
Sequoia led Valar Atomics' $1B Series B at a reported $6B valuation, plus a $200M credit facility — funding the shift from microreactor demo to vertically integrated manufacturing for AI and industrial load.
