CTVC by Currence

Happy Monday!ICYMI, we released our 2026 climate tech founders survey, in partnership with Elemental Impact. What founders said about raising, commercialization, and general vibes below. In deals, $200m for autonomous middle-mile trucking in California; $

Every week, we bring you the biggest deals and stories in the climate tech world. But the numbers don't always capture the day-to-day vibes. So we wanted to hear from you, the founders and operators, about how you're feeling, how you're raising, what's go

Happy Monday!The data center backlash is hitting political battlegrounds, and utility regulators and the future of the grid are stuck in the crosshairs. We dive in, in this cross-post from our sister newsletter on the moves and motives shaping power marke

Happy Monday!The smallest nuclear reactors are now raising the biggest rounds, as policy and demand are accelerating the hype cycle. We dive into the why and the how below. In deals, $750m for long-duration iron-air batteries in West Virginia; $80m for co

Happy Monday!Currence's 2H26 LDES Leaderboard is out, and the rankings shifted because the buyer changed. Read on to find out who's winning and who's next. In deals, $1bn for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors in California; $1bn for grid-connec

Happy Monday!It's still the dog days of summer, but we're already thinking about back to school - or back to New York Climate Week! We're releasing our annual CTVC NYCW 2026 tracker to give you the insider treatment for the week. Check it out and submit y

Happy Monday!We're getting our summer reading done We've got breakdowns of four cool papers about the hottest topic: data centers and electricity affordability.In deals, $450m for AI material discovery in Cambridge, $300m for silicon-anode batteries in Ca

Happy Monday!Hope everyone's staying safe from the wildfire smoke for our East Coast readers, and those near the wildfires across France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece.Also in Europe, the European Commission just dropped its long-awaited ETS overhaul. We br

Happy Monday!We've just dropped a new report today: our H1 2026 Climate Tech Investment & Innovation Report. Climate tech VC hit $26.1bn in the first half, up 55% year-on-year, and there are already some clear winners (ie, low-carbon data centers). Downlo

Happy Monday!We published a new report this week with HSBC, Offtake to Online: How Corporates Drive Innovation. Read on below for the takeaways about how corporate demand unlocks FOAK project development and beyond, and get the full report.Get the report