Marianne Lehnis
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Opportunities Digest: November 2026 – ten open doors before the year closes
Ten open grants, prizes and pilot calls for climate founders this month, including a $250,000 global climate prize, Hello Tomorrow…
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Who’s Raised: September 2026 – firm power, tough industry and biochar at the farm gate
September’s climate funding was all about reliability. Floating reactors, grid software and line-powered sensors drew big cheques, while strategic investors…
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Mantras for the hard days: the lines climate founders hold on to
When the raise stalls or the pilot fails, what do founders tell themselves? The mantras climate founders and investors shared…
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The Founder Book Club: books climate founders recommend
From Patagonia’s origin story to Tolstoy and a climate novel set in the decades ahead: the books that shaped the…
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Rest is part of the plan: what climate founders know about balance and burnout
Climate change is a marathon, not a sprint. Founders and investors on why recharging isn’t a luxury, and how they…
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Cold plunges, karaoke and a cat on an evening walk: the daily rituals that keep climate founders going
We asked climate founders and investors what keeps them grounded. The answers ranged from 5 a.m. gratitude to karaoke, and…
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How DePoly’s plastic recycling achieves cost parity with virgin plastic
DePoly is breaking recycling barriers to bring plastic one big step closer to a circular economy
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Pitch Me: how to stop financing concrete with a story
How climate founders can use the right kind of capital for the right stage of the journey, according to a…
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Meet the founder who says he can make green ammonia cheaper than the fossil fuel version
How Rhizo PTX is reinventing green ammonia with a single-step process that’s targeting production costs 30% below imported grey ammonia.
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The Sorting Has Begun
What the H1 2026 climate funding report actually means for founders