Much of the climate tech community ' like the rest of the U.S. economy ' is eagerly riding the AI wave. Some have reservations about the sheer quantity of natural gas power plants being built to power AI data centers. But because many climate tech startups are energy-focused or energy-adjacent, the buildout has been embraced as an opportunity to get companies through the valley of death. It's a continuation of a trend that's emerged over the last year. As climate tech companies struggled to get financing ' either because of canceled federal grants or investor hesitancy ' those that could change their pitch to match the AI mania did so. The pivot has helped many climate tech startups land fresh funding from investors. Total venture deal value has risen for four consecutive quarters, cresting the $14 billion-mark in the first quarter of this year, according to the most recent available data from PitchBook. It's the best fundraising environment for climate tech in the last few years,...
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