Report: European climate fintech start-ups attracted £1.3bn investment in first half of 2024

Stuart Stone
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Investment in climate-related financial technology firms almost matched last year’s total in the first half of 2024, according to new data from CommerzVentures

Climate fintech start-ups in Europe and the US raised $2.1bn in the first six months of 2024, almost equalling funding for the entirety of the previous year, according to new research from CommerzVentures....

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