Israeli Climate Tech Classification and Landscape Map 2023

Start-Up Nation Finder mapped Israel’s growing Climate Tech ecosystem of over 850 innovative companies, showing that the ‘Start-Up Nation’ is on its way to becoming a global Climate Tech hub and developing classifications for the domain. The 2023 Landscape Map includes a selection of companies that received venture funding or grants in the last two years, organized according to Start-Up Nation Central’s Climate Tech classification for subsectors.

Start-Up Nation Central’s 2023 Climate Tech Landscape Map showcases the growing Israeli tech ecosystem focused on helping our planet. It also signals the real potential for Israel to become the Climate Tech Nation.

Israel is already a renowned global leader in technological innovation in fields such as smart mobility, digital health, fintech, and cyber-security. In addition, Israel is a worldwide leader in water and irrigation solutions and precision agriculture, becoming one of the few countries in the world to reverse desertification and develop sustainable agriculture in an arid climate.

Currently, there is a rapid acceleration of Israeli startups with solutions addressing climate change. Research conducted by Start-Up Nation Central between 2021-2023 reveals an ecosystem of over 850 Israeli startups and growth-stage companies developing technologies that can directly or indirectly promote mitigation (decarbonization) or assist with adaptation efforts to climate change.

Climate Tech innovation spans many industries and markets. Start-Up Nation Central classifies companies according to seven key areas, with associated sub-categories under each category. These areas are Food and Land Use, Energy Transition, Carbon Tech, Water, Transportation and Logistics, Low Carbon Datasphere, and Cleaner Industry Tech.

The classification was developed by Start-Up Nation Central following the guidelines and best practices of leading international sources including Pitchbook, HolonIQ, the Israel Innovation Authority, and PLANETech.

Climate Tech Classification: Addressing Challenges with Innovation

 

⚡ Energy Transition – How we shift to cleaner energy systems

Sub-categories: Energy Generation (solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, renewable heat, agriPV, waste-to-X, renewable financing, hydrogen innovation, etc.), Transmission and Distribution (grid monitoring, energy forecasting, etc.), Energy Usage (cooling and heating, lighting, energy demand management, data centers energy efficiency, wireless energy, etc.), Energy Storage (electro-chemical batteries, alternative storage, long-duration storage, etc.), Hydrogen

Transportation & Logistics – How we move people and goods sustainably

Sub-categories: Mobility Optimization (micro-mobility, ridesharing, accessible public transport), Electric Vehicles (charging infrastructure & manufacturing)

Food & Land Use – How we produce food sustainably

Sub-categories: Sustainable Proteins (plant-based, lab-grown, insect-based, etc.), Sustainable Farming (irrigation, new generation fertilizers, precision agriculture, crop preservation, regenerative ag, eco-efficient farming equipment, indoor farming, etc.)

Low Carbon Datasphere – How we create a lower carbon ICT industry

Sub-categories: Low Carbon Chip Design & Manufacturing, Cooling Solutions for Electronics, Data Compression for Energy Efficiency

Cleaner Industry Tech – The processes and materials we use to make things

Sub-categories: Sustainable Materials & Circularity (low carbon polymers, waste management and recycling, food loss, and waste, etc.), Eco-Efficient Manufacturing (process innovation that reduces energy consumption and materials, including predictive maintenance, inspection, and testing), Green Construction (green steelmaking, green cement making, low carbon construction materials, etc.)

Water Solutions – How we manage and treat the essential element of life

Sub-categories: Water tech for Industrial and Municipal Applications (including desalination, water consumption, wastewater treatment & reuse, etc.)

Carbon Tech – How we monitor and remove emissions and improve our understanding of climate

Sub-categories: Carbon Capture, Storage, Sequestration, and Utilization (point-source carbon capture, direct air capture, nature-based solutions), Carbon Analytics, Earth Data & Fintech (carbon accounting and reporting, carbon offsetting, and solutions that encourage sustainable consumption, earth observation, weather monitoring and more)

This landscape map isn’t big enough to showcase the full list of 850+ climate tech startups mapped on Start-Up Nation Finder, so we prioritized companies that have been venture-funded or have received grants in the past two years (1.1.21 to 20.2.2023) and excluded those that have been acquired or gone public. All included companies were founded in Israel and have R&D teams in the country with their own proprietary IP.

This is an interactive map and by clicking on the logos of the companies, you will be transferred to the company’s profile page on Start-Up Nation Finder. From the platform, you can access additional information about the companies’ products, funding stages, team members, and more. Profiles are constantly updated, so you can always find the most relevant information in real-time.

Click here to access the complete list of 850 plus climate tech-relevant companies on Finder.

Click here to download the 2023 Climate Tech Landscape Map.

Start-Up Nation Finder, established by Start-Up Nation Central in 2014, is recognized as the most comprehensive and up-to-date digital resource on Israel’s innovation ecosystem, with information on over 8,000 active companies, investors, hubs, and multinational corporations active in Israel.

* Note: Data on Start-Up Nation Finder is collected from news articles, investors, and the startups themselves – there can be a delay or missing data on companies’ information. Deal activity is subject to revision as we continue to collect new data.

Grants and Capital raised data refer to funding rounds between 1.1.2021 and 31.12.2022.

Writers:  

• Yael Weisz Zilberman, Climate Tech Sector Lead, Start-Up Nation Central 
• Amy Woolf, Climate Tech programs manager, Start-Up Nation Central