Why Climate Tech Is Attracting More VC Dollars Than E-Commerce

E-commerce once dominated headlines and funding rounds. Yet recently, climate tech is pulling ahead. Here’s why investors are excited:

In past years, e-commerce was the fastest path to scale, simple playbooks, known consumer demand, clear monetization. But many e-commerce models are now saturated, with high acquisition costs and thin margins.

Climate tech offers something different. It solves existential challenges, waste, energy, emissions. Startups like Climacraft, SolarEdge Africa, and CarbonTrack are attracting large rounds for creating hardware, software, or service models that reduce carbon footprints or generate clean energy.

Drivers include ESG (environmental, social, governance) mandates from corporations, increasing regulations from governments, and urgent climate pressure. Investors believe that solutions that combine impact with returns will outperform over the long term.

Moreover, climate tech often enters infrastructure, utilities, or energy sectors, spaces with large budgets and high barriers to entry. That makes successful businesses harder to replicate.

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