The open innovation platform for climate tech deployment
Connecting industry, innovators, and capital to drive climate impact.
Climate Edge enables companies to discover and deploy the technologies that cut emissions, lower costs, and generate new value.
What We Do
FOAK Deployment & De-Risking
We design and run first-of-a-kind and early deployment programs that turn climate technologies into operational, financeable projects. This includes technology and partner selection, commercial and regulatory alignment, stakeholder coordination, and validation for scale readiness.
Deployment Platforms
We help successful FOAK deployments transition into repeatable deployment platforms. This includes standardising technical and commercial models, defining replication pathways, building partnerships, and preparing projects for institutional capital.
Capital & Partner Alignment
We work alongside funds, blended-finance vehicles, and corporate balance sheets to align capital with deployable opportunities. This includes investment strategy, vehicle design, and catalytic capital enabling faster deployment with lower execution risk.
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Who We Work With
Corporate Leaders
Unlock New Climate Solutions & Growth.
Partner with Climate Edge to access proven solutions that drive decarbonization, improve efficiency, and generate new strategic and commercial opportunities.
Assets & Capital
Deploy with Clarity and Speed.
Climate Edge sources opportunities, assesses technologies, brings the right partners together, and designs implementation roadmaps that enable real-world deployment at scale.
Impact Leaders
Climate Impact Programs that Accelerate Deployment.
Climate Edge partners with public and impact-driven organizations to design and run climate innovation programs and blended-finance vehicles that accelerate climate-tech deployment across sectors and regions.
Sectors We Work In
Energy and Electricity Generation
Advancing renewable and carbon free energy, grid innovation and energy storage.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Regenerative farming practices, alternative proteins, precision agriculture, restoring and enhancing natural carbon sinks and ecosystems.
Industry and Manufacturing
Reducing emissions in steel, cement, chemicals, and other industrial processes through cleaner technologies and innovative materials.
Transportation and Mobility
Decarbonizing aviation, shipping, logistics, and promoting sustainable and electric mobility solutions.
Buildings and Infrastructure
Enhancing energy efficiency in buildings, promoting sustainable construction, retrofitting existing structures, and improving urban infrastructure.
Carbon Removal and Utilization
Developing energy-efficient and financially viable carbon removal approaches, utilizing CO₂ for healthier soils or as feedstock for new synthetic materials.
Climate Finance and Digital Technologies
Driving innovation in sustainable finance, carbon markets, fintech solutions, and leveraging IoT, AI, and digital tools to monitor emissions and enhance climate resilience.
Adaptation and Resilience
Building climate resilience through infrastructure, planning, and risk management solutions to address unavoidable climate impacts.
Our Innovation Process & Pipeline
Each step of the Climate Edge process moves climate technology from innovation to deployment:
Discover: Identify decarbonization needs and uncover new climate-driven business opportunities
Source: Curate proven climate technologies and innovators from around the world.
Partner: Match tailored, validated solutions to your organization’s specific needs.
Co-Design: Develop pilots and implementation projects together with partners.
Deploy: Mobilize capital and scale successful climate and energy solutions.
We provide unparalleled access to the forefront of climate innovation:
- Extensive Network: Our global network of 150+ climate tech incubators, accelerators, and early-stage investors, provide us with unparalleled deal flow.
- Startup Access: Our data partners provide us access to 50,000+ climate tech startups from around the world.
- AI Powered: We use the latest LLM research methodologies to identify best in class solution providers and technologies.
About Us
Hendrik Tiesinga - CEO & Founder (Lisbon & San Francisco)
Hendrik Tiesinga is the Founder and CEO of Climate Edge, an open innovation platform that connects industry, innovators, and capital to accelerate climate tech deployment. With over two decades of experience in climate innovation and investment, he has led international organizations that move technologies from concept to large-scale implementation.
Before founding Climate Edge, Hendrik founded New Energy Nexus, a global clean energy startup accelerator and investment platform, and Free Electrons, the first international open innovation platform for energy utilities. His work spans Europe, North America, and Asia, where he has helped corporates, governments, and investors design and deliver programs that turn climate ambition into measurable impact.
Sector Experts
About Us
The Climate Edge Global Team
Hendrik Tiesinga - CEO & Founder (Lisbon & San Francisco)
Hendrik has two decades of experience working in sustainability, innovation and startup ecosystem building.
He previously was the co-founder & chief strategy officer at New Energy Nexus, the world’s largest clean energy startup accelerator and funder. He also co-founded Free Electrons a startup innovation platform backed by global utilities, and was part of the founding team of The Finance Innovation Lab in London.
Through his work he has engaged with hundreds of climate tech entrepreneurs around the world. Having lived and worked in Europe, Asia, Africa and North-America, he divides his time between Lisbon and San Francisco.
Partners & Clients
Why Choose Climate Edge?
Your Trusted Partner in Climate Innovation
Access the world’s best climate startups, incubators, and investors.
Expertise in solving complex challenges in energy, transport, heavy industry, and agriculture.
Delivering measurable outcomes from strategy to execution.
Customized for your goals and sustainability needs.
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