{"id":14054,"date":"2023-10-02T15:16:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scannn.com\/11-startups-tackling-climate-change-in-the-middle-east-and-africa\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:16:31","slug":"11-startups-tackling-climate-change-in-the-middle-east-and-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/11-startups-tackling-climate-change-in-the-middle-east-and-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"11 startups tackling climate change in the Middle East and Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-block-key=\"22dcr\">We&#8217;re kicking off our first accelerator for the Middle East and Africa region by welcoming the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change cohort, our new class of deep tech, climate-focused startups in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa region.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"dc0a9\">The cohort begins with a bootcamp week, and we are excited to invite 11 startups for this exclusive week-long event. The bootcamp is focused on providing a comprehensive and immersive experience designed to empower and elevate the 11 startups founded in climate change initiatives with the right guidance, mentorship, skill-building and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n<h3 data-block-key=\"6e4tb\">Meet the startups (in alphabetical order):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"eup22\">ArabiaWeather (Amman) is a leading climate technology and weather intelligence company empowering industries and governments with accurate and innovative weather solutions.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"8bg08\">CarbonSifr (United Arab Emirates) empowers every person and organization in our region to take tangible climate action.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"10vsm\">Ecording (Turkey) is a social enterprise that develops sustainable and innovative environmental technologies against the global climate crisis.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"68pl7\">IWROBOTX (Turkey) provides Autonomous Sea Cleaning Robots &amp; Vessels.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"86fs5\">Nadeera (Beirut) is a social enterprise that helps instill circular economy practices through technology-enabled interventions.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"dfjrs\">NeedEnergy (Zimbabwe) uses Data Intelligence to Provide Smart and Clean Energy Solutions. Our goal is simple &#8211; provide effective, intelligent solutions to Africa&#8217;s growing energy demands.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"akg7f\">Octavia Carbon (Nairobi) designs, builds and is set to deploy at-scale DAC machines that can directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere in the Kenyan Rift.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"f87pt\">Based in Tunisia, Seabex\u2019s AI-driven sensorless precision irrigation solution empowers farmers with actionable insights for water-efficient crop growth.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"chp49\">Sentra.world (United Arab Emirates) is a SaaS platform powering ESG\/ decarbonization for industrial businesses enabled by AI &amp; blockchain<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"fgue3\">SolarTaxi (Ghana) seeks to advance the growth and adoption of sustainable transportation through the provision of locally assembled electric vehicles.<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"6ssq2\">Uvera created a technology that can increase the shelf-life of fresh foods within 30 seconds, without any use of chemicals and without altering the sensory qualities of fresh foods, such as smell, texture, color and taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"28cih\">It\u2019s an exciting opportunity to work with these founders and startup teams to help grow and scale their business in this space. Programming for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change begins in mid-September and concludes with a demo day in Dubai in November, just before COP28. We can&#8217;t wait to see what role these startups will play in the circular economy. Visit Google for Startups to learn more about the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/entrepreneurs\/11-startups-tackling-climate-change-in-the-middle-east-and-africa\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re kicking off our first accelerator for the Middle East and Africa region by welcoming the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change cohort, our new class of deep tech, climate-focused startups in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa region. 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