Momentum Capital

Why we invested in Cellarim Labs: mvcapital.vc/cellarim-why.h… @mvcapitalvc

Excited to announce @mvcapitalvc's investment in Beyond Renewables! ☀️ Solar power is usually linked with zero emissions, low maintenance & long life. That’s indeed true, but only up to a point. Solar PV panels have a lifespan of 25-30 years, though some break sooner (weather, defects, bad installation). And for the first wave of solar power adoption, that end of life is now on our doorstep. As millions of these panels reach end of life, a solar recycling crisis is emerging — one we’re ill-prepared to handle, globally. Why aren’t we recycling solar panels? They're designed to be durable & difficult to take apart. A panel includes tightly bonded layers of glass, silicon, metals (aluminum, copper), precious metals (silver), polymers, and hazardous metals (cadmium, lead, antimony & tin). It takes a lot to disassemble these bonded layers without destruction. Today, India relies on mechanical extraction (largely informal sector), which can economically recover only low-value aluminium, glass & copper. The rest is sent to landfills, where toxic materials can permeate the environment. It’s also highly wasteful & inefficient. In India, the government has proposed rules to handle end-of-life PV recycling & thrust EPR responsibility on producers. But due to the absolute lack of recycling tech & infra, many producers/developers are a host to unending heaps of broken/used panels now, just waiting for someone to recycle them properly. Manhar, Vedant & team are confronting this problem directly with their proprietary, eco-effective recycling process that achieves over 95% recovery of high-value materials from panels. Their innovative thermal-chemical treatments extract aluminum, glass, silicon, copper, and precious metals like silver with high purity. Bharti, Atharva & I are proud to back them on their mission to lead the way in changing the solar recycling paradigm in India. And happy to have Oorjan Cleantech, Gautam, IIMA Ventures and other like-minded investors on board. @entrackr announcement: lnkd.in/gZexX7MW #climate #solar #recycling #circularity

Australian Rainforests Become the First to Emit More Carbon Than They Absorb: New analysis says Australian forests are not taking in enough CO2 to keep up with the emissions from their decaying trunks, holding possible implications for global ecosystems. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aus…

Here's the background story, our analysis and brief thesis on why we made the investment: lnkd.in/gYrkUeTm. #climate #heating #buildings #decarbonization

It's bringing a paradigm shift in a space where >50% of global building energy consumption is driven by heating for thermal comfort & hot water. Focal is first replacing the high-emission, natural-gas heaters in outdoor hospitality.

Why we invested in Focal 🔦 Focal is an innovative startup with a vision to heat people, not spaces. It creates smart, high-efficiency, electric, spot heating systems that provide personalized warmth to people in all environments. Think spotlight, for heat!

Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech. Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024. financialpost.com/pmn/business-p…

Toronto runs out of landfill space and no municipality wants to host a new landfill site. Is incineration the answer? cbc.ca/news/climate/w…

About one million Canadians have serious climate anxiety, study finds. cbc.ca/news/climate/c…

Is India the next frontier for climate tech? With rapid growth and urgent climate needs, India could offer promising opportunities for Western climate tech investors. latitudemedia.com/news/is-india-…

Canada to spend $3 billion on new SMRs in Ontario cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

India, Canada to collaborate on renewables, industrial decarbonisation, plastic pollution, chemicals management & sustainable consumption. Also to promote investment in clean fuels, grid modernisation & clean tech, incl. green hydrogen & carbon capture. 🙌 tribuneindia.com/news/world/ind…

Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures | CNN cnn.com/2025/10/23/cli…

Delhi pollution: Indian capital's air has become toxic once again. Here’s why it’s so hard to stop it. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis bbc.com/news/articles/…

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved? bbc.com/news/articles/…