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Class 3 Technologies Secures $3.5M to Scale Next-Generation Climate Risk and Resilience Software

October 14, 2025 | PR Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Class 3 Technologies (Class 3), a startup pioneering the next-generation of climate risk and resilience modeling for the built environment, today announces the close of its $3.5M seed round led by Powerhouse Ventures alongside Sustainable Future Ventures and Tailwind Futures. Spun out of the global engineering and built environment consultancy Arup, Class 3 exits stealth with Iris …

FieldFactors raises €1.65M to scale innovative rainwater capture systems across Europe and Latin America

July 1, 2025 | Field Factors

FieldFactors, the Dutch startup turning rain into a local resource, has raised €1.65 million to expand its innovative rainwater reuse systems. The funding round, which was oversubscribed, drew interest from investors across Europe, the US and Latin America. Led by Dutch impact investor Connect the Drops, the round also includes participation with Tailwind Futures, Amplifica …
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The Business Case For Climate Adaptation

April 8, 2025 | Forbes Media

Tailwind’s Emilie Mazzacurati spoke with Jamil Wyne for the Forbes article, The Business Case for Adaptation. It sets the stage for the state of adaptation & resilience investment and where demand for solutions is growing using Tailwind data. Excerpts include: Why is there a gap? “While there is no single reason that can explain the …
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Investment in adaptation startups ‘remains glaringly low’

December 12, 2024 | Latitude Media

New research by Tailwind Climate finds funding gaps in the adaptation space, even as investor interest starts to consolidate. The adaptation and resilience investment space is amassing investor interest — but still has big funding gaps slowing its evolution.  A new report, published today by the investment and advisory firm Tailwind Climate, has found that when it comes …

As Disasters Strike, Investors Turn to Adaptation Tech

October 11, 2024 | Heatmap

As the southeastern U.S. recovers from hurricanes Helene and Milton, the destruction the storms have left behind serves to underline the obvious: The need for technologies that support climate change adaptation and resilience is both real and urgent. And while nearly all the money in climate finance still flows into mitigation tech, which seeks to …

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