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# Sector Snapshot: Cleantech Startup Funding Stabilizes As Energy Demand Grows

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/startup-funding-clean-energy-exits-ipo-q2-2026/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

In the first half of this year, investors poured $15 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies in Crunchbase cleantech, EV and sustainability-focused categories. That puts funding on track to slightly exceed the 2025 tally, which was the lowest in several years.

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