PwC Middle East reveals 50 climate tech start-ups making an impact on the region’s road to Net Zero

PwC Middle East reveals 50 climate tech start-ups making an impact on the region’s road to Net Zero

Female founders in the region are breaking the global trend by dominating the climate tech landscape, with the majority of the start-ups featuring women in senior leadership positions.

Middle East investors are investing heavily in climate technology around the world, bucking the global investment slowdown, however, a notable gap in funding for local and regional climate tech entrepreneurs persists.

Climate tech innovators say complex regional legal and regulatory environments, funding limitations and finding experienced talent are among their biggest challenges for growth.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: PwC Middle East has launched its first Net Zero Future50 report, revealing 50 pioneering start-ups in the Middle East driving innovation focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the impacts of global warming across key economic sectors in the region.

The report highlights their groundbreaking technologies and achievements in climate management and carbon emissions reporting, in addition to opportunities and challenges in growing and scaling their businesses. Using PwC networks and tech partner expertise, we identified 500 climate and sustainability-focused start-ups operating in the region - with over 200 coming forward in response to their public call for nominations at COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, last year. A rigorous selection process, including