Tech Jobs: Want To Save The World? These Recently Funded Clean Energy Startups Are Hiring聽

The question on (almost) everyone鈥檚 mind in the startup and venture world is which sectors will not only survive during this ongoing downturn, but thrive through it.

As one of my reporter colleagues recently said, 鈥淚f I had that crystal ball, I probably wouldn鈥檛 be working here.鈥� Fair enough.

One sector we do see with tremendous long-term promise is clean energy, aka cleantech. The global climate crisis isn鈥檛 going anywhere and for enviro-minded startups, that translates into growth potential 鈥� and employment opportunities.

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In this week鈥檚 edition of Who鈥檚 Hiring In Tech, we look at open positions at funded startups in the clean energy sector of our database. 1

Notably, 16 companies in the appear on our broader list of , which includes funded companies that are currently hiring for multiple roles and have not conducted reported layoffs in the past year.

Below, we highlight six of the roles from this list that caught our eye 鈥� this week, all from the cleantech sector.

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6 roles in cleantech that caught our eye

Company:

Position: Forest carbon scientist
Salary: N/A
Location: Remote position, but the company is based in San Francisco.
What it does: Pachama is an AI-powered marketplace for nature carbon removal credits.
Why it鈥檚 cool: Pachama鈥檚 core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. Through the Pachama marketplace, companies and individuals can connect with carbon credits from projects that are protecting and restoring forests worldwide. Legit.
Funding history: has raised a total of $79.3 million in funding over six rounds. Its latest funding was raised on May 5, 2022, from a Series B. The company is funded by 51 investors. Notably, CEO and CEO are the most recent investors. Celebrity investors include tennis superstar , comedian and actress , according to

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Position: Senior analyst, global regulatory affairs
Salary: N/A
Location: Montr茅al, Quebec, Canada
What it does: Enerkem transforms waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals and everyday products.
Why it鈥檚 cool: This is a policy enthusiast鈥檚 dream job. In this role you are right in the middle of all the regulatory debates surrounding biofuels, waste management, circular chemicals, renewable energy, energy transition and climate change, in several jurisdictions such as Canada, the United States and Europe.
Funding history: Enerkem has raised a total of $871.5 million in funding over 12 rounds. Its latest funding was raised on April 6, 2022. Enerkem is funded by 22 investors. Madrid-based and are its most recent investors, according to

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Company:

Position: Operations accounting manager (inventory)
Salary: N/A
Location: Remote, but East Coast preferred. Company is based in Mount Kisco, New York.
What it does: Dandelion Energy is a home geothermal company that offers geothermal heating and cooling installations.
Why it鈥檚 cool: Dandelion promises massive homeowner savings to the point where you will theoretically never need to buy heating oil, propane or natural gas ever again.
Funding history: Dandelion Energy has raised a total of $134.5 million in funding over seven rounds. Its latest funding was raised on Nov. 15, 2022, from a Series B round. is funded by investors. and are its most recent investors, according to

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Company:

Position: Director, market development for the western region
Salary: N/A
Location: Remote, but the company is based in Asheville, North Carolina.
What it does: Pine Gate Renewables is a U.S. developer of 2-25 MW utility-scale solar farms. Think big massive fields of renewable energy panels.
Why it鈥檚 cool: The company鈥檚 Pine Gate Impact initiative contributes to multiple nonprofit organizations aimed at improving the environment and local communities.
Funding history: Pine Gate Renewables has raised a total of $1 billion in funding over three rounds. Its latest funding was raised on June 23, 2022, from a private equity round. Pine Gate Renewables is funded by three investors. and are the most recent backers, according to

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Company:

Position: Vice president, policy
Salary: $187,500-$250,000
Location: Remote
What it does: Sealed helps homeowners stop home energy waste by designing custom heating and cooling plans and then matching customers with certified contractors.
Why it鈥檚 cool: This is another awesome policy job and the company isn鈥檛 messing around. Sealed covers all upfront costs to the homeowners. After the work is done, customers repay Sealed based on actual reductions in energy use. The company only gets paid if it cuts energy waste in a home. It also touts actor 鈥檚 as an investor.
Funding history: has raised a total of $83.5 million in funding over six rounds. Its latest funding was raised on May 9, 2022. is funded by eight investors. and are the most recent backers, according to .

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Company:

Position: Director/manager of mergers and acquisitions
Salary: N/A
Location: Miami, Florida
What it does: Origis Energy is a solar development and construction firm that provides clean solar and energy storage solutions.
Why it鈥檚 cool: Mergers and acquisitions are hot right now. Miami is also hot, in a good way. Being able to scope out these opportunities and do it in a growing industry is a dream job.
Funding history: Origis Energy has raised a total of $475 million in funding over two rounds. Its latest funding was raised on May 3, 2022. Origis Energy is funded by seven investors. and are the most recent backers, according to

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Want to find more companies that are actively hiring? Learn more about how to use Crunchbase鈥檚 Actively Hiring feature to find companies that are hiring for multiple open positions and fit your other search criteria. You can also use Crunchbase Pro to , or check our Layoffs Tracker.

Methodology:

The full list of companies that are hiring is conducted using this . We include companies that are tagged as Actively Hiring 鈥� meaning they have multiple open roles listed 鈥� , have raised at least $1 million in total funding, and have raised funding within the past year.

The six featured roles are based on the above criteria, with Crunchbase News editors deciding which positions are interesting enough to highlight. This list is ultimately based on editors鈥� discretion.

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