Why create a pitch deck for your sustainability startup?
Sustainability promises to be a rapidly-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, projected to double every four years for the next decade. Investment dollars are pouring into cleantech and climatetech companies (particularly in sectors such as sustainable materials, direct air capture, and carbon credits), with sustainability investor AUM (assets under management) totaling over $2.8T last year, according to Morgan Stanley.
For sustainability startup founders hoping to cash in on the “green” gold rush, creating a captivating pitch deck is a critical first step to securing investor funding. If you are not sure where to start, here are a few pitch decks from successful sustainability startups that you should check out:
What are examples of successful sustainability pitch decks?
15+ pitch decks that helped raise millions of dollars for sustainability startups:
1) Sensorfact
2) Dandelion Energy
3) Liefergrün
4) Modern Picnic
5) Mi Terro
6) World Fund
7) HowGood
8) Cervest
9) Terraformation
10) Motatos
11) Oxwash
12) Cove.Tool
13) Rovilus
14) Include
15) Ohmconnect
If you are a founder seeking capital for your sustainability startup but you’re not sure how to write the perfect pitch deck, look no further. This list includes over fifteen pitch decks from sustainability startups that successfully raised funding, such as Sensorfact, World Fund, and HowGood. These example pitch decks are perfect for learning more about what makes an effective sustainability startup pitch deck and how to create your own:
1. Sensorfact Pitch Deck
Year: 2023 • Amount: €25M • Round: Series B
Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry.
About Sensorfact
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the Sensorfact Deck
- Funding Year: 2023
- Funding Round: Series B
- Funding Raised: €25M
2. Dandelion Energy Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $70M • Round: Series B
Dandelion is a home geothermal company offering affordable geothermal systems for green homes. Dandelion Energy raised $70M in 2022 with this deck.
About Dandelion Energy
- Product Type: Hardware
- Business Model: B2C
About the Dandelion Energy Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Series B
- Funding Raised: $70M
3. Liefergrün Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $3.4M • Round: Seed
The company’s services link sustainable delivery fleets to local retailers and restaurants through software.
About Liefergrün
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the Liefergrün Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Seed
- Funding Raised: $3.4M
4. Modern Picnic Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $900k • Round: Pre-Seed
Modern Picnic is a direct-to-consumer brand that offers high end, insulated, vegan leather lunch bags for women. Modern Picnic raised $900k in 2022 with this deck.
About Modern Picnic
- Product Type: Other
- Business Model: B2C
About the Modern Picnic Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Pre-Seed
- Funding Raised: $900k
5. Mi Terro Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $1.5M • Round: Seed
Mi Terro is an advanced material company that creates ocean degradable and home compostable flexible packaging materials made from agricultural waste. Mi Terro raised $1.5M in 2022 with this deck.
About Mi Terro
- Product Type: Other
- Business Model: B2B
About the Mi Terro Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Seed
- Funding Raised: $1.5M
6. World Fund Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $365M • Round: Fund
World Fund claims to be Europe’s biggest climate-tech VC firm, with a €350 million fund for startups reducing emissions. World Fund raised $365M in 2022 with this deck.
About World Fund
- Product Type: Fund
- Business Model: B2B
About the World Fund Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Fund
- Funding Raised: $365M
7. HowGood Pitch Deck
Year: 2022 • Amount: $12.5M • Round: Series B
HowGood is a New York-based sustainable food rating company, comprising the world’s largest database on sustainable food, with a scoring system for food products using up to 60 industry-specific indicators. HowGood raised $12.5M in 2022 with this deck.
About HowGood
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the HowGood Deck
- Funding Year: 2022
- Funding Round: Series B
- Funding Raised: $12.5M
8. Cervest Pitch Deck
Year: 2021 • Amount: $30M • Round: Series A
Cervest empowers decision makers in diverse sectors with a cutting-edge platform that provides the knowledge of a thousand climate scientists at their fingertips.
About Cervest
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the Cervest Deck
- Funding Year: 2021
- Funding Round: Series A
- Funding Raised: $30M
9. Terraformation Pitch Deck
Year: 2021 • Amount: $30M • Round: Series A
The fight against climate change has gained a new combatant in the form of reforestation startup Terraformation.
About Terraformation
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the Terraformation Deck
- Funding Year: 2021
- Funding Round: Series A
- Funding Raised: $30M
10. Motatos Pitch Deck
Year: 2021 • Amount: $27M • Round: Series C
Motatos plays a pivotal role in assisting grocery stores to reduce food waste and adopt a more sustainable approach to managing surplus inventory.
About Motatos
- Product Type: E-commerce
- Business Model: B2C
About the Motatos Deck
- Funding Year: 2021
- Funding Round: Series C
- Funding Raised: $27M
11. Oxwash Pitch Deck
Year: 2020 • Amount: $19.3M • Round: Seed
Oxwash is a provider of sustainable on-demand laundry and wet and dry cleaning services for all.
About Oxwash
- Product Type: Other
- Business Model:
About the Oxwash Deck
- Funding Year: 2020
- Funding Round: Seed
- Funding Raised: $19.3M
12. Cove.Tool Pitch Deck
Year: 2020 • Amount: $36.8M • Round: Series A
cove.tool plays a key role in fighting climate change and promoting a greener built environment through sustainable and efficient solutions.
About Cove.Tool
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2B
About the Cove.Tool Deck
- Funding Year: 2020
- Funding Round: Series A
- Funding Raised: $36.8M
13. Rovilus Pitch Deck
Year: 2019 • Amount: $150K • Round: Pre-Seed
Rovilus develops durable and reliable battery packs for industrial applications. Rovilus raised $150K in 2019 with this deck.
About Rovilus
- Product Type: Other
- Business Model: B2B
About the Rovilus Deck
- Funding Year: 2019
- Funding Round: Pre-Seed
- Funding Raised: $150K
14. Include Pitch Deck
Year: 2019 • Amount: N/A • Round: Seed
Include transforms urban environments with sustainable solutions for clean energy, connectivity, micromobility, air pollution, and waste management.
About Include
- Product Type: Other
- Business Model: B2C
About the Include Deck
- Funding Year: 2019
- Funding Round: Seed
- Funding Raised: N/A
15. Ohmconnect Pitch Deck
Year: 2018 • Amount: $8.5M • Round: Series B
Ohmconnect is a software-based smart grid system that increases the efficiency and reliability of the electricity infrastructure. It works by instructing software-enabled devices to turn off demand when the grid experiences peak loads. Ohmconnect raised $8.5M in 2018 with this deck.
About Ohmconnect
- Product Type: SaaS
- Business Model: B2C
About the Ohmconnect Deck
- Funding Year: 2018
- Funding Round: Series B
- Funding Raised: $8.5M
How-to create your own sustainability pitch deck:
Are you interested in learning how to write and design a winning pitch deck for your startup? If you’re building a sustainability startup in the climate tech or cleantech space, you may be interested in our popular Cleantech Startup Pitch Deck template, based on BuzzFeed’s original deck above.
