Top Chicago, IL Greentech Companies (54)
Invenergy is a leading global privately-held developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions. We are headquartered in the Chicago and have 2000+ employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia. We have successfully developed over 175 projects, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation as well as advanced energy storage facilities. We are innovators at heart — we design, build and operate. We take pride in a company culture that encourages personal and professional growth, and in a workplace where our people feel a sense of ownership and belonging.
We're TravelPerk, a hyper-growth SaaS platform offering companies a one-stop-shop for booking, managing and reporting business travel. Our aim is to revolutionize the $1.3 trillion business travel market by combining an unrivaled choice of travel options with a powerful booking and management platform, and 24/7 customer support. We’ve become the leading all-in-one travel management solution. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Barcelona, we’ve grown to over 1200 people in 9 offices across Europe and North America. In 2022 we became a ‘unicorn’ and in 2024 we raised $104 million in additional investment, with a total valuation of $1.4 billion. We’ve been winning awards too. We’ve been voted one of the best places to work, one of the fastest-growing apps and tech companies, and a leading pioneer of business travel. These are just some of the reasons why global brands like Wise, Red Bull, GetYourGuide, and Aesop trust us to supercharge their corporate travel.
VelocityEHS is a new kind of EHS software company, helping you reach your environmental, health, safety and sustainability goals faster. Our VelocityEHS platform delivers simple and intuitive solutions that are more affordable, faster to implement, and that provide the best user experience.
Energy CX is the fastest growing energy brokerage in the U.S. Known for transforming the way clients navigate the complex energy landscape, our data-driven approach and dedication to innovation position us as a leader in the energy brokerage industry. As a family-owned business, we've been laser-focused on our commitment to advancing energy solutions. We help clients maximize savings, efficiency, and sustainability through technology and industry expertise. Recognized as a Top U.S. Energy Brokerage and a 2024 Great Place To Work®, Energy CX has reduced energy costs for thousands of properties nationwide. We're rapidly growing and deeply invested in nurturing the development of our team. We're dedicated to empowering every employee with the necessary tools to unlock their fullest potential, creating a supportive environment where personal development and career progression are intertwined.
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Clean Energy Trust is a nonprofit that invests in the entrepreneurs leading the clean technology revolution.
"Light Poverty" is a debilitating condition that adversely affects over 1.4 billion people in the world. Light Poverty directly impacts the quality of life and the impact is more skewed for the marginalized and weaker sections of society in developing and emerging economies. The problem worsens when it comes to global issues such as climate change and sustainability. Light Up Africa Inc. (LUA) a social enterprise in the renewable energy sector, is working to improve access to energy for the marginalized and weaker sections of the world. We are developing the Zoom Box, a portable electricity-generating device, which generates electrical energy through kinetic motion and stores the electricity within the box to be consumed when needed. The Zoom Box is a sustainable, affordable and reliable solution for the marginalized who need the electricity the most.The Zoom Box is the most effective solution to bridge the energy gap for rural communities without access to the electrical grid. The Zoom Box harnesses kinetic energy and its converts it to electricity to be consumed when needed. Creating energy through motion is not a new idea, but making it affordable for the people who need it and at such a scale is unique. Applying this technology in the form of a personal device designed specifically to attach to bicycles, motorbikes, livestock, and boats is an innovative idea. The Zoom Box’s ease of use and compatibility with any moving object such as a pedestrian walking, bicycles, motorcycles, livestock, and boats provides a significant competitive advantage. LUA is more than a business idea – it is a movement. LUA is the dream of many and is led by a motivated, committed and professional team comprising of business professionals, engineers, and volunteers – each one bringing a unique skill set to LUA.LUA is inspired by its vision to bring reliable and affordable electricity to everyone in the world and is driven by its mission to improve the quality of life of the impoverished while aiming to make the world a more sustainable place by bringing reliable and affordable customized technologies to underdeveloped regions in the world. Passionate about changing the world? Are you a visionary who wants to have an opportunity to work for a startup? Send us your resume at [email protected]
BioBlend offers a full spectrum of lubricants, greases and industrial products that enable a seamless transition to biobased products. Our experts can guide customers down the path from petroleum-based to more sustainable products that enhance their environmental and safety objectives without sacrificing performance or value.
We believe we can renew the planet by fighting climate change, ending the use of landfills, eliminating single use packaging and re-enriching our soil. We do this by enabling brands to use the most sustainable packaging solutions on the planet. To help us make this happen, contact: [email protected]
It’s not a debate. There’s no two sides. A post-pollution world is inevitable. Humans will either be part of it, or the planet will go on without us. In other words, it’s defossilize or die. But where others see a dire choice, LanzaTech sees a trillion-dollar opportunity. The good news is after 15 years, north of a thousand patents, and millions of hours of pioneering scientific inquiry, LanzaTech has invented a technology big enough to meet the moment. One that transforms pollution into profit, and ensures that humans continue to prosper far into the post-pollution future. The science is state-of-the-art, but the idea is simple. We use nature to heal nature. First we capture carbon emissions. Then we feed them into bioreactors where trillions of carbon-hungry microbes go to work. These tiny dynamos eat the pollution and output valuable raw material commodities. Pure enough to be resold, repurposed, recycled, renewed, re-everythinged — from sustainable jet fuel to yoga pants. It’s a commercial scale solution that’s ready for market today. In a crowded sector filled with speculation but short on results, our plug-and-play platform is already making our customers money. Turns out science and business makes one helluva team. Waste carbon pollution is humanity’s biggest threat. LanzaTech is turning it into an opportunity. Reducing emissions and making money for our customers — today. Let's transform our tired Lose-Lose climate debate into a Win-Win proposition. One that helps companies grow their revenue while helping the planet reach a post-pollution reality.
We are a team of young, but experienced entrepreneurs who believe in the future of smart urban mobility, and also in the advance of science in integrating the brain and body’s biomarkers with the mechanics and electronics of the most beloved mode of green transportation – the bicycle.
Harvest₂O builds and markets elegant home hydroponic gardening systems that make growing food at home easy, productive and fun. Our system is the most advanced consumer product on the market. It adapts commercial-grade hydroponic technology for consumer use.
Solar Simplified is an online platform that matches renters and homeowners who care about the environment and want to save money on the electricity bill with local solar farms. We take the hassle out of supporting renewable energy and make the sign-up process easy and transparent. For developers, Solar Simplified is a sales and marketing jackpot. The company was started and designed by a team with deep tech and marketing backgrounds. We chose to start a platform democratizing solar because we are obsessed with the energy space, worried about the state of the planet, and want to use our skills to help propel the country (eventually the world!) into mass solar adoption. And because of our broad experience, we are able to guarantee solar farm developers full subscription of their farms when working with us. As a startup, we are excited to begin gaining traction and trust in the industry as we continue to expand our developer partnerships and support people looking to access the benefits of solar energy.
Root3 Technologies Inc. provides a hosted software as a service solution that reduces energy costs 10-30% in onsite energy plants for universities, hospitals, airports, and military bases. Root3’s no-install, patent-pending technology uses powerful Predictive Analytics and Big Data to help energy plant managers make hour-by-hour operating decisions.
Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create amazing food and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.
GlobalView focuses on servicing the data management needs of the energy industry on a global basis. It has developed an unparalleled depth of experience in creating solutions that meet needs in a variety of energy trading markets:
FloWaste’s food analytics platform uses proprietary image recognition technology to empower food service providers and industrial food producers to reduce food waste automatically. Using kitchen data, FloWaste allows foodservice providers to optimize meal preparation, ingredient combinations, and portion sizing, while reducing labor costs, to maximize profits and minimize excess. FloWaste has 3 live paid pilot customers, who have just signed agreements to scale to 100+ locations.
AMPY is a wearable device that captures your kinetic energy to rechage your smartphone or any USB-powered device. Our proprietary inductor technology can be integrated directly into smartwatches, fitness trackers, and other wearables so you never have to plug them in.
HYZON Motors was established in the US in January 2020. HYZON is a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, including heavy duty trucks, buses and coaches. Headquartered in Rochester, NY and with operations in Europe, Singapore, Australia and China, the company is led by HYZON co-founders George Gu, Craig Knight and Gary Robb and commercializes Horizon’s 17 years of hydrogen technology development for the transport sector. HYZON was known as the Heavy Vehicle Business Unit (HVBU) of Horizon and was responsible for the development of fuel cell vehicle platforms and the delivery of about 400 fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles in 2019 alone. Its establishment as a standalone entity was to focus on accelerating the energy transition through the manufacturing and supply of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles across the North American, European, and Australasian regions.
Energize Ventures is a leading global alternative investment manager focused on accelerating digital transformation in energy and sustainable industry. Founded in 2016, Energize has funded 20 companies to-date and is backed by strategic and institutional LPs including CDPQ, Invenergy, Schneider Electric, General Electric, Caterpillar, and more. With an unmatched depth and breadth of industry and operational expertise, Energize works in partnership with its portfolio companies to realize their full potential from early commercialization to growth scaling and into the public markets. For more information on Energize Ventures, please visit www.energize.vc.
At M. Holland, we take plastics personally. That means we treat the distribution of plastic resin seriously for the suppliers and customers we serve. Because these relationships form the core of our heritage and identity, our experts take pride in the impact they deliver every day. This work is more than business for us-it’s personal.
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