The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly priced by the market. Those aren’t the qualities stock pickers tend to favor.

And yet, public markets appear to be warming to climate tech startups — or at least some of them.