'Overheating is an immediate economic problem': How these 9 startups could cool down Europe

Some of the founders and investors mentioned in this piece. Full names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design
16 Jul 2026
06:00
As extreme weather intensifies investors are taking a closer look at adaptation tech – from solid refrigerants to 'robot worms' and wildfire-detecting satellites.

"If you can't sleep because the home is overheating, it becomes an immediate economic problem. And that's when capital moves," Rahul Parekh, partner at urban tech investor 2150, tells Impact Loop.

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