Top Hvac Startups in 2024

EnergySage is the "Kayak of Solar" - the industry's leading online marketplace for rooftop and community solar for residential and C&I customers EnergySage helps consumers research and comparison-shop for turnkey solar energy systems and related financing options. Our platform allows homeowners, businesses and non-profits to easily and quickly solicit and compare competitive quotes for solar PV systems and associated financing options including loans, leases and PPAs. We empower the solar consumers and offer an unprecedented level of choice and transparency into prices and product and installer quality, financing options and allowing them to quickly and easily determine the best value for them.

The Gradient is a high efficiency heat pump that customers can install in their homes without any special tools or skills. It helps decarbonize home heating and cooling while being aesthetically pleasing and easy to use.

The Dandelion platform has multiple audiences: customers, installers, and business users (internal and external). Some examples of functionality include: commissioning and performance verification at the job site, ongoing performance monitoring and control, customer facing applications, and long term operation and maintenance.

Controls hardware that enables a building to achieve a comfort goal in the least energy intensive way. We're focused on developing excellent UI - inspired by the simplicity of the hybrid car dashboard, which in real time enables a driver to understand the impact of their driving style on fuel type and consumption. And by video editing, which makes it super easy to travel through time to focus on the right details. We are building a solution that balances comfort and energy savings without having to deploy expensive sensors or human capital.

We turn the future forecasts and business ideas of the 2b AHEAD ThinkTank into business models and startups which are industry defining here in Europe. With us, teams of founders are formed and put to work on the business model innovations pre-validated with us and our industry partners. Working together with these industry partners we are able to provide pre-seed capital for the startup, ideas and connections to start building, and access to additional resources from our industry partners to accelerate your ability to produce and scale.

WorkHero is an AI-powered virtual assistant designed to streamline business management for owners of small businesses in the skilled trades, beginning with HVAC. Why HVAC? It's an industry crucial for both the economy and our climate goals, but small contractors face real challenges with business management and workforce shortages. We see a huge opportunity to make a tangible impact with the right technology. We combine multiple narrow solutions into a single, comprehensive tool that understands and executes tasks through a combination of AI and human support, simplifying operations and improving efficiency and business outcomes. Our mission is to give diverse local small business owners all the sophistication of a corporate contractor while retaining their local ownership and love for their work.