Top 10 Climate Startup Investors in Costa Rica (October 2026)

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• Halla — Halla Intelligence is a digital solution that leverages over 100 billion shopper and product data points to recommend and promote what grocery items.
• Simply Good Jars — Simply Good Jars is a B-Corp company that delivers healthy meals in reusable + returnable packaging through use of smart refrigerated kiosks placed in offices, transit centers, universities and health-systems. Driven by purpose to change that way people think about consumption, SGJ introduces sustainable business practices into their everydayoperations with a zero-waste goal. For every jar returned back to the company for reuse, they will help feed someone in need and ensure that no packaging materials end up in landfills.
• Verdex Technologies — Verdex Technologies is an advanced materials platform technology that uses nanofibers to disrupt industries. Verdex doesn't just compete, it innovates and disrupts.

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• Pulpos — Pulpos objective is to provide the greatest product available on the market, complete with an interface that enables retailers to open a store from the cloud in a matter of minutes and with the support they need.
• Reuse — Reuse is an end-to-end online marketplace for buying and selling refurbished electronics in LATAM.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.

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• Pitz — PITZ is building the infrastructure layer for the $1T global auto repair industry — starting with Latin America, expanding to the US in Q4 2026. The platform combines voice-driven AI diagnostics, automated parts procurement, and embedded financing into a single system of record for independent repair shops. In 9 months: $1.78M ARR, 1,462 activeworkshops across Mexico and Brazil, 83% gross margin, 70% subscription revenue, and NRR above 100%. Founded in 2025. Delaware C-Corp. Seed stage.
• MiSalud — MiSalud offers a unique combination of personalized preventative wellness services, along with traditional healthcare via Spanish speaking physicians.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.

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• H3 Zoom.AI — H3 Zoom is an AI-powered inspection intelligence platform focused on the built environment, helping organizations assess and manage buildings and critical infrastructure. It processes visual and sensor data from drones, 360° cameras, robotics, and other capture tools to generate structured inspection insights. The platform uses AI to detect,classify, and localize defects while assigning severity levels based on engineering and regulatory standards. It produces audit-ready reports and remediation recommendations designed to support maintenance planning and compliance workflows.
• Clearbot — Efficient, AI-powered,self driving boats with zero green house emissions - our boat act as intellegent tools to automate marine services.
• NEU Battery Materials — NEU provides a cleaner and more sustainable recycling solution for lithium-ion batteries. Contact us for your lithium battery recycling needs!

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• ClearLeaf — ClearLeaf uses patent-pending technology, organic certified in the EU and Japan, to provide a line of nox-toxic fungicides and bactericides for agricultural use. ClearLeaf currently has pre and post-harvest solutions for coffee, banana, pineapple, multiple vegetables, tubers, sugar cane, melons, papaya, coconut, strawberries, flowers, and manymore. GotaBlanca® is currently sold in Costa Rica and ClearLeaf expects to start commercializing its products in Central America no later than the end of 2021. ClearLeaf recently secured an exclusive commercial agreement with Colono Agropecuario, the biggest agrochemical distributor in the Central American Region. Since going to market thru this new distribution partner two months ago, ClearLeaf has been able to sell over USD 50,000 worth of products.
• Hippo Harvest — Hippo Harvest grows food that is good for you and good for the planet.

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• School Food Matters — School Food Matters teach children about food and improve their access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school. The company provides fully-funded food education programs to schools, such as cooking, growing, farm visits, and more. Delivering these programs informs and strengthens the organizations' campaigns, bringing thevoices of children, parents, and teachers to government policy. School Food Matters was founded in 2007 and is based in London.
• Sustainable Food Center — Sustainable Food Center is a nonprofit organization that transforms the food system to nourish health, land, and livelihood.
• Agricultural Institute of Marin — Agricultural Institute of Marin is an educational non-profit organization. They support local farmers, strengthen local economies, increase food access, and improve public health.

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• Puntored — Puntored provides financial transaction services including payment, withdrawal, deposit, and virtual services to low and middle income population through more than 72,000 outlets in Latam. Puntored is the 2nd largest aggregator in Colombia offering a wide array of products through a nationwide network strategically located in base of the pyramidneighborhoods to reach the unbanked population in need of financial services. Puntored’s future is based on the migration from cash to electronic payments and rollout of products to participate across the shopkeeper’s full cash flow cycle.
• Dispower ESP — Dispower ESP is a public utility company that operates using a payment financing approach for photovoltaic self-generation equipment.
• Greenenergy — Greenenergy specialises in financing solutions that enable businesses to produce, store, and manage their own electrical energy.

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• LUCAI BIO — LUCAI designs custom AI algorithms to accelerate biotech R&D. We partner with research teams to build tailored computational solutions — from target identification to lead optimization — turning complex biological data into actionable scientific decisions.Every biotech program has its own data, its own constraints, and its own scientificquestions. Off-the-shelf AI rarely fits. LUCAI works directly with research and discovery teams to design algorithms built around their specific workflows, integrating seamlessly with existing pipelines.We currently collaborate with 35+ biotech and pharma partners across discovery, preclinical, and translational programs, operating at the convergence of AI and biology.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.
• Strong by Form — Strong by Form bonds nature and technology to build a sustainable future. Our Woodflow technology allows to produce high-performance lightweight biocomposites that are strong enough to become an alternative to materials such as aluminum or fiber reinforced plastics on vehicles and steel and concrete used on buildings. Emulating trees’ structuralefficiency, we’ve developed a design-to fabrication technology that combines the latest optimization tools and AI with a proprietary additive manufacturing process. This allows us to create timberbased composites capable of matching the performance other structural materials at a fraction of their weight and environmental impact.We tackle the sustainable lightweight materials market. These enable vehicles to reach longer distances and buildings to use less raw material. We expect Woodflow’s combination of high-performance, sustainability and productivity to become a game changer for the new generation of sustainable construction and mobility.

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• Natilus — We are creating a new generation of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft designed to make commercial aviation more sustainable and efficient, ensuring a healthier planet for future generations.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.
• HEARTio — Heart I/O is a digital diagnostic startup helping emergency providers identify heart abnormalities in Pittsburgh, PA.

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• HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
• UIN — UIN is the BehaviorOS for banks, fintechs, telcos, and retailers. Its AI-powered platform analyzes user behavior and transaction data to orchestrate personalized triggers, incentives, rewards, and experiences that increase activation, frequency, retention, and lifetime value.
• ALKEMIO — ALKEMIO is a developer of a bio-magnetic technology intended to transform electronic waste into quality battery-grade metals.