Funder
Innovate UK, with Eurogia. A two-year funded development period supports the benchmarking project.
October 2025–September 2027Workstream 03 / Artificial Intelligence
ClimateTechIQ.
See the venture
more clearly.
An AI-powered benchmarking model in development for early-stage climate technology start-ups in the energy industry.
Start a conversationBeyond a financial snapshot
You cannot price
what you cannot
measure.
ClimateTechIQ is being developed to assess the features that conventional financial metrics can miss: technology readiness, scalability, and whether ownership and governance fit the time horizons of deep decarbonisation.
The project draws on OCTD’s methodologies for working in data-scarce markets. It is being developed with Improvability AI. The funder is Innovate UK, with Eurogia.
ClimateTechIQ
The assessment lensTechnology readiness
How far has the technology progressed?
Scalability
What will it take to move beyond the pilot?
Ownership
Does the structure fit the venture’s mission?
Governance
Can decisions support long-term decarbonisation?
Methodology in development with Improvability AI.
Funded by Innovate UK, with Eurogia · October 2025–September 2027
Project at a glance
Research today.
Application next.
ClimateTechIQ is a funded development project. Design partner use, a published methodology and a commercial structure are the next milestones.
Development partner
Improvability AI works with OCTD on the AI-powered model and its development.
Research & developmentCommercial pathway
Commercialisation is planned from late 2027. The current focus is methodology, design partners and assessment of real venture pipelines.
Pre-commercialThe development pathway
Making the benchmark useful.
Develop the methodology
Build the assessment approach around the realities of early-stage energy ventures and markets where data is scarce.
Work with design partners
Apply the benchmark to real venture pipelines, publish the methodology and agree a commercial structure before the grant closes.
Move towards commercialisation
Develop a licensing model for the benchmark, informed by project learning and partner use.
Is ClimateTechIQ available as a finished product?
ClimateTechIQ is currently in development. Commercialisation is planned from late 2027. Contact OCTD to discuss the project or potential design partner involvement.
Who is the benchmark being designed for?
The model focuses on early-stage climate technology ventures in the energy industry, and the evidence investors need to understand their readiness, scalability, ownership and governance.
What makes the approach different?
The benchmark aims to look beyond return on investment. It considers whether a venture’s technology, structure and governance can support the longer horizons required for deep decarbonisation, including in data-scarce markets.
Help shape the next benchmark.
Interested in the methodology, venture pipelines or potential design partner involvement? Start a conversation with the OCTD team.