ImpactAlpha, May 24 – The London-based B Corp. is developing an open database that uses AI to predict climate risk from floods, storms, wildfires and other climate-driven disasters for physical assets such as buildings and farms. The data can be used by companies as well as by insurers, regulators and financiers to assess asset-level risks.
Cervest’s Series A round was led by venture firm Draper Esprit, which calls climate intelligence a $40 billion market. Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, and Tetra Pak heir Magnus Rausing’s UNTITLED also participated.
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The Biden administration’s latest executive order directs agencies to consider climate risk across housing, finance, retirement and other areas. The Securities and Exchange Commission in March put out a call for public comments on climate disclosure as it mulls new rules.
