As wildfires get hotter and more common, these start-ups are helping people protect their homes
- Homeowners are looking for new tech that can harden their properties against natural disasters that are increasing in frequency as a result of global warming.
- Nearly $26.7 billion has been invested in climate tech in 2021 through November, up from $15.3 billion in 2020 and $11.8 billion in 2019, according to PitchBook.
- With homes and buildings specifically, climate change poses a risk to as much as $35 trillion of real estate assets by 2070, according to a 2016 report by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/05/wildfire-home-protection-frontline-firemaps-other-start-ups.html
