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Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy bets these 21 startups will shape energy’s future
Publisher description: To the investors at Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy, the coming wave of electrification will make data center energy demands look quaint by comparison. Here's how they're preparing.
TechCrunch | Sep 22, 2026 | Tim De Chant
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While the world is focused on the power demands of AI data centers, the folks at Breakthrough Energy are paying attention, but not for the reasons you might think. “Data centers are a 10% bump against basically flat demand for electricity over the last 30 years. To help prepare for that future, Breakthrough Energy has spent the last several years supporting a handful of early stage startups with its Breakthrough Energy Fellows program. This year’s installment, its sixth, features a range of companies and technologies spanning everything from agriculture and nuclear fusion to robotics and data center power efficiency.
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