𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝'𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Last month, Watershed reached unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation after raising $150 million in Series C funding. What makes this remarkable? They achieved this milestone in just 4 years. Founded in 2021 by ex-Stripe executives, Watershed identified a critical gap: companies needed better tools to measure, reduce, and report their carbon footprints as regulations tightened globally. Their breakthrough? Creating software that transformed complex climate data into actionable insights, making sustainability accessible for businesses of all sizes. The turning point came when they secured partnerships with industry giants like Airbnb, Spotify, and Doordash, proving their solution worked at scale. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬? 1. Timing matters: They anticipated regulatory changes before they happened 2. Domain expertise counts: Their founding team brought deep tech and climate credentials 3. Product-market fit is everything: They solved a real problem businesses were willing to pay for Would love to hear about other climate tech startups making waves in your network! What recent startup success has inspired you? Would you like me to create another example focusing on a different industry or type of startup success?
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