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€2.1 million for Ark Climate and municipal climate protection
Munich-based climate startup Ark Climate raises €2.1 million in a pre-seed round. The capital will be used for team building, market expansion, and further development of the platform for municipal climate protection.

Women in Tech: Ruth Bosse von Ark Climate
Ruth Bosse, co-founder of Ark Climate, shows what can happen when vision and perseverance come together. From intuition to team spirit to financing – her path offers honest insights and practical inspiration. Her company, meanwhile, has been offering municipalities a SaaS solution since 2024 that finally makes climate protection data-driven and implementable. Between politics, administration, and citizens, a tool is created that promotes quick decisions and clear strategies.

Ark Climate: Innovative software for climate protection in cities
Ark Climate is a software company from Munich that develops a modern, collaborative operating system for climate protection in cities. Ruth Bosse explains what this means in our interview. She is co-founder and managing director of Ark Climate together with Michael Fröhlich. The startup has been awarded the Founding Prize for Digital Innovation and the GovTech Focus Prize at the German government’s Digital Summit, among other recognitions.