Akhila Kosaraju
@akhilak.bsky.social
I help climate solutions accelerate adoption with design that wins pilots, partnerships & funding | Clients across startups and unicorns backed by U.S. Dep’t of Energy, YC, Accel | Brand, Websites and UX Design.
Whatifdesign.co
Whatifdesign.co
They're now scaling their Mangalore facility and expanding globally.
Excited to watch them show the world what decentralized hydrogen can do.
Excited to watch them show the world what decentralized hydrogen can do.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They're now scaling their Mangalore facility and expanding globally.
Excited to watch them show the world what decentralized hydrogen can do.
Excited to watch them show the world what decentralized hydrogen can do.
Now, it was about showing the brand maturity to build trust for scalability
A brand is the bridge between what has been built and executable vision.
Once we rebuilt theirs across their website, marketing backlog turned into momentum.
A brand is the bridge between what has been built and executable vision.
Once we rebuilt theirs across their website, marketing backlog turned into momentum.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Now, it was about showing the brand maturity to build trust for scalability
A brand is the bridge between what has been built and executable vision.
Once we rebuilt theirs across their website, marketing backlog turned into momentum.
A brand is the bridge between what has been built and executable vision.
Once we rebuilt theirs across their website, marketing backlog turned into momentum.
They need it pure.
They need it on-site.
And they're paying a fortune to truck it in.
HYDGEN built AEM electrolyzers that let companies produce hydrogen exactly where they need it.
The market has been hungry. The technology is cutting edge.
They need it on-site.
And they're paying a fortune to truck it in.
HYDGEN built AEM electrolyzers that let companies produce hydrogen exactly where they need it.
The market has been hungry. The technology is cutting edge.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They need it pure.
They need it on-site.
And they're paying a fortune to truck it in.
HYDGEN built AEM electrolyzers that let companies produce hydrogen exactly where they need it.
The market has been hungry. The technology is cutting edge.
They need it on-site.
And they're paying a fortune to truck it in.
HYDGEN built AEM electrolyzers that let companies produce hydrogen exactly where they need it.
The market has been hungry. The technology is cutting edge.
We worked with them on their website this year and on our first call, their CMO said something that reframed everything:
"Industries already use hydrogen every day. Our real competitor isn't other electrolyzer companies. It's the status quo."
Semiconductors. Chemicals. Steel production.
"Industries already use hydrogen every day. Our real competitor isn't other electrolyzer companies. It's the status quo."
Semiconductors. Chemicals. Steel production.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We worked with them on their website this year and on our first call, their CMO said something that reframed everything:
"Industries already use hydrogen every day. Our real competitor isn't other electrolyzer companies. It's the status quo."
Semiconductors. Chemicals. Steel production.
"Industries already use hydrogen every day. Our real competitor isn't other electrolyzer companies. It's the status quo."
Semiconductors. Chemicals. Steel production.
Because if you showed up for 31 days, you're exactly who I want to keep this going with.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Because if you showed up for 31 days, you're exactly who I want to keep this going with.
I took all 31 Climtober posts (every concept, every startup, every cheatsheet) and packaged them into one PDF.
Your complete climate tech primer.
Comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send you the link.
Your complete climate tech primer.
Comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send you the link.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I took all 31 Climtober posts (every concept, every startup, every cheatsheet) and packaged them into one PDF.
Your complete climate tech primer.
Comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send you the link.
Your complete climate tech primer.
Comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send you the link.
Thank you for showing up every day. Thank you for caring. Thank you for believing this matters.
And before we close out Climtober, I have something for you:
And before we close out Climtober, I have something for you:
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thank you for showing up every day. Thank you for caring. Thank you for believing this matters.
And before we close out Climtober, I have something for you:
And before we close out Climtober, I have something for you:
You now know more about climate innovation than most people who've been in this space for years. You understand the technologies, the business models, the founders, and the problems they're solving.
And that matters.
And that matters.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
You now know more about climate innovation than most people who've been in this space for years. You understand the technologies, the business models, the founders, and the problems they're solving.
And that matters.
And that matters.
Thirty-one days ago, climate tech felt like this closed-off world full of acronyms and insider knowledge.
Today, at least for you, it doesn't have to be.
Today, at least for you, it doesn't have to be.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thirty-one days ago, climate tech felt like this closed-off world full of acronyms and insider knowledge.
Today, at least for you, it doesn't have to be.
Today, at least for you, it doesn't have to be.
So many of you even DM'd me saying how this was such a great learning opportunity and that you're seeing the landscape as a climate as an exciting opportunity.
And that's when I knew I was doing something right.
And that's when I knew I was doing something right.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So many of you even DM'd me saying how this was such a great learning opportunity and that you're seeing the landscape as a climate as an exciting opportunity.
And that's when I knew I was doing something right.
And that's when I knew I was doing something right.
Every single day for a month, you came back.
You learned about technologies reshaping our future. You discovered founders building solutions most people will never hear about. You asked questions. You shared posts.
You learned about technologies reshaping our future. You discovered founders building solutions most people will never hear about. You asked questions. You shared posts.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Every single day for a month, you came back.
You learned about technologies reshaping our future. You discovered founders building solutions most people will never hear about. You asked questions. You shared posts.
You learned about technologies reshaping our future. You discovered founders building solutions most people will never hear about. You asked questions. You shared posts.
No jargon. No gatekeeping. Just the work, the people, and the problems worth solving.
I didn't know if anyone would show up.
But you did.
I didn't know if anyone would show up.
But you did.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No jargon. No gatekeeping. Just the work, the people, and the problems worth solving.
I didn't know if anyone would show up.
But you did.
I didn't know if anyone would show up.
But you did.
On October 1st, I borrowed a playbook from Jake Parker, the artist who created Inktober, a global movement that brought millions of artists together.
I said I'd spend 31 days making climate tech accessible. One concept, one day, one post.
I said I'd spend 31 days making climate tech accessible. One concept, one day, one post.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
On October 1st, I borrowed a playbook from Jake Parker, the artist who created Inktober, a global movement that brought millions of artists together.
I said I'd spend 31 days making climate tech accessible. One concept, one day, one post.
I said I'd spend 31 days making climate tech accessible. One concept, one day, one post.
And that's day 31/31 of Climtober. Thank you so much for showing up every single day. It means the world to me.
I put together all 31 cheat-sheets as a gift for you. Everything we covered this month in one place - comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send it over.
I put together all 31 cheat-sheets as a gift for you. Everything we covered this month in one place - comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send it over.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And that's day 31/31 of Climtober. Thank you so much for showing up every single day. It means the world to me.
I put together all 31 cheat-sheets as a gift for you. Everything we covered this month in one place - comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send it over.
I put together all 31 cheat-sheets as a gift for you. Everything we covered this month in one place - comment "CLIMTOBER" and I'll send it over.
So here's my question to you: Should wealthy countries that industrialized by polluting for free now force developing nations to pay for carbon, or should carbon pricing only apply to historical emitters?
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So here's my question to you: Should wealthy countries that industrialized by polluting for free now force developing nations to pay for carbon, or should carbon pricing only apply to historical emitters?
Carbon pricing isn’t gonna fix the climate crisis alone. But it's the first time in history we're making pollution more expensive than the alternative.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Carbon pricing isn’t gonna fix the climate crisis alone. But it's the first time in history we're making pollution more expensive than the alternative.
Green Project Technologies provides detailed emissions tracking and reporting software that helps companies quantify carbon exposure across geographies, supporting fair and transparent carbon pricing.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Green Project Technologies provides detailed emissions tracking and reporting software that helps companies quantify carbon exposure across geographies, supporting fair and transparent carbon pricing.
Carbon Direct provides companies with advice and tools to assess exposure to carbon-pricing schemes, including border adjustment risks, and develop hedging strategies.
Carbonmark builds transparent carbon credit trading infrastructure, enabling firms to lock in forward prices and manage volatility.
Carbonmark builds transparent carbon credit trading infrastructure, enabling firms to lock in forward prices and manage volatility.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Carbon Direct provides companies with advice and tools to assess exposure to carbon-pricing schemes, including border adjustment risks, and develop hedging strategies.
Carbonmark builds transparent carbon credit trading infrastructure, enabling firms to lock in forward prices and manage volatility.
Carbonmark builds transparent carbon credit trading infrastructure, enabling firms to lock in forward prices and manage volatility.
Industries relocate to countries without carbon rules. Permit prices swing wildly, making long-term planning impossible.
But these startups are already making it easier:
Climate Vault provides a software platform for businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and report their carbon footprints.
But these startups are already making it easier:
Climate Vault provides a software platform for businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and report their carbon footprints.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Industries relocate to countries without carbon rules. Permit prices swing wildly, making long-term planning impossible.
But these startups are already making it easier:
Climate Vault provides a software platform for businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and report their carbon footprints.
But these startups are already making it easier:
Climate Vault provides a software platform for businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and report their carbon footprints.
And it's scaling.
75 pricing schemes now cover 24% of global emissions. They generated $104 billion in 2023 - funding for green infrastructure that didn't exist before.
But getting it to work faces real resistance.
Households face higher energy costs, triggering political backlash.
75 pricing schemes now cover 24% of global emissions. They generated $104 billion in 2023 - funding for green infrastructure that didn't exist before.
But getting it to work faces real resistance.
Households face higher energy costs, triggering political backlash.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
And it's scaling.
75 pricing schemes now cover 24% of global emissions. They generated $104 billion in 2023 - funding for green infrastructure that didn't exist before.
But getting it to work faces real resistance.
Households face higher energy costs, triggering political backlash.
75 pricing schemes now cover 24% of global emissions. They generated $104 billion in 2023 - funding for green infrastructure that didn't exist before.
But getting it to work faces real resistance.
Households face higher energy costs, triggering political backlash.
→ Revenue recycling takes the money collected and funds clean energy infrastructure, R&D, or household rebates to offset short-term cost increases.
When carbon costs money, investment shifts. Clean becomes competitive.
When carbon costs money, investment shifts. Clean becomes competitive.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
→ Revenue recycling takes the money collected and funds clean energy infrastructure, R&D, or household rebates to offset short-term cost increases.
When carbon costs money, investment shifts. Clean becomes competitive.
When carbon costs money, investment shifts. Clean becomes competitive.
→ Carbon taxes raise the cost of goods based on emissions. Coal power and gasoline get more expensive. Clean energy becomes the cheaper choice.
→ Emissions trading schemes (ETS) cap total emissions and force companies to buy permits. Heavy emitters pay more to operate. Clean companies pay less.
→ Emissions trading schemes (ETS) cap total emissions and force companies to buy permits. Heavy emitters pay more to operate. Clean companies pay less.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
→ Carbon taxes raise the cost of goods based on emissions. Coal power and gasoline get more expensive. Clean energy becomes the cheaper choice.
→ Emissions trading schemes (ETS) cap total emissions and force companies to buy permits. Heavy emitters pay more to operate. Clean companies pay less.
→ Emissions trading schemes (ETS) cap total emissions and force companies to buy permits. Heavy emitters pay more to operate. Clean companies pay less.
Some governments are finally making them pay.
Carbon taxes. Emissions caps. Trading schemes.
Different approaches, same idea: make pollution cost money.
Here's how it works:
Carbon taxes. Emissions caps. Trading schemes.
Different approaches, same idea: make pollution cost money.
Here's how it works:
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Some governments are finally making them pay.
Carbon taxes. Emissions caps. Trading schemes.
Different approaches, same idea: make pollution cost money.
Here's how it works:
Carbon taxes. Emissions caps. Trading schemes.
Different approaches, same idea: make pollution cost money.
Here's how it works: