Analysing the scaling challenges from 162 applicants to our 2022 Net Zero programmes (Net Zero 3.0 and Net Zero X), and contrasting these with 471 applicants to all programmes in 2022, we can see that the challenges climate tech startups and scaleups match that of all scaling startups and scaleups. Amongst the top three challenges for both, business development related growth initiatives (Partnerships and Sales) are core, with over 70% of startups