When should a climate tech startup invest in branding?

Usually before a fundraise or a move into enterprise sales, which is where the gap becomes expensive rather than merely untidy.

We work with Seed through Series C companies whose identity no longer explains what they have become. That often follows a move upmarket, or adding a platform layer, in a category already crowded with similar carbon and sustainability claims. Diagnosing it earlier means the fundraising deck and the sales material argue the same thing.