About Clema

We build the cooling vest the people actually wearing PPE asked for.

Industrial cooling has been broken for decades. Ice melts in 90 minutes. Evaporative gear fails in humidity. Cooling tents don't move with the crew. We're solving it with solid-state cooling that runs the full shift.

The story

Why Clema exists.

We met where industrial heat became a daily emergency: refinery turnarounds in Houston, construction in Phoenix, warehouses in Memphis. Crews were burning out — literally and operationally. The cooling tools on the market were built for athletes, marathoners, or short medical use, not 8-12 hour shifts under PPE.

So we built ClemaCore: a sub-2-lb solid-state cooling vest that fits under hi-vis, FR coveralls, and fall-arrest harnesses, runs 8-12 hours with one battery swap, and works in any humidity. No ice. No water. No logistics tail.

Founded2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
MissionActive cooling for industrial crews working through real heat.
ProductClemaCore solid-state cooling vest. Summer 2026 first batch.
TeamUC Berkeley materials engineer + BCG climate strategist.
HQJersey City, NJ · hello@clema.org

The team

Strategy, finance, and materials science. One product.

Co-founder & CEO

Anna B. Albright

Anna brings deep strategy and finance experience to climate adaptation. At BCG's Climate & Sustainability practice, she led work for Fortune 100 energy, industrial, and gov't clients on GTM, climate risk, and operating model. Prior to BCG: JPMorgan investment banking and macro trading. WEF Global Shaper.

Education: B.A. Yale Environmental Science & Energy Studies

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Co-founder & CTO

Clément Messeri

Materials engineer from UC Berkeley whose research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab developed high-temperature ceramic composites for thermal & mechanical performance. At Tyfast: integrated solid-state cooling and fast-charging systems. At E3: built grid-scale thermal and electrical models for industrial use.

Education: M.S. & B.S., U.C. Berkeley Materials Science Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

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What we believe

Three principles that shape every product decision.

Built for the shift, not the lab.

If a vest can't survive a full pour, a refinery turnaround, or a non-AC warehouse, it doesn't ship.

PPE-first, never PPE-instead.

ClemaCore is worn under your existing safety gear. We don't displace hi-vis, FR, or fall-arrest. We add to them.

Worn or it failed.

The best cooling vest is the one your crew actually puts on. We optimize for adoption, not spec-sheet bragging rights.