Clymi
Kuwaiti technology startup
Market opportunity

The market opportunity in Kuwait

Every unit using central air conditioning represents a potential opportunity to add Clymi technology.

  • 808.6KResidential units in Kuwait1
  • 229.7KBuildings across Kuwait1
  • +1.5%Annual growth in residential units1
At a glance

A new product for existing central air conditioning

Many central AC systems control several rooms together. Clymi, a Kuwaiti technology startup, is developing a product that gives each room independent control — without replacing or redesigning the system.

Product
Hardware product supported by software
Technology
Based on a patented invention
Stage
Engineering development · prototype
Initial market
Kuwait and the GCC
Next step
A working prototype, then field testing
We are looking for
Early-stage investment and industry partners
Why now

Air-conditioning demand continues to grow

Air conditioning accounts for about 60% of electricity demand in Kuwait2, and demand is projected to keep growing. At the same time, a large share of residential buildings rely on central air conditioning — which opens the way for solutions that improve how existing systems are used, rather than replacing them.

Air-conditioning demand in Kuwait, as projected by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
39TWhcurrent level in the 2023 report
growing about 1.5% a year
53TWh2040 · projection

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Energy Outlook 20232

Kuwait · 2022–2023

about50 thousand

packaged central air-conditioning units demanded in Kuwait each year

52 thousand in 2022 and 49 thousand in 2023.

JRAIA, June 20253

The product

The product idea in brief

01

Works with the existing system

Designed to work with the central air conditioning already in place, rather than replace it.

02

Built on a protected invention

The core of the technology is covered by a patent. Implementation details are not published.

03

Starts in a market with high air-conditioning demand

Clymi starts in Kuwait and the Gulf, where reliance on air conditioning is high and efficient use is important.

Current stage

Where we are, and what’s next

  1. TodayEngineering development

    A patented invention · engineering development of the product · a software preview of the user experience

    We are here
  2. NextPrototype

    Building a working prototype and testing it against its engineering requirements.

  3. ThenField testing

    Real buildings with existing central air conditioning: does the system improve room-level comfort, and how does it affect energy use?

  4. LaterManufacturing and scale

    Defining the manufacturing route and partnerships on the basis of the test results.

There are no field results yet for performance or energy savings, and the product is not for sale.

What we are looking for

Who we’d like to talk to

Early-stage investors

To fund the step from a patented invention to a field-tested prototype.

Industry partners

With experience of, or access to, the central air-conditioning market in Kuwait and the Gulf.

Field-test sites

Existing buildings with central air conditioning that could host a field test.

We discuss technical details directly with serious parties, under a confidentiality agreement where needed.

Contact Clymi
Market context in detailDemand for air conditioning in the Middle East and worldwide

The figures below describe the environment Clymi is entering. They are independent indicators, not an estimate of Clymi’s market size or a revenue forecast.

Demand for air conditioners is rising in the region

Middle East · 2024

5.19 millionunits

air conditioners demanded across the Middle East in 2024, up 29% on the year before

Worldwide: about 131.6 million units in 2024, up 6%.

Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), Estimates of World Air Conditioner Demand, June 20253

  1. 3,9922020
  2. 3,6842021
  3. 4,2272022
  4. 4,0092023
  5. 5,1892024
Middle East, thousand units a year, 2020–2024 — JRAIA3

Reliance on air conditioning is widening worldwide

Share of households worldwide with an air conditioner
36%2022 · actual
IEA projection
45%2030 · projection

With no action taken, space-cooling energy consumption is set to more than double by 2050.

International Energy Agency, Space cooling, tracking report, September 20234

World · IEA projection

more than3×

the rise in global energy demand from air conditioners by 2050 if left unchecked

International Energy Agency, The Future of Cooling, 20185

The more a region relies on air conditioning, the more it is worth running existing systems efficiently — which is what Clymi is working on.

Sources

The figures on this page come from the independent sources below. None of them describes Clymi or its performance.

  1. Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), Kuwait — Buildings and Real-Estate Units Statistics: residential units about 808.6 thousand, buildings 229,748 (release of 30/6/2026), and annual growth in residential units of about 1.5%. stats.paci.gov.kw
  2. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Energy and Building Research Center — Kuwait Energy Outlook 2023: The Security-Transition Nexus of Kuwait’s Energy System (KEO-2023). Air conditioning demand in Kuwait accounts for approximately 60 percent of total electricity demand in Kuwait. Since air conditioning demand is growing at a rate of 1.5 percent annually from approximately 39 to 53 TWh over the Outlook period to 2040, Kuwait has an immense opportunity for reducing energy demand by applying energy efficiency policies. kisr.edu.kwPDF
  3. Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) — Estimates of World Air Conditioner Demand, June 2025. The world’s total air conditioner demand in 2024 is estimated at 131,638 thousand units, which represents 106% of the world demand a year before. Table 1, Middle East total: 3,992 · 3,684 · 4,227 · 4,009 · 5,189 thousand (2020–2024). Table 3, Kuwait packaged air conditioners: 52 (2022) and 49 (2023) thousand. jraia.or.jpPDF
  4. International Energy Agency (IEA) — Space cooling, tracking report, September 2023: share of households with air conditioners 36% (2022), 45% (2030). Space cooling energy consumption is set to more than double by 2050 with no action taken. iea.org
  5. International Energy Agency (IEA) — The Future of Cooling: Opportunities for energy-efficient air conditioning (2018). If left unchecked, energy demand from air conditioners will more than triple by 2050, equal to China’s electricity demand today. iea.org