💸 120 European VC Partners to Know

After years of trailing behind the US in ClimateTech funding, Europe took the lead in 2024, securing $38.8 billion — a 45% year-over-year increase. 

But beyond the numbers, a deeper shift is underway. 

Investors aren’t just chasing sustainability—they’re betting on European startups for their economic edge, world-class talent, and game-changing innovations that deliver real impact.

With a maturing market, world-class talent, and a growing focus on cost-cutting innovations, Europe’s Climate Tech sector is entering a new era. 

We explore 10 reasons why investors are betting big on Europe’s climate edge—and the VC firms fuelling the transition as we take a closer look at 120 VC Partners and their teams who are writing checks for early to growth stage talents.

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• We have only included 1 Partner per VC Fund - of course most VCs have many more, so get to know each of the VC funds beyond the name we mention below.

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Why 10 VC Partners are Betting Big on Europe's Climate Edge

A Maturing Market

“The ClimateTech market in Europe is maturing, and that’s a good thing. The days of premium-priced green solutions thriving on hype alone are over. Today, only those with a clear value beyond just being ‘green’ will succeed. At Extantia, we back companies that deliver impact with strong fundamentals – real value proposition, superior unit economics, go-to-market strategies, and early traction. These companies are well-positioned to re-engineer industries and create a faster, cheaper, and more sustainable future,” explains Yair Reem, Partner at Extantia Capital.

“What excites me is the maturation of the Climate Tech market in Europe the last few years and how that is influencing the industry in general. Especially in food and ag where often regulatory approvals and often support/endorsement of bigger strategic players are needed, changes happen slowly. However, the emergence of numerous innovative start-ups have started to increase acceptance of new, emerging and maybe “riskier” technologies. What was an outlier yesterday and no longer an outlier today and that is paving the way for quicker market adoption of new  innovations,” says Marie Asano Partner at ECBF.

“Besides a vibrant start-up ecosystem around carbon-free energy, what makes Europe stand out are a supportive market environment and a ready base of potential customers. Startups in Europe will find open doors both among industrial and private customers for innovative solutions that drive down costs and integrate carbon-free energy sources into the wider energy system. We expect Europe to be the leading market in this field for the coming years,” predicts Till Stenzel, Partner at SET Ventures.

Rapid Growth

“While Europe’s DeepTech investments are still catching up to the U.S., Europe's growth rate is 3× higher as more and more startups are emerging from Europe’s DeepTech hubs like Munich. The potential of Digital DeepTech alone—including AI, advanced IoT, and DLT—is estimated to be in the trillions by 2030 and is a key driver of the green transformation and the restoration of nature,” notes Susanne Fromm, Co-Founder and General Partner at Vanagon Ventures

World Leading Talent 

"The European ecosystem is really starting to show its strength in climate topics. Founders and investors are increasingly daring to take on bold, industrial-scale projects with all their complexity. Finding economically viable and scalable solutions for climate adaptation, resilience, and resource scarcity is a top priority for businesses and policymakers in the current geopolitical context," explains Daniel Niemi, Partner at Atlantic Labs.

“Europe is in a crunch right now. Red tape is stifling investment into new infrastructure. Energy, data centres, new cities… But – these are just a matter of political will; once it’s there, and usually it needs a crisis of some sort, things can move surprisingly quickly (it just hasn’t been there for many decades). What is harder to build overnight is talent and culture. In ClimateTech, or perhaps more simply industrial efficiency, Europe has world beating talent and culture. Some of the world’s best universities are located here, founders actually want to live in Europe for so many different reasons, climate change isn’t so deeply polarised as in the US. My bet is that if Europe really chose to grow, such as creating a truly integrated capital market, we’d find that the talent and culture already exists to found and scale up to $bn’s of revenue, a new generation of Climate Tech companies. It just needs unleashing,” concludes George Darrah, Partner at Systemiq Capital.

“Europe’s position in climate tech is extremely promising. The region benefits from a unique combination of world-class research, ambitious policies and an unparalleled industrial base. Many pioneering entrepreneurs in Europe are leveraging these favourable conditions to spearhead a growth-oriented transition to a cleaner future. As more growth and infrastructure funds enter the sector, this creates a fertile ground for climate solutions to scale globally,” says Lukas Weber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Verve Ventures.

Green Discounts

"The most exciting aspect of the evolution of climate tech in Europe is the emerging shift toward companies that are disrupting the cost curve by turning green premiums into green discounts. Take, for example, our portfolio company EPYR, which delivers clean industrial heating at a lower cost than fossil-based incumbents. I am inspired by Europe's rapid adoption of technologies such as heat pumps, which are cleaner and cheaper than fossil-based alternatives. These are important proof points that demonstrate that climate tech can drive economic value in addition to sustainability." Philip Specht, Partner at AENU.

Closing the Investor Gap

"Not long ago, climate tech funding in Europe was either very early stage (dominated by angels and small fund) or very late stage (Infrastructure funds for renewables). Recently many players - old and new - have stepped in to fill the gaps to meet demand for both equity and debt. This is professionalizing the industry and closing the gap between investor classes," notes Doerte Hirschberg, Partner at Climentum Capital.

Scientific Strength 

“Europe has a historic opportunity to lead a new industrial renaissance driven by the energy transition. By focusing on innovation in mission critical industries like electrification, advanced materials, and supply chain resilience, Europe can secure its energy future and global competitiveness. The continent's scientific strength provides a significant advantage, but streamlining regulations and encouraging risk-taking will be crucial to accelerate progress,” shares Nadav Steinmetz, Partner at Climate First.

120 European VC Partners to Know

🇦🇹 Austria

Laurenz Simbruner, Push VC. An Early-Stage Venture Capital Firm investing in outstanding teams with convincing products and high growth potential. Portfolio incl. Reverse Supply, Enspired, Podero

Andrei Podlesny, Triple Impact Ventures Backing impact-driven founders tackling the climate, biodiversity & pollution crises Portfolio incl. Arkeon, Hula Earth, atmen

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Petr Mikovec, Inven Capital. He is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing, investment process and portfolio value enhancement. Portfolio inc. Tado, Taranis, Hydrogrid

Andrew Gray, Tillia Impact Ventures. Supporting mission-driven founders from the CEE region to make global change in the areas of Climate, Education and Healthcare. Portfolio inc. BioCraft, Delta Green, Arbonics

🇩🇰 Denmark

Bodil Siden, Kost Capital. A Copenhagen-based VC fund providing pre-seed and seed funding for early-stage bioeconomy startups. Portfolio incl. Foreverland, Nutrumami, Numi

🇫🇮 Finland

Lauri Reuter, Nordic Foodtech VC. Investing in early-stage technology companies aiming to radically renew the food system – from the soil to the orbit and from new sources of protein to better ways of eating. Portfolio incl. Chromologics, Enifer, Melt&Marble

Terhi (TJ) Vapola, Greencode Ventures. Focuses on Seed to Series A investments, supporting solutions that reduce emissions, save resources, and increase efficiency by using advanced technologies such as AI. Portfolio incl. Supercritical, FlexCharge, Zero Mission

🇫🇷 France

Vera Baker, 4P Capital. A day-one VC investor taking a generalist approach across the Sustainability Transformation sectors: Energy, Mobility, Materials, Agriculture, Climate, Circularity, Education, Water, Waste, and Food. Portfolio inc: The Landbanking Group, Cambrium, Dance

Matthieu Viallard, Axeleo Capital. Specialising in early-stage investments across Europe in B2B Software and Greentech sectors. Portfolio inc: Pionix, Oxyle, Sweetch Energy

Hector Freitas, Blue Horizon. Investing in game changers that are disrupting the largest market in the world: food." Portfolio inc. Atomo, Cultivated Biosciences, Mosa Meat

Ann Mettler, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe. Seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy. Portfolio inc. Mission Zero, Heart Aerospace, Malta

Tom Espiard-Cignaco, Capagro. “Investment Executive with experience in leading and managing teams, portfolio and funds in North America and in France across PE, VC and Infra sectors. Committed to value creation and sustainable development through innovation fostering in traditional sectors.” Portfolio incl. La Vie, Ecorobotix, Phagos

Mathieu Goudot at Circular Innovation Fund. "Global growth-stage venture capital fund led by Cycle Capital andDemeter, leading cleantech capital managers, focused exclusively on circular innovation, striving to positively contribute to climate change mitigation and the circular use of resources"

Sophie Paturle Guesnerot, Demeter. A major player in venture capital and private equity for the ecological transition. We invest from €1M to €30M to support companies at all stages of their development. Portfolio incl. E-Recycle, Plan A, Sweetch Energy

Ivan Farneti, Five Seasons Ventures. “I actively support entrepreneurs and managers building companies and organisations from the ground up, helping them develop marketing positioning and commercial strategies.” Portfolio incl. Spacegoods, VLY, yFood

Benjamin Tincq, Marble. "We partner with scientists, engineers and operators to solve hard climate problems, and create companies that slash emissions, remove carbon, and cool the planet". Portfolio inc. Aerleum, AtmoCooling, Bloomineral

Remi Said, Partech. The Objective of the Fund is to invest and support Impact-native technologically proven and scalable businesses in their Growth and Impact journey. Portfolio inc. Neoplants, GOURMEY, LaVie

Raya Papp, SAGANA. Backing the next generation of investors, thinkers and doers focused on unleashing the potential of business, capital and people to improve human and planetary health. Portfolio inc. Energy Zone, Cyclic Materials, Colorifix, Eboost

Markus Hökfelt, SEB Greentech VC. Providing access to capital that enables technology development, growth and expansion with an initial investment often SEK 10-40m. Portfolio incl. Collo, Enginzyme, CorPower Ocean

Xavier Lorphelin, Serena. "Decarbonizing the global economy will require changing and adapting all existing infrastructures and high-emission assets (energy, transportation, retail, agriculture and food, buildings, industries...). Climate tech will enable this unprecedented transformation." Portfolio inc. Electra, Pelico, Descartes Underwriting, Accenta

Matthieu de Chanville, Shift4Good. Fund dedicated to Impact Investing in the smart mobility & circular economy sector. Portfolio inc. Eyelights, Compredict.

Guillaume Baxter, Sofinnova Partners. "We are a team believing we're at the dawn of a biology-driven era and doing our best to have a disproportionate impact in Industrial Biotechnologies for Food, Agriculture and Materials". Portfolio inc. EnginZyme, Biosyntia, Micropep.

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner, Speedinvest. We back tech & science led, mission-driven founders who have an outstanding growth potential. Portfolio inc. Planetly, TIER, NeoCarbon

Jerome Delmas, SWEN Capital Partners. Blue Ocean is a €170m impact VC fund investing in innovative startups that regenerate ocean health, and contribute to SDG 14. 

Raphaele Leyendecker Fabbri, Techstars. “Entrepreneurs are the architects of that revolution. I work with them to build ambitious new businesses at the heart of the thriving Paris ecosystem.” Portfolio incl. LevelTen Energy, Twelve, Solstice

Timothée Poulain, Ternel. “I am excited about mission-driven entrepreneurs, I focus on early-stage climate resilience (hard & software), B2B tech plays that deliver impact at scale.” Portfolio incl. Strong by Form, Iceberg Data Lab, Carbo

Thierry Vandewalle, Wind. On a mission to find, fund, and power European innovators who are shaping the future with solutions that meet humanity’s needs without compromising the planet. Portfolio incl. Eclipse, Upway, Alchemy

Nadja Bresous Mehigan, XAnge. "Passionnate about Carbon Markets, Nature Based Projects, Synbio, Climate Intelligence, Bio Materials". Portfolio inc. Pina Earth, Greenly

🇩🇪 Germany

Jacob Bro, 2150. A technology entrepreneur and operator turned venture investor at the intersection of tech and sustainability. Portfolio inc. Biomason, Leko Labs, Carbon Cure.

Siobhan Brewster, AENU. Focused on early stage climate tech with international experience investing and working across Europe, the U.K., the U.S. and Latin America. Portfolio inc. airly, Patch, Heirloom

Daniel Niemi, Atlantic Labs. Funding back exceptional, mission-driven founders from the start and supporting them during their entire entrepreneurial journey. Portfolio inc. Again, Carbon Atlantis, Zero44

Miki Yokoyama, Aurum Impact. Passionate impact investor and sustainability advocate, building a successful portfolio of companies and investment funds at Aurum Impact. Portfolio incl. Paebbl, UNDO, The Landbanking Group

Ciaran O’Leary, BlueYard Capital. BlueYard invests in founders with transforming ideas that decentralize markets and empower humanity. Portfolio inc. Meatable, Positive Food Co., Marvel Fusion

Angela Lawaldt, BonVenture. An experienced Partner and Board member with a demonstrated history of working in the impact venture capital industry. Portfolio incl. Circu Li-ion, Resourcify, Node Energy

Doerte Hirschberg, Climentum Capital. Experienced Investor, Founder and Advisor for Climate Tech companies and beyond. Historically working at McKinsey and Rocket Internet. Portfolio inc. Entocycle, Wayout, Qvantum

Elisabeth Schrey, DeepTech & Climate Fonds. As an anchor investor, DTCF supports deep-tech and climate-tech companies on their long-term growth path. Portfolio incl. XOLO, Proxima Fusion, Project Eaden

Christian Nagel, Earlybird Venture Capital. Focuses on European technology companies. Portfolio inc. GOURMEY, Marvel Fusion

Katharina Frie, eCapital. Providing early and growth stage funding to technology companies in the fields of software & information technology, cybersecurity, industry 4.0, new materials and cleantech. Portfolio incl. 1Komma5, Dryad, THEVA

Marie Asano, ECBF. Growth-stage venture capital fund dedicated to growth-stage investments within the European Circular Bioeconomy. Portfolio inc. Nuritas, Aphea.Bio, Protix

Crispin Leick, EnBW New Ventures. "The Venture Capital arm of EnBW. We invest in innovative strongly growing companies driving the energy, mobility and urban transformation through scalable business models". Portfolio inc. Cyclce, Easelink, Cleverciti

Camille Zivre, exa.vc. “We get involved as an active partner (often as lead investor) from the earliest moments of concept on paper, to proven tests and commercial roll-out (pre-seed to Series A).” Portfolio inc. Hephae Energy Technology, Azotic, Carbon Reform

Yair Reem, Extantia Capital. "Climate-first venture capital firm accelerating the path to a decarbonised world. We unite mission-driven entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and business leaders to advance the transition", Portfolio inc. RepAir, Leko Labs, Modern Electron

Patrick Noller, FoodLabs. FoodLabs has built and invested in over 80 innovative companies, each with a positive impact on planetary and human health. As purpose-driven investors, FoodLabs focus is on the largest impact areas, striving to create significant, widespread change for generations to come.. Portfolio inc. MicroHarvest, Formo, Bright Biotech

Jan Lozek, Future Energy Ventures. A unique venture capital and collaboration platform that brings together corporate partners and world-class start-ups to shape the future energy landscape. Portfolio incl. Enervee, EV.energy, SolShare

Manon Sarah Littek, Green Generation Fund. The Green Generation Fund invests in disruptive technologies at seed stages to enable breakthroughs in Food Tech and Green Tech. Portfolio inc. Change Foods, Lypid, one • fıve

Lucille Bonnet, Klima Energy Transition. "Seasoned venture capital investor in the field of energy / cleantech, automation & IoT, as well as industrial technology start-ups (+11 years)". Portfolio inc. Mainspring, SunRoof, Meteomatics

Luis Sperr, kopa ventures. “Luis has more than 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur, manager and investor in mobility and energy with a broad network to entrepreneurs, start-ups, corporates, investors, and the public sector”. Portfolio inc. skyseed, Carbonfuture, Klim

Anne Biedermann, Marvelous. On a mission to fund and catalyze DeepTech science startups that holistically tackle the climate crisis.

Maximilian Schwarz, Nucleus Capital. Looking to partner with purpose-driven founders in synthetic & computational biology, food & climate-tech at pre/seed stage. Portfolio inc. Endolith, Ucaneo, Brineworks

Christoph Miller, Oyster Bay. A €100m European Venture Impact Fund that has an investment focus on healthy, sustainable and functional food & beverage companies as well as disruptive food tech and agri tech companies. Portfolio incl. Air Up, Oatly, GoodBytz

Marius Swart, Pace Ventures. Venture capital fund investing in founders building category-defining climate and health companies. Portfolio inc. FabricNano, Aerones, Clearly

Jan Christoph Gras, Planet A Ventures. A serial entrepreneur (e.g. myphotobook, enorm, Tomorrow Bank, Leaders for Climate Action) and startup investor for more than 12 years. Portfolio inc. Project Upright, Landbanking Group, Dovetail

Chris Hitchen, Possible Ventures. Backing ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact people and the planet. Portfolio incl. Insempra, Marvel Fusion, Meatable

Nikolas Samios,  PT1. The vertically focussed seed and pre-seed VC investor for transformational Real Asset-Technologies in Europe. Portfolio incl. Planradar, Ecoworks, NeoCarbon, Climate-X, Voltfang

Daniel Graf, Redalpine. With over €1bn in assets under management and a disciplined, sector-agnostic investment strategy, the firm has backed some of Europe’s most disruptive companies. Portfolio inc. Umiami, Better Dairy, MushLabs.

Lauren Lentz, Revent. Former Scientist, served as Advisor at Foundamental, studied at Yale, Harvard, and Oxford, and started her career at McKinsey. Portfolio inc. one • fıve, Granular, electricity map

Christian Buchenau, SquareOne. "Berlin based early-stage investor focussed on B2B Technology. Looking for founding teams in Europe solving complex tech problems, with a strong focus on Climate Tech solution". Portfolio inc. Circular Carbon Chemistry

Susanne Fromm, Vanagon Ventures. Targeting Europe’s €3T Digital DeepTech opportunity by backing top tech- and industry experts who are driving the regenerative economy with the most powerful digital tools we have: Digital DeepTech such as AI. Portfolio inc.The Landbanking Group, Senken

Felix Krause, Vireo Ventures. “With over 15 years of experience in the energy, mobility, and sustainability sectors, I am passionate about supporting innovative start-ups that drive electrification and decarbonization.” Portfolio incl. Pionix, Green Fusion, Amperecloud

Thong Le Hoang, Visionaries Tomorrow. An early-stage climate deep tech fund backing the next generation of era-defining companies rebuilding the world’s largest industries for a brighter tomorrow. Portfolio incl. SirenOpt

Dirk Meurer, Vorwerk Ventures. An independent € 150m Venture Capital Fund grown out of the Vorwerk Group in late 2019 and defines itself through a strong commitment towards consumer-facing digital businesses. Portfolio inc. Better Dairy, Planted, alpakas

Lise Rechsteiner, Vsquared Ventures. Backing early-stage deep-tech companies tackling society's most pressing challenges, with an emphasis on quantum and novel computing, green energy, robotics, AI/ML, new space, synthetic biology, and healthcare. Portfolio inc. Cylib, Synathara, Dynelectro

Christophe Aumaître, WENVEST Capital. A Munich-based early-stage venture capital investor focused on B2B software. Portfolio inc. Colorifix, repath, Teqcycle

Daria Saharova, World Fund. Has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor. Portfolio inc. Cylib, Ecoworks, Mission Zero Technology.

Fabio Ziemssen, Zintinus. “Rethinking and improving the food industry with sustainable innovations and visionary approaches is my everyday driving force. With 15+ years experience in Food, Venturing and Innovation, I am continuing to build new companies, infrastructures and scalable solutions.” Portfolio incl. Lykon, Kraftling, GEM

🇮🇹 Italy

Lucrezia Lucotti, 360 Capital. “I joined @360Capital as an investment professional, the coolest job in the world. I've got exposure on climate tech, energy storage, fintech, logistics, b2b and b2c software (marketplaces, SaaS) in Europe with a preliminary focus on Italy”. Portfolio incl. Oxyle, Aerleum, Caemate

Giacomo Fanin, Grey Silo Ventures. “We invest in and partner with promising startups, visionary innovators and entrepreneurs inspired by curiosity and passion.” Portfolio incl. Nosh Bio, X-Farm Technologies, Mushlabs

Francesco De Michelis, MITO Technology. “Currently focused on advancing sustainable innovation, I previously served as a Senior Intellectual Asset Manager at Fondazione Torino Wireless, where I specialized in IP strategy and technology management.” Portfolio incl. waterview, HT Materials Science, Deep Trace Technologies

Antonio Concolino, Primo Capital. A leading independent Italian platform for alternative investments focused on cutting-edge technology. Portfolio incl. Caracol, Eoliann, Vection Technologies

Stefano Bernardi, Unruly Capital. Solo GP, has been investing in startups for more than 10 years. Portfolio inc. Unicorn biotechnologies, Alga Biosciences, Renaissance Fusion

🇱🇹 Lithuania

Rokas Peciulaitis, Contrarian Ventures. "In search of economic moats at the early stage in Climate tech across Europe and Israel". Portfolio inc. BeZero Carbon, PVcase, eliq

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Janneke Niessen, CapitalT. "Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, board member and mentor for startups and co-founder of CapitalT, a VC fund that invests in technology companies using proprietary technology to evaluate entrepreneurial teams". Portfolio inc. Overstory, Sojo

Peter van Gelderen, ICOS Capital. Backing ambitious founders tackling our most urgent and complex challenges. Specialising in Food systems, Chemical & Materials, Sustainable industry process & digital technologies and Decarbonization.

Mark Durno, Rockstart. “I am passionate about creating opportunities for ambitious impact driven founders tackling the transition to a regenerative and sustainable future food system.” Portfolio incl. Okto Grid, Dexter, AgriRobot

Machtelt Groothuis, Rubio Impact Ventures. We believe that the most valuable companies of our time will create breakthrough business models while solving systemic problems. Portfolio incl. No Palm Ingredients, Renewaball, EMAGY

Julia Padberg, SET Ventures. "Invests in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights". Portfolio inc. Frequenz, Elmodis, General Fusion

Janneke Bik, SHIFT Invest. “Experienced impact investor with a passion to help early stage companies to accelerate growth and professionalise the organisation.” Portfolio incl. RoBoat, FridayEnergy, ChainCraft

Kim Anders Odhner, UNOVIS. "Investing in purpose-driven entrepreneurs with a shared vision for a well-fed and sustainable world". Portfolio inc. Aleph Farms, Alpine Bio, BlueNalu

🇳🇴 Norway

Kristin Aamodt, ArcTern Ventures. Venture capital firm obsessed with helping solve the climate crisis and rethinking sustainability. ArcTern invests globally in breakthrough technology companies solving climate change and sustainability. Portfolio inc. Mosa Meat, Terramera, Carbon America

Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, Katapult Ocean. Investing in early stage technology startups with a positive impact on our planet. Portfolio incl. Algae-C,12 Tides, Algaeing

Elisabeth (Iren) Øvstebø, Link Capital.  Accelerating the energy transition by investing in next generation solar, battery, mobility, EV & software firms, Europe. Portfolio incl. Solar Duck, ReTyre, Glint Solar

Linn-Cecilie Linnemann, LUMO Labs. Supporting European founders using emerging technologies, especially AI and data-driven solutions, to invest in solutions for Climate, Sustainable Cities, Health, and Education

Hilde Støle Pettersen, Momentum. “We invest in innovative and ambitious teams, with a particular focus on technology firms in the ocean industries, renewable energy, agriculture and construction/property.” Portfolio incl. Nofence, Pascal Technologies, Inherit

Tom Even Mortensen, Sand Water. Investing in founders and companies that are on a mission to make an impact that matters, and where Sandwater can add the right fuel to the mix.  Portfolio incl. Powall, Standard Bio, Salient Energy

Angela Restrepo Holter, WIN Ventures. An investment company with 30 women shareholders investing together in innovative high-growth companies and other outstanding opportunities in the Nordics.

🇵🇹 Portugal

Romain Diaz, Satgana. Climate Tech VC firm on a mission to invest in planet-positive startups building solutions to the climate and ecological crisis. Portfolio inc. Voltiris, Orbio Earth, Mazi Mobility.

Antonio Miguel, MSM. "MSM is an early-stage impact fund. We invest in brave founders solving the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges." Portfolio inc. bikesale, Ivy Protocol, Agroleague

🇪🇸 Spain

Fernando Casado Cañeque, Inclimo Climate Tech Fund. “We are actively working to identify the most innovative companies to combat the climate emergency.” Portfolio incl. Woodea, Ocean Ecostructures, Soren

Talia Rafaeli, KOMPAS VC. Funding breakthrough innovations that accelerate the digital transformation and decarbonisation of the building and manufacturing industries. Portfolio inc. Helios, Found Energy, ecoworks

Javier Santiso, Mundi Ventures. Backing bold and purpose-driven founders with early and growth stage technologies. Portfolio inc. FloodMapp, Laiier, Submer

Seena Amidi, Plug and Play Tech Center. "Venture Capital analyst specialized in FinTech, also investing in Enterprise Tech and InsurTech. Passionate about Financial Inclusion, Developing Economies, and Climate". Portfolio inc Minimum, Sylvera, Helios.

Ferdinando Meo, Rumbo Ventures. “We are looking for GRIT Entrepreneurs with Vision, Passion, Ambition, Humility that want to be game changers in Climate Tech”. Portfolio incl. Emeter.ai, Einsted, Lisus

Pablo Pedrejon, Seaya. Currently managing over €650 million across five early-stage venture funds. Seaya accelerates the growth of startups by leveraging the founder’s strategic vision, providing them with Seaya’s global platform, its extensive network of founders, investors and multinational corporations. Portfolio incl. Aegir, Biome Makers, Pachama

Juan Nieto, Zacua Ventures. Early stage global VC specialised in investing in the Built Environment sector. Portfolio inc. ecoworks, Flexnode, Concrete4Change

🇸🇪 Sweden

Christine Ahlstrand, Course Corrected. Founder of Course Corrected, a climate focused VC fund. Portfolio Inc. Infarm, petfood, Globhe

Sandra Malmberg, EQT Ventures. Ex food tech innovator/marketer/creative turned early stage VC investor at EQT Ventures. Focusing on food- and climate tech. Portfolio inc. Formo, Single.earth, Heart Aerospace

Erik Byrenius, Mudcake. "Foodtech entrepreneur, exited to Delivery Hero in 2012. Now trying to help other startups, partly by building stuff for the ecosystem and partly by investing in high-impact foodtech founders", Portfolio inc. Arborea, microTERRA, Project Eaden

Tove Larsson, Norrsken VC. General Partner, wants to create a world that is optimised for both people and planet. Portfolio inc. Northvolt, ClimateView, Stockeld Dreamery

Hampus Jakobsson, Pale Blue Dot. A seed-stage ClimateTech fund investing in startups that reduce and reverse the effects of climate change and prepare for a new world. Portfolio inc. Climate X, Hier Foods, Monta

Peter Odemark, Re:Food. Peter has vast experience in investing for growth, driving change, implementing sustainability systems, and acquiring – and selling –  companies. Portfolio inc. Agreena, Planted, Oatly

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Christina Ulardic, Astanor Ventures. Experienced impact investor, helping to build a sustainable and regenerative agri-food technology sector. Portfolio inc. MeliBio, Apeel, Modern Meadow

Max Zeller, Carbon Removal Partners. Partnering with the most ambitious entrepreneurs in the formative stage of their companies to support them and transform them into global winners. Portfolio inc. Climeworks, Heirloom, Eion

Nathalie Moral, Clima Now. Investing in climate tech solutions across Europe and works on a systemic level by engaging in policy and mobilizing community for more climate solutions through the annual award Spotlight. Portfolio incl. Einhundert Energie, The Generation Forest, Fermify

Gina Domanig, Emerald. "Globally recognized investment and venture capital firm with a focus on cleantech. Before becoming an investor, Gina spent 10 years working at Sulzer as head of M&A". Portfolio inc. Believer Meats, XFarm Technologies, enocean

Abel Rossignol, Thia Ventures. Investing at the intersection of Biotech x Food x Health. Portfolio incl. Arkeon, Allozymes, EvodiaBio

Myke Näf, Übermorgen Ventures. Computer science engineer by education and the founder of Doodle, business angel since exit. Portfolio inc. Fermify, Ostrom, Carbo Culture

Joana Castro, Unigestion. Private equity investor focused on small and mid-market buyout and growth. Leading Unigestion’s primary investments strategy globally as well as ESG integration across the private equity portfolio.

Lukas Weber, Verve Ventures. A network and technology-driven venture capital firm which has become one of the most active venture investors in Europe with over 140 technology and science-driven startups in its portfolio. Portfolio inc. Phlair, Metafuels, Transmutex

Catia Cesari, Volta Circle. “I grow investment portfolios, lead strategic planning, execute acquisitions and design integration processes. I promote sustainability and transparency as catalyzers of innovation, competitive advantage and shared value to support a pioneering consumer-oriented strategy.” Portfolio inc. Clarity, Arborea, Aday

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Zoe Peden, Ananda Impact Ventures. “We are the home for entrepreneurs with a big vision that want to create something less ordinary”. Portfolio incl. Airmo, NatureMetrics, Resourcify

Jeremy Brown, Anthemis Group. London-based Venture capital investor with in-depth experience in product management, energy, climate and deep tech. Now, focused on climate fintech and have built the thesis at Anthemis. Portfolio incl. Agreena, Rize, Apollo Agriculture

Helen Lin, At One Ventures. Investing in a world where humanity is a net positive to nature. Seeking innovative technologies that can upend the traditional industries contributing to climate change. Portfolio inc. Climax Foods, Iron Ox, Cruz Foam

Kate Ronayne, BGF. With £2.5bn to support a range of growing companies – early-stage, growth-stage and quoted – across every region and sector in the UK and Ireland. Portfolio inc. Bramble, Cambridge Energy, Arborea

Eleanor Blagbrough, Blume Equity. A climate-tech growth investor transforming the health of planet and people. Portfolio incl. Neustark, Sensorfact, Aerones

Ali Morrow, Clay Capital. An early stage food, agriculture and climate tech investor with an operational background. Portfolio incl. Infinite Roots, Nuritas, MiAlgae

Beverley Gower-Jones, Clean Growth Fund. A £101m climate venture capital fund. Portfolio inc. Piclo, Tepeo, Holiferm

Nadav Steinmetz, Climate First. Backing exceptional climate tech companies with outsized returns and massive decarbonization potential Portfolio incl.Helios, KoBold Metals, ClimateCrop

Cindi Bough, Climate Investment (CI) “Climate investor blending entrepreneurial and corporate operational experiences with a global track record investing in Cleantech 1.0 / Climatetech 2.0 for 18+years; in energy over 23+years.” Portfolio incl. Cyclic Materials, 44.01, Gradient

Andrew Shebbeare, Counteract. "I love solving complex problems to create new value. After 20 years in finance, technology and media I've set my sights on identifying and backing the next generation of negative emissions technology". Portfolio Inc. Agricarbon, InterEarth, Parallel Carbon

George Howard, CPT Capital. Investing in visionary founders creating the future of food and materials. Portfolio Inc. Arda Biomaterials, Kite Hill, Ripple Foods

Cassie Bowe, Energy Impact Partners. Venture capital and growth fund investing in companies advancing critical climate solutions. We help companies scale by leveraging our strategic partner coalition. Portfolio inc. Boston Metal, Ev Energy, Nitricity

Lucy Rands, ETF Partners - The Environmental Technologies Fund. Europe's original venture capital firm dedicated to sustainability and impact investing. Portfolio incl. Deepsea, Shippeo, Dexter

Will Wells, firstminute capital. "Climate Tech Founder turned VC. My first start up, Hummingbird Technologies - an AI software platform to measure Regen Ag from space - recently exited to Agreena". Portfolio inc. Agreena, VitroLabs, ecolocked

Tommy Stadlen, Giant Ventures. "Backs purpose-driven technology founders solving the world’s biggest challenges across three themes in climate, health and inclusive capitalism". Portfolio inc. Synonym, Agreena, Waterplan

Kevin Bone, Lightrock. Lightrock manages more than $5.5 billion in assets and invests in Europe, North America, Latin America, India, and Africa. Portfolio inc. Sunfire, Velocys, Combio Energia

Ferdinando Sigona, LocalGlobe. Entrepreneur First, now Partner at LocalGlobe, "backing founders who ride 21st century waves in climate, health & finance". Portfolio inc. Shellworks, Infarm, Ontruck

Gregory Dewerpe, Noa. Investing in a better built world with a mission to improve quality of life, accelerate sustainable living, and enable the decarbonization of largest, least digitized and most polluting industry in the world. Portfolio inc. VARM, Solar Rock, SatVu

Rebecca Hunt, Octopus Ventures. Investing in Deep Tech startups at Octopus Ventures. Helping founders create the future of Rockets, Robotics, AI and Computing.

Nic Gorini, Spin Ventures. Loop 2, Spin Ventures’ Article 9 "Dark Green" Fund, targets pre-seed to Series A climate-tech startups. Focused on transformative B2B solutions, Loop 2 drives decarbonization and circularity in the $30 trillion global consumer and retail industry. Portfolio incl. Circularr, Super Forma, Wasted

Costa Yiannoulis. Synthesis Capital. An investment manager transforming our food system through food technology. Portfolio inc. Upside Foods, Equinom, Triplebar

Irena Spazzapan at Systemiq Capital. Backing exceptional early-stageClimateTech founders. Portfolio inc. Charm Industrial, Ohme, Brimstone

Kristian Branaes, Transition Global. Stealth VC investing in early-stage tech startups, excited about climate and using tech for good. Portfolio inc. FabricNano, Phase Biolabs, Electricity Maps

Matthew Blain, Voyager Ventures. Investing in early-stage climate technology companies creating the foundation of a decarbonized global economy and a livable future for all. Portfolio inc. Atlas Materials, Arbor, SnoFox, Intensivate

Devika Thapar, Wilbe. The first full-stack venture firm dedicated to scientists: founder + career resources, TTO advocacy, funding, lab space. Portfolio inc. Proxima Fusion, Milvus Advanced

Pippa Gawley, Zero Carbon Capital. Climate tech investor for early-stage businesses creating scientific innovations to address the biggest unsolved problems of climate change, focused on pre-seed and seed stage. Portfolio inc. Anaphite, Biozeroc, Multus Media

Shelley Brown, Zinc VC. Supporting founders in building new businesses in service of the health of people and the planet. Portfolio incl. Portfolio incl. CellMine, DeepRoots, Clyde Hydrogen