๐ช๐บ๐ฒ Last week in climate (#61)
All new deals, upcoming rounds, news, jobs and events from last week.
Good morning, Europe ๐ณ
This week we cover:
๐ The better way to find investors,
๐ 10 tickets to The Drop,
๐ฐ closed rounds,
๐ธ upcoming rounds,
๐ผ new jobs,
๐ฐ climate news, and
๐ events.
As always:
๐ Add any events, news, closed rounds, or upcoming rounds for next weekโs newsletter.
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๐ The Better Way to Find Investors
Weโve made it our mission to make it easier for climate-tech companies not just to hire talent, but also to find investors. We pulled some all-nighters this weekend and launched v1.0 of our new investor database.
You can now filter through all investors and angels and save them to your shortlist. Investors will be able to see who shortlisted them and can get in touch with Founders directly via LinkedIn or our Slack channel.
Try it out and give us some feedback on what we should improve! This feature is entirely free right now.
If youโre an investor, then make sure to head to your profile to set up your investment focus correctly. The revamped startup/deal flow databases will also go live soon.
๐ We got you 10 tickets to The Drop
If we were to only attend one climate-tech conference this year, it would be The Drop in Malmรถ, Sweden on September 7th, 2023. Last year saw over 500 climate founders, investors, and experts coming together to drive climate solutions forward.
We had a chat with the team and got 10x10% discounted tickets exclusively for the ClimatEU community so that your ticket is guaranteed, and you do not need to hope for the waitlist to work in your favor.
For any questions, you can reach them at hello@thedropconf.com.
See you in Sweden!
๐ฐ Closed Rounds
๐ณ๐ด FREYR Battery - โฌ100M Grant
๐ Mo I Rana, Norway
โก๏ธ Lithium-ion battery facility.
Investors:
European Union
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฑ๐น PVcase - $100M Venture
๐ Kaunas, Lithuania
โก๏ธ Solar projects design.
Investors:
Elephant, Energize Ventures, Highland Europe
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ง๐ช Aphea.Bio - โฌ70M Series C
๐ Zwijnaarde, Belgium
๐จ Microbial product development.
Investors:
Agri Investment Fund, Astanor Ventures, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BNP Paribas Fortis, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, Innovation Industries, Korys, SFPIM
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Sylvera - โฌ51M Series B
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ธ Transparency for carbon markets.
Investors:
9Yards Capital, Bain & Company, Balderton Capital, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, LocalGlobe, Salesforce Ventures, Seedcamp, Speedinvest
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง One Moto - $40M Debt
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ Electric vehicle ecosystem.
Investors:
Pyse
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ซ๐ท b:bot - โฌ20M Venture
๐ Puteaux, France
๐ญ Plastic recycling.
Investors:
Eiffel Investment Group, Crรฉdit Agricole
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ซ๐ท finres - โฌ4M Seed
๐ Paris, France
๐งโ๐พ Assessing climate risks for adaptation.
Investors:
AFI Ventures, Anna Alex, Better Angle, Illuminate Financial, Kima Ventures, Michaรซl Diguet, Plug and Play, Raise Sherpas, Renaud Visage, Speedinvest, Tiny VC, Valentine Baudouin Barbelivien
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ซ๐ท Stokelp - $3M Seed
๐ Fontaine, France
๐งโ๐พ Platform for recovery of raw materials.
Investors:
AFI Ventures, Better Angle, OneRagtime, Rothschild & Co.
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง RideTandem - ยฃ2M Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ Mobility for towns and small cities.
Investors:
1818 Venture Capital, Ascension, Blackfinch Ventures, FirstMonday VC, Low Carbon Innovation Fund, Rainmaking Impact
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง NetZeroNitrogen - $2M Pre-Seed
๐ Nottingham, United Kingdom
๐งโ๐พ Fertilizers.
Investors:
Revent, Zero Carbon, Tony de Fougerolles
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Allye - ยฃ900k Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Software-enabled energy storage.
Investors:
Alpha Future Funds, Elbow Beach Capital
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ณ๐ฑ Meteory - โฌ550k Pre-Seed
๐ Noordwijk, Netherlands
๐ก Satellite data to monitor environmental changes.
Investors:
Campus Fund, Heartfelt Capital, Le Stud, Shamrock Ventures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐จ๐ญ Hive Power - $600k Venture
๐ Manno, Switzerland
โก๏ธ Smart grids.
Investors:
Magility Ventures, Pรฉter Ilyรฉs, Techstars, TiVentures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Greyparrot - $500k Venture
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ญ Transparency & automation in recycling.
Investors:
Amcor Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ช๐ช Skeleton Technologies - Corporate
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
โก๏ธ Energy storage.
Investors:
Marubeni
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฆ๐น Fermify - Seed
๐ Gerasdorf Bei Wien, Austria
๐ด Alternative cheese.
Investors:
CREMER, Interfood
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ธ Upcoming Rounds
๐ผ New Jobs
Talents can filter through and save 10k+ monthly job posts on our job board, and set up their preferences to get tailored job recommendations.
Employers can join here.
๐ฐ Climate News
โก๏ธ China to become renewables leader? (article)
โก๏ธ Oklo (nuclear) is going public via SPAC (article)
โก๏ธ Wind turbines and bird deaths (article)
๐ Germany braces for heatwave (article)
๐ณ Nature Restoration Law passes vote (article)
๐ Termite-Inspired Metamaterials for Buildings (article)
๐ The worldโs largest wooden city (article)
๐ Zinc Venture Builder open for applications (article)
๐ญ Soaring demand for critical minerals (article)
๐ก Climate tribalism (article)
๐ก FTSE100 firms unlikely to meet net-zero targets (article)
๐ธ Azolla Ventures announces $239M fund (article)
๐ธ Coca-Cola announces sustainability VC (article)
๐ VanMoof is struggling (article)
๐ Upcoming Events
๐ฌ๐ง Amazon Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day (details)
๐ฌ๐ง Should you be buying carbon offsets? (details)
๐ธ๐ช The Drop (details)
๐ธ๐ช Impact Week (details)
๐ฉ๐ช Impact Festival (details)
๐ฌ๐ง SDGs and responsible business strategies (details)
๐ฌ๐ง London Climate Tech Show (details)
๐ SOSV Climate Tech Summit (details)
๐ฌ๐ง Carbon Unbound Europe (details)
๐ง๐ช EU Tech for Climate Action (details)
๐ฌ๐ง Investing better - why where you bank matters (details)
Thatโs it for this week ๐
A big hug from Portugal,
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๐ฉ Feel free to send feedback, ideas, companies, funding rounds, or other inquiries to: tim@climateu.earth