๐ช๐บ๐ณ Last week in climate (#70) by ClimateU
All new deals, upcoming rounds, news, jobs and events from last week.
Good morning, Europe ๐ณ
Today weโll look at last weekโs:
๐ฐ closed rounds,
๐ธ upcoming rounds,
๐ผ new jobs,
๐ฐ climate news, and
๐ events.
As always:
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๐ฐ Closed Rounds (Europe)
๐ซ๐ท Verkor - โฌ2B Series C
๐ Grenoble, France
โก๏ธ Amplifying battery cell production.
Investors:
Bpifrance, CMA CGM Ventures, Credit Agricole Assurances, EIT InnoEnergy, EQT Ventures, Government of France, Macquarie Group, Meridiam, Renault Group
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Open Cosmos - ยฃ40M Series B
๐ Harwell, United Kingdom
๐ก Low-earth orbit satellites providing data and images.
Investors:
A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund, Accenture Ventures, Claret Capital Partners, ETF Partners, Kheng Nam Lee, Santander Climate Tech Fund, Taavet Hinrikus, Trill Impact
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ซ๐ท TOOPI ORGANICS - โฌ11M Series A
๐ Loupiac-de-la-rรฉole, France
๐งโ๐พ Turns urine into crop biostimulants.
Investors:
BNP Paribas, Edaphon, IRDI SORIDEC Gestion, Johes, MAIF Impact, MakeSense, Meusinvest, VisVires New Protein
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Raylo - ยฃ5M Venture
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ญ Leases for consumer electronics.
Investors:
Channel 4 Ventures, Macquarie Capital
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Q-Bot Ltd - ยฃ4M Venture
๐ Wandsworth, United Kingdom
๐ Robotic underfloor insulation solutions for energy-efficient homes.
Investors:
Adjuvo, EMV Capital, Wealth Club
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Treefera - $2M Pre-Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ธ Restoring trust in the carbon market.
Investors:
Concept Ventures, Greg Lavender, January Ventures, Twin Path Ventures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง ClimateAligned - ยฃ2M Pre-Seed
๐ Liverpool Street, United Kingdom
๐ธ AI-driven platform for a climate view on financial products.
Investors:
Pale Blue Dot, Frontline Ventures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐จ๐ญ Viboo - CHF 2M Seed
๐ Dubendorf, Switzerland
๐ Reduces heating costs & carbon footprint.
Investors:
HTGF, Rainmaking Impact, Swisscom Ventures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ธ๐ช Uniti Electric Car - $2M Corporate
๐ Lund, Sweden
๐ Swedish electric car company.
Investors:
ARC Group
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Better Nature - $1M Crowdfunding
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ด Protein without compromise.
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง SKOOT - ยฃ1M Venture
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ก Identify, offset, & avoid CO2. B2B & B2C.
Investors:
Low Carbon Innovation Fund
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ณ๐ฑ Tap Electric - โฌ1M Seed
๐ Amsterdam, Netherlands
๐ Connects EV drivers to charger owners.
Investors:
Fair Capital Partners Impact Investing, LUMO labs, Shamrock Ventures
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง Zak Mobility - ยฃ520k Venture
๐ Kettering, United Kingdom
๐ Wheel technology that integrates a hub motor & suspension within the wheel.
Investors:
British Design Fund, Kero Development Partners
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ Anthesis Group - Private Equity
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ก Sustainability advisory.
Investors:
The Carlyle Group, Tikehau Capital
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ธ๐ช Grรถnska - Debt
๐ Stockholm, Sweden
๐งโ๐พ Systems for indoor vertical farming.
Investors:
Nefco
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฌ๐ง CarbonBright - Venture
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ Decarbonizing supply chains in the CPG industry.
Investors:
FortyTwo.VC
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ซ๐ท Accenta - Venture
๐ Palaiseau, France
๐ Helps property owners reduce heating & AC.
Investors:
EREN Groupe, Crรฉdit Mutuel Arkรฉa
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฉ๐ช theion - Corporate
๐ Berlin, Germany
โก๏ธ Quasi-solid state lithium/sulfur & silicon/sulfur batteries.
Investors:
Enpal
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฉ๐ช VIDA - Venture
๐ Munich, Germany
๐ก Helping companies identify & monitor climate risks & impact opportunities.
Investors:
Cusp Capital
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ฉ๐ช Dance - Venture
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ Ebikes & mopeds with a flexible subscription.
Investors:
4P Capital, Alexander Asseily, Carl Pei, GDTRE, Mads Fosselius, Simon Hรคhnel
Article, For Investors, For Talent
๐ธ Upcoming Rounds
One new round was announced last week:
๐บ๐ธ Seed - 2023 Q4 (๐จ Techn-Based CC)
Investors, corporates, and service providers can access these companies via the platform.
๐ผ New Jobs
We sent out our weekly job recommendations to 4,800+ talents yesterday. Last week we saw a total of 1,453 new jobs posted on the ClimateU job board.
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We just welcomed a few new employers who signed up for premium and are now hiring via ClimateU:
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit, that promotes responsible management of the world's forests via timber certification.
๐ช๐บ Senior Advisor - Ecosystem Services (EU - Remote)
๐ฉ๐ช Communications Student Assistant (Bonn - Hybrid)
๐ฉ๐ช Products Manager - Carbon and Biodiversity (Bonn - Hybrid)
๐ฉ๐ช Legal Counsel/ Legal Officer (Bonn - Hybrid)
๐ฉ๐ช Trademark Officer (Bonn - Hybrid)
We Do Solar
We Do Solar is a smart balcony solar system that saves up to 25% on electricity bills and reduces CO2.
๐ฉ๐ช Founder Associate (Berlin - Hybrid)
Axle Energy
Axle is an energy flexibility startup. Their platform connects EVs and home energy devices to electricity markets to help kick fossil fuels out of the grid.
๐ฌ๐ง Software Engineer (London - Hybrid)
HellGruen Energie
HellGruen accelerates green energy investments with a digital one-stop-shop for energy installers & investors.
๐ฉ๐ช (Senior) Business Development Manager (Cologne - Hybrid)
๐ฐ Climate News
โก๏ธ Octopus Energy unveils next stage in smart heat
โก๏ธ EU fossil fuel burning for electricity fell to lowest on record
โก๏ธ Appleโs smart home app tells you when youโre using clean energy
โก๏ธ A guide to Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
๐จ Guide to the Carbon Removal Hype
๐จ Scaling Up for the Carbon Challenge
๐จ Carbon Offsets Explained
๐ The future of public charging stations?
๐ California passes bill mandating pollution disclosures
๐งโ๐พ Tesco unveils rapid expansion of low-carbon fertilizer trial
๐งโ๐พ โLab-grown Meat is not a Climate Change Solutionโ
๐ก Introducing HackTrends
๐ก Gretaโs strikes led third of Swiss citizens to change habits
๐ณ US launches $1bn tree-planting scheme
๐ณ OCEANIUM nets $2.6 million to supercharge seaweed processing
๐ Rising Seas & Extreme Weather are Uprooting Millions
๐ธ Introducing the Climate Scout Fund
๐ญ Port Talbot steelworks gets ยฃ500m
๐ A Cooler Future Means a World With Less Pavement
๐ Upcoming Events
๐ฌ๐ง London Climate Tech Show
๐ SOSV Climate Tech Summit
๐ฎ๐น Nature Based Solution
๐ต๐น Work on Climate - September Edition Lisbon
๐ฌ๐ง Carbon Unbound Europe
๐บ๐ธ How to Win Climate Tech Grants
๐ช๐ช Impact Day
๐ง๐ช EU Tech for Climate Action
๐ฌ๐ง Investing better - why where you bank matters
๐ฌ๐ง The International Carbon Markets Summit 2023
๐ฆ๐น Discover Vienna: Climate Tech
๐ ClimateTech Founders Summit 2023
Thatโs it for this week ๐
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