🌳 Last week in climate (#87) by ClimateU

All you need to know about last week in climate.

Good morning and happy Tuesday! 🌳

❓ This week I’m excited to start featuring first community asks in the newsletter. Asks can be added by anyone via their member profile on ClimateU - just tell us where you would like some help or feedback and we’ll share it with everyone in the community.

🎨 We also gave the company page a major design and data upgrade and are just finalizing a few more data tweaks that we will then take to the platform.

That being said, let’s get to it - short and sweet as always:

Today, we'll cover last week’s:
👋 community asks (new),
💰 closed rounds,
💼 climate jobs,
🚀 dealflow,
📰 news, and
🗓 upcoming events.

If you missed the first three newsletters of this year, you can look them up here.

💡 A quick reminder that much of this weekly summary is open-sourced - you can add news, jobs, events, etc. via ClimateU.

👋 Community Asks

❓ Clemens is looking for a co-founder.
❓ Judith wants exchanges about built environment & prop-tech.
❓ Alpesh is looking for pre-seed funding.
❓ Niclas is looking for a co-founder.
❓ Inderan is looking for help raising his pre-seed fund.

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💰 Closed Rounds

We gave the company pages an update to give you all you need to know. More data coming soon.

🇸🇪 Northvolt - €4600M Debt

📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🔋 Batteries.

Investors: European Investment Bank, Nordic Investment Bank

Article, Company → New Layout

🇫🇷 Electra - €304M Series B

📍 Paris, France
🔌 EV fast-charging stations in urban areas.

Investors: 574 Invest, Bpifrance, Eurazeo, PGGM Investments, Rive Private Investment, Serena

Article, Company

🇸🇪 Aira - €145M Series B

📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🏠 Switching houses from gas boilers to air source heat pumps.

Investors: Altor, Collaborative Fund, Creades AB, Kinnevik, Lingotto, Nesta Impact Investments, Statkraft Ventures, Temasek Holdings

Article, Company

🇩🇪 INERATEC - €118M Series B

📍 Karlsruhe, Germany
🛢 CO2-neutral and affordable e-fuels & e-products.

Investors: Emerald Technology Ventures, ENGIE New Ventures, FO Holding, HG Ventures, HTGF, Honda, MPC Capital, Piva Capital, Planet A Ventures, Rock Creek, Safran Corporate Ventures, Samsung Ventures, TDK Ventures, WIND Ventures

Article, Company

🇳🇱 Soly - €30M Series B

📍 Groningen, Netherlands
☀️ Energy equipment for the solar industry.

Investors: ABP, ArcTern Ventures, Fifth Wall, Shell Ventures

Article, Company

🇬🇧 Trojan Energy - £26M Venture

📍 Stonehaven, United Kingdom
🔌 On-street EV charging points.

Investors: Alba Equity, Business Growth Fund, Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish National Investment Bank, Social Investment Scotland

Article, Company

🇬🇧 IGS - £22.5M Series C

📍 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
🧑‍🌾 Vertical farming solutions.

Investors: Cleveland Avenue, COFRA Holding, DC Thomson, Ospraie Ag Sciences, S2G Ventures, Scottish Enterprise

Article, Company

🇸🇪 TrusTrace - €22M Series B

📍 Stockholm, Sweden
👕 SaaS that simplifies fashion product traceability and compliance.

Investors: Circularity Capital, Fairpoint Capital, Industrifonden

Article, Company

🇧🇬 Nasekomo - €8M Series A

📍 Sofia, Bulgaria
🦗 Animal feeds from organic waste using bio-converting insects.

Investors: Invenio partners

Article, Company

🇳🇱 Taylor - €8M Venture

📍 Eindhoven, Netherlands
☀️ Electronics and software for solar module producers and system installers.

Investors: ABP, BOM, Rubio Impact Ventures

Article, Company

🇪🇸 Delfos Energy - €6.3M Seed

📍 Barcelona, Spain
⚡️ AI for the energy industry to predict failures.

Investors: Contrarian Ventures, DOMO.VC, EDP Ventures, Headline

Article, Company

🇫🇷 Temo - €6M Series A

📍 Vannes, France
🚗 Portable, easy-to-install electric motors for small craft.

Investors: At One Ventures, Blueprint Partners, Bpifrance

Article, Company

🇩🇪 Membion - €5M Series A

📍 Roetgen, Germany
💧 Wastewater treatment with membrane bioreactor technology.

Investors: DeepTech & Climate Fonds, TechVision Fund

Article, Company

🇵🇹 ENLINE - €3.5M Seed

📍 Mirandela, Portugal
⚡️ Forecasting platform for optimizing maximum load.

Investors: Criteria Venture Tech, EIT InnoEnergy, Santander Asset Management

Article, Company

🇫🇷 Genevos - €2.5M Seed

📍 Lagord, France
🚢 Integrating hydrogen and fuel cell systems in the maritime industry.

Investors: GO CAPITAL

Article, Company

🇬🇧 HutanBio - £2.3M Seed

📍 Huntingdon, United Kingdom
🛢 Biotechnology firm that delivers an HBx bio-oil.

Investors: Clean Growth Fund

Article, Company

🇬🇧 Furbnow - £950k Pre-Seed

📍 London, United Kingdom
🏠 Retrofits UK homes for energy efficiency

Investors: Daniel Luhde-Thompson, Norrsken Accelerator, SFC Capital

Article, Company

🇫🇷 Tiamat Energy - Venture

📍 Amiens, France
🔋 Sodium-ion technology for more sustainable batteries.

Investors: Stellantis Ventures

Article, Company

🇩🇪 VYLD - Seed

📍 Berlin, Germany
🍀 Produces biodegradable period products from seaweed.

Investors: European Union

Article, Company

🇳🇱 Qorium - Venture

📍 Maastricht, Netherlands
👕 Cell-cultured collagen-based leather.

Investors: Brightlands Venture Partners, Sofinnova Partners

Article, Company

🇬🇧 Eatron Technologies - Series A

📍 Warwick, United Kingdom
🔋 AI-powered battery management software.

Investors: 100 Yıl Venture Capital, LG Technology Ventures, MMC Ventures, Turkey Development Fund

Article, Company

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💼 New Climate Jobs

Check out some of the latest featured jobs below. If you don't see anything that speaks to you, you can always head to ClimateU to explore thousands of other opportunities.

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aeco

“Restoring peatlands by unlocking their value - for landowners, corporations, investors and the planet.“

🌍 Head of Operations (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)
🌍 Senior Carbon Project Developer (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)
🌍 Projektentwickler*in (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)

Briink

“Your AI-powered EU Taxonomy assistant.“

🇩🇪 Senior Backend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 Build Your Own Engineering Role (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 Senior Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 AI Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)

Cambrium

“Cambrium's mission is to trigger the next wave of material innovation by harnessing nature’s protein building blocks.“

🇩🇪 Business Development Intern (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 Head of Sales - Cosmetic Ingredients (Berlin, On-site)
🇩🇪 Head of Finance & Operations (Berlin, On-site)

CHOOOSE

“CHOOOSE delivers a software platform that enables individuals and organizations to understand their carbon footprint and support trusted climate solutions.“

🇳🇴 Senior Business Controller (Norway, Remote)

NuuEnergy

“NuuEnergy's vision is to enable every homeowner in Europe to have the most sustainable and efficient heating and cooling system - purchased and installed in one seamless process.“

🇩🇪 Intermediate Growth Marketer (Munich, Hybrid)
🇩🇪 Founder Associate - Working Student or Intern (Munich, Hybrid)
🇩🇪 (Junior) Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist (Munich, Hybrid)
🇩🇪 Business Development Associate/ Junior Account Executive (Munich, Hybrid)
🇩🇪 Energieberater *in (Munich, Hybrid)

OpenEarth Foundation

“Open Earth Foundation is a California-based research and deployment non-profit developing open innovative technology to increase planetary resilience and avoid a catastrophic climate crisis..“

🇩🇪 AI Application Engineer (Germany, Remote)

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That’s all featured jobs for this week! Remember, you can view thousands of more jobs on ClimateU.earth and you can feature your jobs here by signing up for our new monthly membership.

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🚀 Climate Dealflow

This year, 50+ companies on ClimateU are already looking to close a funding round.
👇 Below is a summary of rounds being raised in Q1 2024 by country.

Investors on our membership can access all funding rounds, founders, and pitch decks on the platform:

🇦🇹 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Wind Energy)
🇨🇦 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)
🇩🇪 Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Protein)
🇩🇪 Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Recycling)
🇩🇪 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Carbon Accounting)
🇩🇪 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Cars)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Air & Noise Pollution)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biomass)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Cement & Concrete)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Investing)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Consumer Goods)
🇩🇪 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Solar Energy)
🇩🇪 Series A - 2024 Q1 (Packaging)
🇩🇪🇹🇷 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)
🇩🇰 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)
🇩🇰 Series A - 2024 Q1 (Recycling)
🇪🇸 Series A - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Fuels)
🇫🇷 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Earth Observation)
🇫🇷 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Technology-Based CC)
🇬🇧 Angel - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)
🇬🇧 Angel - 2024 Q1 (Consumer Goods)
🇬🇧 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biodiversity)
🇬🇧 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Data)
🇬🇧 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Logistics & Supply Chain Efficiency)
🇬🇧 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Construction Software)
🇬🇧 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Farming Software & Analytics)
🇬🇧 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Logistics & Supply Chain Efficiency)
🇬🇧 Series A - 2024 Q1 (New Materials)
🇬🇧 Venture - 2024 Q1 (Commerce)
🇮🇳 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Software & Analytics)
🇮🇹 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Carbon Accounting)
🇳🇱 Crowdfunding - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Protein)
🇳🇱 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Vertical / Indoor / Urban Farming)
🇳🇱 Series A - 2024 Q1 (Hydrogen)
🇳🇴 Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Solar Energy)
🇳🇴 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Aviation)
🇸🇬🇳🇱 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Low-Footprint Foods)
🇺🇸 Grant - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)
🇺🇸 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biodiversity)
🇺🇸 Series A - 2024 Q1 (Nature-Based CC)
🌍 Seed - 2024 Q1 (Charging Infrastructure)
🇺🇸 Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)

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📰 Climate News

Here are a few articles from last week:

💸 ArcTern Ventures Announces USD $335 Million Fund
💸 Vidia Equity Closes Vidia Climate Fund I, at €415M
💸 Why We Need to Invest in Climate Resilience

📢 EU reaches deal on near phase-out of diesel trucks
💨 Ørsted contract will capture and store 430,000t of CO2
⚡️ MAN Energy installs world’s largest seawater CO2 heat pump
🏭 Earthbound™ has become the first Croatian B Corp.

PS: We’re looking for a volunteer to lead our weekly news section this year. If that is you, please contact us (team@climateu.earth).

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🗓 Upcoming Events

We want to revive this section this month. If you’ve come across great sources for climate events, or you’re organizing an event/meetup/webinar, please ping us.

🇬🇧 Electrify Everything: Smart Homes (Jan 24)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam ClimateHack Meetup (Jan 25)
💡 Your business' carbon footprint: what it is and how to measure it? (Jan 31)
💡 State of Climate Tech 2023 (Feb 1)
🇵🇹 Portugal's Voluntary Carbon Market (Feb 7)
🇬🇧 Nature and your business: why it matters and how to take action. (Feb 22)
🇫🇷 Hello Tomorrow (Mar 21-22)
🇺🇸 SF Climate Week (Apr 21-27)
🇩🇪 Greentech Festival (May 15)
🇺🇸 Carbon Unbound USA (May 21)
🇨🇭 HackSummit (Jun 13)
🇬🇧 London Climate Action Week (Jun 22-30)
🇮🇹 ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development (Sep 11)
🇸🇪 The Drop 2024 (Sep 17)
🇪🇪 impact day (Oct 10)
🇵🇹 Planetiers 2024 (Oct 20)
🇩🇪 Impact Festival (Oct 30)

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A Final Note

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