🇪🇺🌲 Last week in climate-tech (#41)
13 closed rounds, 6 upcoming rounds, lots of climate news, and new jobs.
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This week we cover:
💰 13 closed rounds,
💸 6 upcoming rounds,
💵 Lots of climate news, and
💼 10k+ jobs in Europe.
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💰 Closed Funding Rounds
🇬🇧 EO Charging - $80M Private Equity
📍 Stowmarket, United Kingdom
🚗 Powering electric fleets.
Investors:
Vortex Energy, Zouk Capital
🇬🇧 Topolytics - Grant
📍 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
🏭 Data analytics for waste supply chains.
Investors:
UK Research and Innovation
🇩🇪 TIER Mobility - Venture
📍 Berlin, Germany
🚗 Micro-mobility.
Investors:
Mubadala
🇳🇴 Aqualung Carbon Capture - Corporate
📍 Oslo, Norway
💨 Industrial scale carbon capture units.
Investors:
Denbury Resources
🇬🇧 Kita - £4M Seed
📍 Worcester, United Kingdom
💸 Carbon insurance.
Investors:
Carbon13, Chaucer Group Ltd, Climate VC, Hartree Partners, Insurtech Gateway, Octopus Ventures
🇫🇷 Carbon Maps - €4M Pre-Seed
📍 Paris, France
🍴 Climate management platform for food industry.
Investors:
Breega, Samaipata
🇩🇪 Green Fusion - €3M Seed
📍 Berlin, Germany
⚡️ Optimization of energy systems in residential real estate.
Investors:
BitStone Capital, Brandenburg Kapital, High Rise Ventures, Vireo Ventures, Wi Venture, Übermorgen Ventures
🇧🇪 Paleo - €12M Series A
📍 Leuven, Belgium
🍴 Ingredients for plant-based foods.
Investors:
Beyond Impact, DSM Venturing, Gimv, Planet A Ventures, SFPIM, Siddhi Capital
🇬🇧 GeoPura - £36M Venture
📍 Wysall, United Kingdom
⚡️ Production, transport, and use of zero-emissions fuels.
Investors:
Barclays, General Motors Ventures, Siemens Energy, Swen Capital Partners
🇬🇧 Arrival - £41M Post-IPO Equity
📍 London, United Kingdom
🚗 Zero-emission solutions for cities.
Investors:
Antara Capital Master Fund
🇳🇱 Source.ag - $23M Series A
📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands
🧑🌾 A.I. powered greenhouses.
Investors:
Acre Venture Partners, Astanor Ventures
🇬🇧 Topolytics - £2M Angel
📍 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
🏭 Data analytics for waste supply chains.
🇫🇷 La Tannerie Végétale - €500k Seed
📍 Lyon, France
🏭 Biodegradable & recyclable leather alternative.
💸 6 upcoming funding rounds
Six upcoming funding rounds have been announced via ClimatEU last week, including:
😇 1x Angel Round
🌱 2x Pre-Seed Round
🌲 3x Seed Round
Investors can view all new rounds here.
📰 Climate News
🇪🇸 Spain climate-tech deep dive by K Fund (article)
🌳 EU Talks to Speed Up Renewables Hamstrung by Fight Over Trees (article)
🌳 First-Ever Maritime Biodiversity Treaty (article)
🏭 Persiskin Launches Vegan Leather Made from Waste Persimmons (article)
🏭 Plastics upcycling could be made more sustainable (article)
🏭 The state of supply chains (article)
🏭 New Process to Reduce Carbon Footprint of White Phosphorus (article)
💸 Contrarian Ventures Lands €25 Million (article)
💸 $100M Sustainable Aviation Fuel Fund (article)
💸 Sasol Ventures raised €50M (article)
🇨🇭 80 Swiss Climate Tech Founders To Know (article)
📢 EU - US trade deal on raw materials for batteries? (article)
💨 Carbon Removal alliance launched (article)
⚡️ Hidden Hydrogen? (article)
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💼 Climate Jobs in Europe
Over 10,000 jobs are currently live on the job board.
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🇳🇱 Senior Frontend Developer (details)
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🇳🇱 Mid/Senior Product Designer (details)
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