Climate Founders

The latest Climate Founders Newsletter is live! 📢 From groundbreaking funding rounds to pioneering solar models and biodiversity innovation, this edition is packed with exciting updates from our portfolio and the ClimateTech ecosystem. 🌱🔥 Check it out and stay inspired!

A breakthrough for solar in Germany. Our portfolio company MARCLEY runs the very first solar roof under a new regulation that enables owners and tenants to participate easily in the energy transition.

Yesterday we celebrated the final of our pre-acceleration sprint at Climate Founders. Great angel investors like Pjotr van Schothorst, Thomas Gottheil, Lucas von Fürstenberg, Lin Gong-Deutschmann, Andrei Podlesnyi, Sana Piracha, Katharina Klohe, Matthias Gröger, Matt Blythe and Jochen Berger gave extremely valuable feedback to our selected teams! Thank you! 💚 Also thank you Kathrin Weiß, Stephan Thönnißen, Anike von Gagern, Baz Iyer, Franziska W., Cecilia Woerthmueller, Matthieu Ochsner, CFA, Ferdinand von Hagen and Luke Tilsley for your great explanations in the session, your hard work during our sprint and your trust in us 😊 And thank you Franziska Ponick for selecting these teams for our sprint! For all who also want to participate in something like this and run a climatetech startup in founding or pre-seed phase, have a look at our website: https://lnkd.in/diWDSpnw

🌍 Decarbonizing Heavy Industry 🔥 Exciting news: Our portfolio company HyperHeat has raised €3.5M from top investors like APEX Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Possible Ventures, Finindus, E44 Ventures, Pjotr van Schothorst, and Matt Blythe! 🎉 HyperHeat’s modular, cost-effective heating solution—capable of reaching 2000°C—offers a fast way to decarbonize industrial heat, which accounts for nearly 40% of global CO2 emissions. From steelmaking to chemicals, this innovation could transform industrial processes worldwide. We’re proud to have connected Lars Amsbeck and Frederick Lessmann early on—an incredible team tackling one of humanity’s biggest challenges. 🚀 Ready to build solutions like HyperHeat? Join us at our Climate Founders Accelerator - https://lnkd.in/eyrmwuVe Read more: https://lnkd.in/gF3rjUjP

🚨 Last Day to Apply for the Climate Founders Remote Accelerator! 🚨 Are you building an early-stage ClimateTech startup and ready to scale your impact? 🚀 Today is the final day to apply for the Climate Founders Remote Accelerator—a program designed to support ambitious teams like yours in transforming sectors such as Transport, Nature, Carbon Markets, Materials, Energy and Food. What We Offer 🔍 Hands-on guidance to achieve product-market fit 💰 Support in securing pre-seed funding (€200k–€2M) 🤝 Access to a world-class network of experts and investors Why Apply? If you're driven to create real impact and accelerate your startup's journey, this is your chance to connect with like-minded innovators and take the next big step. ⏳ It only takes 5 minutes to apply https://lnkd.in/dHwVgK2Y

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄! At Climate Founders, we empower Europe’s most ambitious ClimateTech startups to secure funding and scale their solutions. If you’re tackling the challenges of our time with innovative technology and a clear vision, our Accelerator is the perfect next step. 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴? Take Hula Earth, our latest investment, as an example. Co-founded by Florian Geiser and David Schmider, their mission—leveraging BioT sensors and satellite data to revolutionize biodiversity monitoring—perfectly aligns with the urgency of addressing biodiversity loss. Through our Pre-Accelerator and Accelerator programs, we worked closely with the team to articulate their vision and build momentum. The result? A €1.6M pre-seed round led by top VC Point Nine, with the support of well-known angel investors. We’re now seeking the next generation of game-changing ClimateTech teams to join us and experience our hands-on approach through the Pre-Accelerator, our low-commitment test phase. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: - An 8-week, low-commitment program requiring max. 1 hour per week alongside your daily operations - A chance to test the fit with us as investors and sparring partners - Exclusive access to pitch opportunities with top investors from our network - Completely free - no costs, no strings attached 🕒 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟐.𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 📩 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dHwVgK2Y

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄! At Climate Founders, we empower Europe’s most ambitious ClimateTech startups to secure funding and scale their solutions. If you’re tackling the challenges of our time with innovative technology and a clear vision, our Accelerator is the perfect next step. 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴? Take Hula Earth, our latest investment, as an example. Co-founded by Florian Geiser and David Schmider, their mission—leveraging BioT sensors and satellite data to revolutionize biodiversity monitoring—perfectly aligns with the urgency of addressing biodiversity loss. Through our Pre-Accelerator and Accelerator programs, we worked closely with the team to articulate their vision and build momentum. The result? A €1.6M pre-seed round led by top VC Point Nine, with the support of well-known angel investors. We’re now seeking the next generation of game-changing ClimateTech teams to join us and experience our hands-on approach through the Pre-Accelerator, our low-commitment test phase. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: - An 8-week, low-commitment program requiring max. 1 hour per week alongside your daily operations - A chance to test the fit with us as investors and sparring partners - Exclusive access to pitch opportunities with top investors from our network - Completely free - no costs, no strings attached 🕒 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟐.𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 📩 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dHwVgK2Y

🌍 The latest Climate Founders Newsletter is out! 🌱 This month, we’re excited to share Cotierra’s new partnership with Kaufland, Lin Gong-Deutschmann’s insights in The Venture Capital Playbook, and highlights from our Climate Shapers Dinner. Plus, find out about new opportunities for ClimateTech founders and Venture Scouts! Catch all the updates and join us in driving sustainable innovation. #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨! 🚀 👩💻 👩🔬 👩🏭 As Climate Founders we have been a proud partner of the Venturing Women Pitch Day! A huge congratulations to the 10 incredible startups who pitched on stage and to the winners in the categories of Best Startup, Best Product, and Best Traction! We were especially inspired by the impromptu pitches from founders in the audience. Thank you to everyone and especially Darya Kamkalova and her Team who made this event a success – we’re excited to continue supporting female entrepreneurs in their journeys toward building impactful, sustainable businesses. #VenturingWomen #FemaleFounders #DiversityInTech

The second edition of our Climate Founders newsletter is now online! 📣 In this issue, we cover major milestones such as HyperHeat joining the Breakthrough Energy Network, upcoming events like the IMPACT FESTIVAL together with better ventures & World Fund, and a call for new Venture Scouts to join our mission. Stay up to date on all the latest in ClimateTech and explore exciting partnership opportunities.