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๐ณ Last Week in Climate #136 - Join your Country Hub
Your weekly climate(-tech) digest + country hubs + 19 active rounds.
Tim Steppich
February 05, 2025
Hey there, happy Wednesday!
๐ฉ Here is your weekly digest of everything that happened in Climate last week.
๐ Before we dive in:
In addition to our main community space, we also run free WhatsApp groups for each country, where you can join and host local meetups, ask questions, and stay updated on the latest. If you havenโt joined yet, make sure to sign up via this link.
That being saidโฆ
Today, we cover last weekโs:
๐ Community updates,
๐ 19 new active funding rounds,
๐ช๐บ 20 closed funding rounds,
๐ Events & meetups,
๐ฐ News, and
๐ผ Climate jobs.
Community Updates
๐ฅพ Barcelonaโs community is still going strong and hosted yet another inClimate hike as beautifully captured above. Jan Keenan from Rondo Energy took the lead for the weekly selfie this time. Thanks Jan!
๐ We onboarded our first community manager Adriana last week. If youโre already part of our new community space, make sure to connect with her.
๐ We launched a monthly accountability challenge for professionals looking to break into the climate sector. Weโll be checking in and supporting everyoneโs goals every Monday from now on. Make sure to join in via the community space.
๐ก A quick reminder that you can host your own inClimate events and meetups by following these simple steps.
โ๏ธ Today at 13:30 Iโll host the 21th edition of our Climate Coffee Break / Intro Circles. Feel free to sign up for a future coffee break here.
๐ 200 professionals joined the inClimate community last week. You can filter and connect with all 15,829 members via the members directory and via the new community space.
Active Funding Rounds
Last week, 19 climate-tech founders announced their upcoming funding round on inClimate. If youโre an investor and want to access all rounds, contacts, and pitch decks - you can now get lifetime access to all funding rounds and more here.
Added last week from all across Europe and the US:
5 x Series A
7 x Seed Rounds
7 x Pre Seed
๐ซ๐ท Deal of the week:
After a โฌ4M seed round, Stephan at TechnoCarbon is looking for its Series A lead investor to close a EUR 10 million round by November 2025. Possibility to invest now as Series A leader through a SAFE note. Follower funds are ready to invest after DD and thus complete the round.
You can find more info and the pitch deck on inClimate (investors only).
Closed Rounds
๐ฉ๐ช INERATEC - โฌ70M Debt + Grant
๐ Karlsruhe, Germany
๐ CO2-neutral and affordable e-fuels.
Investors: European Investment Bank, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
๐จ๐ญ Meteomatics - $22M Series C
๐ Saint Gallen, Switzerland
โ๏ธ Helps businesses navigate extreme weather impacts.
Investors: Armira, FortyOne Group, Klimatet Invest
๐ช๐ธ iPronics - โฌ20M Series A
๐ Valencia, Spain
๐ Making data centers more energy efficient.
Investors: Amadeus Capital Partners, Bosch Ventures, Criteria Venture Tech, Fine Structure Venture, Triatomic Capital
๐ซ๐ท Keey Aerogel - โฌ18M Series A
๐ Habsheim, France
๐ Manufacturing silica aerogel from construction waste.
Investors: Bpifrance, Capital Grand Est, City Advertising, NCI, Wind Capital
๐จ๐ญ Oxyle - $16M Seed
๐ Zรผrich, Switzerland
๐ง Tech to degrade hazardous micropollutants from wastewater.
Investors: 360 Capital, Axeleo Capital, Founderful, SOSV
๐ฉ๐ช OCELL - โฌ10M Series A
๐ Munich, Germany
๐ณ Preserve our forests, โprotect our climate.
Investors: AENU, Bayern Kapital, Capnamic Ventures, Maximilian Viessmann, Summiteer
๐ซ๐ฎ Cactos - โฌ7M Venture
๐ Helsinki, Finland
โก๏ธ Smart energy storage systems for local and efficient energy supply.
Investors: Superhero Capital, Union Square Ventures
๐ซ๐ท Le Fourgon - $8.2M Series A + Crowdfunding
๐ Marquette Lez Lille, France
๐ญ Returnable glasses & drinks delivery.
Investors: BRED Banque, Future Positive Capital, Id4 ventures, La Poste Ventures, Meusinvest (Noshaq), Teampact ventures
๐ฌ๐ง Sightline Climate - $5.5M Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ก Climate market intelligence platform.
Investors: Molten Ventures, The Westly Group
๐ฌ๐ง LAIIER - $4M Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ง Prevents water leaks in buildings and industrial equipment.
Investors: Alma Mundi Ventures, Bonaventure Capital, Burnt Island Ventures, Closed Loop Partners, One Small Planet, Virta Ventures
๐ฉ๐ช Nala Earth - โฌ3.8M Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ณ Enables businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world.
Investors: Founderful, IRIS, KOMPAS VC, Pale blue dot
๐ณ๐ฑ OneThird - โฌ3.5M Series A
๐ Enschede, Netherlands
๐ด Preventing food loss and food waste.
Investors: Invest International, OostNL, Pymwymic, SHIFT Invest
๐ณ๐ด Avisomo - $3.4M Funding Round
๐ Jessheim, Norway
๐ฉโ๐พ Vertical farming plant factory solutions.
๐ช๐ช Gridio - โฌ2.4M Seed
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
๐ Smart EV charging platform.
Investors: Encevo, Neo investments, SmartCap
๐ฉ๐ฐ Hybird Energy - โฌ2.4M Seed
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
โก๏ธ Developing intelligent electrical panels powered by an AI energy cloud.
Investors: 2degrees, Anders Bo Pedersen, BackingMinds, Christian Legene, Eikon Management, Ekaterina Gianelli, Jeppe Rindom, Lasse Stokholm, Mickey Switzer Schubert-Suell, Notion Capital, Oliver Rye, Sune Alstrup, Thomas Buus Madsen, Tony Kula, Transition
๐ณ๐ฑ Agurotech - โฌ2.3M Venture
๐ Amsterdam, Netherlands
๐ฉโ๐พ On a mission to create a more data-driven and efficient global farming industry.
Investors: Navus Ventures, Rabo Investments, ROM InWest
๐ฌ๐ง GRYD Energy - ยฃ1M Pre-Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Creating a fair and shared smart energy network.
Investors: Black Seed, Richard Thwaites, SFC Capital
๐ง๐ช Pleevi - โฌ1M Pre-Seed
๐ Brussel, Belgium
๐ Workplace EV charging.
Investors: Angelwise, Loic Bar, Noshaq, Qbic Fund, Seeder Fund
๐ช๐ธ RobinSun - โฌ600k Seed
๐ Madrid, Spain
โก๏ธ Helps unserved residential users to generate solar energy for self consumption.
Investors: Akka, Albert Armengol, AQUISGRรN, EIT Climate-KIC, ENISA
๐ฌ๐ง Hydrogen Vehicle Systems - Venture
๐ Glasgow, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Commercial hydrogen-electric vehicles.
Investors: Excelledia Ventures
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Upcoming Events
๐ธ๐ฆ World ESG Summit (Feb 10)
๐บ๐ธ Greenbiz25 (Feb 10)
๐จ๐ฆ Globe x Change (Feb 11)
๐ฎ๐ณ India Energy Week 2025 (Feb 11)
๐ Introduction to Environmental Management Systems (Feb 12)
๐ฟ๐ฆ Africa's Green Economy Summit (Feb 19)
๐ฎ๐น Resumed UN Biodiversity Conference (Feb 25)
๐ฌ๐ง Net Zero & Scope 3 (Mar 5)
๐ฌ๐ง Sustainability Net Zero (Mar 5)
๐ฆ๐น World Sustainable Energy Days (Mar 5)
๐จ๐ญ Verbier Summit (Mar 7)
๐ฌ๐ง The Economist Sustainability Week (Mar 10)
๐ฏ๐ต World Ocean Summit & Expo (Mar 12)
๐บ๐ธ Climate Correction Conferences (Mar 12)
๐ฉ๐ช SmartForest 2025 (Mar 13)
๐ซ๐ท Hello Tomorrow (Mar 13)
๐บ๐ธ Future Food Tech (Mar 13)
๐บ๐ธ Wall Street Green Summit (Mar 18)
๐จ๐ญ Villars Institute Summit (Mar 19)
๐ฆ๐บ Climate Investor Forum (Mar 19)
๐ซ๐ท World Impact Summit (Mar 25)
๐ฉ๐ช CSRD Experience Day (Mar 27)
๐ซ๐ท Climate Reality Leadership Training (Mar 28)
๐ซ๐ท Climate Chance Europe Africa (Mar 31)
๐ฆ๐น AustrianStartups Summit (Apr 1)
๐ช๐ธ Energy Tech Summit 2025 (Apr 9)
๐บ๐ธ ClimateTech Connect (Apr 15)
๐บ๐ธ SF Climate Week (Apr 19)
โฆ all 2025 events on inClimate.com/events
Got any events or conferences planned for 2025 or attending an event that we should all know about?
Just add them via inClimate.com/events ๐๏ธ
Climate News
๐ฉโ๐พ Insect ag pioneer ลธnsect โexploring all possible options, including a 3rd-party takeover
New Climate Jobs
The weekly job recommendations went out on Monday via email.
Below, youโll find all featured jobs (from companies on our premium access). You can head to the job board to explore all posted opportunities.
Aeco develops and finances peatland restoration projects across Europe. Combining restoration expertise and access to capital, we aim at substantially contributing towards climate change mitigation and ecosystem restoration.
๐ช๐บ Biodiversity Project Developer for Peatland Restoration (Germany, Hybrid)
๐ Junior Peatland Specialist (Germany, Hybrid)
autarc is building the operating system for heat pump installers. They are part of Y Combinator and are hiring for their office in Berlin-Mitte.
๐ฉ๐ช Energieberater:in
๐ฉ๐ช Technical Founder's Associate
๐ฉ๐ช Sales Manager:in
๐ฉ๐ช Senior Fullstack Engineer
Daato is a holistic ESG management platform for enterprises of all sizes.
๐ฉ๐ช Marketing Manager (Berlin, Remote)
๐ฉ๐ช Sustainability Working Student (Berlin, Remote)
InPlanet removes CO2 from the atmosphere through Enhanced Rock Weathering in the tropics. This CDR method applies rock powder on agricultural land, thereby fertilizing soils and permanently locking carbon in a way that is scalable, affordable and safe.
Agricultural Marketer (Freelancer)
๐ Head of Finance (CFO) (Remote)
๐ง๐ท Full-Stack Software Engineer (Curitiba, Remote)
๐ง๐ท Farmer Community Manager (Sรฃo Paulo, Hybrid)
๐ง๐ท ERW Operations Manager (Sรฃo Paulo, On-site)
๐ง๐ท Legal Intern (Rio de Janeiro, Remote)
Final Note
If you enjoy these weekly updates, please take a second to join the platform and the community space as well, so that you can connect with people across the climate ecosystem and share your updates, questions, jobs, or funding news with the community.
Big hug,
PS: Feel free to send feedback, ideas, funding newsโฆ directly to me: [email protected]
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