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๐ณ Last Week in Climate #137 - The inClimate Community is Taking Off
Your weekly climate(-tech) digest, lots of community updates, and more.
Tim Steppich
February 18, 2025
Hey there, happy Tuesday!
๐ฉ Here is your weekly digest of everything that happened in Climate last week.
๐ No no, I donโt work at Norrsken now, but youโll find an exciting update below.
Today, we cover last weekโs:
๐ Community updates,
๐ 6 new active funding rounds,
๐ช๐บ 19 closed funding rounds,
๐ Events & meetups,
๐ผ Climate jobs.
Community Updates
๐ Weโre now 16,000 members, can you believe it? You can filter and connect with all members via the members directory and via the new community space.
๐ Our community roadmap is live - check out what weโre working on.
๐ฉ๐ช Victor Lombardi is hosting a Hamburg inClimate Coffee Meetup on March 1st. In the Germany group, there is also talk of a potential inClimate running club coming together in FFM - ping me if you want to host something in your city too.
๐ช๐ธ Iโm hosting a Barcelona inClimate Coffee Meetup this Thursday morning. Come and say hi!
๐ก Itโs now even easier to host an inClimate meetup or event - all you need to do is set up an event page via lu.ma/create and then request to add it to lu.ma/inclimate. Once approved, it will be featured in this newsletter and on inClimate. Here is more info.
๐ For everyone in our community space, the weekly check-ins are today at 15:00 CET and on Friday 11:00 CET. They are weekly spaces to get peer support from the community, myself, and the team.
๐ค This week, weโre finalising our sub-communities - meaning we will launch sub-communities based on location, climate sector, and professional backgrounds.
โ๏ธ For all those who are not part of the community space yet, but want to get a taste of the magic weโre creating - you can join one of our weekly intro circles here to connect with some incredible climate professionals.
๏ผ๏ผ Finally, Iโm really excited that weโre taking the partnership with Norrsken to the next level. Iโll be championing their climate-tech community here in BCN and canโt wait to get more involved both with the local ecosystem and with Norrskenโs incredible team. More info here.
Active Funding Rounds
Last week, 6 climate-tech founders announced their upcoming funding rounds on inClimate, taking us to currently 191 open rounds.
๐ฉ๐ช Deal of the week:
Sanchit at S2 Dynamics is raising their pre-seed round.
โWe are looking for business angels & a lead investor for our pre-seed round, with 20% already committed from climate-tech VC & angels from the industry. We are seeking investors with expertise in B2B SaaS, circular economy, recycling or supply chain innovation, who can bring strategic value beyond capital. If you're passionate about driving the transition to a circular electronics economy, we'd love to connect!โ
You can find more info and the pitch deck on inClimate (investors only).
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.
Closed Rounds
๐ช๐ธ Begas Motor - โฌ18M Private Equity
๐ Loeches, Spain
๐ Engine for industrial vehicles powered 100% by LPG.
Investors: CDTI, EASO Ventures, Ekarpen, Nexio, Pedro Silva, Repsol Energy Ventures, Seed Capital Bizkaia, Stellum Capital
๐ฌ๐ง IONATE - $17M Series A
๐ London, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Hardware-software backbone for the smart grid.
Investors: AlbionVC, Antares Ventures, Cycle Group, IQ Capital, IQT, JGC Mirai Innovation Fund, Santander CIB, Zero Carbon Capital
๐ฉ๐ช ACCURE Battery Intelligence - $16M Series B
๐ Aachen, Germany
โก๏ธ Battery performance products.
Investors: 42CAP, Blue Bear Capital, Capnamic Ventures, HSBC Asset Management, Incharge Capital Partners, Riverstone Holdings
๐ง๐ช Fyteko - โฌ13M Series B
๐ Brussels, Belgium
๐ฉโ๐พ Advanced plant biostimulants.
Investors: Crรฉdit Mutuel Impact, EIT Food, Finance.Brussels, Innovation Fund, Invest Mons Borinage Centre, SFPIM, Supernova Invest
๐ฉ๐ฐ Enduro Genetics - โฌ12M Series A
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
๐ญ Enabling large-scale fermentations.
Investors: NOON Ventures, Sandwater, Supernova Invest
๐ฌ๐ง Renew Risk - โฌ5.9M Venture
๐ London, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Software for the management of renewable energy assets.
Investors: Insurtech Gateway, Lloyd's, Molten Ventures
๐ฌ๐ง Modern Synthesis - $5.5M Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐ญ Biomaterials.
Investors: Artesian VC, Collaborative Fund, Extantia Capital
๐ฌ๐ง 44.01 - $5M Series A
๐ London, United Kingdom
๐จ Carbon mineralization technology.
Investors: Nysnรธ, otf Jasoor Ventures
๐ฌ๐ง Astral Systems - ยฃ4.5M Seed
๐ Bristol, United Kingdom
โก๏ธ Pioneering fusion technology.
Investors: Oliver Buck, Pete Hutton, Playfair Capital, Speedinvest
๐ซ๐ท BiocSol - โฌ4.4M Seed
๐ Louvain-la-Neuve, France
๐ฉโ๐พ Empowering farmers to sustainably protect crops.
Investors: Pymwymic
๐ณ๐ฑ Villari - โฌ4M Seed
๐ Delft, Netherlands
โก๏ธ Wireless structural health monitoring technology.
Investors: FORWARD.one, InnovationQuarter
๐ซ๐ท EPYR - โฌ3M Pre-Seed
๐ Paris, France
โก๏ธ Thermal energy storage.
Investors: AENU, Daphni, OVNI Capital, WEPA
๐ธ๐ช GREEN14 - โฌ2M Venture
๐ Stockholm, Sweden
๐ญ Cleaner manufacturing by using hydrogen plasma.
Investors: Ingka Investments
๐ฆ๐น sequestra - โฌ1.1M Pre-Seed
๐ Vienna, Austria
๐จ CO2 utilisation reduction in heavy industry.
Investors: Carbon Drawdown Initiative, Climate Founders, VSE Group
๐ณ๐ฑ Proba - โฌ1M Seed
๐ Amsterdam, Netherlands
๐ธ Decarbonization in the agri-food sector through insetting.
Investors: Future Food Fund, The Yield Lab, Value Factory Ventures
๐ฌ๐ง CroBio - โฌ805k Grant
๐ Alderley Park, United Kingdom
๐ฉโ๐พ Enhanced microbes for sustainable agriculture.
Investors: Biorenewables Development Centre, Defra, Innovate UK, University of York
๐ช๐ช Hepta Airborne - Venture
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
โก๏ธ Automating power line analysis.
Investors: Nesprit
๐ณ๐ด 7Analytics - Venture
๐ Bergen, Norway
โ๏ธ Proptech solutions for climate adaptation and nature risk analytics.
Investors: IAG Firemark Ventures
๐ช๐ธ unusuals - Venture
๐ Madrid, Spain
โก๏ธ Automates infrastructure maintenance.
Investors: Elewit
๐ Important: If you read this on Gmail you might not see the full email. Iโd recommend reading it online.
Upcoming Events
๐ฟ๐ฆ Africa's Green Economy Summit (Feb 19)
๐ช๐ธ inClimate Coffee Meetup - BCN #1 (Feb 20)
๐ฎ๐น Resumed UN Biodiversity Conference (Feb 25)
๐ Harnessing Nature Based Innovation for Resilient Cities (Feb 25)
๐ Climate Coffee Break / Intro Circles #24 (Feb 26)
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)
๐ฉ๐ช Circular Valley Convention (Mar 12)
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)
๐จ๐ญ Start Summit (Mar 20)
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)
๐บ๐ธ EarthX2025 (Apr 21)
๐ช๐ธ REBUILD (Apr 23)
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
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)
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 Senior Fullstack Engineer
Daato is a holistic ESG management platform for enterprises of all sizes.
๐ฉ๐ช Marketing Manager (Berlin, Remote)
๐ฉ๐ช Sustainability Insights & Content Manage (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.
๐ง๐ท 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)
๐ง๐ท Recruitment Partner (Piracicaba, Hybrid)
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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