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๐ณ Last week in climate (#87) by ClimateU
All you need to know about last week in climate.
Good morning and happy Tuesday! ๐ณ
โ This week Iโm 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 weโll share it with everyone in the community.
๐จ 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, letโs get to it - short and sweet as always:
Today, we'll cover last weekโs:๐ community asks (new),๐ฐ closed rounds,๐ผ climate jobs,๐ dealflow,๐ฐ news, and๐ upcoming events.
If you missed the first three newsletters of this year, you can look them up here.
๐ Community Asks
โ Clemens is looking for a co-founder.โ Judith wants exchanges about built environment & prop-tech.โ Alpesh is looking for pre-seed funding.โ Niclas is looking for a co-founder.โ Inderan is looking for help raising his pre-seed fund.
๐ฐ Closed Rounds
We gave the company pages an update to give you all you need to know. More data coming soon.
๐ธ๐ช Northvolt - โฌ4600M Debt
๐ Stockholm, Sweden๐ Batteries.
Investors: European Investment Bank, Nordic Investment Bank
๐ซ๐ท Electra - โฌ304M Series B
๐ Paris, France๐ EV fast-charging stations in urban areas.
Investors: 574 Invest, Bpifrance, Eurazeo, PGGM Investments, Rive Private Investment, Serena
๐ธ๐ช Aira - โฌ145M Series B
๐ Stockholm, Sweden๐ 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
๐ฉ๐ช INERATEC - โฌ118M Series B
๐ Karlsruhe, Germany๐ข 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
๐ณ๐ฑ Soly - โฌ30M Series B
๐ Groningen, Netherlandsโ๏ธ Energy equipment for the solar industry.
Investors: ABP, ArcTern Ventures, Fifth Wall, Shell Ventures
๐ฌ๐ง Trojan Energy - ยฃ26M Venture
๐ Stonehaven, United Kingdom๐ On-street EV charging points.
Investors: Alba Equity, Business Growth Fund, Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish National Investment Bank, Social Investment Scotland
๐ฌ๐ง IGS - ยฃ22.5M Series C
๐ Edinburgh, United Kingdom๐งโ๐พ Vertical farming solutions.
Investors: Cleveland Avenue, COFRA Holding, DC Thomson, Ospraie Ag Sciences, S2G Ventures, Scottish Enterprise
๐ธ๐ช TrusTrace - โฌ22M Series B
๐ Stockholm, Sweden๐ SaaS that simplifies fashion product traceability and compliance.
Investors: Circularity Capital, Fairpoint Capital, Industrifonden
๐ง๐ฌ Nasekomo - โฌ8M Series A
๐ Sofia, Bulgaria๐ฆ Animal feeds from organic waste using bio-converting insects.
Investors: Invenio partners
๐ณ๐ฑ Taylor - โฌ8M Venture
๐ Eindhoven, Netherlandsโ๏ธ Electronics and software for solar module producers and system installers.
Investors: ABP, BOM, Rubio Impact Ventures
๐ช๐ธ Delfos Energy - โฌ6.3M Seed
๐ Barcelona, Spainโก๏ธ AI for the energy industry to predict failures.
Investors: Contrarian Ventures, DOMO.VC, EDP Ventures, Headline
๐ซ๐ท Temo - โฌ6M Series A
๐ Vannes, France๐ Portable, easy-to-install electric motors for small craft.
Investors: At One Ventures, Blueprint Partners, Bpifrance
๐ฉ๐ช Membion - โฌ5M Series A
๐ Roetgen, Germany๐ง Wastewater treatment with membrane bioreactor technology.
Investors: DeepTech & Climate Fonds, TechVision Fund
๐ต๐น ENLINE - โฌ3.5M Seed
๐ Mirandela, Portugalโก๏ธ Forecasting platform for optimizing maximum load.
Investors: Criteria Venture Tech, EIT InnoEnergy, Santander Asset Management
๐ซ๐ท Genevos - โฌ2.5M Seed
๐ Lagord, France๐ข Integrating hydrogen and fuel cell systems in the maritime industry.
Investors: GO CAPITAL
๐ฌ๐ง HutanBio - ยฃ2.3M Seed
๐ Huntingdon, United Kingdom๐ข Biotechnology firm that delivers an HBx bio-oil.
Investors: Clean Growth Fund
๐ฌ๐ง Furbnow - ยฃ950k Pre-Seed
๐ London, United Kingdom๐ Retrofits UK homes for energy efficiency
Investors: Daniel Luhde-Thompson, Norrsken Accelerator, SFC Capital
๐ซ๐ท Tiamat Energy - Venture
๐ Amiens, France๐ Sodium-ion technology for more sustainable batteries.
Investors: Stellantis Ventures
๐ฉ๐ช VYLD - Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany๐ Produces biodegradable period products from seaweed.
Investors: European Union
๐ณ๐ฑ Qorium - Venture
๐ Maastricht, Netherlands๐ Cell-cultured collagen-based leather.
Investors: Brightlands Venture Partners, Sofinnova Partners
๐ฌ๐ง Eatron Technologies - Series A
๐ Warwick, United Kingdom๐ AI-powered battery management software.
Investors: 100 Yฤฑl Venture Capital, LG Technology Ventures, MMC Ventures, Turkey Development Fund
๐ผ 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.
If youโre an employer and want your jobs featured here, just join our new monthly membership via ClimateU.
โRestoring peatlands by unlocking their value - for landowners, corporations, investors and the planet.โ
๐ Head of Operations (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)๐ Senior Carbon Project Developer (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)๐ Projektentwickler*in (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)
โYour AI-powered EU Taxonomy assistant.โ
๐ฉ๐ช Senior Backend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช Build Your Own Engineering Role (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช Senior Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช AI Engineer (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
โCambrium's mission is to trigger the next wave of material innovation by harnessing natureโs protein building blocks.โ
๐ฉ๐ช Business Development Intern (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช Head of Sales - Cosmetic Ingredients (Berlin, On-site)๐ฉ๐ช Head of Finance & Operations (Berlin, On-site)
โCHOOOSE delivers a software platform that enables individuals and organizations to understand their carbon footprint and support trusted climate solutions.โ
๐ณ๐ด Senior Business Controller (Norway, Remote)
โNuuEnergy'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.โ
๐ฉ๐ช Intermediate Growth Marketer (Munich, Hybrid)๐ฉ๐ช Founder Associate - Working Student or Intern (Munich, Hybrid)๐ฉ๐ช (Junior) Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist (Munich, Hybrid)๐ฉ๐ช Business Development Associate/ Junior Account Executive (Munich, Hybrid)๐ฉ๐ช Energieberater *in (Munich, Hybrid)
โOpen 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..โ
๐ฉ๐ช AI Application Engineer (Germany, Remote)
Thatโs 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.
๐ Climate Dealflow
This year, 50+ companies on ClimateU are already looking to close a funding round.๐ 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:
๐ฆ๐น Seed - 2024 Q1 (Wind Energy)๐จ๐ฆ Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)๐ฉ๐ช Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Protein)๐ฉ๐ช Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Recycling)๐ฉ๐ช Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Carbon Accounting)๐ฉ๐ช Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Cars)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Air & Noise Pollution)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biomass)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Cement & Concrete)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Investing)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Consumer Goods)๐ฉ๐ช Seed - 2024 Q1 (Solar Energy)๐ฉ๐ช Series A - 2024 Q1 (Packaging)๐ฉ๐ช๐น๐ท Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)๐ฉ๐ฐ Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)๐ฉ๐ฐ Series A - 2024 Q1 (Recycling)๐ช๐ธ Series A - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Fuels)๐ซ๐ท Seed - 2024 Q1 (Earth Observation)๐ซ๐ท Seed - 2024 Q1 (Technology-Based CC)๐ฌ๐ง Angel - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)๐ฌ๐ง Angel - 2024 Q1 (Consumer Goods)๐ฌ๐ง Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biodiversity)๐ฌ๐ง Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Climate Data)๐ฌ๐ง Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Logistics & Supply Chain Efficiency)๐ฌ๐ง Seed - 2024 Q1 (Construction Software)๐ฌ๐ง Seed - 2024 Q1 (Farming Software & Analytics)๐ฌ๐ง Seed - 2024 Q1 (Logistics & Supply Chain Efficiency)๐ฌ๐ง Series A - 2024 Q1 (New Materials)๐ฌ๐ง Venture - 2024 Q1 (Commerce)๐ฎ๐ณ Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Software & Analytics)๐ฎ๐น Seed - 2024 Q1 (Carbon Accounting)๐ณ๐ฑ Crowdfunding - 2024 Q1 (Alternative Protein)๐ณ๐ฑ Seed - 2024 Q1 (Vertical / Indoor / Urban Farming)๐ณ๐ฑ Series A - 2024 Q1 (Hydrogen)๐ณ๐ด Bridge - 2024 Q1 (Solar Energy)๐ณ๐ด Seed - 2024 Q1 (Aviation)๐ธ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฑ Seed - 2024 Q1 (Low-Footprint Foods)๐บ๐ธ Grant - 2024 Q1 (Climate Education)๐บ๐ธ Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Biodiversity)๐บ๐ธ Series A - 2024 Q1 (Nature-Based CC)๐ Seed - 2024 Q1 (Charging Infrastructure)๐บ๐ธ Pre-Seed - 2024 Q1 (Energy Distribution)
๐ฐ Climate News
Here are a few articles from last week:
๐ธ ArcTern Ventures Announces USD $335 Million Fund๐ธ Vidia Equity Closes Vidia Climate Fund I, at โฌ415M๐ธ Why We Need to Invest in Climate Resilience
๐ข EU reaches deal on near phase-out of diesel trucks๐จ รrsted contract will capture and store 430,000t of CO2โก๏ธ MAN Energy installs worldโs largest seawater CO2 heat pump๐ญ Earthboundโข has become the first Croatian B Corp.
PS: Weโre looking for a volunteer to lead our weekly news section this year. If that is you, please contact us ([email protected]).
๐ Upcoming Events
We want to revive this section this month. If youโve come across great sources for climate events, or youโre organizing an event/meetup/webinar, please ping us.
๐ฌ๐ง Electrify Everything: Smart Homes (Jan 24)๐ณ๐ฑ Amsterdam ClimateHack Meetup (Jan 25)๐ก Your business' carbon footprint: what it is and how to measure it? (Jan 31)๐ก State of Climate Tech 2023 (Feb 1)๐ต๐น Portugal's Voluntary Carbon Market (Feb 7)๐ฌ๐ง Nature and your business: why it matters and how to take action. (Feb 22)๐ซ๐ท Hello Tomorrow (Mar 21-22)๐บ๐ธ SF Climate Week (Apr 21-27)๐ฉ๐ช Greentech Festival (May 15)๐บ๐ธ Carbon Unbound USA (May 21)๐จ๐ญ HackSummit (Jun 13)๐ฌ๐ง London Climate Action Week (Jun 22-30)๐ฎ๐น ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development (Sep 11)๐ธ๐ช The Drop 2024 (Sep 17)๐ช๐ช impact day (Oct 10)๐ต๐น Planetiers 2024 (Oct 20)๐ฉ๐ช Impact Festival (Oct 30)
A Final Note
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