#Ecosia deutschland software#

Norrsken VCįocus: Seed-Series A Europe sector agnostic When it comes to measuring the impact of its portfolio, 2150 looks at the amount of CO 2 mitigated, captured or used and how many millions of tons of waste have been saved, recycled or upcycled. It’s got some big strategic backers including Novo Holdings, the corporate investment arm of life sciences giant Novo Nordisk, and Denmark’s Green Future Fund.Ĭofounded by former Facebook executive Christian Hernandez, the firm is on a mission to connect the carbon-intensive construction industry with startups that can solve its environmental issues. Meet 2150, which launched in February with €130m in the bank and closed its first fund last month at an oversubscribed €270m.

#Ecosia deutschland software#

Notable portfolio companies: Stockholm-based climate intelligence startup Normative.io, UK-based scheduling platform Nodes & Links and urban planning software startup Spacemaker AI. HQ: London, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlinįocus: Early-stage Europe cities (construction, micromobility, etc) The team also includes mechanical and chemical engineers, physicists and a mathematician. It counts eco-friendly search engine Ecosia as an LP and it’s working closely with Ecosia’s founder and chief executive Christian Kroll. The firm, which came out of stealth last month, told Sifted that it sees such climate returns as “an early predictor for financial returns”. Notable portfolio companies: Unannounced to dateĭon’t expect to be on World Fund’s radar for long if you can’t prove that your company is capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100 megatonnes of CO 2 equivalent annually.

Latest fund size: €350m tickets €1-3m (early-stage), €5-8m (late-stage)įocus: Seed-Series B mainly Europe, sector agnostic

World Fund Some of the World Fund team at the 2020 German Startup Awards.

In November 2020, cofounder Eric Archambeau told Sifted that investing in European agritech companies is a harder ball game than the US due to weaker economies of scale.Īstanor assesses companies on impact KPIs like CO 2 captured or water saved. Its team of 30+ consists of investment partners and advisers, including farm experts, microbiologists and chefs. It’s tapping into a huge market, expected to be worth $20.8bn by 2026. Notable portfolio companies: Paris-based insect farming startup Ynsect, Berlin-based vertical farming startup Infarm and London-based climate analytics platform Cervest.Įric Archambeau and George Coelho - who were early investors in Spotify and launched VC firm Balderton in Europe - founded this agritech-focused fund in 2017.