Good morning and happy Tuesday,
For the last time in 2023โฆ
Today, we'll cover last week's:
๐ฐ closed rounds (20),
๐ผ new jobs (1.6k),
๐ new dealflow,
๐ฐ climate news, and
๐ events.
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๐ฐ Closed Rounds
๐ฉ๐ช Tacto - โฌ50M Series A
๐ Munich, Germany
๐ Sustainable procurement for mid-sized industrial firms.
Investors: Cherry Ventures, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, UVC Partners, Visionaries Club
๐ฉ๐ช ecoworks - โฌ40M Series A
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ CO2-neutral building modernization.
Investors: Haniel, ISAI Cap Venture, KOMPAS VC, World Fund
๐ซ๐ท Lhyfe - โฌ28M Post-IPO Debt
๐ Nantes, France
โก๏ธ Developer, investor, & supplier of green hydrogen for mobility and industry.
Investors: Bpifrance, Credit Mutuel, Groupe BPCE, HSBC
๐จ๐ญ Plan-B Net Zero - โฌ9.2M Series A
๐ Zug, Switzerland
โก๏ธ Serves the entire value chain in the renewable energy sector.
Investors: Yamato Capital
๐ฆ๐น HYDROGRID - โฌ7.7M Series A
๐ Vienna, Austria
โก๏ธ Software solutions for hydro power plants.
Investors: CNB Capital, Inven Capital, Karma Ventures, SET Ventures
๐จ๐ญ Metafuels - โฌ7.4M Seed
๐ Zรผrich, Switzerland
๐ Sustainable aviation fuel.
Investors: Contrarian Ventures, Energy Impact Partners
๐ช๐ช Arbonics - โฌ5.5M Seed
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
๐ณ Carbon & ecosystem platform for forest and landowners.
Investors: NordicNinja VC, Plural Platform, Tilia Impact Ventures
๐ฉ๐ช METYCLE - โฌ4.7M Seed
๐ Cologne, Germany
๐ B2B trading platform for secondary metals.
Investors: Anne-Marie Groรmann, Christoph Cordes, Dutch Founders Fund, Gisbert Ruehl, Market One Capital, Partech, Philipp Andernach, Project A Ventures
๐ฉ๐ช NeoCarbon - โฌ3.2M Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐จ Direct Air Capture via existing infrastructure.
Investors: Antler, Christian Vollmann, Matthias Gotta, PT1 - PropTech1 Ventures, Raise Ventures, Speedinvest
๐ฉ๐ช ANNEA - โฌ2.8M Seed
๐ Hamburg, Germany
โก๏ธ Performance optimization of renewable energy infrastructure.
Investors: Faber, Innoport, Voyager Ventures
๐ช๐ช Woola - โฌ2.5M Seed
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
๐ญ Uses leftover sheep wool to replace bubble wrap.
Investors: Future Ventures, Lemonade Stand, Metaplanet
๐ช๐ช Ecobase - โฌ2.5M Seed
๐ Tallinn, Estonia
๐ณ Develops afforestation and other forestry carbon projects.
Investors: Combiwood Grupp
๐ณ๐ฑ RTI Blockchain - โฌ2.5M Seed
๐ Delft, Netherlands
๐ญ Sustainability in logistics.
Investors: Borski Fund
๐ฉ๐ช montamo - โฌ2.1M Pre-Seed
๐ Berlin, Germany
๐ก Upskilling workers to construction workers in the energy sector.
Investors: Project A Ventures
๐จ๐ญ 4QT - CHF 1.9M Pre-Seed
๐ Zurich, Switzerland
๐ Electrifying heavy-duty machines.
Investors: Unruly Capital
๐ฉ๐ฐ Seasony - โฌ1.5M Seed
๐ Copenhagen, Denmark
๐ฉโ๐พ Feeding the world on full auto.
Investors: Barbara Taudorf Andersen, Export and Investment Fund, Klaus Holse, Nicolaj Reffstrup, North Ventures, Torben Wind, Vagn Sรธrensen
๐น๐ท Myth AI - $1.3M Seed
๐ Istanbul, Turkey
๐ญ Reducing waste in the fashion design process.
Investors: Birkan Kรผl, Emre Kozlu, Faik Ulutaล
๐ธ๐ช FineCell - โฌ1M Seed
๐ Linkรถping, Sweden
๐ญ Sustainable cellulose microfibers.
Investors: Metsa Spring
๐ณ๐ด Over Easy Solar - โฌ800k Venture
๐ Oslo, Norway
โก๏ธ Flat roof solar.
Investors: Hafslund Venture, Eidsiva, Stratel, Aura
๐ธ๐ช Nexam Chemical - ยฃ100k Grant
๐ Skรฅne, Sweden
๐ญ Enhances properties and performance of plastics.
Investors: Innovate UK
๐ผ New Jobs
Last week, 1,623 new jobs were posted on the ClimateU job board.
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๐ New Dealflow
Weโre finalizing our updated insights, dealflow, and data access on ClimateU - more on that in January.
Last week, one round was announced:
๐ฌ๐ง Bridge - 2024 Q2 (๐ธ Climate Investing)
๐ฐ Climate News
As the year is coming to an end, weโll keep it simple this week with just a few articles:
๐ข COP28: Countries reach โhistoricโ deal to transition from fossil fuels
๐ 011h is building a startup within a startup to clean up construction
๐ฉโ๐พ 12 Food System Insiders Share Their Takeaways From COP28
๐ฉโ๐พ EU to Invest โฌ50M in Startups to Scale Up Precision Fermentation in 2024
๐จ BCG Inks Major Deal to Remove Carbon From the Air
๐ธ Norrsken Launcher raises โฌ100m impact fund
PS: Weโre looking for a volunteer to lead our weekly news section next year. If that is you, please contact us (team@climateu.earth).
๐ Upcoming Events
2024 Events:
๐ฌ๐ง Can we leverage technology to achieve education equity?
๐ก Your business' carbon footprint: what it is and how to measure it?
๐ฌ๐ง Nature and your business: why it matters and how to take action.
๐ฉ๐ช Greentech Festival
๐จ๐ญ HackSummit
๐ฎ๐น ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development
๐ธ๐ช The Drop 2024
๐ช๐ช impact day
๐ฉ๐ช IMPACT FESTIVAL 2024
Thatโs it for 2023โฆ
After two years of running ClimateU, and 83 newsletters, I will finally take a week off to wind down, rest, and reflect, without Wi-Fi, in a little hut in South Africa.
Big hug from Cape Town, Merry Christmas, and a happy new year!
See you in 2024!
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