Activate Capital

Thanks to Financial Technology Partners / FT Partners for featuring portfolio company Passport in this new comprehensive report on the parking industry. #parking #fintech

Activate Partner Paul Neal Jordan spoke recently at BNP Paribas’ Solar Impulse Venture Fund Day in Paris. The panel, “Bridging the Atlantic: US venture capital perspective on European investments”, was masterfully moderated by Laura Wirsztel-Antonmattei from BNP Paribas and also included excellent speakers Juan Muldoon from Energize Capital, Jia Lin Yong from Giant Ventures, and Meir Dardashti from Maniv. Paul's perspective in a nutshell: “Europe has a secular growth challenge ahead of it. While climate policy on the continent has been ahead of the US historically, economic challenges connected to labor, inflation, decreasing productivity gains, and stagnating growth are now becoming more important to the member states. I believe the European energy transition will best be accelerated by policies that favor more secular innovation for technology in general, and that will unlock more capital.??What we know is that the fundamentals supporting energy innovation in Europe remain high with energy prices and strong public support from consumers and governments.?And that for the marginal unit of growth, Europe will grow in a more sustainable way than other parts of the world.?So, the question for European governments as it relates to climate is, paradoxically, how do we turbo charge economic growth?” ? #climatetech #energy #VentureCapital

Congratulations to our portfolio company, Sympower, on your €21.3 million, oversubscribed funding round to broaden services and accelerate European expansion! We are thrilled to participate in this round and continue our partnership. "This new funding will be key in expanding our operations and enabling us to deliver a sophisticated and mature offering for battery energy storage systems,” said CEO Simon Bushell. #portfoliocompany #growthstageinvesting

Thanks again for co-hosting with us, Spring Lane Capital, the "Missing Middle" panel at New York Climate Week, along with Rebecca Carland, Peter Cashion, CFA, and moderator Paul Barker of Kirkland & Ellis. Great write-up in Forbes, Rob Day! "One reason I am actually optimistic about this being the reason for this aspect of the capital gap is that I see relatively newer efforts at firms like Activate Capital and their peers with very sector-experienced investment teams who are walking into growth stages now eyes wide open. If that historical underperformance is the main reason for the current capital gap in growth-stage investments, to see smart people with battle scars now stepping in is actually encouraging."

Thanks so much to our investors, partners, and portfolio executives who joined us at our AGM last week! A special thanks to Ben Healey of PosiGen, Sean Harper of Kin Insurance, and Simon Bushell of Sympower for sharing their insights and stories on stage. We are so excited for what's ahead! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #sustainability #resiliency #adaptation

Warmest congratulations to Eric Meyer and Paul Neal Jordan on their promotions to partner at Activate Capital! The entire team is very excited to continue building a stellar firm under your continued leadership alongside Raj Atluru, Anup Jacob, David Lincoln, and Jon Guerster! Let's do this! #teamwork #climatetech #MissingMiddle

Last night, Activate Capital's VP Emma Bell co-hosted a dinner with J.P. Morgan for a group of #climate investors to kick off the fall in San Francisco. Over cocktails and dinner, we discussed the state of the market and deals on the horizon. Many thanks to J.P. Morgan for being a great partner and to all who joined in a great discussion! I Squared Capital Salesforce Ventures Founder Park SoftBank Investment Advisers Obvious Ventures Congruent Ventures G2 Venture Partners GroundForce Capital Porsche Ventures Convective Capital B Capital Voyager Ventures The Westly Group Mubadala Capital Generation Investment Management Munich Re Ventures

Congrats to PosiGen and to NH! Not just listed in the Inc. Magazine 5000 but debuting well into the top half!

Come join our amazing team in San Francisco. We're #hiring our first Finance & Portfolio Operations Analyst. In this role, you will oversee critical areas of the firm’s data management processes across portfolio and fund operational needs. The role will be exposed to many aspects of a venture firm. #venturecapital #sustainability

Activate Capital is thrilled to announce our investment in Muon Space as part of their $56M Series B: “Muon Space sits at the forefront of innovation in satellite technology for Earth observation. The company’s integrated technology stack enables faster-time-to-orbit and superior performance for critical remote sensors, unlocking critical terrestrial insights for commercial and government customers alike,” said Activate Capital Managing Partner and Muon Board Member Raj Atluru. Congrats to the Muon Space team! #climateadaptation #portfoliocompany #satelliteinnovation