The Climate Brick

???Insights from Start Up Energy Transition Tech Festival Yesterday at SET Tech Fest in Berlin,?Jenny Dreier, EQT Ventures, Robina von Stein, Contrarian Ventures, and Sophia Spitzer from Marvel Fusion?took the stage to share insights on scaling climate tech. Their session explored the realities of fundraising and growth in the sector - where the challenges lie, what’s working, and how frameworks like?The Climate Brick?can help make sense of the journey. From securing funding at critical stages to aligning stakeholders, the discussion sparked valuable conversations on what it really takes to bring climate solutions to scale. A big thanks to everyone who joined!

?? The Climate Brick: A Game-Changer for Scaling Climate Tech In the race against climate change, innovation is only half the battle. Scaling that innovation globally is the real challenge. The Climate Brick is here to help. It’s the missing manual for climate tech, offering a framework to navigate the complex scaling journey. ?? The opportunity? A potential €270 trillion in global investment by 2050, and a chance to reduce 90% of man-made emissions. But here’s the problem: Scaling processes are inefficient. That’s why we created The Climate Brick—a roadmap for the climate tech sector. ?? What’s inside? ? Insights from 3,000+ ventures ? Guidance from 100 industry leaders ? 7 distinct scaling journeys, including: ? Gigascaling ? New Technology ? Companion Software ? Product Disruption ? Green Deployment ? Asset-as-a-Service ? Moonshot Technologies Each journey addresses unique challenges, from deploying CAPEX-heavy green infrastructure to cutting-edge innovations like fusion energy. ?? Who should pay attention? Founders, investors, and policymakers looking for actionable insights to scale climate tech faster and smarter. Ready to scale? ?? Explore the framework at climatebrick.com and take your venture to the next level. #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenBusiness

New in-depth read and accompanying video insights about The Climate Brick now available on the McKinsey & Company website. Featuring our co-founders Sandra Malmberg ??, Ted Persson and Rokas P., in conversation with McKinsey's Tobias Lundberg, Tomas Naucler, Carl Ljunggren and Vladana Elez Berselius. Learn about fundraising milestones, scaling journeys, multi-stakeholder collaboration and structuring the capital stack. The article is found here: https://lnkd.in/eW8URCNB

P Capital Partners joins The Climate Brick as a new Alliance Member! As a leading?European creditor in the green transition, PCP adds crucial perspectives on debt financing.?Our bricks highlight how credit plays a key role in the climate tech capital stack. We spoke with Anna Skarborg, PCP's Director of Sustainability, to gain insights into non-sponsored credit for climate tech companies. Check out her insights in the slideshow.?We're excited to welcome PCP – Anna, Daniel Sachs, and the rest of the team – to our growing community of climate tech leaders.

Katya Constant had?a blast attending Sifted Summit last week! It was an incredible experience discussing "Building Climate Tech 2.0: Tapping into the Big Infrastructure Funders" alongside Edward Shenderovich, Bailey Morrow, and Steven Meersman, and expertly moderated by Freya Pratty. Our key take-away's were: (1) Take the time early on to understand which capital sources are relevant for your business at each stage, and who is best placed to understand and underwrite the risks specific to your business - The Climate Brick manual was designed to help exactly with this! (2) Develop relationships with future funders early to build trust and track record. Learn their language and understand how they see the world and what boxes they will try to fit you in. (3) It's not just a capital gap, but also a capability gap: ensure you bring in the relevant expertise early to differentiate and set up for success (not just "finance" but specific skills like structuring, securitising, project development etc) A special thanks to those who joined the conversation before and after the session—it was great connecting, and looking forward to continuing the discussions! #SiftedSummit #ClimateTech #Startups #Innovation?

Ted Persson, Partner at EQT Ventures, and Carl Ljunggren, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, recently took the stage at EQT Ventures and EQT Growth's flagship portfolio event Scale Summit to present The Climate Brick. In front of an audience of early-stage tech founders and CEOs, they discussed the hurdles and opportunities involved in scaling climate tech companies.

?? Big thank you to everyone who joined us at the Climate Brick workshop at The Drop on Monday! Your energy and contributions made it an unforgettable event. ?? Throughout the session, we dove into what it takes to scale a climate tech startup successfully—from pre-seed to IPO. We explored the critical unlocks in each stage of the climate tech journey and exchanged invaluable experiences and learnings to shape a brighter, more sustainable future together. A special thank you to our incredible moderators: Yair Reem, Thong Le Hoang, Dr. Moritz Belling, Ted Persson, Alessandro Bertino, Jessica Burley, Rokas P., Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht, Philip Specht, Nathaniel Lowbeer-Lewis, Kristen Rocca, Ragna Portelli, Michelle Capiod, Elisabeth Schrey, Serhat Aydogdu, Sebastian Peck, Adam Ross, Christian zu Jeddeloh and Estella Langheim for leading such insightful discussions. We couldn't have done this without our friends and co-hosts from Contrarian Ventures, EQT Ventures, DCVC and Morgan Stanley and a big shoutout to Robina v. Stein and Agne Gudonaviciute for organizing everything behind the scenes! ?? ?? Excited to keep the momentum going as we push for lasting climate solutions! ???

?? We are thrilled to announce the moderators for our The Climate Brick workshop at The Drop this year! During this workshop, we will discuss what it takes to scale a climate tech startup successfully from pre-seed to IPO. We'll explore the critical unlocks of each climate tech journey and exchange experiences and learnings from the past to create a better future. For this workshop, we are excited to be supported by the knowledge and insights of strong experts in the field. We are happy to welcome early-stage investors, including Yair Reem, Thong Le Hoang, Dr. Moritz Belling, Ted Persson, Alessandro Bertino, Jessica Burley, Rokas P., Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht and Philip Specht, as well as growth-stage investors with deep insights into raising debt and equity, such as Nathaniel Lowbeer-Lewis, Kristen Rocca, Michelle Capiod, Elisabeth Schrey, Serhat Aydogdu, Sebastian Peck, Fabian Erici and Adam Ross. We are super excited to have you with us! ?? Join us for an insightful session in the beautiful garden of Malm?. This is a unique opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and build with industry leaders in climate tech. Thank you, Contrarian Ventures, DCVC, Morgan Stanley and EQT Ventures for hosting!

?? Who from our Climate Brick Community will be at the legendary The Drop this September in Malm?? Whether you join the event or not, come join us on 16.09 for an exclusive afternoon workshop on financing and scaling climate tech companies successfully. ?? We are thrilled to partner with pioneering thinkers in deep and climate tech investments to support the workshop with their expertise and knowledge, including: Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht, from World Fund, Kristen Rocca from DCVC, Philip Specht from AENU, Jessica Burley from Planet A Ventures, Rokas P. from Contrarian Ventures, Ted Persson from EQT Ventures, Yair Reem from Extantia, Thong Le Hoang from Visionaries Tomorrow, Alex Laplaza from Lowercarbon Capital and many more - the full list of moderators will be revealed shortly... ?? Workshop Highlights: - Structuring offtake agreements - Financing First-Of-A-Kind (FOAK) projects - Capital stack considerations for each funding round - Collaborating effectively with strategics And much more… We are here to share knowledge and learn from each other, aiming to develop common standards for climate tech investments as we strive to make scaling climate tech companies successful and ultimately reach our net zero goal! Join us on that mission. ?? Join the workshop by signing up (Link in the comments) Co-hosted by Contrarian Ventures, DCVC, EQT Ventures & Morgan Stanley #theClimateBrickxtheDrop #ClimateTech #NetZero #EnergyTransition

?? Who from our Climate Brick Community will be at the legendary The Drop this September in Malm?? Whether you join the event or not, come join us on 16.09 for an exclusive afternoon workshop on financing and scaling climate tech companies successfully. ?? We are thrilled to partner with pioneering thinkers in deep and climate tech investments to support the workshop with their expertise and knowledge, including: Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht, from World Fund, Kristen Rocca from DCVC, Philip Specht from AENU, Jessica Burley from Planet A Ventures, Rokas P. from Contrarian Ventures, Ted Persson from EQT Ventures, Yair Reem from Extantia, Thong Le Hoang from Visionaries Tomorrow, Alex Laplaza from Lowercarbon Capital and many more - the full list of moderators will be revealed shortly... ?? Workshop Highlights: - Structuring offtake agreements - Financing First-Of-A-Kind (FOAK) projects - Capital stack considerations for each funding round - Collaborating effectively with strategics And much more… We are here to share knowledge and learn from each other, aiming to develop common standards for climate tech investments as we strive to make scaling climate tech companies successful and ultimately reach our net zero goal! Join us on that mission. ?? Join the workshop by signing up (Link in the comments) Co-hosted by Contrarian Ventures, DCVC, EQT Ventures & Morgan Stanley #theClimateBrickxtheDrop #ClimateTech #NetZero #EnergyTransition