?? Last Week in Climate #130 - Free access to all inClimate resources ??
Tim Steppich
Founder & Chief Climate Nerd at inClimate | The largest climate community and job platform in Europe | Join 30k+ members from 106 countries | Forbes 30u30
Hey there, happy Tuesday!
?? Here is your weekly digest of everything that happened in climate last week.
?? I just turned 30, so newsletter number 130 is a lovely coincidence.
PS: We’re giving anyone who refers a company to hire via inClimate free access to all of inClimate’s premium resources. More here. ??
We cover last week’s:
?? Community updates,
?? inClimate updates,
???? 25 closed rounds,
?? Deal of the week,
?? Events & meetups,
?? News, and
?? Climate jobs.
Community Updates
?? Last week, 167 climate professionals joined inClimate. You can see all 13,200 members and their company profiles on the members directory.
?? Join our weekly Climate Coffee Break tomorrow at 13:30 to connect with other climate founders, investors, recruiters, and professionals.
???? We will host our next Climate Drinks event on December 11th at Norrsken Barcelona. Don’t miss this one!
inClimate Updates
?? We finally added an Intercom chat to the platform so that you can reach us much more easily if you have questions, feedback, or experience any issues.
?? We’re finally putting together a Help Center on inClimate. We’re still writing the articles and will add video walkthroughs soon.
?? We published two first articles about hiring via inClimate:
?? We’re giving everyone who refers a company to hire via inClimate free access to all of inClimate’s premium resources. More here.
Closed Rounds
???? Tokamak Energy - $125M Venture
?? Oxford, United Kingdom
?? Developing and accelerating the development of fusion power.
Investors: British Patient Capital, BW Group, East X Ventures, Furukawa Electric, Lingotto, Sabanc? Climate Ventures
???? Cradle - $73M Series B
?? Zürich, Switzerland
?? Prediction algorithms & AI design recommendations to assist biologists in designing proteins.
Investors: Index Ventures, IVP, Kindred Capital
???? Vertical Aerospace - $50M Post-IPO Equity
?? Bristol, United Kingdom
?? Pioneering electric aviation.
Investors: Mudrick Capital Management
???? Liquid Wind - €44M Series C
?? G?teborg, Sweden
?? Carbon neutral fuel.
Investors: HYCAP, Samsung Ventures, Uniper
???? AMPECO - $26M Series B
?? Sofia, Bulgaria
?? EV charging management platform.
Investors: BMW i Ventures, Cavalry Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures, Revaia
???? LACTIPS - €16M Venture
?? Saint-jean-bonnefonds, France
?? Producing polymers from milk protein.
Investors: Blue Oceans Partners, BNP Paribas Développement, GO CAPITAL, Sogive, SPI fund
???? Faircraft - €15M Series A
?? Paris, France
?? Lab-grown alternative to animal leather.
Investors: Alliance for Impact, Blue Wire Capital, Bpifrance, CapHorn Invest, Entrepreneur First, Heirloom, Kindred Ventures, Sake Bosch
???? Candela - $14M Series C
?? Stockholm, Sweden
?? Long-range electric boat.
Investors: EQT Ventures, Kan Dela, SEB Private Equity
???? Predium - €13M Series A
?? Munich, Germany
?? ESG management platform for buildings.
Investors: b2venture, Mutschler Ventures AG, Norrsken VC, Reimann Investors, UVC Partners
???? METRON - €12.5M Venture
?? Paris, France
?? Industrial energy management.
Investors: GET Fund, BNP Paribas, Climate Investment, Vertigo
???? Frequenz - €10M Venture
?? Berlin, Germany
?? Autonomous Energy-as-a-Service platform.
Investors: Cape Capital AG, SET Ventures
???? Echion Technologies - ￡10M Venture
?? Cambridge, United Kingdom
?? Niobium anodes for Li-ion batteries
Investors: BGF Ventures, Sustainable Impact Capital
???? Satellite Vu - ￡10M Venture
?? London, United Kingdom
?? Energy monitoring services for equipment, buildings, and water via satellites.
Investors: Adara Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Molten Ventures, Seraphim Space
???? etalytics - €8M Series A
?? Darmstadt, Germany
?? Helps industries analyze and optimize their energy systems.
Investors: ALSTIN Capital, BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen
???? Watercycle Technologies - $5.6M Series A
?? Sackville Street, United Kingdom
?? Advanced filtration systems for the production of valuable minerals and clean water.
Investors: Aer Ventures, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Par Equity, University of Manchester Innovation Factory
???? BiocSol - €5.2M Seed
?? Louvain-la-Neuve, France
???? Helping farmers protect crops while preserving the environment and soil health.
Investors: Agri Investment Fund, Vives Louvain Technology Fund, Invest.BW, IMBC Spinnova SA
???? Reefilla - €4.5M Seed
?? Turin, Italy
?? Energy storage and mobile power generation.
Investors: Azimut Libera Impresa, CDP Venture Capital, Finpiemonte S.p.A., HCapital Partners, Motor Valley Accelerator, Piemonte fund Next
???? Kapsera - €4.2M Series A
?? Paris, France
???? Microbial-based biofertilizers and biopesticides.
Investors: Banque des Territoires, Demeter, The Yield Lab Europe
???? IonKraft - €3.5M Seed
?? Aachen, Germany
?? Coatings that replace non-recyclable solutions for the packaging industry.
Investors: HTGF | High-Tech Gruenderfonds, M Ventures, TechVision Fund
???? Volter - $3.2M Pre-Seed
?? London, United Kingdom
?? Platform to get the most out of your solar systems.
Investors: Transition, Seedcamp, Neptunia Invest
???? Darwin - €1.5M Pre-Seed
?? Paris, France
?? Equips ESG players with AI-driven tools to integrate biodiversity intelligence.
Investors: Asterion Ventures
???? KITRO - Venture
?? Renens, Switzerland
?? Simplifying food waste management for commercial kitchens.
Investors: Pymwymic, Zintinus
???? B'ZEOS - Seed
?? Oslo, Norway
?? Sustainable, home-compostable packaging made from seaweed.
Investors: Faber, ICIG Ventures
???? Treety - Seed
?? Amsterdam, Netherlands
?? Helps companies resolve ESG data challenges.
Investors: Arket Ventures
Deal of the Week
???????? Jordi at Algaemical Carbon is raising a pre-seed round:
As we are passionate about helping the Industrial sector to meet the climate regulations and their SDG strategies to reduce their carbon footprint, we offer an alternative: getting a net revenue doing it. Our proposition is easy: turn CO2 output into a high-value resource, which is desired for food, cosmetic and pharma companies: high-value ingredients. They are generated at the same time the carbon is captured through the biotechnology of the microalgae, which is controlled by us.
Know someone who Jordi should talk to? You can connect with him directly here.
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Upcoming Events
?? The European Sustainability Conference (Dec 4)
?? Perfect Your Pitch: Live Reviews with Climate & Impact Investors (Dec 9)
???? inClimate’s Climate Drinks - Barcelona Vol. 4 (Dec 11)
???? New York Climate DeepTech Summit (Dec 12)
Climate News
New Climate Jobs
The weekly job recommendations went out yesterday via email.
Below, you’ll find all featured jobs (from companies on our premium access). You can head to the job board to explore all posted opportunities.
Sightline Climate
Sightline Climate accelerates the deployment of climate tech solutions through industry leading data, analytics, and research.
???? Data Manager (London, Hybrid)
???? Enterprise Customer Success Manager (London, Hybrid)
?? Product Manager (London, Hybrid)
?? Research Analyst (London, On-site)
?? Senior Software Engineer (London, On-site)
autarc
autarc is building the operating system for heat pump installers. They are part of Y Combinator and are hiring for their office in Berlin-Mitte.
???? Energieberater:in (zertifizierter EEE) (€80k-100k)
???? Junior Fullstack Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
???? Sales Manager:in (€70k-100k)
Climatize
Climatize makes it incredibly simple to invest in renewable energy projects while potentially earning up to 10% annually.
?? Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Mexico City, Remote)
Climate Connection
Bringing together individuals passionate about climate and innovation to spark ideas, discussions, and new connections.
???? Chief of Staff (London, Hybrid)
Daato
Daato is a holistic ESG management platform for enterprises of all sizes. We believe in strong privacy focused technology applications to contribute to businesses becoming ESG aware, sustainable and move towards a better society as humankind.
???? Account Executive (Berlin, Remote)
???? Business Development Representative (Berlin, Remote)
???? Customer Success Manager (Remote)
???? Product Marketing Manager Teilzeit (Germany, Remote)
???? Project Manager (Product) (Berlin, Remote)
???? Sustainability Manager (Berlin, On-site)
inPlanet
InPlanet removes CO2 from the atmosphere through Enhanced Rock Weathering in the tropics. This CDR method applies rock powder on agricultural land, thereby fertilizing soils and permanently locking carbon in a way that is scalable, affordable and safe.
?? InPlanet Foundation Manager (Germany, Remote)
repath
The platform for climate risk and adaptation is a location-specific, automated SaaS solution that would allow the company to forecast the future physical climate risks, comprehend the particulars vulnerabilities of the assets, as well as the necessary measures of adaptation to mitigate the identified dangers.
???? Remote (Principle) Climate Impact Engineer (Europe, Remote)
???? Remote Vulnerability & Adaptation Modeller (Europe, Remote)
Tree.ly
Tree.ly is a diverse team founding a new technology venture that unlocks the carbon capture potential of our forests by bringing together forest owners, carbon offsetters, and public authorities.
???? Accounting Allrounder / Finance-Manager Junior (Dornbirn, On-site)
???? Head of Marketing (Berlin, On-site)
???? Junior Forest Sales Representative (Dornbirn, On-site)
???? Senior Forest Sales Manager (Dornbirn, On-site)
???? Spontaneous application (Germany, On-site)
Final Note
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