?? Last week in climate (#84) by ClimateU
2023's last funding rounds, jobs, dealflow, news, and events.

?? Last week in climate (#84) by ClimateU

Good morning and Happy New Year! ??

Sending out a newsletter on January 2nd felt like too much too soon, so, happy Wednesday it is instead.

After a week off in the mountains, I can’t wait to dive back into work, starting by updating you on everything that happened these past two weeks in climate across Europe - short and sweet as always:

Today, we'll cover 2023’s last:

?? closed rounds,

?? climate jobs,?? dealflow,

?? news, and

?? events.

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?? Closed Rounds

???? Octopus Energy - £625M Private Equity

?? London, United Kingdom

?? Large-scale renewable energy platform.

Investors: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Generation Investment Management, Origin Energy, Tokyo Gas

Article , Company

???? Exeger - €35M Debt Financing

?? Stockholm, Sweden

?? New materials that enhance the efficiency of solar cells.

Investors: European Investment Bank

Article , Company

???? SWEETCH Energy - €25M Series A

?? Lorient, France

?? Osmotic power.

Investors: Crédit Mutuel Impact, Demeter, Future Positive Capital, GO CAPITAL

Article , Company

???? SolarDuck - €15M Venture

?? Nijmegen, Netherlands

?? Offshore floating solar.

Investors: Energie transitie fonds Rotterdam, Green Tower, Invest-NL, Katapult

Article , Company

???? Green Eagle Solutions - €6M Series A

?? Madrid, Spain

?? RPA-based software for renewables.

Investors: A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund, Kibo Ventures, SET Ventures

Article , Company

???? suena - €3M Seed

?? Hamburg, Germany

?? AI-based trading for energy storage.

Investors: Business angels, EIT InnoEnergy, Raakwark Kaptaal, Santander Climate Tech Fund, SmartEnergy Innovation Fund

Article , Company

???? The Mobility House - $2.9M Grant

?? Munich, Germany

?? Smart charging solutions.

Investors: California Energy Commission

Article , Company

???? Velco - €2M Venture

?? Nantes, France

?? Connected e-bikes.

Investors: Existing investors

Article , Company

???? Open Climate Fix - $600k Grant

?? London, United Kingdom

?? Using computers to fix climate change.

Investors: Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Article , Company

???? WBCSD – $500k Grant

?? Geneva, Switzerland

?? Coalition of businesses aiming for sustainable development.

Investors: Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Article , Company

???? Libre Foods - €335k Grant

?? Barcelona, Spain

?? Low-cost mycelium for meat alternatives.

Investors: NEOTEC

Article , Company

???? Agrovisio Official - €260k Corporate Round

?? Ankara, Turkey

???? Satellite-based decision-making services for farmers.

Investors: Turk Traktor

Article , Company

???? World Data Lab - $100k Grant

?? Vienna, Austria

?? ESG forecasting.

Investors: Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Article , Company

???? Lightyear - Venture

?? Helmond, Netherlands

?? Solar electric car company.

Investors: Lighthouse Combined Investment, Sunbo Angel Partners

Article , Company

???? Circle-Hand - Grant

?? Berlin, Germany

?? ERP for second-hand stores.

Investors: Inco

Article , Company

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?? New Climate Jobs

Check out some of the latest featured jobs below. If you don't see anything that speaks to you, you can always head to ClimateU to explore thousands of other opportunities.

If you’re an employer and want your jobs featured here, simply join our monthly membership via ClimateU .

aeco

“Restoring peatlands by unlocking their value - for landowners, corporations, investors and the planet.“

?? Head of Operations (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)

?? Senior Carbon Project Developer (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)

?? Projektentwickler*in (Berlin, Munich, or Remote)

Cambrium

“Cambrium's mission is to trigger the next wave of material innovation by harnessing nature’s protein building blocks.“

???? Head of Finance & Operations (Berlin, On-site)

???? Business Development Intern (Berlin, On-site)

Planet A Ventures

“We support founders tackling the world's largest environmental problems.“

???? Investment Analyst - Engineering Background (Berlin, On-site)

???? (Senior) Investment Associate (Berlin, Hybrid)

That’s all featured jobs for this first week of 2024! Remember, you can view thousands of more jobs on ClimateU.earth .

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?? New Climate Dealflow

We’re finalizing our updated insights, dealflow, and data access on ClimateU - you’ll hear more about that soon.

Last week, one round was announced:

???? Series A - 2024 Q1 (?? Hydrogen)

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?? Climate News

Here are a few articles from the last two weeks that you might want to check out to stay on top of things:

?? 10 climate tech innovations that give us hope for 2024

?? ESG funds suffer weaker demand

?? Solar, batteries and heat pumps led the green charge in 2023

?? The year in review: progress in sustainable business, but too little and too slow

?? Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?

?? European climate tech founders are heading to Kenya

?? Intercropping: a beacon of hope for sustainable agriculture in Europe

?? 2024 energy predictions

?? Orsted to proceed with mega Hornsea 3 North Sea wind farm project

?? Impact of 2023’s costliest climate disasters ‘highly unequal’

?? Europe’s green cement is taking off

?? New Year, New Outlook: Climate and VC Predictions for 2024

?? UK to introduce carbon levy on imports by 2027

???? Europe Should Go ‘Demitarian’ To Halve Nitrogen Pollution From Agriculture

PS: We’re looking for a volunteer to lead our weekly news section this year. If that is you, please contact us ([email protected]).

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?? Upcoming Events

???? Can we leverage technology to achieve education equity? (Jan 16)

?? Your business' carbon footprint: what it is and how to measure it? (Jan 31)

???? Nature and your business: why it matters and how to take action. (Feb 22)

???? Greentech Festival (May 15)

???? HackSummit (Jun 13)

???? ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development (Sep 11)

???? The Drop 2024 (Sep 17)

???? impact day (Oct 10)

???? IMPACT FESTIVAL 2024 (Oct 30)

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A Final Note to Start the Year in Style

Fifty percent of you who read this newsletter haven’t joined ClimateU yet.

If you enjoy these weekly updates, please take a second to join the community as well, so that you can connect with people across the climate space and share your updates, questions, jobs, and funding news in the newsletter as well.


Sending you all a big hug for the first week of 2024,

Tim

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