?? Last week in climate (#88) by ClimateU
Tim Steppich
Founder of inClimate.com | The free platform and community for people in Climate | 25,000+ members | Forbes 30u30 | Public Speaker
Good morning and happy Tuesday! ??
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Today, we'll cover last week’s:
?? closed rounds,
?? climate jobs,
?? community asks,
?? dealflow,
?? news, and
?? upcoming events.
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?? A quick reminder that much of this weekly summary is open-sourced - you can add news, jobs, events, etc. via ClimateU .
?? Closed Rounds
???? H2 Green Steel - €4.75B Debt + Equity
?? Stockholm, Sweden
?? Large-scale steel producer based on a fossil-free manufacturing.
Investors: BNP Paribas , European Investment Bank , ING Ventures , KfW IPEX Bank , SEK , Societe Generale , Altor , Andra AP-fonden , GIC , Hy24 , Just Climate , Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund , Mubea , Siemens Financial Services , Temasek Holdings , European Climate , Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency .
???? Kyon Energy - €90M Acquired by TotalEnergies
?? Munich, Germany
?? Develops and sells renewable energy infrastructure.
Investors: TotalEnergies Ventures
???? instagrid - €87.4M Series C
?? Stuttgart, Germany
?? Portable power supplies.
Investors: blueworld.group , Energy Impact Partners , High-Tech Grunderfonds , Morgan Stanley Investment Management , Pierre-Pascal Urbon , SET Ventures , Teachers’ Venture Growth
???? Monta - €80M Series B
?? Copenhagen, Denmark
?? Platform for EV charging.
Investors: AENU , byFounders , Creandum , Energize Capital , Export and Investment Fund , GreenPoint Partners , Headline , Quantum Light
???? Infinite Roots - €53M Series B (formerly Mushlabs)
?? Hamburg, Germany
?? Using fermentation & fungi to create sustainable foods.
Investors: Betagro , Clay Capital , Dr. Hans-Riegel Stiffing , European Innovation Council , FoodLabs , Happiness Capital , Redalpine , Rewe Group , Simon Capital
???? HeavyFinance - €50M Debt
?? Vilnius, Lithuania
?? Fintech marketplace that helps farmers store CO2.
???? Getaround - $20M Post-IPO Debt
?? Paris, France
?? Carsharing platform.
Investors: Mudrick Capital Management
???? CEEZER - €10.3M Series A
?? Berlin, Germany
?? Rethinking the voluntary carbon market as a digital-first carbon bank.
Investors: Carbon Removal Partners , HV Capital , Norrsken VC , Picus Capital
???? Reel Energy - €5M Seed
?? Copenhagen, Denmark
?? Empowers companies to procure renewable electricity.
Investors: Christian Bach , Daniel Nathan , The Footprint Firm , Transition , UVC Partners
???? Concrete4Change - €2.5M Seed
?? Nottingham, United Kingdom
?? Carbon sequestration into concrete.
Investors: Zacua Ventures , Counteract
???? Metris Energy - ￡2M Pre-Seed
?? London, United Kingdom
?? AI-powered solar energy platform for commercial property owners.
Investors: AENU , Octopus Ventures
???? Eddy Grid - €1.5M Seed
?? Utrecht, Netherlands
?? Energy storage via batteries and smart energy management.
Investors: Bastiaan van de Rakt , Graduate Entrepreneur Fund , Herberth Samsom , Jan Saan , Rockstart , Sjuul Berden , Thijs Verheul , Volve Capital
???? Sirius Technologies - €1.2M Pre-Seed
?? Amsterdam, Netherlands
?? Automates sharing sustainability data with all stakeholders in metal supply chain.
Investors: BlackWood Ventures , Fund F , Techstars , WEPA Ventures
???? Elucid Social - Seed
?? Berlin, Germany
?? A data-driven solution for risk management in global supply chains.
Investors: UBS Optimus Foundation
???? NOVUS GmbH - Angel
?? Braunschweig, Germany
?? Urban electric lightbikes.
Investors: Michael Wax, Sophia Fl?rsch, Rupert Stadler, Fabrizio Ugo Scelsi, Nikolai Schr?der, Bernd Rosenbichler, Raymund Bareuther, Cees de Witte, Michael K?hler, CREW10
?? 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.
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aeco
aeco restores 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)
Briink
Briink is your AI-powered EU Taxonomy assistant.
???? Senior Backend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
???? Build Your Own Engineering Role (Berlin, On-site)
???? Senior Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
???? AI Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
???? Frontend Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
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Cambrium
Cambrium's mission is to trigger the next wave of material innovation by harnessing nature’s protein building blocks.
???? Business Development Intern (Berlin, On-site)
???? Head of Sales - Cosmetic Ingredients (Berlin, On-site)
???? Head of Finance & Operations (Berlin, On-site)
Carbon Atlantis
Carbon Atlantis develops a first-of-a-kind, low-cost Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to remove CO2 from the air. With partners, we permanently store the CO2 in rock carbonates.
???? Electrician / Elektriker:in (Munich, On-site)
???? Electrochemical Test Engineer (Ismaning, On-site)
???? Pilot Plant Engineer (Ismaning, On-site)
???? Absorption Engineer (Ismaning, On-site)
???? Technical Founder’s Associate (f/m/d) (Ismaning, On-site)
???? Data Engineer (Ismaning, On-site)
Dryad Networks
Dryad provides ultra-early detection of wildfires as well as health and growth-monitoring of forests using solar-powered gas sensors in a large-scale IoT sensor network.
???? Certification Engineer (Berlin, On-site)
NuuEnergy
NuuEnergy's vision is to enable every homeowner in Europe to have the most sustainable and efficient heating and cooling system - purchased and installed in one seamless process.
???? Intermediate Growth Marketer (Munich, Hybrid)
???? Founder Associate - Working Student or Intern (Munich, Hybrid)
???? (Junior) Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist (Munich, Hybrid)
???? Business Development Associate/ Junior Account Executive (Munich, Hybrid)
???? Energieberater *in (Munich, Hybrid)
That’s all featured jobs for this week! Remember, you can view thousands of more jobs on ClimateU.earth and you can feature your jobs here by signing up for our new monthly membership.
?? Community Asks
? Jules is looking for a co-founder.
? Dino is looking for investors & partners from aviation, energy, or eVTOL.
? Philip is looking for companies developing biobased materials.
? Marine is looking for speaker for her podcast.
? Oyana is looking to connect with anyone in carbon markets.
To feature your ask in future newsletters, just add it to your member profile.
?? Climate Dealflow
Currently, 72 companies on ClimateU are looking to close a funding round. ?? Below is a summary of rounds that were announced last week:
???? Angel - 2024 Q4 (Climate Data)
???? Angel - 2024 Q1 (Charging Infrastructure)
???? Pre-Seed - 2024 Q2 (Forests)
???? Seed - 2024 Q1 (Carbon Accounting)
???? Seed - 2024 Q2 (Construction Software)
???? Seed - 2024 Q3 (Chemicals)
???? Seed - 2024 Q2 (Climate Communities)
???? Series A - 2024 Q3 (Energy-Efficient Buildings)
???? Series A - 2024 Q2 (Manufacturing)
Investors on our membership can access all funding rounds, founders, and pitch decks on the platform.
?? Climate News
PS: We’re looking for a volunteer to lead our weekly news section this year. If that is you, please contact us ([email protected]).
?? Relevant Events
?? Your business' carbon footprint (Jan 31)
???? Thinkubator Finale (Feb 1)
?? State of Climate Tech 2023 (Feb 1)
???? Portugal's Voluntary Carbon Market (Feb 7)
???? ClimateHack Berlin Meetup (Feb 8)
???? UnPlug (Mar 6)
???? Hello Tomorrow (Mar 21-22)
???? ChangeNow (Mar 25)
???? SF Climate Week (Apr 21-27)
???? Greentech Festival (May 15)
???? Carbon Unbound USA (May 21)
???? Super Climate Berlin (Jun 4)
???? ClimateTech Summit 2024 (Jun 12)
???? HackSummit (Jun 13)
???? London Climate Action Week (Jun 22-30)
???? Cambridge Tech Week 2024 (Sep 1)
???? ICSD 2024 : International Conference on Sus. Development (Sep 11)
???? The Drop 2024 (Sep 17)
???? impact day (Oct 10)
???? Planetiers 2024 (Oct 20)
???? Impact Festival (Oct 30)
???? Slush 2024 (Nov 20)
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A Final Note
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