Our list features 106 smart green VCs in Europe, selected portfolio companies and recent deals. These outstanding impact investors back startups in climate tech, energy, mobility, cities, materials, food and circular economy to generate environmental, financial and strategic returns for their LPs. In the VC value chain, early stage investors prefer to invest, at lower valuations and higher risk, in the Seed and Series A of young startups working on product market fit and traction (customers, revenues). Late stage VCs join startup cap tables from Series B onwards, expecting €5M revenues, experienced management teams, positive unit economics and fast growth. Facing climate change, technology revolution and global competition, many corporates are also active in corporate venturing and open innovation to invest in and cooperate with startups. Thus, VCs follow different investment strategies to build their portfolios that startups should know before pitching. The better the startup, the more VCs make an effort to get into the deal.
Today is a good day to share 6 noteworthy smart green deals which involve startups and investors in the Ecosummit community and beyond. As you know, pitching at Ecosummit is a great idea to launch and accelerate new financing rounds or promote the investment strategies and portfolios of climate tech funds. Congrats to the outstanding founders, employees and investors of Taylor, Einhundert, Ineratec, 42watt, Aira and Tibo Energy who have all been very busy and diligent building new relationships and negotiating shareholder agreements during the last months. Now the hard work continues to save our climate, decarbonise our economy and electrify our planet.
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