Planet A Ventures
Overview
Planet A Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage European green tech startups that aim to address climate change. The firm focuses on companies with a significant positive impact on the environment, supporting innovation in areas such as climate mitigation, waste reduction, resource efficiency, and biodiversity protection. Planet A Ventures is the first European VC with an in-house science team that conducts life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of a startup, ensuring investments align with their mission to promote an economy within planetary boundaries. The firm's investment strategy targets scalable businesses based in Europe or Israel, with initial investments ranging from €0.5 million to €5 million. They typically invest from Pre-Seed to Series B stages, with a particular emphasis on sectors including agriculture, forestry, food, construction, real estate, energy, heat, manufacturing, transport, mobility, water, waste, and remediation. Planet A Ventures seeks startups that demonstrate a quantifiable impact in areas such as climate mitigation, waste prevention, resource efficiency, and biodiversity protection. Beyond financial support, Planet A Ventures offers a network of experienced founders and experts to assist portfolio companies. Their approach emphasizes scientific impact assessments to inform investment decisions and empower founders to manage and improve their impact. This commitment to rigorous evaluation and support underscores their dedication to fostering sustainable and impactful businesses in the green tech sector.
Investment Focus
- Scalable businesses based in Europe or Israel
- Quantifiable impact in climate mitigation, waste prevention, resource efficiency, or biodiversity protection
- Alignment with the EU taxonomy sectors: Agriculture, Forestry & Food, Construction & Real Estate, Energy & Heat, Manufacturing, Transport & Mobility, Water, Waste & Remediation
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Planet A Ventures invest in?
Planet A Ventures invests in Agriculture, SaaS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, IT & Software and Energy & Greentech, and is based in Berlin, Germany. Planet A Ventures is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Planet A Ventures invest at?
Planet A Ventures backs companies at Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A and Series B, writing cheques of 500K - 5M.
Which regions does Planet A Ventures invest in?
Planet A Ventures invests across United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark and Switzerland.
Who are the partners at Planet A Ventures?
Team members listed for Planet A Ventures include Helmut Söhler (Co-founder and Venture Partner) and Lena Thiede (Co-Founder/ General Partner | Scientific Impact Assessment).
What companies has Planet A Ventures invested in?
Planet A Ventures's portfolio includes Makersite, INERATEC, Traceless, Wildplastic and Dance.
How do I contact Planet A Ventures?
Planet A Ventures's contact details — including phone and LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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