30 Best Venture Capital Investors in Energy & Nuclear (in 2024)
The Energy & Nuclear sector in Europe is seeing true innovation. At the heart of this story are investors who recognize the transformative power of the industry and are keen to champion the companies working on problems worth solving.
This list is the result of tracking investment activity across +2,500 venture capital investors in Europe, and only includes funds that have invested in at least 5 Energy & Nuclear startups in the past 12 months. If you're a startup in th space, an investor diversifying into new sectors, or someone keen on tracking the pulse of industry-specific investments, this list is a must-see.
Tracking:
Last update to the database: April 9, 2024. See changelog.
Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.
List of 30 top VCs in Energy & Nuclear
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), Berlin, London, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Mobility & Transportation and 48 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Factorial HR (
75), Packfleet ( 64), Monta ( 64)
62Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Business Intelligence and 51 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
DataSnipper (
68), Superlinked ( 64), tacto ( 64)
54Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to
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Offices:
London (HQ), Dublin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
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Check size
$2M - $50M
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, AI and 45 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
IMU Biosciences (
64), Lyst ( 59), Ledger ( 59)
60Bpifrance is the bank (and fund) of entrepreneurs.
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Series_g, Series_i, Series_h
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 46 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Quandela (
68), Bioptimus ( 68), Aqemia ( 68)
59Lowercarbon Capital funds research and invests in technologies that reduces the CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Offices:
New York (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Business Intelligence and 14 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Isometric (
59), CarbonChain ( 54), Heart Aerospace ( 51)
64Balderton Capital is a Early-Stage Venture Capital Investor.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing
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Check size
$1M - $20M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Wagestream (
75), PhotoRoom ( 68), Scalable Capital ( 64)
54Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Manufacturing and 60 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Factorial HR (
75), Condukt ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
46True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups.
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Offices:
Palo Alto (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Check size
$1M - $3M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Hardware, Climate Tech & Green Tech and 27 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Wefarm (
50), Carbo Culture ( 50), JellyFi ( 43)
54SoftBank Vision Fund specializes in growth capital and social impact investments.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Mountain View
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series_g, Series_h, Pre Seed, Series_i
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 49 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Travel Perk (
68), Dice ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
50EQT Ventures provides support and capital to bold and ambitious founders on their journeys to global success.
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), London, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Ecommerce and 53 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Volt (
64), Nothing ( 64), 1X ( 59)
45Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage sustainable energy transition focused VC fund.
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Drones and 5 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
BeZero Carbon (
54), Metafuels ( 37), Delfos Energy ( 34)
50- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D, Debt Financing, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing and 22 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Quandela (
68), Basemark ( 64), Dronamics ( 64)
40Norrsken VC is an impact VC fund investing in start-ups solving the problems while building massive businesses.
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Energy & Nuclear, Health Tech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Northvolt (
64), Sunsave ( 59), Granular Energy ( 54)
54Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage, growth-capital, late stage, and startup financing.
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Offices:
New York (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Mobile and 15 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
CarbonChain (
54), m3ter ( 54), Super Payments ( 54)
42Extantia is a VC fund investing in breakthrough climate technologies, in search of the next "Gigacorn".
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series C
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Check size
$1M - $4M
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing, Climate Tech & Green Tech and 4 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
WASE (
64), BeZero Carbon ( 54), UP Catalyst ( 50)
39High-Tech Grunderfonds specializes in investments in seed or startups, early venture, seed capital, and mezzanine financing.
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Offices:
Bonn (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $4M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Health Tech, Energy & Nuclear and 56 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Proxima Fusion (
68), Tubulis ( 68), Threedium ( 59)
50Future Positive Capital is an investment firm that invests in deep tech companies.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), London
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C
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Check size
$300k - $1M
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing, Climate Tech & Green Tech and 10 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Ouihelp (
54), Brilliant Planet ( 50), Cervest ( 43)
43Energy Impact Partners is a collaborative strategic investment firm.
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Offices:
New York (HQ), San Francisco, Miami, London, Cologne
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Check size
$10M - $35M
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Business Intelligence and 13 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
GridBeyond (
75), Greenly ( 75), ev.energy ( 59)
48Eurazeo is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in SMEs and manages a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series_i, Series_h, Pre Seed, Series_g
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Health Tech and 52 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Electra (
68), Aqemia ( 68), Flowdesk ( 64)
42Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
Mobile, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 54 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Wagestream (
75), HURR ( 59), GEEIQ ( 54)
42European Investment Bank provides lending, borrowing, and treasury services.
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Offices:
Luxembourg (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series D, Series E, Debt Financing
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Industries
Manufacturing, Biotech, Energy & Nuclear and 22 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
H2 Green Steel (
64), Northvolt ( 64), Quantum Systems ( 59)
40Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
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Offices:
New York (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Debt Financing
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Industries
Fintech, Privacy and Security, Manufacturing and 36 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
SumUp (
68), Fleximize ( 64), Northvolt ( 64)
50HV Capital is a venture capital firm that supports founders in developing their internet companies.
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Offices:
Munich (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $100M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 52 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Scalable Capital (
64), Quantum Systems ( 59), kennek ( 54)
43Cherry Ventures is a seed fund, founded by entrepreneurs with substantial experience in building fast-scaling technology companies.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $3M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Business Intelligence and 44 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Baseimmune (
64), tacto ( 64), Planet A Foods ( 59)
46Pale Blue Dot is a seed-stage ClimateTech venture fund investing in companies that reduce and reverse the effects of climate change.
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Offices:
Malmö (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $1M
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Manufacturing and 16 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Monta (
64), Green-Got ( 54), Hived ( 54)
45Speedinvest is a venture capital fund investing in Pre Seed, seed, and early-stage tech startups.
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Offices:
Vienna (HQ), Berlin, London, Munich, Paris
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed, Angel
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Check size
$700k - $3M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, AI and 57 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Tuum (
64), Dronamics ( 64), Curve ( 64)
40La Famiglia is an early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Business Intelligence, AI, Data and Analytics and 33 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Generation Home (
50), Evy ( 50), Bling ( 43)
42Europe’s largest Proptech VC firm investing in technology companies transforming the real estate industry.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Proptech & Real Estate, Energy & Nuclear, Data and Analytics and 12 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Ocus (
54), Plentific ( 54), Saqara ( 50)
40HCVC is an early-stage firm investing in companies automating and digitizing the physical world.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$100k - $2M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation and 23 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Automata (
59), Nūmi ( 54), Giraffe360 ( 50)
39GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Payments and 49 more.
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Top investments in Energy & Nuclear
Uncapped (
64), Upway ( 64), Meero ( 59)