Ragnarson
Ragnarson invests in pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech startups, aiming to partner with entrepreneurs who are striving to improve sustainability, fight climate change, or reduce socio-economic inequalities. They provide not only capital but also software development services, leveraging their expertise in strategic consulting and high-quality code development to help startups build and polish their MVPs. Ragnarson aims to be a technological and financial partner, deeply understanding the business and assisting with conscious software decisions to fulfill customers' visions of a better future. They look for startups solving significant problems in the economy and society, offering cash, know-how, and software services to those they believe. Their investments reflect a focus on circular economy and sustainability-related ventures, targeting companies addressing challenges from decarbonizing buildings to reducing fashion waste and promoting re-commerce. This suggests a thesis around supporting companies that create positive environmental and social impact through innovative business models and technologies. Ragnarson's approach combines venture investing with software development services, providing a unique value proposition to early-stage startups. This hands-on approach enables them to support their portfolio companies not only financially but also operationally, helping them build and scale their software solutions effectively.
ReGen Ventures
Reimagining the world from the atom up to build future abundance, focusing on intelligence, energy, autonomy, and matter as the core areas of abundance.
Smartworks Innovation
Smartworks Innovation is a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm that partners with startups to bring new solutions and technologies into the Wiener Stadtwerke Group (WSTW Group). The firm focuses on solutions with high innovation or climate protection potential that are technologically and economically scalable. This collaboration is intended to strengthen the innovative ability and competitiveness of the WSTW Group and create solutions for sustainable mobility and energy transition. Smartworks Innovation operates in cooperation with the innovation management of the Wiener Stadtwerke Group, which is a modern infrastructure service provider with approximately 17,000 employees. The WSTW Group encompasses various divisions including Energy, Energy Grids, Transport, Funeral Services and Cemeteries, and Car Parks. The firm's investments align with the strategic goals of the WSTW Group, particularly in areas related to energy transition, sustainable mobility, and the broader infrastructure ecosystem. By integrating startup solutions into its operations, the WSTW Group aims to enhance its services and adapt to future challenges in a dynamic and sustainable manner.
Team Global Management GmbH
Team Global Management GmbH's mission is to create a better world via technology by creating organizations, products, and services that generate profound and lasting societal value. Their overarching goal is to participate in formulating and executing a vision for a better world by 2080, leveraging technology to address global challenges. They aim to unlock 100x energy through investments in climate technology, focusing on energy generation and decarbonization. The firm aims to foster world peace, global respect, and collaboration, emphasizing the responsible handling of technology. They envision significant increases in investment in education, advocating for a 10x to 100x increase in resources and attention. The firm's specific goals for the near future include fostering the development of air mobility to reduce reliance on traditional cars and investing in technology to combat climate change. They are building companies to solve the climate issues combining energy generation and decarbonization.
Venturerock
Venturerock is a venture building and venture investment platform focused on advancing technology, science, and innovation to co-create and grow next-generation global tech companies. They operate a multi-tiered venture capital platform designed to democratize access to equity-based capital for ventures while enhancing transparency and liquidity for investors. Their approach includes a venture building studio combined with a structured 72-step development program, aiming for a high success rate in company creation. Venturerock also emphasizes the importance of a strong network, bringing together founders, corporate partners, industry professionals, and media to create a network effect that drives ventures forward. They are building an entrepreneurial residence to integrate various venture building needs into a single environment.
WakeUp Capital
WakeUp Capital invests in visionary entrepreneurs building B2B software and hardware solutions that drive climate resilience and social equity, combining profit with purpose to create systemic change.
Accion Venture Lab
Accion Venture Lab is the early-stage impact investment initiative of Accion, a global nonprofit focused on financial inclusion. They invest in and support innovative fintech startups that are expanding access to financial services for underserved populations worldwide. Their investment thesis revolves around the belief that technology can be a powerful tool to reduce poverty and create economic opportunity by providing affordable, accessible, and responsible financial solutions. Venture Lab provides not only capital but also strategic governance and advice to help these companies scale their impact. Accion focuses on companies that are building innovative business models, leveraging digital technologies, and demonstrating a clear commitment to social impact. They look for companies that can reach large numbers of underserved people and improve their financial health and well-being. Accion's approach involves in-depth research and the sharing of learnings to advance responsible financial solutions and systems. The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI), an independent think tank housed at Accion, plays a crucial role in this by focusing on consumer protection, women's economic inclusion, data risks and opportunities, and climate change, ensuring that investments align with broader goals of creating a fair and inclusive economy. Accion's overarching mission is to improve the lives of underserved people by building innovative and responsible financial solutions. This mission is rooted in a history of over 60 years of shaping the inclusive finance industry. Their investment strategy is closely tied to Accion's broader approach, encompassing advisory services, research, and advocacy, to foster a holistic ecosystem that supports financial inclusion. Accion Ventures is a key component of this ecosystem, providing early-stage capital and support to promising fintech companies driving financial inclusion forward.
Kiko Ventures
Kiko Ventures is a cleantech venture capital firm dedicated to redefining what's possible in the fight against climate change. They aim to invest in science-based businesses with the potential for significant impact on planetary sustainability. Their approach is characterized by deploying permanent capital, allowing them the flexibility to invest across various stages and remain committed throughout the growth journey of their portfolio companies. They seek to back businesses and breakthroughs that support the return to a regenerative world, where people and the planet can thrive. Kiko Ventures is focused on early-stage, science-based, and impactful companies. They emphasize the importance of enduring technological advantages that can withstand market cycles. Their investments are exclusively in companies with a core focus on improving planetary sustainability and tackling climate change. As part of IP Group, Kiko Ventures has the financial backing to support companies from early stages to late-stage success, demonstrating a commitment to long-term growth and impact. They look for companies commercializing disruptive technologies to combat climate change. Kiko Ventures believes that technology holds the key to solving the world's greatest problems, particularly those related to climate change. They actively seek out and support companies with the potential to make a substantial difference in reducing emissions, promoting sustainability, and fostering a regenerative future. Their investment strategy is geared towards creating a positive impact on both the environment and the financial success of their portfolio companies.
Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later-stage, high-growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing. They aim to achieve both venture and impact returns, partnering with companies and investors driven by financial success and a desire to make a real difference. They offer more than just funding, providing expertise, experience, and a powerful network to help their portfolio companies grow and achieve lasting impact. Rooted in the north of England, they have a global outlook and a unique perspective and approach. They are committed to supporting businesses that can create positive change on a local, national and global scale. The firm is passionate, committed, and enthusiastic about what they do, and what they want to achieve. They are committed to the North East and the communities in it, while firmly believing that the solutions and innovation created within the region can be scaled up to benefit citizens globally. They believe in collaboration, with their partners and also their investees. When they invest, they support the company with their networks and expertise, as well as funding. They have experience in building successful companies at all stages of the journey and work with companies to help make their vision a reality. They are focused on reimagining the future, investing in ambitious teams with solutions that will help solve societal challenges and are primed to scale up globally.