We back founders solving the world’s greatest systemic challenges. Planet A is an early-stage European tech VC backing founders solving the world’s greatest systemic challenges. We use rigorous scientific impact assessments to identify solutions the world cannot afford to ignore across neo manufacturing, energy, critical infrastructure and resource mastery. Investments include Gigaton, Aris Machina, AUAR, INERATEC, Makersite, C1, HIVED, traceless materials and Optiml. Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Startups, SDGs, Impact Measurement, Life Cycle Assesment , Green Tech, Impact, sustainability, Impact Venture, and planetary boundaries

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Solutions for Water, Recycling and Circularity | Messe München IFAT is the world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies, that shows innovations with global impact. You will find solutions for water, recycling and circularity here. IFAT helps connecting innovators in the fields of water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. In addition to its venue in Munich, IFAT is also represented with trade fairs in Turkey, India, South Africa, Singapore, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and China. Besides the exhibitions, IFAT brings together high-caliber partners for knowledge transfer and offers career development and networking events fostering growth in the fields of environmental …

Deep tech for decarbonisation. Zero Carbon is a leading deep tech climate fund backing visionary founders across Europe with pre-seed and seed investments. Based in London and Berlin, Zero Carbon targets transformative scientific innovations that redefine industries by reducing costs and emissions.

An early stage venture fund backing entrepreneurs, who develop innovative solutions to mitigate climate change. An early stage venture capital investment company backing entrepreneurs, who understand that climate change mitigation is not only the responsibility of our generation but also the potentially biggest business opportunity of our time.

For Europe's digital energy pioneers The energy transition is more than a linear shift, but a fundamental transformation from hardwired, centralised systems to a digital energy economy that will redefine how we live, work and move. This is about more than sustainability; it’s about building a system that is hyperlocal, automated and resilient to secure Europe’s energy future. To achieve this, we believe the digital energy economy demands entirely new categories of companies. We back the pioneers who turn these beliefs into reality, propelling early growth into European scale. Energy, Energy Transistion, Venture Capital, Digital Technologies, Renewables, Industrial Energy Management, …