Entities
LogoName Σ Employees
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments

Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. Fidelity’s strength comes from the scale of our diversified, market-leading financial services businesses that serve individuals, families, employers, wealth management firms, and institutions. With assets under administration of $12.6 trillion, including discretionary assets of $4.9 trillion as of December 31, 2023, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately held for 77 years, Fidelity employs more than 74,000 associates with its headquarters in Boston and a global presence spanning nine countries …

Type: Large company

3 3 0 75,816
HV Capital HV Capital

Backing those who dare HV Capital is one of the leading early-stage and growth investors in Europe. With nine fund generations in 23 years and €2.8 bn in managed assets, HV Capital is one of the continent's most active investors. The investment team has many years of experience in identifying European startups with great potential for success. In addition to international success stories like Zalando, Delivery Hero, Sumup, and Depop, innovation leaders such as Enpal, Flixbus, Sennder, and Isar Aerospace are also part of the portfolio. HV Capital has invested in around 225 internet and technology companies, supporting startups with …

Type: Incubators & VCs

55 21 33 104
Creandum Creandum

We back the companies of tomorrow before it's obvious. Creandum is a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe’s most successful tech companies including Spotify, iZettle, Depop, Klarna, Bolt, KRY, Epidemic Sound and Small Giant Games. Creandum has hubs in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco.

Type: Incubators & VCs

55 13 50 46
Resourcify Resourcify

Optimise your waste management for peace of mind, profit, and the planet ♻️ Resourcify is on a mission to enable a zero-waste future and circular economy!!! ♻️ Through the digitisation of daily operations, our recycling platform enables all businesses to manage, track, and improve their recycling while having less administration, and saving up to 40% of the costs compared to conventional waste management. Resourcify is trusted by thousands of the most leading companies & organisations around the globe including : Cargill, McDonalds, Hornbach, Johnson & Johnson, Edeka, Frankfurt Airport, UK Bonn, and more! Our award-winning recycling platform improves the approach …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: SaaS

24 4 22 87
Desert Control Desert Control

Making Earth Green Desert Control is a company specialized in climate-smart agri-tech solutions to combat desertification, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Its patented Liquid Natural Clay restores and protects soil, reducing water usage for agriculture, forests, and green landscapes. Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) enables sand and degraded soil to retain water and nutrients. LNC increases crop yields, biomass production, and carbon uptake, while reducing water and fertilizer consumption by up to 50%. Our vision is to Make Earth Green Again. Climate change and global warming degrade soil and land, causing deserts to spread and temperatures to rise further in a …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech agritech Technologies: Decarbonization

3 0 2 55
twig twig

AI-defined bioengineered ingredients that don't cost the earth twig is a bioengineering company using AI to create sustainable ingredients that don’t cost the earth. We’re on a mission to drive a global transition away from unsustainably resourced ingredients to bio-fermented ingredients in a way that benefits everyone – people, producers, and the planet. We’re using AI to radically improve the speed and efficacy of lab-based bioengineering, creating affordable, scalable, and dependable ingredients that producers can use in the everyday items the world relies on – without compromise. We like to call this ‘bioengineering better’. A game-changing, AI-defined approach to bioengineering …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: A.I.

7 2 4 15
Index Ventures Index Ventures

Index helps the most ambitious entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses. Index Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs – those with unique insight who are intrinsically driven to make their vision a reality. We help them turn their bold ideas into global businesses, and through the companies they build, have a long-lasting and positive impact on the world around us. Index-backed businesses are supported by an experienced team of investors, strategists, and an extensive global network built over three decades of startup investing. Working side-by-side through the scale up journey, we forge deep and long-lasting relationships with founders and their …

Type: SMB Activities: fintech Technologies: A.I.

11 7 3 114
Fifty Years Fifty Years

We back tech founders solving the world's biggest problems. Seed fund supporting entrepreneurs solving the world's biggest problems. There’s a sea change coming in business as big as the shift from desktop to the cloud, or from web to mobile. Fifty Years supports the entrepreneurs heralding in the new economic renaissance. Read our view here: http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/02/impact-is-the-new-mobile/

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: SaaS

29 7 17 22
Arabesque Arabesque

Sustainable Intelligence Established in 2013, the Arabesque Group brings together AI, ESG data and financial technology to deliver sustainable investment and intelligence. Our investment strategy was developed at Barclays Bank between 2010 and 2013 in cooperation with professors from the universities of Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford and the Fraunhofer Society. Following a management buyout, Arabesque launched its first funds in 2014. The mission of the Arabesque Group is to contribute to the mainstreaming of sustainable finance through our asset management services, as well as our platforms, ESG Book and Aether. Launched by a global alliance of leading financial institutions, investors, and …

Type: Startup Activities: fintech Technologies: A.I. A.I. - Machine Learning

6 2 4 94
Valo Ventures Valo Ventures

Investing for a brighter future. Valo Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in North America and Europe. Our mission is "investing for a brighter future" and we do this by focusing on three catalyzing megatrends: climate change, circular economy, and empowered people. We identify and support entrepreneurs who are applying digital technologies to create long term economic, environmental and social value. investing, venture capital, technology, automation, mobility, climate change, carbon, consumption, consumers, urbanization, circular economy, regenerative economy, materials, empowered people, and startups

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

15 2 13 14
MSL (Global) MSL (Global)

MSL is the most powerful influence engine for brands, companies and leaders. The agency is an award-winning global public relations firm focused on building influence to deliver meaningful impact on business and the world. With 2,000 talented team members in more than 100 cities across the world and a legacy spanning more than 50 years, we are a global collective of modern communicators who are building the brands and leaders of tomorrow. We are strategists, storytellers and creators. Our business is making our clients more influential. And our passion is reimagining what PR can accomplish. Our holistic approach brings to …

Type: Large company Activities: Consulting

20 3 15 3,144
AQUATY AQUATY

We bring Venture Capital to the Digital Age. AQUATY is a fully digital platform that makes early-stage and private market investments easily accessible to a wider audience. By reducing the traditional complexities and transaction costs, AQUATY empowers founders and investors to engage in venture capital investment opportunities. The platform's applications include digital settlement of investment processes, facilitation of secondary transactions, and management of virtual stock programs (ESOP). The company is headquartered in Münster, Germany, and backed by renowned investors such as Berthold von Freyberg and Mirko Novakovic.

Type: Incubators & VCs

2 0 0 13
Granular Energy Granular Energy

Market solutions for 24/7 clean energy Granular Energy is a start-up providing market solutions for 24/7 clean energy. Granular Energy’s team of experienced professionals, with backgrounds in energy and financial markets, is developing solutions to facilitate the transition to 24/7 clean energy sourcing for market participants and corporate consumers. Granular Energy’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free electricity system.

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

12 3 10 28
Apiday Apiday

From ESG data collection to reporting and certification, we help companies achieve their sustainability goals. Apiday is on a mission to make sustainability easy, measurable and affordable for companies and investors. The world is changing. Focusing exclusively on financial performance is not enough for companies anymore. Tracking and reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics is now a must-have. The apiday platform helps companies easily collect all ESG data in one place, automate ESG reporting and certification processes, and collaborate with third parties, such as specialized ESG consultants, to improve ESG scores or make specific ESG improvements. ESG, Sustainability, …

Type: Startup Activities: regtech Technologies: SaaS

8 4 6 33
ClimateHack ClimateHack

ClimateHack is where impact-driven Founders and Funders come to meet, learn and build together. Join us at a ClimateHack Meetup to connect with your local community. Subscribe to ClimateHack weekly to stay ahead of the curve on the latest funding, partnerships and news in ClimateTech.

Type: Media

16 11 8 20
Carbon Carbon

It's radically better with the Carbon idea-to-production platform. The Idea-to-Production Platform Rapidly design, develop and scale production of better products in less time with the Carbon platform. Integrated end-use materials, software, and 3D printers enable teams to accelerate bringing products to market — from idea to production. Create radically better products with Carbon. Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Molecular Science, Digital Manufacturing, Manufacturing, SaaS, Software, Automotive, Industrial, MedTech, Consumer, and Dental

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing SaaS

30 7 18 495
MAGNOTHERM MAGNOTHERM

Highly Efficient and Sustainable Cooling / Heating Solutions based on Magnetic Materials. MAGNOTHERM® is an emerging university spin-off from Technische Universität Darmstadt with world leading expertise in permanent magnets and magnetic cooling. Our technology, based on solid state materials and water, is capable of replacing standard gas compression cooling or heating solutions in compliance with current and future f-gase regulation standards. Our developed cutting-edge energy conversion solutions allow cooling and heating with low pressure systems (approx. 0.5 bar) and is 40% more efficient than current systems. At the same time it complies with all current and future EU F-gas regulations, …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

17 6 15 34
Forward31 | by Porsche Digital Forward31 | by Porsche Digital

Company Builder by Porsche Digital // #FWRD31 In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche started in his garage and explored new opportunities before deciding to develop the sports car which became the core business of Porsche. Inspired by his pioneering spirit, we move forward and started in the wake of the pandemic a new mission - Forward31. The company builder Forward31 is a business unit of Porsche Digital. Its focus is on building up a portfolio of digital platform business models. These are founded, accompanied and sustainably developed together with entrepreneurs as independent companies. The Berlin-based global team includes experts from design, product, …

Type: Incubators & VCs

23 5 20 13
Seedcamp Seedcamp

Investing early in world-class founders attacking global markets & solving real problems using tech Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking global markets and solving real problems using technology. The Seedcamp Nation includes 500 startups building breakout businesses that change the way people live, interact and work and includes publicly listed UiPath, Wise, and unicorns Revolut, Synthesia, Sorare, Pleo, wefox, Grover and viz.ai. Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder's vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support, and a global network built upon nearly two decades experience backing exceptional …

Type: Incubators & VCs Startup Activities: edtech fintech Technologies: IoT

54 19 14 160
Tomorrow Tomorrow

Banking for a better future. Banking for a better future ⏳Open an account in a few minutes via app 🌱Not a single cent invested in fossil energy 🦓 more than 120,000 customers Bank services by Solaris SE https://www.tomorrow.one/en-de/

Type: Startup Activities: fintech Technologies: Decarbonization

16 4 4 123
Marble Marble

A deeptech venture studio solving hard climate problems. Marble is a climate tech venture studio solving hard climate problems. Our mission: bring us at least one gigaton closer to net zero and create a future that thrives. We do this by partnering with scientists, engineers and operators to build deeptech startups that slash emissions, remove carbon, and cool the planet. The climate crisis is the most pressing challenge of our times. Solving it requires breakthrough technology, as available solutions only get us halfway. We can’t put all our hopes in classic tech transfer. We need to intentionally create and deploy …

Type: Incubators & VCs

17 8 11 89
Breakroom Breakroom

The people-powered job site Breakroom is a business with a mission: to help people get a good job, that’s right for them. By collecting, anonymising and publishing information about the quality of work we aim raise the standard of all jobs. We believe that everyone deserves a good job. We believe all jobs have the potential to be good jobs. We believe creating good jobs is good for employers too. We are backed by investors and advisors who have grown businesses like Spotify, Trustpilot, Made.com and Skyscanner, alongside social impact charity, the Resolution Trust, who help set the Real Living …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services

3 1 2 20
Startup Insider Startup Insider

[Automatic translation follows] The most important news, trends and investments from the German startup scene. With Startup Insider, a new industry portal is being created for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Here you can find news from all regions and industries as well as an overview of the most important players and events in the German-speaking startup world. Startup Insider's mission is to support startups on their path to success. We help startups and grow-ups make contacts with investors and customers, find new employees or gain media visibility at events or online, in print or newsletters. Startups, …

Type: Media

28 3 26 34
ArcTern Ventures ArcTern Ventures

Investing globally in breakthrough technologies for a better planet ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm obsessed with helping solve the climate crisis and rethinking sustainability. We invest globally in breakthrough technology startups that can significantly reduce GHG emissions and environmental impact. We were founded on the premise that accelerating the transition to a carbon-neutral economy will disrupt all industries and present an unprecedented opportunity for outsized financial returns. Solving our planet’s biggest problems will lead to big rewards—for companies, their investors, and of course, Mother Earth. renewableenergy, sustainability, climate, circulareconomy, greeninnovation, venturecapital, carbonneutral, earthtech, greentech, cleantech, investments, cleantechnology, and …

Type: Incubators & VCs

11 6 6 22
Picus Capital Picus Capital

Empowering entrepreneurs to reimagine the way we live and work Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow

Type: Incubators & VCs

23 7 17 182
Hinterland of Things Hinterland of Things

Get exclusive Access to Germany's DeepTech Innovation-Family driven by Traction, Trust and Tradition. The Hinterland of Things is one of the most renowned tech conference and leadership summits in Germany. Taking place in the heart of Germanys strongest industrial area and home to many global players such as Bertelsmann, Miele, Class, Dr. Oetker and many more, at Hinterland thriving entrepreneurs, leading VC Funds and C-level executives discuss the opportunities for a new Digital Mittelstand as the benchmark for Germany. Experience new innovative formats: Get inspired by a two stage program, connect with upcoming B2B Tech startups at the exhibition area …

Type: Event

24 2 23 8
All Iron Ventures All Iron Ventures

All Iron Ventures partners up with bold founders promoting innovative startups. We mainly invest in the early stages of European companies that aspire to reshape the future of both consumers and enterprises through technology. We at All Iron Ventures have been and continue to be entrepreneurs. We know what it is to be a founder and empathize with the challenges our partner founders face. We put our resources and experience creating, scaling and selling companies at their disposal to help them take their projects to the next level. Based in Bilbao, Spain, and with approximately €110Mn under management, All Iron …

Type: Incubators & VCs

6 2 5 19
Information Venture Partners Information Venture Partners

We're a team of experienced venture capital investors specializing in B2B FinTech and Enterprise SaaS. Information Venture Partners is a Toronto based venture capital firm focused on early-stage, B2B SaaS applications for the financial services industry. We work with ambitious founders with domain expertise and a passion for the problem. Like you, we are common-sense B2B problem solvers and are ready to help you bring your vision to life.

Type: Incubators & VCs

6 0 4 11
Erevena Erevena

Specialists in hiring C-suite executives and Board Members for the world's fastest-growing companies Our clients are amongst the fastest growing companies in the world: they are VC & growth equity backed; they are publicly traded & privately held companies transforming to grow. We work with investors, boards and leadership teams who value Erevena for our advice, collaborative approach, diligence, global reach and our expertise in hiring executives & non-executives who understand innovation & disruption and/or can deliver growth & transformation. We have a “one firm” approach putting the needs of our clients at the centre of everything we do. We …

Type: SMB Activities: HRtech

10 2 9 68
9Yards Capital 9Yards Capital

A global investment firm targeting fast growing, Fintech and Supply Chain IT companies at the growth stage. A global investment firm targeting fast growing, Fintech and Supply Chain tech companies at the growth stage. Portfolio includes Robinhood, Better, Gusto, Toast, Carta, Chainalysis, Remote, KeepTruckin, Deliverr and Emerge to name a few.

Type: Incubators & VCs

5 1 5 11
Salesforce Ventures Salesforce Ventures

For the most enterprising founders. Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we’ve invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world's most tenacious enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including Airtable, Databricks, DocuSign, Guild Education, Hopin, monday.com, nCino, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, Tanium, and Zoom. Salesforce Ventures leverages our decades of expertise in the cloud and our long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses around the world to give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage, help them build credibility, and accelerate growth. Cloud Computing, SaaS, Enterprise …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: SaaS

6 3 3 64
tem. tem.

reimagining how renewable energy is bought and sold. Early access is open. We make renewable electricity simple, accessible and better value for you. Helping you focus on growing your business, not navigating a deliberately complex market. For early access and matching join our waitlist tem.energy. marketplace and renewable electricity

Type: Startup Activities: greentech cleantech Technologies: Decarbonization

1 1 0 29
Basecamp Research Basecamp Research

We leverage our unprecedented knowledge of the natural world to create better medicines, better food and better products Basecamp Research is a market leader in mapping biodiversity for AI-based design of biological systems. We match and refine novel proteins for our partners' exact industrial, therapeutic or diagnostic applications using BaseGraphTM, a new generation of AI design that is powered by the first-ever high-resolution map of global genetic biodiversity. Understanding the full genetic, evolutionary, and environmental context of each protein allows Basecamp Research to design tailored proteins for specific applications without the need for expensive and time-consuming directed evolution campaigns. We're …

Type: Startup Activities: biotech deeptech Technologies: Synthetic Biology SaaS A.I.

9 0 8 34
MTech Capital MTech Capital

We invest in tech-enabled businesses we believe can transform one or more elements of the insurance industry. We believe the insurance industry is at the very beginning of a digital transformation. The transformation will be comprehensive, and will entail technology redefining the customer experience, automating many business processes, enabling deeper insight for more accurate insurance pricing, and providing the foundation for entirely new models of insurance. Our aim is to be valuable resource for you, shaped by our decades of insurance industry, investment banking and venture capital experience — and our access to a large global network of insurance groups …

Type: Incubators & VCs

8 2 4 5
Flink Flink

High-quality and fresh groceries delivered to your door in minutes. High-quality and fresh groceries delivered to your door in minutes. We are Flink - your online supermarket revolutionising the way you do your grocery shopping. With a wide selection of over 2,400 high-quality products, we aim to deliver to your door in minutes. We put our customers first and ensure all products delivered are fresh and nutritious. We are able to customise our national assortment to be able to offer you unique local products in every city. Our delivery hubs are located in densely populated inner city locations and we …

Type: Large company

3 3 0 2,432
Gorillas Gorillas

Groceries delivered in minutes. We are Gorillas, and we’re on a mission to change the way you do groceries. We believe that in a world where we have the technology to go to the moon, grocery shopping should be radically faster and far more convenient. Backed by Getir, the pioneer of ultra-fast delivery, we offer a wide selection of fresh fruits, dairy, vegan products, and cooled drinks—plus unique selections you won’t find in supermarkets. All delivered to your door in minutes by our valued rider crew.

Type: Large company

11 5 0 1,802
Tech.eu Tech.eu

Tech.eu is the premier online publication dedicated to the growing European technology ecosystem(s). Tech.eu is the premier online publication dedicated to the growing European technology ecosystem(s). We deliver a range of editorial products with a clear focus on curated news, actionable information and educational interviews with movers and shakers from across Europe, combined with insightful market intelligence reports based on our proprietary database, events, a jobs platform and a variety of other services.

Type: Media

105 37 62 20
Speedinvest Speedinvest

Game-changing support for early stage tech founders from our focused investment teams and Platform+ operational experts. Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors with more than €1 billion AuM and 40+ investors based in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Vienna. Founder success is our top priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support through every stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their proven experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also …

Type: Incubators & VCs

102 40 51 138
Planet A Ventures Planet A Ventures

We support founders tackling the world's largest environmental problems. Planet A is a venture capital fund supporting European green tech startups that have a significant positive impact on our planet. Our mission is to promote an economy within the planetary boundaries by supporting innovation in four key areas: climate mitigation, waste reduction, resource savings and biodiversity protection. At Planet A we rely on rigorous scientific impact assessments to inform investment decisions and empower founders to manage and improve their impact. We’re the first European VC with an in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

21 11 14 50
Playfair Playfair

We play fair by founders. Giving you an unfair advantage, to take you from where you are to where you want to be Playfair is a generalist fund with a contrarian approach to pre-seed technology investing. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with an intentionally high conviction, low volume approach: making 6-8 investments a year and preserving time, capital and resource to help companies post-investment. Playfair has backed 70+ companies across two funds including Thought Machine, Andela, Mapillary, Recycleye and Orca AI. Venture Capital, Seed Funding, Pre-Seed Funding, Deep Tech, VC, and Angel Investing

Type: Incubators & VCs

31 14 10 16
Ada Health Ada Health

Help us improve human health across the globe: #joinAda. Ada is a global health company created by doctors to improve human health by transforming knowledge into better outcomes. Ada is the world's most popular symptom assessment app, with 13 million users and 32 million completed assessments. Every three seconds, someone turns to Ada for personal health guidance. Our powerful enterprise solutions help partners inform health decisions, triage to appropriate care, and reduce avoidable costs. We work with healthcare systems and providers, insurers, payers and commissioners, life sciences, employers, governments, and non-profits. Healthcare, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile, Internet, Data, Public health, …

Type: Startup Activities: healthtech Technologies: A.I.

32 5 17 278
Future Energy Ventures Future Energy Ventures

Building the future of energy, together. Future Energy Ventures is a unique venture capital and collaboration platform that brings together corporate partners and world-class start-ups to shape the future energy landscape. Future Energy Ventures invests in digital and digitally enabled technologies and business models that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape. From its operational hubs in Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley, Future Energy Ventures looks for both investments and scaling opportunities for its portfolio globally and new investment opportunities. Please find our privacy policy here: https://fev.vc/privacy-policy/ Business Model Innovation, Energy, Technology, Acceleration, Scaling, Start-ups, Partnership, Collaboration, and …

Type: Incubators & VCs

23 12 17 21
Global DIY-Summit Global DIY-Summit

The global network for the home improvement industry The Global DIY Summit is the world’s major event where retailers and manufacturers from the home improvement and garden centre industry have the opportunity for an exchange of views of current and future developments within the global market. DIY, Home Improvement, Retailing, Networking, Retail, Manufacturer, Congress, Sponsorship, Smart Home, Big Data, Disruption, Connected Home, Leadership, and Brands

Type: Event

8 2 5 5
Atlantic Labs Atlantic Labs

Backing mission-driven founders. Atlantic Labs is a pan-European Pre-Seed Venture Capital fund, headquartered in Berlin. We back exceptional, mission-driven founders, committed to making an impact. Building on our team of experienced investors, operators and our industry network we support founders along their entire entrepreneurial journey. Our focus areas include climatetech, digital health, future of work, AI & data, mobility & logistics, industrial automation, fintech, and proptech. 🚀Join us to build the next generation of European tech startups: https://jobs.atlanticlabsfoodlabsplatform.com. Venture Capital, Seed financing, Entrepreneurship, and Technology

Type: Incubators & VCs

11 5 6 32
RESPOND RESPOND

We support founders from across the globe to accelerate the transition towards a regenerative economy 🌍 🚀 RESPOND promotes new ways of doing business, systemically. We drive technological and business model innovation to accelerate the transition towards sustainability and regeneration across different sectors and industries. The RESPOND Accelerator program supports founders from across the globe to accelerate and scale businesses that contribute to the transformation of our economic system. We center our efforts on leadership development, providing entrepreneurs with the space they need to take a long-term, systemic perspective to building businesses that positively impact planet and people. We have …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

20 11 15 26
Sylvera Sylvera

Trusted carbon data for real climate action - We're Hiring! Sylvera is a leading carbon data provider. Our mission is to incentivize investment in real climate action. To help organizations ensure they're making the most effective investments toward net zero, we build software that independently and accurately automates the evaluation of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emissions. With Sylvera's data and tools, businesses and governments can confidently invest in, benchmark, deliver, and report real climate impact. We're backed by renowned investors like Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, LocalGlobe, and Salesforce Ventures.

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

21 3 18 167
SumUp SumUp

Business made simple SumUp is a leading global financial technology company driven by the purpose of leveling the playing field for small businesses. Founded in 2012, SumUp is the financial partner for more than 4 million small merchants in over 36 markets worldwide, helping them start, run and grow their businesses. We're committed to leveraging our success to make the world a better place. We have become a member of 1% for the Planet and pledged to donate 1% of the net revenue generated by Solo devices to support environmental, educational, and entrepreneurial causes. To mark 10 years in business, …

Type: Large company

11 11 0 3,386
Atomico Atomico

Atomico partners with ambitious tech founders at the earliest stages through to IPO. Atomico invests in technology companies at the earliest stages through to IPO, with a particular focus on Europe. We leverage deep operational experience to supercharge growth. Founded in 2006, Atomico has partnered with over 130 ambitious teams - including those at Klarna, Supercell, Graphcore, Compass, MessageBird, Masterclass, Attentive Mobile, Pipedrive and Hinge Health. Atomico's team of founders, investors and operational leaders have been responsible for global expansion, hiring and marketing at companies from Skype and Google to Twitter and Uber. The firm currently has $5B in assets …

Type: Incubators & VCs

27 12 15 155
NRW.BANK NRW.BANK

Wir fördern, was NRW bewegt. NRW.BANK is the development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It supports its owner – the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – in fulfilling its tasks, notably in the fields of structural, economic, social and housing policy. NRW.BANK pools the promotion and development programmes of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union and combines them with its own equity and debt products and advisory services. It offers the full range of financial products in three areas “Economy”, “Housing”, and “Infrastructure/Municipalities”. NRW.BANK operates in a competitively neutral manner as …

Type: Public Activities: fintech

5 3 2 545
Otto Group Otto Group

Globally active retail and services group with around 41,000 employees. Founded in Germany in 1949, today the Otto Group is a globally active retail and services group with around 41,000 employees in 30 major company groups primarily active in the economic regions of Germany, the rest of Europe, and the USA. Its business activities span the Platforms, Brand Concepts, Retailers, Services and Financial Services segments. In the 2022/23 financial year (to 28 February) the Otto Group generated revenues of 16.2 billion euros. With online revenues of approximately 12 billion euros, the Otto Group is one of the world’s largest online …

Type: Large company Activities: retail

4 3 2 4,627
LocalGlobe LocalGlobe

We've seeded impactful founders since 1999 at places like Citymapper, Improbable, Lovefilm, Moo, Wise and Zoopla. London's just getting started.

Type: Startup Activities: fintech

18 8 8 49
E-world energy & water E-world energy & water

Take part in the leading European trade fair for the energy industry. Save the Date #Eworld25: February 11-13, 2025! Since 2001 E-world energy & water has been held every year in Essen and has grown steadily to become the leading European trade fair for the energy industry. Last year it achieved record figures in terms of exhibitors and visitors. 750 exhibitors from 26 countries and 25.000 trade visitors from 73 countries create a unique platform for networking with energy professionals. Alongside global players such as E.ON, RWE, Shell, BP, General Electric, Siemens and Telekom, the exhibitors also include regional giants …

Type: Event

5 5 0 15
Frankfurt Forward Frankfurt Forward

We are the independent Matchmaker & Innovation Driver for the startup ecosystem FrankfurtRhineMain. As a project of the Frankfurt Economic Development Agency, we promote the further development of innovation and digitization in Frankfurt through cross-industry networking and knowledge transfer and bring successful startup stories to the stage. Impressum: Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt – Frankfurt Economic Development – GmbH Frankfurt Forward Hanauer Landstraße 126-128 60314 Frankfurt am Main GERMANY E-Mail: info@frankfurt-business.net Internet: http://www.frankfurt-business.net Gesellschaft der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Amtsgericht Frankfurt, HRB 27722 Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrates: Stadträtin Stephanie Wüst Geschäftsführer: Ansgar Roese Wirtschaftsförderung, Innovation, Existenzgründung, Standortstärkung, Digitalisierung, Startups, and Matchmaking

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: Consulting entrepreneurship

10 1 10 5
CarbonPool CarbonPool

Innovative carbon removal and accidental emissions insurance which pays in carbon removals, not cash At CarbonPool, we help society reach NetZero by providing in-kind insurance for failure to achieve net zero commitments due to shortfalls, reversals, business interruptions and natural catastrophes that either reduce the amount of carbon dioxide removals contracted for or unintentionally add carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. CarbonPool's team of insurance leaders, climate scientists, weather modellers, geographers, and engineers assesses each risk to build bespoke risk models. The premiums collected from each client are invested, alongside CarbonPool's own capital, into high quality carbon removal projects, to …

Type: Startup Activities: insurtech Technologies: Decarbonization

3 0 3 12
Balderton Capital Balderton Capital

Balderton is a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders. Balderton Capital is a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. We have both early and growth funds and invest across the technology sector. Venture Capital, Technology, AI, and Fintech

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Cavalry Ventures Cavalry Ventures

The early-stage fund that exceptional founders deserve. Cavalry Ventures is a Berlin-based pre-seed and seed venture capital investor. Cavalry backs European enterprise and consumer software startups that contribute to a better future. Cavalry is defined by its entrepreneurial DNA. The team is driven by appreciation towards entrepreneurs and their will to turn extraordinary ideas into action. Through a dedicated Platform Team, Cavalry aims to connect its entrepreneurs to investors, engineers, academics, executives, industry experts, and others to create the optimal ecosystem for Cavalry portfolio companies to thrive. Founded in 2016, Cavalry has invested in over 50 companies across multiple funds. …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Capnamic Capnamic

Capnamic is an early-stage investor based in Cologne, Berlin and Munich | Backing category leaders from the start Capnamic is a venture capital firm based in Cologne, Berlin and Munich with a focus on early-stage investments in outstanding teams in the German-speaking regions. We back aspiring entrepreneurs as they embark on their journeys. No matter if it’s pre-product, MVP stage or first revenues: we’re the early-stage venture capital firm that provides not just financial backing but the network, experience and guidance to turn outstanding teams into category leaders. The firm’s general partners are Jörg Binnenbrücker, Olaf Jacobi, Christian Knott and …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Norrsken Norrsken

We help entrepreneurs solve the world's greatest challenges. Norrsken supports founders with the knowledge, network and capital they need to make saving the world their business. We operate award-winning Norrsken House hubs in Stockholm, Sweden, Barcelona, Spain and Kigali, Rwanda. We manage the Norrsken Accelerator, the world’s leading accelerator program for early-stage impact startups, and we’ve incubated five impact-focused venture capital funds, with 100+ portfolio companies and nearly 1b USD under management. Norrsken is a non-profit, non-religious and non-partisan foundation founded in 2016 by Niklas Adalberth, the co-founder of Klarna. Join in and be part of the solution.

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fintech IT Services

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White & Case LLP White & Case LLP

White & Case is a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. White & Case is a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many. We guide our clients through difficult issues, bringing our insight and judgment to each situation. Our innovative approaches create original solutions to our clients’ most complex domestic and multijurisdictional deals and disputes. By thinking on behalf of our …

Type: Large company

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StepStone Group StepStone Group

Worldwide, world-wise: your private markets partner StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices, and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals. StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private market portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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DCVC DCVC

Our mission is to invest in founders solving trillion-dollar global problems. DCVC and its principals have backed brilliant people changing global-scale industries for over twenty years, helping create tens of billions of dollars of wealth for founders, employees, and our investors while also making the world a markedly better place. DCVC brings to bear a unique model that unites a team of experienced venture capitalists with more than 35 technology executives and experts (CTOs, CIOs, Chief Scientists, Principal Engineers, Professors at Stanford and Berkeley) with significant tenures at top 100 technology companies and research institutions worldwide. DCVC focuses on seed, …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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First Momentum Ventures First Momentum Ventures

Dedicated Pre-Seed VC for B2B Tech and Deep Tech founders. We are engineers at heart and investors by choice. We are engineers at heart and investors by choice. We are a VC fund for Pre-Seed companies mainly looking into B2B, Tech, and Deep Tech startups. We have made over 30 investments in the last years, of which over 75% raised follow-on rounds with international top VCs. We invest between €250k and €1m as a "First Check" investor and collaborate with Angels and other VCs as Co- & Follow-On Investors. Venture Capital, Pre-Seed Funding, Fundraising, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, B2B, Scientist …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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European Women in VC European Women in VC

Community of like-minded individuals working towards increasing number of women in VC management roles. We are European Women in VC initiative – a group of nearly 600 senior VC women professionals from over 28 European countries with total assets under management of ca. EUR 15 billion in the funds we manage. Our mission is to build a strong and active community of Senior Women VC Professionals (VC founders and Senior Partners of VC Funds): to empower women-led VC initiatives; to help women-led funds build LP relationships and fundraise; to encourage impact investing from VCs into women-founded tech companies and to …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech

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Powerhouse Powerhouse

Your partner in building the future of energy and mobility. Our purpose is to address the climate crisis with innovation. POWERHOUSE Powerhouse is an innovation firm that works with leading global corporations to help them find, partner with, invest in, and acquire the most innovative startups in clean energy, mobility, and climate. Leveraging our industry expertise and an unparalleled database of thousands of climate tech startups, we provide scouting and consulting services to convert our clients’ business goals and decarbonization commitments into meaningful outcomes. Our clients include Google, Enel, Mitsui, Mitsubishi M-Lab, FRV-X, and more. https://www.powerhouse.fund/clients POWERHOUSE VENTURES Powerhouse Ventures …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Project A Ventures Project A Ventures

The Operational VC - 120+ experts empowering tomorrow's digital winners. Project A is one of the leading early-stage tech investors in Europe with offices in Berlin and London. In addition to $1bn assets under management, Project A supports its portfolio companies with a platform team of over 140 functional experts in key areas such as software and product development, business intelligence, brand, design, marketing, sales and recruiting. The venture capital firm was founded in 2012 and has backed more than 100 startups. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, WorldRemit, sennder, KRY, Spryker, Catawiki, Unmind and Voi. internet, seed …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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European Investment Fund (EIF) European Investment Fund (EIF)

Mobilising finance for Europe's startups and scaleups. Part of the EIB Group. #ETCI #InvestEU #eif4smes #believeinsmall Part of the EIB Group, the mission of the European Investment Fund (EIF) is to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Europe. We do this by supporting emerging and established fund managers with equity investments and by designing debt financing instruments that share the risk taken by financial institutions when they lend to or invest in small businesses. We bring this support closer to entrepreneurs through our extensive network of partners and financial intermediaries in all EU Member States and …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Insight Partners Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2023, the firm has over $80B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 800 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator

100% Free Startup Accelerator program for startups. Program is open worldwide, and offered in both EN/DE SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator supports entrepreneurial teams in growing and establishing innovative businesses. Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the heart of Germany and beyond by offering hands-on guidance to startups and spin-offs. Entrepreneurial teams remain independent - we won't do your job for you - but we can assist you in achieving remarkable results through our customized program. To this end, we provide (co-working) office space at SPINNEREI (Leipzig's Cotton Mill), an internationally renowned venue for arts, culture, and …

Type: Media

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Illuminate Financial Illuminate Financial

A specialist venture capital investor focused on enterprise software companies serving the needs of financial services We find, fund and support the best entrepreneurs solving real problems for financial institutions. Building an enterprise software company and selling solutions into financial institutions is hard. Large financial firms know they need to adopt new technology solutions to remain competitive and compliant, but they struggle to filter and identify the best companies that are fit for purpose. Bridging this gap requires more than just patient capital to help with this challenge. It needs the support of a trusted partner who can help make …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Handelsblatt Handelsblatt

[Automatic translation follows] Germany's business and financial newspaper / Substance decides. The Handelsblatt is the largest business and financial newspaper in German. Around 200 editors and correspondents worldwide represent well-founded and independent quality journalism that researches and analyzes exclusively and up-to-date national and global topics and events. With around 40 correspondents abroad, the Handelsblatt is present in all economic centers in the world. News, economy, stock market, economic policy, finance, and money

Type: Media

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Earlybird Venture Capital Earlybird Venture Capital

Earlybird is a venture capital investor focused on European technology companies Earlybird Venture Capital focuses on European technology companies. Founded in 1997, Earlybird identifies and backs exceptional early-stage companies on a pan-European basis and supports them through their growth and development phases – providing financial resources, strategic support, and access to an international network & capital markets. Earlybird invests out of a family of independently-managed funds. Flagship funds with early-stage focus include Digital West (Western Europe), Digital East (Emerging Europe), and Health. Newer funds Earlybird-X (pre-seed in Western Europe & university spinoffs) and Growth Opportunities (a pan-Earlybird growth fund) offer …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Heal Capital Heal Capital

One of Europe’s leading dedicated venture capital funds for integrated HealthTech. We reimagine healthcare by leveraging cutting-edge technology to make a difference in people‘s lives. Heal Capital is one of Europe’s leading dedicated investment funds for integrated HealthTech with a total investment volume of EUR 100m, backed by the German private health insurers. We back mission-driven founders with capital and HealthTech-specific expertise, accelerating market access to the healthcare system. Register to our newsletter to receive the lastest information on our events in your mailbox! https://healcapital.typeform.com/to/tnypj2L8

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Blue Future Partners Blue Future Partners

Day-one partner to emerging VCs across the Globe. European-based Hybrid Venture Capital Fund of Funds. Blue Future Partners (BFP) is a day-one partner to emerging fund managers (GPs) globally, currently with investments across over 15 startup hubs spanning 3 continents, incl. the US, Europe, Israel, and Asia-Pacific. We strive to provide meaningful value-add to our portfolio, either through guidance and being sparing partners or by co-investing with the GPs and joining them in backing some of the most exciting growth-stage (Series B+) companies out there. Please submit all investment opportunities through our online form at bfp.vc/connect. Venture Capital, Fund of …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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better ventures better ventures

We invest in and help early-stage founders to build companies that change our world for the better. At better ventures, we believe that purpose-driven entrepreneurs will change our world for the better. They drive innovation and dare to tackle the most pressing challenges of the place our kids will live in. When you as founders work with us, we commit to doing the same: We’ll help you make an impact and add value to your business far beyond money. We see us as your experienced co-founders, sitting in the same boat, solving your challenges in the best way together. And …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Bloomberg News Bloomberg News

The first word in business news. Visit bloomberg.com for the latest on global business, markets and more. The first word in business news. Visit bloomberg.com for the latest on global business, markets and more. Business News, Market News, Financial Advice, Social Media for Business Professionals, Technology News, Climate Change News, Clean Energy News, Cities, Finance, Wealth, Travel, Supply Lines News, Commodities, Green Technology, and Equality

Type: Media

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EQT Group EQT Group

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with close to three decades of consistent investment performance across multiple geographies, sectors, and strategies.

Type: Incubators & VCs

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