See you at Norway’s largest climate tech event? Join us at the Startuplab 2030 Summit! The Startuplab 2030 Climate Tech Summit is Norway's largest and most sought after climate tech startup event. Startups apply to join, and the best ones are selected to come to Oslo and pitch to a collection of regional and international VCs, corporate executives, and public decision makers. On September 24, Danijel Višević will be sharing his/her latest market thoughts, advice to founders, and predictions for the future of climate investing together with Madelene Larsson from Giant Ventures, Fredrik Cassel from Creandum and Maynard Holt from Veriten The deadline to apply for startups is September 1st, so be sure to send in your application before then! Apply here 👇 https://bit.ly/3WVhjVt See you there!
World Fund
Wagniskapital- und Private-Equity-Auftraggeber
We back those entrepreneurs who build climate tech for a regenerative world.
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We help to decarbonise the global economy. As a climate tech VC, we are driven by tackling the climate crisis and only invest in technologies with scalable businesses and significant emissions savings potential. We support startups from early to growth stage, focusing on Energy, Food and Agriculture, Manufacturing, Buildings, and Mobility. Entrepreneurs who understand decarbonisation as a value driver are whom we back; those who think big, act macro; those who build tech for a regenerative world.
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- Wagniskapital- und Private-Equity-Auftraggeber
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- 11–50 Beschäftigte
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- Berlin
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- 2021
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- Climate Tech, Energy, Venture Capital, Impact, Agriculture , Food, FALU und Startups
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Berlin, DE
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Ottostraße 8
Munich, Bavaria 80333, DE
Beschäftigte von World Fund
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Tilo Bonow 博蒂洛
Helping entrepreneurs get global exposure for their technologies, ideas and impacts is my passion. As an ambassador for innovation and value-adding…
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Kai Buehler
Investor, Professor & Entrepreneur
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Tim Schumacher
Entrepreneur and Investor
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Henning Emmrich
Remote Founder, Angel Investor, Sparring Partner 📆 "Lass' uns mal kennenlernen!"
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Event season is almost upon us, and World Fund’s Larissa Skarke will be at Carbon Unbound in London on the 11th Sept - appearing on-stage at 17:00 UKT. Larissa is joining a fireside chat at looking at growth financing and opportunities for investors in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market, alongside a stellar line-up including: Vivian Bertseka, Co-Founder, BlueLayer Lisa Braune - Head of CDR, neustark Stephanie Bischof - Global Director Climate Investments, South Pole AB https://lnkd.in/gEaJC9w6
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World Fund’s Craig Douglas will be in Copenhagen in early Sept for this year’s TechBBQ! Craig is joining a panel looking at Climate Tech investing in 2024 and beyond, at 12:25pm CET on the 11th September. Mona at Transition VC, Caie at Lowercarbon Capital and Rune at Rockstart will join Craig on the panel. If you’re in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 for the event, do swing by for the talk! https://techbbq.dk/
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World Fund's Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht will be at The Drop next month 🌍 Looking forward to the workshop and event 🙌
🌿 We are thrilled to announce the moderators for our The Climate Brick workshop at The Drop this year! During this workshop, we will discuss what it takes to scale a climate tech startup successfully from pre-seed to IPO. We'll explore the critical unlocks of each climate tech journey and exchange experiences and learnings from the past to create a better future. For this workshop, we are excited to be supported by the knowledge and insights of strong experts in the field. We are happy to welcome early-stage investors, including Yair Reem, Thong Le Hoang, Dr. Moritz Belling, Ted Persson, Alessandro Bertino, Jessica Burley, Rokas Peciulaitis, Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht and Philip Specht, as well as growth-stage investors with deep insights into raising debt and equity, such as Nathaniel Lowbeer-Lewis, Kristen Rocca, Michelle Capiod, Elisabeth Schrey, Serhat Aydogdu, Sebastian Peck, Fabian Erici and Adam Ross. We are super excited to have you with us! 🌱 Join us for an insightful session in the beautiful garden of Malmö. This is a unique opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and build with industry leaders in climate tech. Thank you, Contrarian Ventures, DCVC, Morgan Stanley and EQT Ventures for hosting!
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World Fund’s Danijel Višević recently sat down with Yusuf Khan at The Wall Street Journal. The pair discussed the European climate tech ecosystem in the context of the Ukraine war, a worsening climate crisis, and the meteoric rise of AI and its applications for energy tech. Danijel points out how as European VC investment in climate reaches record highs, “Europe has started to reap the rewards of the fruits it sowed with climate tech R&D.” You can read the full piece here (sign-up required). Thank you, Yusuf, for the great conversation!
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“My true hope for the future is that, with all the entrepreneurial power and talent we have, we can overcome our dependence on fossil fuels, moving towards a regenerative future where we live within planetary boundaries and put a price on the pollution of the environment. The entrepreneurial power in Europe will be key to overcoming this huge challenge.” In case you missed it, Tim Schumacher had an insightful conversation with Marcin Lewandowski for EU-Startups about his entrepreneurial journey and the challenges of being a founder. From Ecosia to World Fund, Tim delves into his mission to decarbonise the economy, sharing his inspirations and advice for entrepreneurs fighting against climate change. Listen to the full conversation here 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3Y9nJCG
EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 66: Tim Schumacher, General Partner at World Fund | EU-Startups
https://www.eu-startups.com
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The concept of negative emissions is a hotly debated topic—some view them as a miracle solution for the climate crisis, while others consider them a technical gimmick. Larissa Skarke, a Principal at World Fund, offers insights into the various carbon removal technologies currently in the spotlight. Among these, direct air capture, which involves filtering CO2 from the air, is the most discussed. However, less explored methods like CO2 storage in oceans also hold promise. Innovative startups and venture capital are crucial in developing and scaling these technologies. For an in-depth look at this evolving field and the exciting opportunities for startups, read Larissa’s article for Tagesspiegel Background here: https://bit.ly/4dcOk5U
Negative Emissionen: eine Chance für Start-ups
background.tagesspiegel.de
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“In the energy sector, the lowest levelised cost of energy is in renewable energy, it’s no longer fossil fuels. The real challenge is applying this success to other industries at scale.” In case you missed it, catch Craig Douglas’ interview on the ground at The Economist Sustainability Week last year. He dives into: 🌾 the connection between agriculture and carbon markets 🔌 the transition from fossil fuels to electric power 📈the establishment of a practical carbon pricing model. Discover which climate tech innovations he’s most excited for, and the key challenges he foresees in decarbonisation. Watch the full interview here: https://econ.st/45hkZTS
In conversation with Craig Douglas | Economist Impact
impact.economist.com
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World Fund hat dies direkt geteilt
First numbers suggest that European Deep Tech VCs will likely generate outsize returns, says a super-interesting recent McKinsey & Company report, which was also one of the major hypotheses our €300m Climate Tech VC World Fund was started on. Note: in this (not uncommon) classification, Climate Tech is a sub-category of Deep Tech, which is technically correct, though I personally believe the importance of this category for the long-term wellbeing of humanity dwarfs all other categories! The report spots a trend with Deep Tech focused funds having outperformed traditional tech funds since 2003 (16% weighted net IRR vs. 10%), and says that while Europe has not seen many Deep Tech-focused funds closing and reporting IRR, the expected performance should be in line with US-based benchmarks historically, driven by A) similarly attractive regional characteristics for deep tech, and B) similar net IRR performance for the broader tech funds. Some cited reasons: 1. Deep Tech is gradually de-risked over time resulting in similar failure and graduation rate as other tech startups (around 2.5% ‘graduates’ to late-stage). 2. Start-ups’ time to unicorn (~6 years) and time to exit (~7 years) is on par with other tech. 3. Deep Tech start-ups more likely to scale to unicorn (0.62% vs. 0.54%) 4. Deep Tech has greater capital efficiency (especially in early stage, where it’s ~4x compared to ~2.5x) The report concludes that European investors have a significant opportunity they could further capitalize on. The graph (based on Preqin data) sums it all up. 💯% agree! Again, one of the main hypothesis we have founded and invested considerable time and money ourselves into World Fund, so we’re happy to see this data black on white 🌍
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"With your focus on climate tech, you are missing out on so many tech opportunities. For example, AI!" Every now and then I have to explain to other investors that climate tech encompasses many sectors and technologies, including many that have AI as their foundation. At World Fund, we are very excited about the progress that is currently happening in AI, which is helping a large part of our portfolio to scale even faster. And with aedifion, Freshflow and Faircado, for example, we even have startups in our portfolio that are AI-based companies. In addition, this year we brought an expert into our team, our Principal Fabian Krautwurst, whose focus is on software and AI. There are numerous investment opportunities in this area, which we are now taking a closer look at. In my op-ed for TNW, I describe how we can harness AI for good - namely, to help speed up our response to the climate crisis. Please have a read and share your thoughts. Thank you!
Humanity faces two existential crises — the climate crisis and AI. Can one help solve the other?
thenextweb.com
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