eeden is a recycling technology company focused on advancing textile recycling through its patented chemical process. The company addresses the significant challenge of efficiently recovering cellulose and polyester from polycotton blends, facilitating the production of high-quality clothing without relying on virgin resources. By extracting these materials, eeden enables brands to reduce textile waste and lessens their environmental impact, helping them comply with global regulations. The company's innovative approach not only contributes to the sustainable recycling of clothing but also supports the broader shift toward a circular economy in the apparel industry, promoting the repurposing of textile waste into new products.
Ctrl+s is a business that specializes in providing high-resolution supply chain data to facilitate decarbonization and promote sustainable practices. It has developed a carbon management platform that helps businesses streamline their supply chain decarbonization efforts. The platform combines deep statistical data with supplier survey insights, enabling companies to effectively monitor their emissions, set reduction targets, and engage suppliers in reducing their carbon footprint.
Zymofix
Seed Round in 2024
Zymofix facilitates sustainable and circular agriculture by developing creative, effective, and commercially feasible microbial products that reduce farmers' reliance on agrochemicals while maintaining high productivity.
Autarkize
Seed Round in 2024
Autarkize is a developer of a patented pyrolysis system technology that focuses on achieving energy and fertilizer self-sufficiency through the carbonization of residual biomasses. The company offers a market-ready system that extracts high-quality gas composed of methane and hydrogen from various biomass residues in a decentralized manner. Its technology is capable of processing all types and amounts of biomass, resulting in significantly higher energy density compared to traditional carbonization systems. Additionally, the process generates biochar, which enhances soil quality and contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By enabling industrial companies to promote energy cleaning and decarbonization, Autarkize plays a vital role in advancing sustainable energy solutions.
Aerleum
Seed Round in 2024
Aerleum is an innovative company specializing in environmental technology that focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development of a system that captures and converts carbon dioxide into clean fuels and chemicals. By transforming CO2 into essential chemical molecules, Aerleum provides a sustainable alternative to products derived from fossil fuels. This technology supports the creation of a circular economy, enabling businesses to adopt economically viable solutions that can be implemented on a large scale. Aerleum's mission is to contribute significantly to the fight against global warming while fostering a sustainable value chain.
BIOVOX operates in the sustainable healthcare sector, specializing in the development of biodegradable plastic components. These components are designed for use in medicine, hygiene, and the food industry, utilizing renewable, fully degradable, and recyclable raw materials. By creating high-quality bioplastic compounds, BIOVOX aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional plastics, contributing to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. The company's focus on sustainability sets a new standard in the market for bioplastic materials, promoting a healthier lifestyle for both consumers and the environment.
Seqana is a developer of satellite-based software that focuses on monitoring soil organic carbon (SOC) to support nature-based climate services. The company provides an innovative, cost-effective solution for project developers, agribusinesses, NGOs, and large corporations, allowing them to obtain actionable insights into soil health and carbon sequestration practices. By leveraging remote sensing technology, Seqana enables clients to measure and understand soil carbon levels quickly and accurately, contributing to efforts in combating climate change at a global scale. Through its cutting-edge monitoring platform, Seqana supports the transition to sustainable agricultural practices and enhances the value of environmental initiatives.
Tomorrow Things
Seed Round in 2024
Tomorrow Things is an intelligent automation platform focused on generating digital twins of technical assets. By utilizing a one-click digitalization system, the platform employs AI-generated blueprints to create accurate digital representations of physical assets. This capability streamlines asset management and optimizes operations, allowing users to collect and analyze data for improved decision-making and operational efficiency. Tomorrow Things' technology promotes sustainability by facilitating interoperability within the ecosystem, enabling seamless integration of third-party applications on digitalized assets. Consequently, the platform enhances overall productivity and supports the goal of optimizing resource use in various industries.
Cyclize
Seed Round in 2024
Cyclize is a technology company focused on decarbonizing the chemical industry. It develops a proprietary process that converts mixed plastic waste and CO2 into syngas, a versatile intermediate used to produce various chemicals and fuels. This process aims to replace fossil feedstock, such as natural gas, reducing reliance on non-renewable resources and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
INERATEC is a company dedicated to developing innovative synthetic fuels and power-to-X plants that aim to replace fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives. By focusing on sustainable energy solutions, INERATEC produces renewable hydrogen and utilizes greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide to create e-kerosene, carbon dioxide-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes, and methanol. These products allow chemical plant operators to power their facilities with synthetic fuels derived from climate-neutral energy sources, thereby reducing chemical waste and enhancing climate protection. Through its efforts, INERATEC contributes to the advancement of a post-fossil fuel economy and supports the transition to sustainable energy in transportation and everyday products.
COLIPI is a clean technology company focused on climate protection by transforming CO2 into sustainable oils through a proprietary biotechnological process. This innovative approach utilizes industrial off-gases and organic byproducts as carbon sources, resulting in oils that are chemically equivalent to traditional vegetable oils. The company’s oils primarily consist of triglycerides with a fatty acid profile that includes palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic acids, which can be modified based on specific needs. By providing a direct substitute for unsustainable vegetable oils, COLIPI enables industrial partners to significantly reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to eco-friendly consumer product development, supporting their goals for net-zero emissions. With one of the industry's lowest CO2 footprints, COLIPI is positioned to play a crucial role in advancing sustainability in the sector.
Soluterials
Seed Round in 2023
Soluterials is a manufacturer specializing in sustainable and innovative pure aluminum materials designed to address climate change and enhance local supply chains. The company produces nanostructured aluminum that leverages the inherent properties of pure aluminum, including excellent conductivity, corrosion resistance, and high strength under varying temperatures. This advanced material is particularly beneficial for clients in the metal application sector, offering solutions for challenges in functional and structural lightweight construction. By focusing on high-performance aluminum, Soluterials aims to provide effective alternatives that meet modern engineering demands while promoting environmental sustainability.
Resourcify
Series A in 2023
Resourcify GmbH, established in 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing and operating a neutral cloud platform for waste management. This platform enables businesses to efficiently manage their waste and recycling operations online, reducing administrative tasks by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Key features include container pick-up scheduling, real-time collection tracking, documentation management, and legally compliant reporting. Trusted by global corporations such as Cargill and McDonald's, Resourcify aims to facilitate a zero-waste future through digital transformation of recycling processes.
traceless materials
Series A in 2023
traceless materials is offering a holistically sustainable alternative to plastics and bioplastics. With our first-of-a-kind biomaterial it’s our mission to contribute to solving global plastic pollution. Our innovative technology filed for patent allows to use food production residues to produce materials that are compostable under natural composting conditions. While bio-based, our materials don’t compete with food nor cause land-use-change, don’t need hazardous additives or solvents and have up to 95% lower CO2 emissions. Our materials are neither chemically modified nor synthetically polymerized, therefore they will not fall under the EU Single Use Plastic Directive. Follow us on our journey, and become a part of the solution, not the pollution!
Bind-X is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing the sustainability of various industries through innovative applications. The company specializes in the development of microbiologically induced bio-cement, which utilizes a bio-geochemical process to facilitate calcium carbonate precipitation within soil. This technology enables clients to transform sand into bricks, providing an environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution for dust control and pollution management. By optimizing biotechnological processes, Bind-X aims to improve both the sustainability and profitability of its clients' operations.
Materials Nexus
Seed Round in 2023
Materials Nexus is a deep-tech company specializing in accelerating sustainable materials innovation. It automates complex quantum calculations at scale, enhancing accuracy and efficiency. The company's core business lies in developing a material modeling platform that integrates quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence. This platform facilitates the creation of greener, more sustainable materials with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, primarily targeting the construction sector for access to eco-friendly building materials.
Sunvigo is a company that specializes in making solar power accessible to residential homeowners. It simplifies the use of rooftop solar energy by offering electricity contracts that enable customers to buy or rent solar systems. By leveraging a robust network of partners, including smart meter operators and photovoltaic installers, Sunvigo provides affordable solar power solutions. The company aims to democratize access to clean energy, ensuring that homeowners can benefit from local and emission-free energy sources.
Intelligent Fluid
Series B in 2023
Intelligent fluids GmbH is a technology company specializing in the development of innovative high-performance cleaning fluids that utilize patented technology to create unique, eco-friendly solutions. These fluids are designed to meet specific cleaning needs while ensuring safety for users, equipment, and the environment, distinguishing them from traditional solvent-based chemicals. They are particularly effective in various sectors such as microelectronics, industrial maintenance, optics, and the printing industry, where they facilitate processes like stripping, material separation, and cleaning of contaminants. Intelligent fluids GmbH also engages in joint development and private label agreements to create tailored products. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, the company's offerings support multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by significantly reducing carbon emissions, energy costs, and material consumption, while promoting efficiency and effectiveness in cleaning operations.
Maya Climate
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Maya Climate is a developer of a geospatial data analysis platform designed to assist decision-makers in evaluating and monitoring natural assets. The company's innovative technology automates project risk assessments through the use of geospatial process automation and artificial intelligence. By generating actionable insights, Maya Climate supports clients in smarter site selection, investment due diligence, and portfolio management for natural assets. Additionally, the platform provides a curated investment pipeline that features unique nature-based carbon projects from around the world, allowing carbon asset developers to market their projects effectively. This enables clients to validate projects at every stage, thereby accelerating the overall assessment process.
INERATEC
Venture Round in 2023
INERATEC is a company dedicated to developing innovative synthetic fuels and power-to-X plants that aim to replace fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives. By focusing on sustainable energy solutions, INERATEC produces renewable hydrogen and utilizes greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide to create e-kerosene, carbon dioxide-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes, and methanol. These products allow chemical plant operators to power their facilities with synthetic fuels derived from climate-neutral energy sources, thereby reducing chemical waste and enhancing climate protection. Through its efforts, INERATEC contributes to the advancement of a post-fossil fuel economy and supports the transition to sustainable energy in transportation and everyday products.
Refuel Green
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Refuel Green provides services in the fields of technical and economic analyses and evaluations of individual PtX technologies up to complete PtX systems and projects. They offer consulting services in the field of renewable and CO2-neutral fuels.
agriportance
Seed Round in 2022
Agriportance GmbH, founded in 2020, is a prominent SaaS provider in Europe's renewable energy sector. The company focuses on software solutions for sustainability certification under recognized standards, allowing users to generate mass and greenhouse gas balances online. This facilitates compliance and promotes environmental responsibility among businesses transitioning to cleaner energy sources. Agriportance serves as a crucial intermediary, connecting biomethane producers with mineral oil companies, thereby supporting the growth of renewable energy utilization. The platform's capabilities include monitoring sustainability certification and facilitating transactions in biomethane trading, which aligns with renewable energy directives. Following its seed funding in December 2022, Agriportance aims to enhance its digital capabilities and strengthen its market presence across Europe.
GS Bavaria
Seed Round in 2022
GS Bavaria is a manufacturer specializing in industrial-scale, nano-sized carbide powders, particularly focusing on tungsten and tungsten carbide derived from hard metal scrap. The company employs an innovative and sustainable bioleaching extraction process that minimizes energy consumption and production costs while manufacturing these advanced nanomaterials. This environmentally friendly approach leverages bacteria to facilitate the conversion of hard metal scrap into high-quality nanopowders, enabling diverse industries to access unique materials and functional additives. With potential applications extending beyond tungsten, GS Bavaria is positioned to contribute to the growing demand for sustainable and efficient nanomaterials in various sectors.
EcoPals
Seed Round in 2022
EcoPals is a company focused on developing sustainable solutions for road construction by transforming waste plastics into innovative materials. It specializes in creating a carbon-reducing asphalt additive derived from non-recyclable plastics, providing a low-cost alternative to traditional bitumen additives. This approach not only helps address global plastic waste issues but also enhances the quality of road infrastructure. By offering eco-friendly and cost-effective alternatives, EcoPals aims to contribute to a more sustainable future in the construction industry.
eeden is a recycling technology company focused on advancing textile recycling through its patented chemical process. The company addresses the significant challenge of efficiently recovering cellulose and polyester from polycotton blends, facilitating the production of high-quality clothing without relying on virgin resources. By extracting these materials, eeden enables brands to reduce textile waste and lessens their environmental impact, helping them comply with global regulations. The company's innovative approach not only contributes to the sustainable recycling of clothing but also supports the broader shift toward a circular economy in the apparel industry, promoting the repurposing of textile waste into new products.
Sunvigo
Venture Round in 2022
Sunvigo is a company that specializes in making solar power accessible to residential homeowners. It simplifies the use of rooftop solar energy by offering electricity contracts that enable customers to buy or rent solar systems. By leveraging a robust network of partners, including smart meter operators and photovoltaic installers, Sunvigo provides affordable solar power solutions. The company aims to democratize access to clean energy, ensuring that homeowners can benefit from local and emission-free energy sources.
INERATEC is a company dedicated to developing innovative synthetic fuels and power-to-X plants that aim to replace fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives. By focusing on sustainable energy solutions, INERATEC produces renewable hydrogen and utilizes greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide to create e-kerosene, carbon dioxide-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes, and methanol. These products allow chemical plant operators to power their facilities with synthetic fuels derived from climate-neutral energy sources, thereby reducing chemical waste and enhancing climate protection. Through its efforts, INERATEC contributes to the advancement of a post-fossil fuel economy and supports the transition to sustainable energy in transportation and everyday products.
Sunvigo
Venture Round in 2021
Sunvigo is a company that specializes in making solar power accessible to residential homeowners. It simplifies the use of rooftop solar energy by offering electricity contracts that enable customers to buy or rent solar systems. By leveraging a robust network of partners, including smart meter operators and photovoltaic installers, Sunvigo provides affordable solar power solutions. The company aims to democratize access to clean energy, ensuring that homeowners can benefit from local and emission-free energy sources.
Dimpora
Seed Round in 2021
Dimpora AG, based in Zürich, Switzerland, specializes in the design and manufacture of eco-friendly functional membranes for the outdoor textile industry. The company produces waterproof, fluorine-free membranes primarily made from polyurethane, utilizing a template removal approach to create porosity that enhances breathability. Dimpora's innovative technology allows for the direct application of membranes onto various surfaces, facilitating fast moisture transport while ensuring complete rain protection. Committed to sustainability, Dimpora aims to develop high-performance membranes that enable outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy nature responsibly, with a focus on creating next-generation solutions that may incorporate recyclable materials.
traceless materials
Seed Round in 2021
traceless materials is offering a holistically sustainable alternative to plastics and bioplastics. With our first-of-a-kind biomaterial it’s our mission to contribute to solving global plastic pollution. Our innovative technology filed for patent allows to use food production residues to produce materials that are compostable under natural composting conditions. While bio-based, our materials don’t compete with food nor cause land-use-change, don’t need hazardous additives or solvents and have up to 95% lower CO2 emissions. Our materials are neither chemically modified nor synthetically polymerized, therefore they will not fall under the EU Single Use Plastic Directive. Follow us on our journey, and become a part of the solution, not the pollution!
Lignopure
Seed Round in 2021
Lignopure is a producer of natural degradable biopolymers derived from non-food sources, specializing in high-quality lignin. The company's flagship product, Lignopure, stands out for its proven non-cytotoxicity and customizable properties, achieved through proprietary technology. This unique lignin can be tailored for diverse applications, such as particles for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food supplements. In addition to its lignin products, Lignopure develops biobased prototypes that include insulating materials, biobased polyurethane foams, aerogels, and filaments suitable for 3D printing. By transforming raw lignin into valuable materials, Lignopure aims to provide sustainable alternatives to conventional chemicals that pose environmental and health risks.
Sunvigo
Seed Round in 2020
Sunvigo is a company that specializes in making solar power accessible to residential homeowners. It simplifies the use of rooftop solar energy by offering electricity contracts that enable customers to buy or rent solar systems. By leveraging a robust network of partners, including smart meter operators and photovoltaic installers, Sunvigo provides affordable solar power solutions. The company aims to democratize access to clean energy, ensuring that homeowners can benefit from local and emission-free energy sources.
INERATEC
Seed Round in 2018
INERATEC is a company dedicated to developing innovative synthetic fuels and power-to-X plants that aim to replace fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives. By focusing on sustainable energy solutions, INERATEC produces renewable hydrogen and utilizes greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide to create e-kerosene, carbon dioxide-neutral diesel, synthetic waxes, and methanol. These products allow chemical plant operators to power their facilities with synthetic fuels derived from climate-neutral energy sources, thereby reducing chemical waste and enhancing climate protection. Through its efforts, INERATEC contributes to the advancement of a post-fossil fuel economy and supports the transition to sustainable energy in transportation and everyday products.
Resourcify
Venture Round in 2018
Resourcify GmbH, established in 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing and operating a neutral cloud platform for waste management. This platform enables businesses to efficiently manage their waste and recycling operations online, reducing administrative tasks by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Key features include container pick-up scheduling, real-time collection tracking, documentation management, and legally compliant reporting. Trusted by global corporations such as Cargill and McDonald's, Resourcify aims to facilitate a zero-waste future through digital transformation of recycling processes.
Solandeo
Seed Round in 2015
Solandeo GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in manufacturing and marketing metering and power management solutions. The company focuses on providing energy management solutions tailored for renewable energy plants, aiding in the detection of actual power output for the green electricity market. Solandeo offers services such as real-time measurement data provision, data logging, and monitoring of measured installations to support grid connection and feed-in meters. Additionally, it provides cost-effective and innovative solutions for smart metering, remote control technology, and technical upgrades for wind turbines, solar panels, and biogas heating plants.
OneShore
Seed Round in 2015
OneShore Energy, established in 2013, specializes in designing, engineering, and operating off-grid solar-diesel-hybrid systems for power generation. Based in Berlin, Germany, the company caters to diverse sectors such as hospitals, hotels, off-grid communities, and industrial facilities in Germany, Greece, Tanzania, and Kenya. OneShore's offerings include software tools like OneAnalyser for demand analysis, OneOptimiser for remote monitoring, and OneDesign for system modeling. The company aims to optimize energy use, reduce fuel consumption, and provide certified fuel-saving reports to its clients.
Heliatek GmbH, founded in 2006 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of organic photovoltaics (OPV) solutions, particularly HeliaSol and HeliaFilm. These innovative products are designed for integration into various building surfaces, including horizontal, vertical, and curved structures, making them suitable for retrofitting existing buildings as well as for new construction. Heliatek's OPV technology is characterized by its ultra-lightweight and flexible nature, contributing to environmentally friendly energy solutions. The company serves a diverse clientele, including those in the building and construction materials industry, automotive manufacturers, and suppliers, and has established strategic partnerships with firms such as AGC Glass Europe and Reckli China. With approximately 160 employees, Heliatek is at the forefront of advancing organic electronics, utilizing advanced roll-to-roll manufacturing processes in controlled environments to produce its solar films.
Smart Hydro Power
Series A in 2012
Smart Hydro Power GmbH is a company based in Feldafing, Germany, that specializes in the development and manufacture of kinetic micro-hydro power plants. Founded in 2010, it evolved from a group of turbine developers into a provider of comprehensive renewable energy solutions, focusing on decentralized electrification projects. The company offers a range of products, including smart turbines, smart packages, and an intelligent energy management system, designed to meet the needs of remote and off-grid locations. Smart Hydro Power's systems are eco-friendly, fish-friendly, and require minimal infrastructure, making them a viable alternative for rural electrification. By combining simplicity, competitiveness, and completeness in its offerings, the company aims to enhance productivity and improve living standards in underserved communities.
Mobile Event Guide
Seed Round in 2011
Mobile Event Guide GmbH, established in 2009 and headquartered in Berlin, specializes in developing mobile applications tailored for event organizers in Germany. Their primary service involves creating custom apps that provide attendees with real-time information such as session schedules, speaker details, exhibitor listings, maps, and networking opportunities. The company enables organizers to update information dynamically, collect feedback, generate leads, and facilitate attendee engagement through interactive features like live voting. By digitizing event materials, Mobile Event Guide also helps reduce printing costs and environmental impact. As of June 15, 2016, the company operates as a subsidiary of esanum.
WeSustain
Seed Round in 2010
WeSustain is a company that specializes in developing web-based software for enterprise sustainability management. Founded in 2010 and based in Buxtehude, Germany, WeSustain's software assists organizations in measuring, improving, and communicating their sustainability performance. The platform offers a comprehensive management support system that enables clients to implement and manage sustainability initiatives effectively, while also addressing sustainability risks. In addition to its core software, WeSustain provides services such as organizational models, reporting standards, enterprise compliance, stakeholder surveys, and customized workflows. This holistic approach allows companies to enhance their sustainability practices, improve operational efficiency, and promote profitability.
Heliatek GmbH, founded in 2006 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of organic photovoltaics (OPV) solutions, particularly HeliaSol and HeliaFilm. These innovative products are designed for integration into various building surfaces, including horizontal, vertical, and curved structures, making them suitable for retrofitting existing buildings as well as for new construction. Heliatek's OPV technology is characterized by its ultra-lightweight and flexible nature, contributing to environmentally friendly energy solutions. The company serves a diverse clientele, including those in the building and construction materials industry, automotive manufacturers, and suppliers, and has established strategic partnerships with firms such as AGC Glass Europe and Reckli China. With approximately 160 employees, Heliatek is at the forefront of advancing organic electronics, utilizing advanced roll-to-roll manufacturing processes in controlled environments to produce its solar films.
LaTherm specializes in providing low CO2 heating solutions and hot water systems to various sectors, including hospitals, schools, and commercial properties in Germany. The company focuses on collecting industrial waste heat from sources such as steel mills, chemical plants, and waste incinerators, which is typically released into the environment. This waste heat is captured in specially-equipped mobile heat storage containers and transported to medium-sized properties, where it is integrated into existing heating systems. By utilizing this method, LaTherm offers stable and predictable pricing for its heating services while promoting environmentally sustainable practices.
Intelligent Fluid
Series A in 2006
Intelligent fluids GmbH is a technology company specializing in the development of innovative high-performance cleaning fluids that utilize patented technology to create unique, eco-friendly solutions. These fluids are designed to meet specific cleaning needs while ensuring safety for users, equipment, and the environment, distinguishing them from traditional solvent-based chemicals. They are particularly effective in various sectors such as microelectronics, industrial maintenance, optics, and the printing industry, where they facilitate processes like stripping, material separation, and cleaning of contaminants. Intelligent fluids GmbH also engages in joint development and private label agreements to create tailored products. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, the company's offerings support multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by significantly reducing carbon emissions, energy costs, and material consumption, while promoting efficiency and effectiveness in cleaning operations.
Heliatek
Seed Round in 2006
Heliatek GmbH, founded in 2006 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of organic photovoltaics (OPV) solutions, particularly HeliaSol and HeliaFilm. These innovative products are designed for integration into various building surfaces, including horizontal, vertical, and curved structures, making them suitable for retrofitting existing buildings as well as for new construction. Heliatek's OPV technology is characterized by its ultra-lightweight and flexible nature, contributing to environmentally friendly energy solutions. The company serves a diverse clientele, including those in the building and construction materials industry, automotive manufacturers, and suppliers, and has established strategic partnerships with firms such as AGC Glass Europe and Reckli China. With approximately 160 employees, Heliatek is at the forefront of advancing organic electronics, utilizing advanced roll-to-roll manufacturing processes in controlled environments to produce its solar films.