Fueling pioneers, turning bold science into climate solutions.

Programmable biology

Food technology

Green industrials

It's our belief that entrepreneurial innovation is indispensable to mitigate the climate crisis.

The climate deep-tech venture capital firm

Sector focus

Programmable biology

Applying engineering and computer science principles to biological systems, in a quest to reprogram life itself.

Food technology

Tech solutions along the food value chain, enabling a sustainable, circular, scalable, and decentralized food system.

Green industrials

Software and hardware solutions rooted in science with a focus on industrial climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Investment approach

First checks

We invest at the nucleus of a founder's journey, at Pre-Seed. With an initial investment of up to €1,000,000 we like to lead or co-lead rounds.

Thesis-driven

We are thesis-driven high conviction investors with a concentrated portfolio active in Europe and the US.

Purpose-built

Our support model is purpose-built to cater to industry specific needs in our target sectors.

Philosophy

Beyond investment

We only invest a few times per year, but our commitment goes way beyond money through industry specific support and networks.

Founder empathy

We deeply respect the founder journey. To us, you are not an investment, but a long-term commitment.

Purpose & impact

We focus on purpose-driven teams who solve pressing challenges on a global scale with relentless ambition, deep domain expertise and creative ideas.

Numbers that matter

83%

of our portfolio founders have a scientific background.

51%

of our portfolio companies have a female co-founder.

43%

of our portfolio founders are second-time entrepreneurs.

Commitments

Spotlight

Planet A Foods created ChoViva, the world's first 100% cocoa-free chocolate. Their product is natural and 10x more sustainable than conventional chocolate.

Founded

2021

Location

Munich, Germany

Website

planet-a-foods.com

Cocoa is facing imminent threats from climate change and an increasing number of diseases. Up to 50% of the worldwide farming area is at risk. In addition, millions of hectares of rainforest were ploughed down for cocoa plantations during the last decade. Planet A Foods is able to recreate the building blocks responsible for mouthfeel, texture, brittleness, flavor and aroma release using specialized fermentation and roasting techniques. Their approach recreates the biomimetic consumer experience we all came to love while drastically reducing the industry's CO2 footprint.

endolith helps copper miners extract up to 10% more copper from low-grade deposits using optimized microbial communities.

Founded

2023

Location

Denver, Colorado

Website

endolithmining.com

The global copper market is anticipated to reach $497 billion by 2032, but high quality copper deposits are largely depleted. To solve for a significant increase in demand due to the EV transition, new mining approaches are required to unlock low-grade deposits. endolith uses bioleaching, a process where microbes turn solid metals into water soluble elements, which simplifies extraction. This approach is significantly more sustainable than conventional methods and allows miners to recover copper from hard-to-mine deposits.

Yuri provides modular, reusable bioreactors and factories in space allowing scientists to harness the benefits of a zero gravity environment.

Founded

2019

Location

Meckenbeuren, Germany

Website

yurigravity.com

Every time humans have harnessed a new physics environment it led to exponential growth in knowledge and wealth creation. Exploiting gravity will lead to the next revolution in science and manufacturing. Unlocking the full potential of 3D cell cultures and growing crystalline structures in higher quality will drastically improve drug and advanced material discovery.

All commitments

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Apoha

Neuromorphic computation enabling sensory intelligence

Aspyre Foods

Plants as factories for animal proteins

Atmio

Operating system for finding, fixing, and reporting methane emissions

AtmoCooling

Unlocking global deserts for agriculture

Biographica

Decoding crop genetics with AI

Biomia

Creating novel, nature-inspired halogenated molecules

Brineworks

Ocean-based CO2 and H2 extraction for e-fuel production

Cirplus

AI-enabled procurement platform for recycled plastics

Concert Bio

Plant microbiome optimization for soilless agriculture

Cultzyme

AI-powered full-stack bioprocessing

Endolith

Microbial solutions for sustainable copper mining

Evolv

Science’s first GLP-1 pill without barriers

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Supporting entrepreneurs with sector-specific knowhow and networks is our sole focus.

Team

Dr. Isabella Fandrych

General Partner

Isabella is a General Partner. She focuses on Green Industrials and corporate relationships. Isabella is an Industrial Engineer by training with a passion for technology and impact.

Maximilian Schwarz

General Partner

Maximilian is a General Partner. He focuses on Food Tech and Programmable Biology. Max is a hands-on problem solver with a business background and a passion for entrepreneurship.

Dr. Carolina Villa

Principal

Carolina is a Principal. She focuses on Programmable Biology. A Bioprocess Engineer by training, Caro is an expert in TEAs and bioprocess scale-up. She also makes kick-ass cocktails.