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🎬 Recently, the Green Fusion team showcased their cutting-edge AI technology on camera with WDR! Featuring their collaboration with Wohnungsgenossenschaft Essen-Nord eG and Juan-Carlos Pulido MRICS, this gives a behind-the-scenes look at how our Green Fusion’s AI optimizes heating systems to boost energy efficiency and slash CO2 emissions. 🌱 The project monitors and optimizes heating for 56 residential units using a smart mix of heat pumps and peak load boilers. 🎥✨ With Green Fusion’s AI-driven energy operating system, customers save 16%+ on energy costs from day one. Considering 64% of European heating systems waste fuel and money (according to the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive), this is a game-changer for both building owners and residents. 💡 👏 Huge congratulations to co-founders Nina Germanus and Paul Hock, and the entire Green Fusion team for driving real impact! #EnergyEfficiency #AI #GreenFusion #RealEstateInnovation #SustainableTech #WDR #Wohnungswirtschaft #Decarbonization #SmartBuildings #kopaventures #kopaventuresportfolio Luis Sperr, Marius Weckel, Benjamin Wochner, Clara Wat, Elzan Godlewski

🌟 𝐤𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 2024! 🌟   We are beyond excited to share that 1KOMMA5° and Klim, two of our portfolio companies, have been named among LinkedIn’s 𝐓𝐨𝐩 20 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲! 🎉 Both companies secured top 10 positions—with 1KOMMA5° proudly taking the #1 spot! 🥇   This prestigious ranking is powered by LinkedIn’s independent data, capturing employment growth, user engagement, and talent retention—an objective spotlight on the most promising and innovative startups shaping the future.   - 1KOMMA5° has claimed the #1 spot on the list, setting a bold example in the transition toward sustainable energy solutions. 💡  - Klim at #6 continues to lead the charge toward regenerative agriculture, promoting biodiversity, empowering farmers, and tackling climate change from the ground up. 🌱🌍 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 5% 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 (with Germany being the EU's second-largest agricultural producer), Klim is setting a new benchmark for sustainable farming practices and impact! 🚜🌾   These recognitions are a testament to the hard work and impact-driven vision of both teams. At kopa ventures, we are proud to be on this journey with them, supporting transformational ideas that create meaningful change for the planet. 🚀   Huge congratulations to the entire 1KOMMA5° and Klim teams, and particularly to 1KOMMA5 co-founders Philipp Schröder, Micha Grueber, Jannik Schall, Philip Liesenfeld and Klim co-founders Robert Gerlach, Nina Mannheimer, Adiv M., Lutz Wildermann!   And congratulations to all the companies celebrated on this year’s list, including Orbem, Helsing, FINN, NEURA Robotics, everdrop, and more! 🙌    📖 Discover the full list: Link in comments   We are grateful for the opportunity to back such inspiring ventures and can’t wait to see what the future holds for 1KOMMA5° and Klim. Keep up the amazing work—together, we’re building a better, more sustainable future! 💚    #LinkedInTopStartups #VentureCapital #Sustainability #RegenerativeAgriculture #FutureOfEnergy   Luis Sperr, Marius Weckel, Benjamin Wochner, Clara Wat, Elzan Godlewski  

Thanks to Startup Insider for having our partner Luis Sperr and Alexander Kölpin from seed + speed Ventures on their Junge Startups podcast this past week! The podcast is structured as a “Pitch Showdown” where Luis and Alexander discussed 3 early-stage ventures: 🍏 SkoneLabs minimizes food loss with effective quality monitoring and spoilage prediction of fresh, unpackaged products using AI. ❄️ Regascold has developed an innovative technology for the recovery of cooling energy generated during the regasification of liquefied petroleum gas. 👥 anonyfy is an anonymous recruiting platform that eliminates unconscious bias and thus ensures more fairness and better recruiting. 🎉 The winning startup of the week is: Regascold 🎉 Regascold convinced Luis and Alexander with its innovative approach to making unused cooling energy usable for industrial cooling processes. They saw a lot of potential in the promised savings, both from an environmental and an economic perspective. Congrats to founders Philipp Ketteniß, Carolin Krieweth, and Sven Hudy! Link to the podcast in comments (podcast is in German) #StartupInsider #JungeStartups #PitchBattle #PitchShow Benjamin Wochner, Clara Wat, Marius Weckel, Elzan Godlewski

Dear innovators from across the globe, the SET Award 2025 is live! 🌍   I’m thrilled to be back as a jury member, working with the Start Up Energy Transition team to scout climate-tech startups that are reshaping the future of energy. ⚡️   Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of reviewing hundreds of applications as part of the jury, each one demonstrating how startups are tackling some of the world’s most critical energy challenges.   💡 Last year’s #SET100 finalists introduced game-changing solutions that disrupted industries and brought sustainable energy to communities worldwide. From clean energy innovations to next-gen mobility, the pipeline of bold ideas keeps expanding.   Now, it’s time to spotlight this year’s disruptors who are driving the #energytransition forward for the people and the planet. 🌍   Why should you apply? ✅ €10,000 in equity-free funding (no dilution, just opportunity) ✅    Get featured in the 2025 SET100 List and gain global recognition ✅    Pitch in Berlin at the premier SET Tech Festival ✅    Access events, startup challenges, incubator programmes ✅ Deadline: 29 October 2024. Apply here: https://t.ly/zMV4f   Start Up Energy Transition | German Energy Agency (dena) | World Energy Council Pia Dorfinger René Böhm #SET25 #SETAward #SETJury

🌍💧 kopa ventures 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 €1𝐌 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝! 💧🌍   Pluvion GmbH is revolutionizing water management with intelligent, AI-powered solutions that address the pressing challenges of aging infrastructure and extreme weather events. 🌧️⚡ By offering affordable and accessible software for monitoring and optimizing water and wastewater networks, Pluvion GmbH empowers municipalities, utilities, and industrials to create more resilient, efficient, and sustainable water systems. 🌱💻   Europe's aging wastewater infrastructure faces immense challenges, with over 12,800 sewer collapses annually, costing EUR 6.5 billion in renovations. 💸 Pluvion GmbH’s cutting-edge technologies are transforming how we manage water by improving operational robustness and enhancing the security of supply. 🛠️🔍   Combining machine learning know-how with expertise in hydrology, geoecology, and municipal consulting, Pluvion GmbH is uniquely positioned to lead the digital transformation of water systems across Europe. 🌍💡 Their AI-powered software suite, 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑+, ensures smarter sewer management, tackling these challenges head-on. 🚰🔧   We are excited to support Pluvion GmbH in their mission to enhance access to intelligent water management solutions for all, ensuring that organizations of all sizes—whether small municipalities or large industrial companies—can harness the power of technology to drive sustainability and innovation. 🌟🔋 Special thanks to our co-investors D11Z.Ventures GmbH & Co. KG and MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg GmbH. Together, we are building a more resilient and environmentally conscious future. 🌳🤝   🙌 Welcome to the kopa ventures portfolio Phillip Grimm, Stefan Grefen, and the entire Pluvion GmbH team! 🎉   Jan Ludwig (D11Z.Ventures GmbH & Co. KG ), Cornelius Baral (MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg GmbH), Benjamin Wochner and Clara Wat (kopa ventures) Luis Sperr, Elzan Godlewski, Marius Weckel   #WaterManagement #Sustainability #AI #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #SmartCities #kopaventuresportfolio #kopaventures

🚀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 🚀   At kopa ventures, we are excited to continue our partnership with our portfolio company Carbonfuture as they successfully close their oversubscribed Series A, led by SIX. This marks a major step forward in developing the critical infrastructure needed to scale carbon removal globally.   Here’s a glimpse of what’s currently happening and what’s on the horizon for Carbonfuture after such a successful fundraise:   ✅ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐌𝐑𝐕: Carbonfuture’s pioneering MRV+ solution is setting the standard for 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐝𝐌𝐑𝐕), ensuring the highest levels of integrity and transparency throughout the entire carbon removal lifecycle. This is critical to building trust in the market.   📈 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: With the support of this investment, Carbonfuture will continue expanding their MRV+ system, incorporating durable Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies and enabling carbon removal credits that can be scaled and traded with confidence.   🌲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Carbonfuture's comprehensive, data-driven approach is revolutionizing both Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) and compliance markets, 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬. This positions them to lead the next evolution of the carbon removal sector.   🌍 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: With SIX's strategic backing and global network, Carbonfuture is well-positioned to accelerate market growth and drive revenue, taking their solutions to new heights across geographies.   Carbonfuture is 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 by providing a trustworthy, transparent infrastructure at a time when scaling to gigatonnes of carbon removal is essential for reaching net zero. We are proud to support their mission to facilitate the removal of carbon from our atmosphere with a focus on 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞. Huge congratulations to Hannes Junginger, Matthias Ansorge, Leila Toplic, Dominic Lüdin, Lucie Haß, and the entire Carbonfuture team!   This is just the beginning—looking forward to what’s ahead! 🌍💡   #ClimateAction #NetZero #CarbonRemoval #SeriesA #MRV #Sustainability #CDR #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #Innovation #kopaventures #kopaventuresportfolio   Luis Sperr, Marius Weckel, Benjamin Wochner, Clara Wat, Elzan Godlewski

This year we're again partnering with Focal's demo day, powered by HSBC Innovation Banking! And. . .⏰ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲! ⏰   🚨 Applications for Focal’s W24 demo day are open to startups raising in the next 6 months.    It takes 7 minutes to apply on their website (link in the comments) , and even those who don’t make it to demo day can get introductions to over 250 leading VC fund partners, including our team at kopa ventures.   Last demo day alone, applicants received over 1600 introductions from investors; it's one of the highest leverage activities you can do for your fundraise. Looking forward to seeing your applications!   #focal #startup #fundraising #vc #demoday Clara Wat, Benjamin Wochner, Luis Sperr, Marius Weckel, Elzan Godlewski

🌟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤! 🌟   We’re beyond proud to share that our portfolio company, Green Fusion, has crossed a massive milestone—€1𝐌 𝐀𝐑𝐑! 🚀   To celebrate, our co-investor XAnge stopped by their offices with a surprise cake 🎂 to toast to their success! 🎉   But that’s not all… Green Fusion also snagged the top prize for 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 at the REAL PropTech conference last week! 🏆🥇   A special shout-out to their project partners, including our former portfolio company EINHUNDERT and their CEO Ernesto Garnier, with whom we had a successful exit earlier this year. Congratulations to the entire team for these outstanding achievements! 🎉   Green Fusion ⚡ is tackling the massive energy inefficiencies in building operations with their AI-driven "energy autopilot" for systems and boiler rooms. By optimizing energy use, they’re 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 20% 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 while revolutionizing how buildings are heated. 🔥♻️   We couldn’t be more thrilled for the entire Green Fusion team—especially Nina Germanus and Paul Hock—for these fantastic achievements! 🙌👏 Keep driving the energy revolution forward! 💪   #EnergyRevolution 🌍 #DigitalPioneers 💡 #Decarbonization ♻️ #Sustainability 🌱 #ClimateGoals 🏔️ #KopaVentures #GreenFusion Luis Sperr, Marius Weckel, Benjamin Wochner, Clara Wat, Elzan Godlewski

Calling all Paris based women founders! 🇫🇷 📣 Applications for Female Founder Office Hours at the WVC:E Summit are officially LIVE! This is the first in person edition of FFOH that is taking place in Paris, and we couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with Playfair to bring it to life at this year’s Summit. 20 founders will have the chance to meet with 20 of the most influential and supportive European VCs Event Details: Date: October 7th Time: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Location: TBA (central Paris) Founders - apply here for your chance to connect with the European women investor community https://lnkd.in/eGs5nbvV Applications close the 25th of September, so make sure to apply today! Hope to see you all there! #venturecapital #startups #founders #investors #wvce #womenintech #investing

🍂 As the seasons shift, so do the themes in VC. With autumn’s arrival, we’re stepping into 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 😁 📅 We’ll be out and about, come connect with us in person! Here’s where you can find us across Europe: 🇬🇧 Clara is at the London GREENTECH FESTIVAL today! 🇸🇪 Luis and Elzan will be at The Drop in Malmö, Sweden, on Sept 17th 🇬🇧 Clara will be at 🔥THE HEAT in Oxford on Sept 20th 🇫🇷 Elzan will attend the WVC:E 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐂 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 in Paris, Oct 7-8th 🇩🇪 Luis will join the 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 in Berlin, Nov 7-9th 🇩🇪 Luis is on the selection panel at Tech Tour in Essen, Nov 26-27th … with more to come! Stay tuned for updates ✅ #VC #AutumnEvents #ClimateTech #Innovation #Networking #kopaventures Clara Wat Elzan Godlewski Benjamin Wochner Marius Weckel Luis Sperr