Kiko Ventures

Sacré blanc! Hydrogen under our feet. Great to be able to announce our investment in Mantle8 alongside Breakthrough Energy More on our thinking around how this company could be game changing here: https://lnkd.in/dkjM-pb9 Robert Trezona Emmanuel Masini Gaëtan Bonhomme, PhD Arielle Schacter Seconde-Kynnersley Ben Murphy Mary K Haas Marieke Flament Paul Eisenberg Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira

Update from Kiko: We are still in. Since 2018, the cleantech community has been benefiting from strong following winds as politics, business and finance have lined up to address the climate mission. Remarkable progress has been made. Talent and capital have flooded into our sector; extraordinary achievements have resulted. But, it’s a cycle. We have been here before: sentiment is again moving against climate action. Economies are struggling, interest rates and inflation remain high, and climate has been weaponised in politics. Climate science denial has become mainstream. We at Kiko have been affected and will have less capital to deploy, with fewer people. But. We are still in. Still backing difficult, risky, hardware businesses with ideas that could put a dent in climate change. Evergreen capital means we can determinedly support our existing portfolio, and still back new ideas: in the last few months in DAC, in forestry, in natural hydrogen. We will focus on early-stage and IP rich concepts arising from science, going back to our origins as part of IP Group. Thank you to those who have helped build Kiko and to those who have trusted us so far. The journey continues. Arne Morteani Jamie Vollbracht Ben Murphy Andrew Symes Lewis Liu Eva Kirkby Leary Artun Sukan Monika Burniston Michele Tarawneh Arielle Schacter Seconde-Kynnersley Marius Evers Xavier Moya Florian Schabus Dan Brett Tom Mason Bart Markus Paul Barrett Peter Collins James Barth Pete Armstrong Paul Newman Tiancun XIAO Dr Jane Jin Tim von Werne Chris Evans Mark Selby Emmanuel Masini Paul Egan Dr. Tim Breker

Our portfolio company Mantle 8 is hiring a Senior Project Manager. Do you know any French speaking engineers with an interest in natural hydrogen? If so, check out the job post below 👇 #France #Toulouse #hydrogen #projectmanager https://lnkd.in/ecMSdbSM

#2 fastest-growing cleantech startup in Germany! Congrats Vytal | Das Mehrwegsystem! All the more astonishing considering that most other #reuse players are shutting down, both in Europe and US. Vytal has got it right.

We're excited to share that we've made an investment in Alithic alongside Counteract and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). We had been searching for a stand-out Direct Air Capture company for a while, but nothing quite fit the bill until we found Alithic with its startling energetics. Its single-step process both captures CO₂ from the air and converts CO₂ into a cement replacement product -- meaning it confronts climate change on two vital fronts. But don’t just take our word for it. Frontier recently selected Alithic as part of their latest carbon removal pre-purchase. Read more on the Kiko website: https://lnkd.in/eN7g9Wu3

Meet Kiko partner Arne Morteani at The Drop!

Liftoff for OXCCU - opening the world's first single step SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) demonstration plant! Kudos to the team for making this happen. OXCCU TECH LTD Andrew Symes

Our founding partner Jamie Vollbracht has written this piece 👇 for Verdict about how homeowners need a consumer-facing platform that helps them better understand and access decarbonising options more seamlessly. 🏡 💡 Where is the Uber or the Amazon of home energy? With companies like tado° and Mixergy Ltd in our portfolio, Kiko is committed to making decarbonisation a much easier experience by bringing together solutions and reducing the barriers to consumer adoption. It’s time for a consumer-facing brand to bring together the best cleantech and guide us towards a more sustainable future. 🌎 The potential impact for the planet is enormous. And for the company that pulls this off 🚀 https://lnkd.in/egbyi2Bm

Our founding partner Jamie Vollbracht has written this piece 👇 for Verdict about how homeowners need a consumer-facing platform that helps them better understand and access decarbonising options more seamlessly. 🏡 💡 Where is the Uber or the Amazon of home energy? With companies like tado° and Mixergy Ltd in our portfolio, Kiko is committed to making decarbonisation a much easier experience by bringing together solutions and reducing the barriers to consumer adoption. It’s time for a consumer-facing brand to bring together the best cleantech and guide us towards a more sustainable future. 🌎 The potential impact for the planet is enormous. And for the company that pulls this off 🚀 https://lnkd.in/egbyi2Bm

Congrats to portfolio company Vytal | The reuse system for its fundraise, bringing long-standing cleantech specialist Emerald Technology Ventures on board! Vytal is currently supplying the #Euro24 fanzones in Germany, making it already an event to remember (at least for us #reuse geeks here at Kiko Ventures 😂)!