Venturebeam

What a huge privilege it was to meet and learn from Senator John F Kerry this week at our Impact Ireland Convention. My VentureWave Capital colleagues and I were honoured to hear his insights and his passion for driving change to face the climate challenges we all face. This wide ranging interview with Senator John F Kerry and Kevin O'Sullivan in the The Irish Times is worth checking out. https://lnkd.in/embQHekD Kieran McLoughlin Anne Finucane Senator John F Kerry An Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris Alan Foy and Former Taoiseach & Chair of Global Advisory Council Enda Kenny

We are delighted to announce the public launch of Venturebeam’s proprietary ‘Venture Impact Score’, a powerful, free tool to help venture-backed companies determine and share their global impact. The Venture Impact Score helps entrepreneurs and management teams to examine, assess and improve their impact aspirations in line with the UN 17 sustainable development goals (SDG’s). The Score is designed around Venturebeam’s proprietary impact methodology, refined with input from global leaders in impact. At its core, the approach focuses on your venture’s global impact on both people and planet. To learn more about the constituent elements of Venturebeam’s ‘impact tree’ - you can read more and understand how we score each company here - https://lnkd.in/ejwXW3EB At Venturebeam, we actively use the Venture Impact Score to examine and assess all companies that apply for equity funding with us and our global network of VC’s and family offices. Today, we are now making this freely available to any venture company to engage with regardless of whether they are currently raising capital or not. If you are having conversations about your impact with investors, customers or suppliers, or simply looking to measure and improve your impact over time, please try out the Venture Impact Score and feel free to share your score with the wider community. We hope to provide meaningful and actionable feedback to help venture companies like you to make more impact for our planet and its people. Let’s drive positive change globally with the Venture Impact Score. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/et7wQTAF

We are delighted to announce that Venturebeam, in collaboration with VentureWave Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Enterprise Ireland, has successfully facilitated a €30 million Series B funding round for XOCEAN. This funding is a significant milestone in accelerating XOCEAN's mission to revolutionise ocean data collection for the sustainable development of our oceans. Founded in 2017 in Ireland, XOCEAN leverages cutting-edge Uncrewed Surface Vessels to deliver vast amounts of high-quality data safely, efficiently, and with minimal environmental impact. Their technology supports various industries, notably offshore wind, contributing to the development of 43.1GW of new offshore wind capacity and delivering over 4 million gigabytes of critical data. XOCEAN's AA+ rating for impact by Venturebeam underscores our commitment to facilitating venture investments that drive positive environmental and social change. With their innovative approach, XOCEAN is set to prevent the emission of one million tons of carbon over the next five years, showcasing the incredible potential of sustainable technology. Commenting on the Raise: James Ives, CEO of XOCEAN: "Our mission is to deliver data that drives the sustainable development of our oceans. We are delighted to have the support of Venturewave Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, and Enterprise Ireland through the Impact-focused Venturebeam platform." Alan Foy Foy, Chairman of Venturewave Capital: "XOCEAN's innovative approach is crucial for the sustainable growth of the blue economy. We are proud to support their mission to transform ocean data collection." Adrian Garcia-Aranyos, President of Endeavor: “The impact XOCEAN is making in the critical field of ocean data is groundbreaking, and underscores the Endeavor mission to support the highest-impact, most innovative entrepreneurs globally. Since joining the network in 2021, James has been the embodiment of our “pay it forward” ethos, giving freely of his time and advice to other founders to help build a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem at home and abroad. We look forward to continuing to work with the whole XOCEAN team, and to charting their success in the years ahead.” Karen May, CFO of XOCEAN: "This milestone is a clear vote of confidence in our team, technology, and business trajectory." Leo Clancy , CEO of Enterprise Ireland, said: “Enterprise Ireland is committed to supporting pioneering companies like XOCEAN that are driving innovation and sustainability in their sectors. XOCEAN’s impressive growth and impact demonstrate the significant potential of Irish enterprises on the global stage." At Venturebeam, we are dedicated to supporting high-impact ventures that align with our values of sustainability and innovation. XOCEAN exemplifies this commitment, and we are excited to see the positive global impact they will continue to make. https://lnkd.in/eQTEVQSz

Venturebeam Launch in Singapore Venturebeam was launched at an exclusive gathering of the brightest minds in Impact Investing in Singapore today. We were delighted to welcome our Chairman Alan Foy, our Founder Kaidi Ruusalepp, and one of our key investors, Taizo Son of Mistletoe, Inc. and Softbank Ventures Asia. Venturebeam is a new invite-only venture investing platform – A Private Global Network for Professional Capital Investing in Impact companies. Venturebeam offers institutional investors global access to venture deals and secondaries, with a robust impact methodology and appraisal process. Venturebeam is born from the strategic merger of Funderbeam’s technology and investment network with Vestiver, part of the VentureWave Capital family, creating a synergy that enhances our offering to the investment community. Tailored for equity rounds of €5 million+, Venturebeam meticulously selects opportunities that promise not only substantial growth but also significant impact. Our commitment to these principles is underpinned by a proprietary impact scoring system, setting a new benchmark in the field and promoting a culture of collaborative innovation and thought leadership in impact investment. Many thanks to our event speakers, Geoffrey Tan, Sui Ling Cheah, Michael Lints, Regula Schegg, Gary Ng, 吴岱妮 Wendy Wu, (Tebe) Tubagus Syailendra Wangsadisastra, Patrick Teyssonneyre Thanks also to our team in Singapore Diana KAM, Jason Ow and Adi Saadon for a wonderful event!

Venturebeam Launch in Singapore Venturebeam was launched at an exclusive gathering of the brightest minds in Impact Investing in Singapore today. We were delighted to welcome our Chairman Alan Foy, our Founder Kaidi Ruusalepp, and one of our key investors, Taizo Son of Mistletoe, Inc. and Softbank Ventures Asia. Venturebeam is a new invite-only venture investing platform – A Private Global Network for Professional Capital Investing in Impact companies. Venturebeam offers institutional investors global access to venture deals and secondaries, with a robust impact methodology and appraisal process. Venturebeam is born from the strategic merger of Funderbeam’s technology and investment network with Vestiver, part of the VentureWave Capital family, creating a synergy that enhances our offering to the investment community. Tailored for equity rounds of €5 million+, Venturebeam meticulously selects opportunities that promise not only substantial growth but also significant impact. Our commitment to these principles is underpinned by a proprietary impact scoring system, setting a new benchmark in the field and promoting a culture of collaborative innovation and thought leadership in impact investment. Many thanks to our event speakers, Geoffrey Tan, Sui Ling Cheah, Michael Lints, Regula Schegg, Gary Ng, 吴岱妮 Wendy Wu, (Tebe) Tubagus Syailendra Wangsadisastra, Patrick Teyssonneyre Thanks also to our team in Singapore Diana KAM, Jason Ow and Adi Saadon for a wonderful event!

We are excited to see you this year again at Singapore FinTech Festival! Our founder and CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp will be on stage on Friday, Nov 17th at 2pm and will be happy to discuss with you afterwards about Funderbeam VentureWave Capital! Register 👉 https://lnkd.in/emZ8Tmr and get in contact with Kaidi!

🙌 Thank you for the regular get-together Prime Minister Kaja Kallas Minister Tiit Riisalo Startup Estonia Estonian Founders Society ITL Estonian ICT Cluster nd Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) for discussing the future of investments and tech in Estonia. It is truly significant when government, investors and entrepreneurs can work together to create the best ecosystem for investments and growth. Key topics of the discussion included supporting the further growth of the technology sector and its founders, as well as finding and developing the best talents. The causes that Funderbeam and our founder Kaidi Ruusalepp, also president of Estonian Founders Society, have always vouched for. Thank you Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Tiit Riisalo and Eve Peeterson, Allan Martinson, Doris Põld, Ivo Lasn, Ats Albre, Kadri Lindpere, Anna-Greta Tsahkna, Margus Uudam, Sandra Särav, Sigrid Rajalo, Lauri Antalainen, Sille Kraam, Henrik Kutberg, Sille Pettai, Martin Villig 🇪🇪 and many other great supporters!

The full version of "Leaders Ask" with our founder Kaidi Ruusalepp is now available! Please have a listen if you want to know how Estonia transformed into e-Estonia, why US is still outperforming Europe in terms of talent and financing, how it is to be a women in male dominated business world and good mom at the end of the day. Thank you Baiba Rubesa and team! Kristaps Petersons Sven Lillepalu Agnė Danaitė Katre Kärner https://lnkd.in/dwKJeuJN