Blume Equity

Thank you to all who joined us for Blume Equity’s AGM in Zurich last week. This was an extraordinary gathering of climate investors who tackled topics including ‘the missing middle of growth equity’, ‘technology's role in the energy transition’, ‘the adoption of AI and digitization in climate’, and ‘the role of carbon removal technology in achieving NetZero’. All while leaving time for a phenomenal site visit to see neustark's carbon-capture technology in action at a concrete recycling plant . Check out the 📸 below. We heard from so many amazing members of the Blume ecosystem including Dainis Kruze of Aerones on the role of robotics in the energy transition; Kasper Hulthin, Chairman of Normative.io, on Normative.io’s scale-up journey; and, Johannes Tiefenthaler of neustark on carbon removal technologies -- as well as from Blume Equity Advisors, Diane Holdorf and Gloria Baeuerlein Bauerlein and investors, such as Stefan Lügstenmann Luegstenmann. We also were honored to hear from fabulous industry experts including Claire Mizutani, PMP®, Alice Nebuloni and Antonia Sariyska, CAIA of UBS and Peter Zollinger of Globalance.   Special thanks to our investors, advisors, and team for making the day such a success. And thanks to UBS for hosting us at their wonderful Bocken facility and the Blume team: Eleanor Blagbrough, Michelle Capiod, Clare Murray, Kirby Lam, Raxita Kapashi, Rens Mathot, Tejas Choudhary, Francesco Orlando.

Great to hear Eleanor Blagbrough from Blume Equity talk about the potential for climate tech in Ireland at ISIF’s “Harnessing the Climate Opportunity” event. Thanks to ISIF for a super morning.

Attending the #GIINForum2024? Clare Murray is heading to the The Global Impact Investing Network’s #GIINForum2024 in two weeks! I'll be speaking at BlueMark's event, “Comparing Fund-Level Impact Performance: Exploring the Emergence of Impact Ratings and Benchmarks,” happening on Thursday, October 24, from 10:30–11:30 CEST. Join us to hear insights on how ratings and benchmarks are transforming the impact investing industry. BlueMark's side event is open to all registered attendees! #impactinvesting #sustainablefinance #GIINForum2024

New joiner announcement 📢! We are excited to announce Raxita Kapashi joining the Blume Equity team as CFO. Raxita is a seasoned and experienced CFO, having worked in Private Equity / Venture Capital for the last 15 years. We look forward to this next chapter of Blume Equity. Thank you to Tanya Kaushal at The Drawdown for the feature:

Blume Equity co-founder, Clare Murray, will be speaking on October 18th on maximising environmental impact in #impactinvesting. Thanks CIVIC for the invite and looking forward to the discussion Ana Pimenta and Pia Irell. The link to register can be found below.

Blume Equity has been selected as a finalist in the Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards for the Best ClimateTech Growth Investment Firm 2024 - Benelux. We are honoured to be recognised for our work across the Benelux region to support the climatetech ecosystem.

Flashback from the Blume Equity team offsite where we bonded with our newest Blumers. Immersed in nature at Kullaberg, a spectacular nature reserve in the south of Sweden 🇸🇪, we explored caves, hiked beautiful trails, attempted abseiling, learned about porpoises (dolphin look-alikes that are the smallest whales on the planet 🐳) and sailed across the Sound to Denmark. 🇩🇰 Huge thanks to Kullabergsguiderna for giving us an unforgettable adventure, keeping us safe and letting us experience the power of the elements! It was an incredible two days with an amazing team that is up for any challenge! 💪 #teamwork #collaboration #climateaction #climatetech #growthequity #impact Kirby Lam Rens Mathot Tejas Choudhary Clare Murray Eleanor Blagbrough Michelle Capiod

It is a busy week at Blume Equity. We are excited to announce that we have been named a finalist for TWO Growth Investor Awards 🌟 1) ESG Champion of the Year and 2) Emerging VC of the Year! For the past decade, the Growth Investor Awards have celebrated those making an impact by investing in high-potential businesses — from sourcing and providing investment to optimising growth capital for scaling.

New joiners announcement 📢 ! We are excited to introduce Kirby Lam, Tejas Choudhary, and Francesco Orlando to the Blume Equity investment team. - Kirby Lam brings a decade of experience investing into high growth tech businesses, having worked at KKR Growth and Temasek. - Tejas Choudhary joins us from Verdane, where he focused on investing in energy transition and sustainability companies across Europe. - Francesco Orlando joins us from the European Investment Bank where he has been investing in growth stage climate tech companies across Europe. Thank you Toby Mitchenall of New Private Markets for covering the Blume Equity team build out-- https://lnkd.in/eYehXauV

Blume Equity is pleased to be included in today's ImpactAlpha's showcase of firms commercializing climate tech. We are proud of our partnerships with European climate companies, supporting them on their scale-up journeys Jessica Pothering  #climatetech https://lnkd.in/ekD2hS3G