Starlight is a venture capital firm for founders addressing the world's most pressing challenges and opportunities. We partner early with unstoppable entrepreneurs leveraging breakthrough science and technology to pursue progress at scale. We are a team of entrepreneurs, operators and scientists who have stood in founders' shoes and understand the journey. We are usually the first check into a company at the seed stages. Everything we do revolves around a single problem: What are the best ways to reconcile economic growth with human and planetary wellness? If your venture aligns with our mission, we invite you to get in touch. We are proudly based in Miami, a vibrant gateway to the US, Latin America and Europe that provides our team and community an inspiring environment to convene and conspire. To learn more, please visit www.starlight.vc
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📅 Here are a few takeaways of our "Strategics in Climate Tech" Ripple at The Drop, co-hosted with Kike Miralles from Starlight Ventures Swipe through the pictures below for a glimpse of the energy and excitement in the room! 🌱⚡ 🚀 If you're a climate founder approaching the FOAK stage, let's chat! Don't hesitate to reach out to Tobias Jahn, Pete Bastien, Matt Morris, Grace Mathis, Hideaki Wakabayashi, Jan Marchewski and Elena Ballesteros Rodado
Couldn’t be prouder of the Ephos team. Congrats!
🤖🇮🇹 A Milan-based #deeptech startup, Ephos, raised $8.5M in a seed round led by Starlight Ventures to accelerate the development of its glass-based quantum photonic chips. The company aims to transform not just quantum computing and AI but also the broader computational infrastructure of the future. 📈 Other participants included Collaborative Fund, Exor Ventures, 2100 Ventures, and Unruly Capital. The round also attracted angel investors such as Joe Zadeh, former Vice President at Airbnb; Diego Piacentini, former Senior Vice President at Amazon; and Simone Severini, General Manager of Quantum Technologies at Amazon Web Services. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eeZ2yh3e Andrea Rocchetto Kike Miralles #tech #funding #news #VC #EUtech #EUstartup #startup #innovation #investment
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The Drop once again lived up to the hype. Thanks to Pale blue dot and Domino Studio (+ the life-changing microphones & headsets)! Tobias Jahn from Hitachi Ventures and myself had a blast hosting a discussion on dealing with CVCs and strategics in climate tech. It was my first time hosting a Ripple, and it did not disappoint. (Thanks to Elena Ballesteros for being amazing and helping us make it happen!) Next week, we'll put together the highlights from the discussion and share it here—stay tuned. Hannah Sieber Nicole LeBlanc, CPA Ida Christine Brun Michelle Brechtelsbauer Roshan Pursharifi Lorenzo Fabritius Francisco Norris Malte Feucht Andrea Casasco Nathan Schmidt Helmer Schukken Eugénie Cuny Loic Raynal Jacob Stedman Saurabh Tak Adam Albertsson Eloisa D. Julien Fredonie Starlight Ventures
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What questions will our team get as conference speakers across North America this week? Here are a few that we expect: Infrastructure Adaptation for Hydrogen: As we discuss hydrogen’s role in the energy transition, how does Modern Hydrogen view the repurposing of existing infrastructure for hydrogen storage and transportation? Are there particular hurdles or opportunities you see in scaling these solutions globally? Distributed Hydrogen Generation: Modern Hydrogen is pioneering distributed hydrogen generation as a key solution in the clean energy transition. How do you see this approach addressing the challenges of traditional hydrogen transportation, and what role do you envision it playing in reducing costs and increasing efficiency in the hydrogen supply chain? Hydrogen vs. Alternatives for Industrial Decarbonization: Hydrogen is often viewed as a key solution for industrial decarbonization, especially for high-temperature heat applications. From Modern Hydrogen's perspective, in which industrial processes does hydrogen make the most sense as a decarbonization tool, and are there cases where other technologies or fuels might be more suitable or efficient? This week: CEO Tony Pan speaks at Gastech 2024 VP of Business Development and Government Affairs Mothusi Pahl speaks at the Energy Solutions Center’s 2024 Calgary Technology & Market Assessment Forum Director of Government Affairs Michael Jung speaks at The OneCape Summit Want to see what some of our presentations look like? See the link Hydrogen Americas shared of Mack H.’s presentation below 👇
A fantastic presentation and Q&A about the role of methane pyrolysis delivered by Mack H., Sr. Manager of Commercialization at Modern Hydrogen during the #H2Americas2024 H2-Tech Series. Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/evxTY96e
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We were named to Congruent Ventures x Silicon Valley Bank’s 50 by 2050 report! 🎉 We were recognized alongside some of the top companies working to significantly reduce carbon emissions. This inaugural report highlights innovative climate tech solutions driving us toward a net-zero future. Full Steam Ahead! 🌱⚡ Check out the full report: https://bit.ly/3B3Pxir #ClimateTech #NetZero #CleanEnergy #Innovation #CarbonReduction #2050
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Launch costs are coming down; it's time for the total cost of space infrastructure to also come down. We deliver the best value for the on-orbit volume overall. Stay tuned for more news about our 1st mission. #SpaceEconomy
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We have big (Carryall-sized big) news to share! @TechCrunch named us one of the top Space #StartupBattlefield companies 🪐. We’ll be one of only 200 startups (1 out of 4 space startups!) exhibiting at #TechCrunchDisrupt2024! We’re so proud and excited to receive this recognition. We look forward to sharing all the great things we will be launching at Outpost. 🪂 Join us Oct 28-30 in San Francisco!
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Exciting news in The Wall Street Journal today! Amrith Ramkumar covers our latest funding announcement, and why #efuels are seen as the most practical long-term fuel source for sustainable aviation: "This actually has a shot at eventually replacing fossil fuels," said Zachary Bogue co-managing partner at the venture-capital firm DCVC. “Investors are shifting their bets in clean fuels to companies that use chemistry to turn carbon dioxide, water and renewable electricity into energy. Known as e-Fuels, synthetic fuels or power to liquids technologies, they offer the tantalizing possibility of producing limitless amounts if given enough cheap renewable power." #CarbonTransformation #IndustrialPhotosynthesis #efuels #eSAF #echemicals #CO2toProduct #sustainableaviationfuel #sustainableaviation #electrochemistry #CO2e #CO2RR #CDR #supplychaintransformation #electrochemical #PowertoLiquid #PowertoX #FuelForTheLongHaul #FOAK #electrochemicalproduction #science #engineering #deeptech #climate #scope1 #scope3 #funding #unicorn #WSJ #cleanfuels #cleantech #energytransition
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New York Climate Week is coming up and ETS CEO Daniel Stack will present on the “Explore Innovations in Climate Technology” panel moderated by Fred Copeman at Kearney. Along with Dan, the panel will feature Jeff Prosserman from Voltpost, Advait Raykar from ElmAI, Marta Sjögren from Paebbl. 🗓️ Wednesday, Sept. 25 ⏰ 2:30 PM ET If you’re interested in learning more, you can RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/en_snY-W #Sustainability #ClimateTech #ETS #Innovation #ClimateWeekNYC
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🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We are proud to announce that we secured 3rd place at the Fall 2024 EPIC Startup Pitch Competition, hosted by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions at RE+. 🚀 Our drop-in steam-generating heat pump technology, designed to decarbonize steam and replace fossil fuel-fired boilers, was recognized for its potential to drive sustainable change in industrial applications. Thank you to Colorado State University for the nomination, and congratulations to all the winners and participants who are pushing the clean energy transition forward! 🌱 See the full announcement here: https://bit.ly/3XMfPP1 #EPICPitch2024 #ClimateTech #Decarbonization #EnergyInnovation #CleanEnergy #Sustainability