Jan Christoph Gras

General Partner at Planet A I Co-Founder Leaders for Climate Action

📍 Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated October 2026💼 3 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
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Co-Founder & Board Member
2017
Banking for a better future ⏳Open an account in a few minutes via app 🌱Not a single cent invested in fossil energy 🦓 more than 120,000 customers Bank services by Solaris SE https://www.tomorrow.one/en-de/
Board Member
2012
Scarosso S.r.l. is an Italian luxury footwear brand headquartered in Milan, Italy. They primarily manufacture their products in the heart of Italy, specifically in Montegranaro, Marche. Scarosso product portfolio includes a wide variety of meticulously handcrafted shoes and accessories for men and women, all thoughtfully designed to offer a contemporary interpretation of timeless classics. What makes us different? We offer a modern take on mens and womens high-end shoes and accessories, combining traditional techniques with creativity and innovation to craft timeless pieces for every occasion. How we do it In order to do so, we partnered with top family-owned factories, whose skills have been passed on generation after generation, to produce timeless shoes that are uncompromised in their construction. We then sell and ship directly to you, which is how we’re able to keep prices accessible. We cut off the middlemen (whose markups add no value to the product) and move the price advantage directly to you, our customer. Why we do it In Montegranaro, Italy, boutiques display high-end shoes handmade by neighboring shoemakers, just a few doors down the street. They are timeless and reasonably priced. Those same shoemakers are the manufacturer of choice for the largest fashion houses in the World, and those same shoes get sold for several times the price you can find them in Montegranaro. We believe our customers, people who appreciate quality and timelessness over a brand stamp, have the right to get those shoes at a smart, reasonable price - as they would in Montegranaro - without paying for all the middlemen who take a cut without enhancing the product.
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2021
General Partner
May 2021
Planet A is a venture capital fund supporting European green tech startups that have a significant positive impact on our planet. Our mission is to promote an economy within the planetary boundaries by supporting innovation in four key areas: climate mitigation, waste reduction, resource savings and biodiversity protection. At Planet A we rely on rigorous scientific impact assessments to inform investment decisions and empower founders to manage and improve their impact. We’re the first European VC with an in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of a startup. Our scientists hold the power to veto investments if there is no significant positive and quantifiable impact.
2019
Co-Founder
Apr 2019
Our solution to climate change? Collaboration. LFCA provides hands-on courses, templates, tools, guides & learning community. Gain the practical knowledge and skills needed to drive lasting change in your company - guided by experts and peers. Join us today!
2018
German Football Academy Africa
Co-Founder
2018
2017
Co-Founder & Board Member
2017
Banking for a better future ⏳Open an account in a few minutes via app 🌱Not a single cent invested in fossil energy 🦓 more than 120,000 customers Bank services by Solaris SE https://www.tomorrow.one/en-de/
2015
Board Member
2015
Entwicklung, Produktion und Vertrieb kosmetischer Produkte und Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
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