Janis Bethers

In and around energy

📍 Latvia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2022
VC🌍 Latvia
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Member, Angel Investor
2022
At BADideas.fund, we aspire to be the kind of investors we wanted when we were building our startups. We invest €50-€250K tickets in early-stage startups from CEE with global ambitions. BADideas.fund is led by experienced entrepreneurs who have walked the startup building path, have raised funds from investors and can help founders navigate around obstacles they encounter along the way. Among BADideas.fund members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo.io ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B funding). Since the recent launch, BADideas.fund has invested in five startups already, among which: Breezit (Lithuania), Recruitlab (Estonia), Lande (Latvia), Fuel Finance (Ukraine) , Rapidworks (Estonia).
Investor, Advisor
2022
We produce fresh and high quality Spirulina by innovative Nordic technology. Company founders are experienced engineers keen on green and smart technologies. Our aim is to create the most effective and sustainable spirulina cultivation system for Premium quality spirulina production. The yield and quality of product is not affected by weather or climate. System is closed to prevent environmental and microbial contamination.
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2022
Member, Angel Investor
2022
At BADideas.fund, we aspire to be the kind of investors we wanted when we were building our startups. We invest €50-€250K tickets in early-stage startups from CEE with global ambitions. BADideas.fund is led by experienced entrepreneurs who have walked the startup building path, have raised funds from investors and can help founders navigate around obstacles they encounter along the way. Among BADideas.fund members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo.io ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B funding). Since the recent launch, BADideas.fund has invested in five startups already, among which: Breezit (Lithuania), Recruitlab (Estonia), Lande (Latvia), Fuel Finance (Ukraine) , Rapidworks (Estonia).
Investor, Advisor
2022
We produce fresh and high quality Spirulina by innovative Nordic technology. Company founders are experienced engineers keen on green and smart technologies. Our aim is to create the most effective and sustainable spirulina cultivation system for Premium quality spirulina production. The yield and quality of product is not affected by weather or climate. System is closed to prevent environmental and microbial contamination.
2014
Managing Director
Jul 2014
Esame nepriklausomas energijos tiekėjas, siūlantis įvarius su energija susijusius sprendimus Lietuvos gyventojams bei šalies įmonėms ar kitoms organizacijoms. Lietuvos rinkoje veikiame nuo 2007-ųjų ir esame vieni iš energetikos sektoriaus lyderių. Priklausome pagrindinei įmonei „Eesti Energia“, kuri yra didžiausia energijos gamintoja Baltijos šalyse. Savo klientams užtikriname ilgalaikį stabilumą ir prognozuojamas energijos kainas, aprūpiname žaliąja elektros energija, pagaminta iš atsinaujinančių energijos šaltinių, įrengiame saulės elektrines, eletkromobilių įkrovimo stoteles, šildymo siurblius, kt. Visada esame pasirengę rasti individualizuotus sprendimus, kurie geriausiai atitiktų specifinius kiekvieno kliento poreikius, ir drauge žengtume nulinės emisijos kelionės link.
late stageOil and Gas
2009
Managing Director
Apr 2009
SIA Enefit ir otrs lielākais elektroenerģijas tirgotājs Latvijā ar vairāk nekā 15 gadu pieredzi tirgū. Līdzās plašam elektroenerģijas iegādes produktu klāstam, mēs piedāvājam arī dažādus enerģijas risinājumus un atbalsta instrumentus energoefektivitātes veicināšanai gan mājsaimniecībām, gan uzņēmumiem. Piemēram, saules paneļu sistēmas, elektroauto uzlādes iekārtas u.c. Mēs esam par zaļāku enerģētikas nozares nākotni, tāpēc pastāvīgi palielinām saražoto enerģijas apjomu, kas iegūts no atjaunīgajiem enerģijas avotiem un cenšamies būt klientu labākais sabiedrotais ceļā uz ilgtspēju. Pievienojies mums ceļā līdz nulles emisiju līmenim! Vairāk par mūsu piedāvātajiem pakalpojumiem: enefit.lv Enefit mātes uzņēmums, Igaunijas nacionālā energokompānija AS Eesti Energia, ir vadošais vēja enerģijas ražotājs Baltijā. Starptautiskajā tirgū Enefit ir pārstāvēts Igaunijā, Lietuvā, Polijā un Somijā.
mid stageOil and Gas