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Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies commercializing disruptive advanced energy technologies and business model innovations that can achieve significant scale by taking advantage of market-driven forces to address global climate disruption. The firms’ principals have been investing in, supporting and mentoring early-stage clean energy startups together since 2005, and work with a deep bench of Venture Partners who, together with the Principals, represent more than 300 years of combined clean energy operating and investing experience. Additional information is available at: https://www.cleanenergyventures.com.

Spark e-Fuels is a climate tech start-up tackling aviation’s significant environmental impact. Spark focuses on the problems of limited availability and high cost of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by developing integrated e-fuel SAF production systems that can be connected to lowest-cost renewable electricity directly. Spark’s technology is based on proprietary load-flexible e-fuels production processes to achieve lowest-cost and scalable e-fuels production.

Zero Carbon is a leading deep tech climate fund backing visionary founders across Europe with pre-seed and seed investments. Based in London and Berlin, Zero Carbon targets transformative scientific innovations that redefine industries by reducing costs and emissions.

Extantia is a venture capital firm backing pioneers in climate. As a leading climate tech generalist, the firm’s investment strategies — Extantia Flagship and Extantia Allstars — are dedicated to supporting climate-focused companies and venture funds. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, the firm manages approximately €300M in AuM. Extantia Flagship directly invests in software and hardware solutions that address large, near-term market opportunities with the power to redefine industries. It focuses on Seed to Series A rounds across Europe, with initial tickets ranging from €1-5 million.

Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies commercializing disruptive advanced energy technologies and business model innovations that can achieve significant scale by taking advantage of market-driven forces to address global climate disruption. The firms’ principals have been investing in, supporting and mentoring early-stage clean energy startups together since 2005, and work with a deep bench of Venture Partners who, together with the Principals, represent more than 300 years of combined clean energy operating and investing experience. Additional information is available at: https://www.cleanenergyventures.com.

Spark e-Fuels is a climate tech start-up tackling aviation’s significant environmental impact. Spark focuses on the problems of limited availability and high cost of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by developing integrated e-fuel SAF production systems that can be connected to lowest-cost renewable electricity directly. Spark’s technology is based on proprietary load-flexible e-fuels production processes to achieve lowest-cost and scalable e-fuels production.

Zero Carbon is a leading deep tech climate fund backing visionary founders across Europe with pre-seed and seed investments. Based in London and Berlin, Zero Carbon targets transformative scientific innovations that redefine industries by reducing costs and emissions.

Extantia is a venture capital firm backing pioneers in climate. As a leading climate tech generalist, the firm’s investment strategies — Extantia Flagship and Extantia Allstars — are dedicated to supporting climate-focused companies and venture funds. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, the firm manages approximately €300M in AuM. Extantia Flagship directly invests in software and hardware solutions that address large, near-term market opportunities with the power to redefine industries. It focuses on Seed to Series A rounds across Europe, with initial tickets ranging from €1-5 million.

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