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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. Having started and run multiple companies ourselves, we understand what it is like to be a climate tech entrepreneur. At Clean Energy Ventures we’re beating back climate change through energy innovation. We fund disruptive, capital-light technologies and business model innovations that can reshape how we produce and consume energy. Each startup we invest in has the potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions between our investment and 2050. Since 2005, our leadership team has invested in over 40 climate tech startups alongside our angel-investor partners at the Clean Energy Venture Group, prominent venture capital firms, leading OEMs, global materials companies, oil majors, and more. Beyond funding, we provide hands-on guidance through dedicated leadership coaching, strategic marketing, IP development and active board participation. Our collection of 19 Venture Partners guide our startups and enhance our value with their deep technical and operating experience.

We are backing pioneering businesses during their early-growth stage and get excited about solutions driving the systemic change of how energy is generated, distributed, stored, and consumed 🚀⚡

SE Ventures is a $1B+ venture capital firm based in Menlo Park. As a team of specialist investors and operators, we back bold entrepreneurs in Industrial & Climate Tech and drive commercial acceleration for portfolio startups by tapping into the deep domain expertise and global customer base of our LP, Schneider Electric.

As a leading, multi-stage capital investment firm, we strive to be among the first investors and trusted partners to brilliant entrepreneurs with a shared vision for a sustainable future. Based in Luxembourg and Munich, we invest in Venture Capital and Private Equity across stages, maturities, regions, and industries. We create an environment where founders can thrive. Our international network, capital, and background in company-building ensures we enter active partnerships and support portfolio companies. Our goal is to be among the first institutional investors to brilliant entrepreneurs with superior self-starter attitudes. We believe that investment means more than just financial support and strive to become trusted partners in the journey to success. We invest globally in companies fueling the low-carbon economy, EV revolution, and global battery transition. This commitment to sustainability means that our portfolio companies become market leaders in shaping a better future for us and for future generations. We Invest in a Sustainable FutureEnergy & Sustainability: The transition to a low-carbon economy depends on the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies, as well as the enforcement of sustainability standards. We believe in the electrification of the world including all major ways of transportation, heating and industrial processes up to 200°C. The focus on energy and sustainability is vital for creating a more sustainable future. AI & Robotics: Advances in artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming industries across the board, and this is particularly true in the field of climate tech. From predictive analytics to autonomous systems, AI and robotics can help reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency, and facilitate a shift to a more sustainable future. Digitalization & Software: Digital technologies and software are critical enablers of climate tech solutions, allowing for greater efficiency, automation, and data-driven decision-making. This category includes a range of digital tools and platforms that can help optimize energy consumption, increase operating efficiencies, and streamline supply chains. METS: The natural resources industry will continue to be essential. METS (Mining equipment, Technology and Services) play a key role in solving the upcoming challenges, including resource depletion, commodity demand shifts due to global megatrends, and a trend of increasing environmental awareness and sustainability. We Look for Brilliant Entrepreneurs The financing of any venture is a journey with several stages that we walk together. We typically invest up € 500k – 5mio initially with the potential to grow our investment in subsequent rounds joined by our network of international growth investors. Stages Pre Series A, selectively later stage and private equity investments with cash flow. Geographies We source deals and invest globally but due to our origin we focus on Europe. Investment Criteria You have found your complementary co-founders and you are hyper-motivated to move fast and disrupt the industry You have positioned yourself in one of our target sectors, identifying a true problem and working to solve it You are among the first players in a niche that is going to explode You have developed a competitive edge over others You have validated your business model and have a proven track record with first successes We're All in the Same Boat Being entrepreneurs and seasoned executives ourselves, we know the challenges that companies face in the various stages of maturity. Always having an eye on the vision, we support with smart and patient capital. We become your sparring partner on all questions of business strategy, infrastructure, processes, and people. In personal meetings we jointly define the strategy for the company, co-create financing models, set roadmaps and milestones for hyperscaling your business. Ambitious entrepreneurs need high profile contacts in all areas, be it lawyers or advisors, PR or Marketing or introductions to other investors or corporates: Our contact list is open to you.

Siemens Energy Ventures is the entrepreneurial heart of Siemens Energy. Founded in 2020, our focus is on investing, building and piloting ventures that will transform energy systems and will help fight climate change. Providing sustainable, reliable and affordable energy for all is how we energize society. Energy is our global lifeblood; powering homes, operating transport systems, run our healthcare systems and enabling industries to function. It sets our quality of life. But right now, to deliver the energy demands of tomorrow and reach our net zero goals on time, our energy systems need to change and become more sustainable today. We want to partner with start-ups and founders to accompany you on your growth journey, providing necessary support, guidance and network. Siemens Energy Ventures offers a unique blend of expertise; our own innovation history can be traced back to 1886, along with market access, networks and deep technology know-how. What we’re looking for is founding teams solving big climate and energy challenges with innovative ideas so we can energize society together. Our approach We put founding teams at the center of what we do. We believe a good way to co-create is by first giving our own expertise and resources to help solve the climate problem we are all liable for. There are four key areas where together we can tackle the technical and commercial challenges across the entire energy value chain. Venture capital We support energy and climate startups as a strategic growth partner helping them to disrupt new markets and scale. You could benefit from: Access to our R&D expertise and global manufacturing know-how Growth opportunities from our network of customers, suppliers or other ventures Strategic investment Venture clienting We become an early customer of startups to test and adopt a solution defined by a clear business problem. The mutual benefits include: A unique opportunity to gain a corporate customer Commercial feedback to build better products and services Startup solutions to quickly and effectively solve our business problems Start-up Partnership Ecosystem We are building a start-up community with Venture Capitalists, Corporate Venture Capitalists, Accelerators, Incubators. We add value to founders and startup teams so we can build and scale the next energy and climate businesses together. Benefits include: Mutual access to talent and technologies The ability to build our innovation capabilities Improved access to investment deal flow Venture building We build ventures. We identify new markets and build teams that have the potential to create and scale our next high growth business. We do this by: Scaling up ventures for growth or spin-out Catalyzing entrepreneurship through intrapreneurial pathways Building an innovation community across Siemens Energy Our investment themes We’re interested in climate tech start-ups with transformative founding teams, technologies and business models that can help us address future energy demands. Our goal is to create more sustainable, affordable, and reliable ways to generate, transport, store, and convert this energy.

Leveraging decades of experience we identify groundbreaking technologies that define the future, and lean in to the frontiers of innovation. Exposure to 10,000+ early-stage innovations has sharpened our perspective, giving us the ability to pinpoint differentiated technologies and triangulate early market signals. We are calibrated to invest at the earliest stages, and engage deeply in the journey with proven frameworks for building wildly successful businesses. Our approach centers on fundamental principles to relentlessly drive toward value creation. Trust and transparency allow us to build resilient long-term partnerships. With an aligned vision for the future, we help define the roadmap and bring in the resources to get there. Our network spans the vital hubs of the climate ecosystem, uniquely fortifying our ability to discover, evaluate, nurture and realize successful outcomes. We cultivate an immense pipeline of innovation to curate partnerships when they are needed most, delivering remarkable achievements for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors alike. Investment CriteriaPre-seed or seed stage companies building energy, mobility, water, waste or agriculture innovations Novel and differentiated technologies that disrupt the status quo and create a sustained competitive advantage A clear customer value proposition that’s grounded in sound unit economics The ability to capture a leadership position in large or high growth markets A results-driven team looking for a long-term partnership