PureTerra Ventures

Climate change is water change. It is the medium through which we will feel the effects of a warming earth. It is our responsibility to manage Earth’s most precious resource, now more than ever. Burnt Island Ventures finds, funds, and supports the best founders. We are at a turning point. From the wildfires of the Western US to flooding in Niger, climate change is here. Water resources across the world will be under increasing stress as the world warms. Products and services that allow individuals, governments and companies to navigate this change will see more and more demand. Entrepreneurs are emerging with the skill and insight to meet that demand, developing solutions to water problems at scale. Burnt Island Ventures exists to find, fund and support the best of these founders. Treat it. Water must be treated before it can be used. The paradigms for this are changing, and water pollution worldwide is at record levels. Centralized is becoming decentralized, energy intensive processes are being replaced, waste is being eliminated. Cost-effective approaches can transform industry economics as well as environmental and health outcomes. Distribute it. Water is heavy. 1 cubic meter weighs a metric tonne. It’s why pipelines are the most efficient mode of distribution but they are literally full of holes, and need replacing. Cities across the world without piped infrastructure rely on expensive, unreliable water tankers. Convenient access to affordable clean water means more prosperous, healthier communities. Monitor it. Water utilities do an unbelievable job of keeping us safe, but the list of contaminants they are dealing with is large and growing, from lead to PFAS to microplastics. Low-cost, effective detection and monitoring techniques keep people and products safe, while helping water system operators manage and optimize their systems.

Climate Change. Plastic Pollution. Water shortages. Planet A Ventures supports founders tackling the world‘s largest environmental problems. We provide early stage funding and mentoring to highly scalable green tech companies – while measuring and forecasting the positive environmental impact of a start-up as our central metric of success. IMPACT FORECASTING We help start-ups to scientifically quantify and predict the positive ecological impact of their business-model. PLANET A NETWORK We give founders access to a unique mentoring network of experienced, serial entrepreneurs, and proven experts. FUNDING We provide early-stage funding to accelerate impact and growth. ENABLE SCIENTIFIC INSIGHT, EMPOWER ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTION We believe in close collaboration of entrepreneurs and scientists to change our economy for the better of our planet. Without scientific insight, even the best entrepreneurs are ignorant of the true ecological impact of their business. This is why we have a full-fledged scientific team committed to calculating Life Cycle Assessments: this allows us to not only evaluate the GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions involved, but also to determine plastic, water, and land use footprints. Our approach provides entrepreneurs with the insight to scientifically quantify, visualize and forecast the environmental effects of their product or service. This knowledge empowers founders to make sustainable and strategic decisions. Such knowledge also allows investors to understand the impact of every Euro they have invested into early-stage start-ups. WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY Our planet desperately needs an economy that operates within its environmental boundaries. This requires us to radically change the ways we produce and consume. Now. Reinventing our economy is a major global challenge. It will take entrepreneurial action, scientific ingenuity, political stamina, and individual choices to achieve it. Capital has great power to influence the future of companies and entire industries: Tomorrow’s economy is based on today’s investment decisions. And we think it’s time for venture capital to take on its responsibility. This is why we at Planet A Ventures work hard to advance an economy that serves the people and our planet. We support start-ups taking action and spearheading positive change with capital as well as knowledge. BY FOUNDERS FOR FOUNDERS Planet A Ventures is founded by founders for founders. Our team and the Planet A Network give every venture unique access to the knowledge and experience of like-minded successful entrepreneurs, scientists, and business experts.

AP Ventures is headquartered in London and manages venture capital funds which invest in technologies that address today’s most pressing global challenges: Sustainable energy integration: Focusing on sustainable energy, clean transportation and infrastructure. This includes energy storage, fuel cell electric vehicles, distributed power generation and hydrogen infrastructure. Changing demographics: Developing biomedical applications and healthcare sensors and electronics. Uses include anti-cancer treatments, cardiac devices and dental applications. Resource scarcity: Discovering more efficient use of resources. This includes durable electronics, water treatment and natural food preservation. Our portfolio is focussed on hydrogen and its role in decarbonising energy. AP Ventures continues to invest in technologies which have the potential to unlock the hydrogen value chain, enabling the swift transition to sustainable energy. WHAT WE DO Since 2014, AP Ventures’ Partners have been developing high growth technology companies across the hydrogen value chain and looking for technologies to address the industry’s pain points. We invest in hydrogen production, storage, transportation as well as hydrogen applications to address the structural constraints which affects many sectors including mining, transportation, heavy industry. OUR INVESTORS We benefit from the support of our financial and strategic investors who have meaningful industrial footprints in the energy, mining and automotive sectors. All our investors share our interest in the hydrogen value chain.

Chrysalix is a global venture capital fund with a long history commercializing step-change innovation for resource intensive industries. We invest in intelligent systems, energy technology and resource productivity solutions to deliver outsized financial returns and environmental sustainability. By teaming up with leading industrial companies and outstanding entrepreneurs, Chrysalix connects market driven problems to breakthrough solutions. Our investments include breakthrough technologies like intelligent systems for mining, fast-charging electric vehicle infrastructure, carbon capture, battery intelligence, fusion energy, and wastewater management. INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHYTECHNOLOGY: We invest early in breakthrough innovations at the heart of science and technology that are driving disruptive impact in resource intensive industries. MARKET: We have deep connections into large industrial markets and a track record of successfully discovering future disruptors in those markets. COMMERCIALIZATION: We have the processes and resources to build, mentor, scale and connect high-growth companies with big industrial applications.

MANN+HUMMEL is a leading global company in filtration technology. Under its two business units Transportation and Life Sciences & Environment, the Ludwigsburg-based Group develops intelligent solutions that enable cleaner mobility, cleaner air and cleaner water. Thus, the company makes an important contribution to a clean earth and the sustainable use of limited resources. In 2020, over 21,000 employees at more than 80 locations generated a turnover of EUR 3.8 billion. Among the solutions are filter media and simulation technologies, liquid filters, air filtration and intake systems for various mobility and industrial applications, and membrane technologies for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment and use in sensitive process applications such as food manufacturing or biotechnology. Furthermore, the family-owned company founded in 1941 offers air and molecular filtration technologies for building filtration as well as for industrial applications and cleanrooms. These are used, for example, in power generation, microelectronics or operating rooms. Stationary and mobile air purifiers for indoor, semi-open spaces and outdoor areas complete the holistic approach to clean air. Depending on the area of application, they filter viruses, free allergens, bacteria or fine dust and nitrogen oxides from the ambient air.

“Spero” is Latin for hope. We help founders build a hopeful future. We’re a team of former startup founders, operators, and investors from landmark companies including eBay and Tesla. We invest in determined founders building mission-driven technology companies in three focus areas: wellbeing; sustainability; learning, work, and play. We prefer to lead or co-lead a $3-$10M round (late seed or Series A). Our typical check is $2-$4M, and we reserve capital for follow-on. We are conviction-based investors who play the long game. How We Work With YouWe have the conviction to lead and price your round. We participate in follow-on funding and help with subsequent fundraising. Our concentrated portfolio approach allows us to engage deeply with our founders. We’re supportive throughout the life of a company. Every one of our founders has full access to the entire Spero Ventures team. We know some ideas take time to catch on, so we offer patient capital. We are calm and steady partners in uncertain times. We help companies scale to serve billions of customers. We’ve done this as operators and founders, and as advisors and board members. We connect our companies to a network of founders, advisors, coaches, domain experts, and executive talent. We build community by bringing founders and leaders together through our CEO Summits, Product Leader Summits, founder breakfasts, workshops and thought-provoking events. We offer expert-led workshops that help founders with brand/storytelling, sales/go-to-market, consumer growth, and fundraising. Our focus Wellbeing Agency over physical and mental health People deserve to be in control of their own physical and mental health. For that, they need new kinds of information and access to care. What devices, apps, tools and services will help people live longer, healthier, more vibrant lives? How can genomics help us better understand our world and ourselves, and contribute to new solutions? Companies that answer these questions will make life worth living. Sustainability Protecting and preserving our planet Life is worth living on a healthy planet. But many of the largest systems we rely on - water, food, energy, transportation, product production and waste - were designed in a way that’s unsustainable and detrimental to our personal and planetary health. The economic, social, and health impacts of climate change and industrial pollution are growing too large to ignore: unprecedented droughts, fires and floods have disrupted millions of lives and result in billions of dollars of loss each year. How can we develop safer, more efficient systems? What can we do to improve power grids, recycling, environmental monitoring and disaster analytics? We invest in sustainability with conviction. Learning, Work, and Play Freedom in work and life Savoring relationships, art, joy, and laughter makes life worth living. Today, the way we do these things is changing. We can now learn, work, and play in hybrid ways that suit individual needs. This means self-directed learners need access to education and job preparation. Likewise, self-directed workforces need freedom, flexibility, and the ability to manage their goals. How can we provide better access to rewarding, satisfying work? What tools and support systems do people need to thrive? We invest in powerful visions for the future of learning, work, and play.