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𝗧𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 🚴♀️🏹 As the Summer days get longer we’ve taken time to engage in a host of team activities and the season's first weeks have been packed! With everything from Bubble Football (yes it’s a thing), to darts, to archery to a team Cycle4Climate we’re making the most of the longer days here at SET 𝗕𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗽: Don’t smash into your colleagues too aggressively if you want to avoid them getting a strained neck tomorrow 😵 #SETVentures #teamwork #carbonfree #energy #climatetech 

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 ⚡  Last week, EPEX Spot had a major technical failure that caused unprecedented disruptions in cross-border electricity trade. Causing prices to temporarily skyrocket to as much as €2,000 per MWh 🤯 🤕 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁? Industrial companies like Feralpi Stahl halting production, and traders facing potential costs between €10 to €100 million. Our outdated power trading infrastructure needs modernising. But how can this be achieved? With Etpa - A new way of power trading. 👇 Read more to find out how #SETVentures #Etpa #carbonfree #energy #climatetech #VC 

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 🏟️ Together with our friends at Snowflake and Octopus Ventures, we hosted another of our Networking Dinners for the local climate and energy community. In the beautiful location of The Ivy in Covent Garden over 50 investors, founders and ecosystem players gathered for a panel discussion on the role of Atoms vs Bits in moving us to a carbon-free energy system from Dr. Till Stenzel of SET, Mat Munro of Octopus, Aadil Qureshi of Heat Geek and Fawad Qureshi of Snowflake. The London ecosystem continues to thrive with innovative solutions and investors with capital to back them. Thanks to everyone who joined us this time! The question remains: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? #SETVentures #Snowflake #Octopusventures #carbonfree #energy #climatetech #VC

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵! 🙋♂️ Meet the latest member of our investment team, Jonathan Lersch who joins our Hamburg office as an Investment Analyst where he will focus on our deal flow and investments in the #DACH region. Jonathan gained experience in the startup ecosystem from roles at early-stage VC firms Cavalry Ventures & Vorwerk Ventures, as well as working at several B2B SaaS startups. He has contributed to innovative energy solutions via his roles as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology and as a fellow at the Future Energy Lab of the German Energy Agency (Dena). Jonathan holds an MSc in Finance & Information Management from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys sports and cooking and has a passion for photography and art as ways to relax and unwind 📸 Welcome to the SET team Jonathan!🕺 #SETVentures #carbonfree #energy #climatetech #vc

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 🌍 🌿 We are thrilled to release this overview of the impact SET and our portfolio made in 2023. When we look back at the milestones our companies have reached each year, we're astounded at the growth achieved both from a commercial level and most importantly from an impact level. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 🤯 3.3 MILLION tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided 💼 Over 500 climate jobs created 📈 13% increase in CO2 emissions avoided from last year A huge round of applause to our portfolio for achieving such incredible numbers last year. Together, we are driving innovation and sustainability forward. But this isn't the whole picture of our impact, check out the full report 👇 https://lnkd.in/esDCHMx2 On to bigger numbers in 2024! 🙌 #SETVentures #carbonfree #energy #impactinvesting #climatetech #impact

𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟱𝟬'𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗩𝗖𝘀! 🏆 Each year Climate50 releases a list of the world's most impactful investors and we're proud to have made the list alongside some great names. Here's to beating you to the top spot next year 😉 Check the full list here 👉 https://climate50.com/ #SETVentures #climate50 #carbonfree #energy #climatetech #vc Future Energy Ventures Demeter Emerald Technology Ventures Norrsken VC Contrarian Ventures Katapult Climate Investment (CI) ETF Partners

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗯 🌺 Along with Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater and many others, we're gathering 100 climate-tech and energy startups, top-class VCs, politicians and more to join us for the Startuplab 2030 Summit during Oslo Innovation Week. Dozens of startups will pitch live in front of the entire ecosystem hoping for 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗡𝗢𝗞 🤑 Register your interest today 👉 www.2030startuplab.com - and we'll see you September 24th in Oslo! #SETVentures #Norway #Oslo #Startuplab #climatetech #energy Karl Liapunov Startuplab

𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝟭𝟬 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀! 📈 Startup outlet, Sifted published its Central Europe leaderboard yesterday. A list which ranks the 30 companies in the region with the highest growth rates, with HYDROGRID ranking in the top 10 🙌 Hydrogrid, who SET first invested in 2022, provides software solutions for real-time control of hydropower plants. The company has seen immense growth in the last two years, culminating in the successful raise of an 8M EUR series-A in 2023. CEO, Janice Goodenough is leading a stellar team to success, congrats on this achievement team #Hydrogrid 👏 View the full #Sifted leaderboard here https://lnkd.in/dfgZynf4 #SETVentures #carbonfree #energy #hydropower #climatetech 

𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲🌱 Despite historically high CO2 emissions due to a densely populated, industrialised economy, Belgium is now accelerating towards becoming carbon-free. 📈 Climate tech investments in Belgium have more than doubled year-on-year in 2023, showcasing a resilient market that still grows despite broader economic headwinds. To shed light on this dramatic turnaround, SET Ventures and IMPROVED have partnered together to create this report, to analyse the progress, dynamics and opportunities within the Belgian climate tech ecosystem.   Whether you’re an investor, entrepreneur, or enthusiast in the energy sector, take a moment to explore the most promising pioneers and leading investors in the Belgian Climate Tech scene, and reach out to our teams to discuss how you can best capture this momentum; Anton Arts, Frank Verbeek, Bas Hendriks, Ellen Smeele, Stef Roefs and Lucas Fatas.   👇𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 https://lnkd.in/edBiezU4 #SETVentures #Improved #Belgium #carbonfree #energy #climatetech

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀? 💻 🌍 SET Partner, Dr. Till Stenzel joined Startup Insider for the German “Startup Spotlight” Podcast to break down this question and peel back the curtain of VC. In the episode, Till discusses not only our latest fund, its emphasis on smart energy solutions and close collaboration with innovative founders but he also shares his personal journey into the VC industry. Explaining how he aims to create sustainable impact through targeted investments. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaRfZdAR #SETVentures #carbonfree #energy #climatetech #vc #startups