šŗš¦ As the price of oil surges… and the horrible conflict in Ukraine continues, it’s important to remember that the sooner we stop depending on oil for our power needs, the less power and geopolitical conflicts countries like Russia can unleash.
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š§Ā How Blockchain & NFTs Power Nori’s Carbon Removal Marketplace
- Nori is leveraging crypto/NFTs to replace traditional carbon registries with a more transparent methodology
š° The Fund Transforming the Energy Ecosystem
- Future Energy Ventures is investing in start-ups that are transforming the energy ecosystem and pioneering the future of energy
- Future Energy Ventures is committed to the decarbonization, digitization, democratization, and decentralization of the energy landscape, driving impact across industries
š« THE GREEN ROOM
How Blockchain & NFTs Power Nori's Carbon Removal Marketplace
By Swarnav S Pujari ā¢ is the Head of Growth at Gaiascope and Appointed Chairman of the Yorktown Climate Smart Communities Task Force - and has extensive growth, product and policy experience across the climate sector.
With the carbon offsets market heating up with new companies like Pachama, Patch and Joro breaking into the space – founders are also questioning the quality of carbon registries that have not changed from their paper and pencil ways.
Paul and his team at Nori decided to tackle this and reinvent carbon registries and marketplaces to ensure that there is transparency, ongoing validation and quality in every offset generated and sold through their marketplace.
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šø VC DEEP DIVE
The Fund Transforming the Energy Ecosystem
By Daniel Kriozere ā¢ is a Principal at C3, Tech Scout at For ClimateTech, and Venture Scout at Prithvi - and has an extensive network within the broader climate investment and startup community.
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Stage: Series A+
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Check Size: ā¬1-5mm for Series A, ā¬5-10mm for later stage
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Geography: North America, Europe, IsraelĀ Ā Ā Ā
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Lead/Follow: Will lead and followĀ – case by case basis
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Revenue/Valuation: Typically post-revenue, ~ā¬1m for Series A companies
About the Fund
Why was the fund created?
FEV was formed in 2020 as the venture capital investment and collaboration platform of E.ON with the mission to invest in and support start-ups that have the potential to transform the traditional energy value chain and catalyze the transition towards a net-zero economy. By doing so FEV also supports E.ONās sustainability goals and strengthens innovation in E.ON by bringing start-ups and industry partners to E.ONās core business activities. FEVās team is committed to the decarbonization, digitization, democratization, and decentralization of the energy landscape, driving impact across industries.
What is FEVās core belief?
The energy industry is known to be one of the most challenging for start-ups, but FEV believes their close partnerships with E.ON and other industry partners positions them to help start-ups innovate and work with utilities and/or organizations that accelerate their growth. FEV believes that cutting-edge technologies will drive the convergence of industries where energy infrastructure converges with other infrastructure and ultimately energy will be abundant, digitally driven, and cheap. Hence, FEV invests in energy in the broadest sense, covering all aspects of a connected network, including but not limited to: electric vehicles, mobility, smart cities, proptech, climate risk analytics, smart grid infrastructure, artificial intelligence and blockchain.
What domains in climate tech does FEV have the greatest experience in?
FEV consists of a seasoned investment team with 100+ yearsā of experience in the energy sector and 90+ years of investment experience in energy and climate tech. FEV focuses on the business models and technologies that build towards the energy transition, with an eye on broader trends across digital transformation, changing consumer demands, and impacts of climate change. Within the domain of climate tech FEV has expertise in climate intelligence, including greenhouse gas management and climate risk analysis.
What type of portfolio support does FEV provide?
About the Investments
What is FEVās investment process and timeline?
Future Energy Ventures follows a disciplined sourcing funnel. The investment process at FEV begins with deal sourcing from our extensive network within the energy sector, in addition to meeting start-ups at industry conferences and events. The fundās sweet spot is asset-light, digital, scalable companies seeking Series A and B funding that have shown evidence of a product-market-fit. After a series of calls, a startup will then present to the FEV team. FEV likes to take a board seat, or at the very least a board observer seat, in the start-ups we invest in.
FEVās investment process can vary in duration depending on the type of company/technology due diligence required, but the fund aims for it to be as quick as 3 weeks, though it can take longer if needed.
What would make FEV consider deviating from its typical criteria?
FEV is always looking to expand its scope to encompass a wider definition of the future of energy, which includes smart city technologies and blockchain and AI-based business models, for example.
FEV recognizes that start-ups come in all shapes and sizes nowadays, and there can be some flexibility in our investment stage, check size and equity share if the fund finds a particularly exciting start-up to work with.
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