Investing in a better world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private investor in early-stage climate tech startups, aka business angel. Over the last 5 years, I’ve invested in 26 startups, often university spin-outs with a technical innovation which has the potential to limit global warming, for example with improved batteries, CO2 capture, or renewable energy.

Before investing, I was an entrepreneur for 19 years, co-founding two companies which are still running successfully. The profits of one of those companies I now use to invest.

What differentiates me from many other investors is that I can step in at a really early stage, much earlier than most VCs. Another differentiator is my technical background: I studied physics, and this helps me to understand the technical innovations of the startups.

Apart from money, I offer my experience to founders of startups, for example reviewing their go-to-market strategy, investor pitch, or team composition. And I can introduce them to VC investors in the next round.

I have done this for startups focused on innovative clean energy production (Oceans of Energy, Renaissance Fusion, Yellow-SiC), battery technologies (LeydenJar, Eexion, Powall, Inlyte Energy, Aqualith, Alteva Technologies), e-mobility (Maeve, Tiler, Urban Ray), green chemicals (H2Pro, AES, Radical Dot), precision fermentation (Brevel, Nutropy), CO2 capture (Ucaneo, Mitico) & sequestration through biochar (Bio-Logical), and industrial decarbonization (HyperHeat, Co-reactive). Each of these has the potential to disrupt their industry when scaled up.
I also invested in the climate tech venture builder Marble Studio, in aquaculture investor Aqua-Spark and in some PV and biogas projects.

If you are the founder of a similar company in the climate tech space, looking for (pre-) seed funding, please send me your pitchdeck, or make contact through linkedIn.

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Pjotr van Schothorst

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Den Haag, The Netherlands