AENU

Fabian Heilemann leverages serial-founder experience—including DailyDeal (sold to Google) and Forto—to invest in climate startups with an impact-first, operator-focused approach that emphasizes operational support and climate policy fluency.

Ferry Heilemann is a serial entrepreneur—DailyDeal sold to Google and logistics unicorn Forto—turned climate investor who founded Leaders for Climate Action and champions evergreen, impact-first VC with strict impact metrics.

Philip Specht, a General Partner from Munich, expanded his firm's reach into southern Germany's climate-tech ecosystem and is a door-opener who brought seven companies including trawa, GALVANY and Equitable Earth.

Robert Stoecker, an LSE-trained economist and political scientist with experience at N26 and McMakler, backs data-heavy climate solutions (risk modeling, industrial emissions), co-hosts Super Climate Helsinki, and prioritizes measurable impact.

Siobhan Brewster is a founder-operator who built a sustainable travel startup and now, based in Berlin, leads her firm's second fundraise, bridging LP capital and climate-impact founders.

Lawrence Leuschner, a serial founder-turned-impact investor who built unicorns reBuy and TIER Mobility, coaches climate-tech startups with operating experience and founded Capacity Foundation, a nonprofit venture studio for biodiversity.

Bastiaan van de Rakt is co-founder of Deeploy and Enjins, and an investor in Why Commit Capital, Volve Capital, and Aenu. With over 25 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship and investment, he has built and managed engineering teams across consultancy firms and scale-ups, and serves as an AI and technology auditor for venture capital and private equity firms. His investment focus includes artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, climate, clean technology, and earth science sectors.

Strategic advisor to AENU; president of the Global Solutions Initiative.

Elena Harumi Stark is VP Impact & Platform at AENU, an early-stage climate tech venture capital firm, where she leads initiatives across portfolio support, partnerships, ecosystem development, and investor engagement. She previously oversaw Impact & ESG at sustainable fintech Tomorrow Bank, where she contributed to its B Corp "Best for the World" recognition. Her focus areas include venture building, climate tech, and the connections between business, policy, and capital.

Enzo Cenci is Finance & Fund Operations Manager at AENU, where he works in fundraising, investor relations, finance operations, and project management. He has partnered with founders and executives on securing capital and process optimization, and holds an affiliation with ESCP.

Michelle Piontek is a Platform & ESG Associate at AENU, where she works with climate tech startups on impact measurement, ESG practices, and talent acquisition. She holds an MSc in Innovation, Human Development & Sustainability from the University of Geneva, with a specialization in urban futures, and has professional and academic experience across Europe, Australia, and Africa.

Strategic advisor to AENU; director and chief economist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Verena Pausder is a German entrepreneur who has been active in the country's startup scene for over thirteen years. Since December 2023 she has served as chairperson of the board of the Deutscher Startup-Verband, where she works on issues including attracting international talent, increasing diversity, and supporting DeepTech founders. She is a longstanding advocate for digital education, having founded the nonprofit Digitale Bildung für alle e.V. in 2017, and in 2022 co-founded the women's football team of FC Viktoria Berlin with five other women. She co-hosts the business podcast FAST & CURIOUS with Lea-Sophie Cramer, and her book "Das Neue Land" became a Spiegel bestseller. She runs Pausder Ventures GmbH and has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and named to Forbes Europe's Top 50 Women in Tech.