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Investment thesis
AENU invests in disruptive hardware, software, and AI-native solutions across energy, industrial decarbonization, and systemic resilience. It focuses on Europe with an emphasis on DACH, France, the UK, and the Nordics, targeting the seed stage as its sweet spot while selectively backing pre-seed and early Series A companies. Beyond financial returns, the firm emphasizes climate impact that extends past pure carbon metrics and is embedded into portfolio companies' operations. Founded and run by former entrepreneurs and experienced investors, AENU prefers to co-lead or lead rounds and always takes board representation, positioning itself as a hands-on partner beyond capital.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 21 people
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Founder mafia
The AENU mafia →7 people who came through AENU went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 42 of 56 portfolio companiesCleantech ×19Energy ×16Climate Tech ×15AI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×9Impact & Social Good ×8Fintech ×6
HQs:Germany×8United Kingdom×6United States×6Switzerland×2Denmark×2France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×63 founders×74+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with education data
RWTH Aachen University ×3University of Oxford ×3CentraleSupélec ×2DTU - Technical University of Denmark ×2Harvard Business School ×2HEC Paris ×2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ×2Lycée Sainte-Geneviève ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Engineering ×8Computer Science ×5Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×2Life Sciences ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 28 founders with career history
DeinDeal.ch ×2Deutsche Bank ×2Edtech Founders Club ×2MIT ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 32024 · 62023 · 12022 · 319 dated
Hometree provides energy services and solutions to help homeowners and landlords decarbonise their residential properties in the UK.
CleantechEnergyInsurTechPropTechUK, GB
Simon Phelan(Founder)inSimon Phelan in(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersFJ LabsLocalGlobeAnthemis VentureCarbon+7 more
Agreena runs a soil carbon platform that pays farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices and issues verified carbon credits based on soil carbon sequestration, sold to businesses through voluntary carbon markets.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodCopenhagen, DK
Simon Haldrup(Founder)inIda Boesen(Founder)Julie Koch Fahler(Founder)
Co-investorsKinnevikAnthemis VentureGiant Ventures Global LlpHV Capital
Airly builds MCERTS-certified air quality monitoring sensors paired with AI-powered analytics and dashboards that convert real-time pollution data into insights for local governments, schools, healthcare, energy and industry.
CleantechClimate TechGovTechIoTKraków, PL
WIKTOR WARCHALOWSKI(Executive Officer)ALEKSANDER KONIOR(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAL MISIEK(Director)
BoardCameron McLain(Director)in
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalExpaExpansion CapitalSemapa NextGiant Ventures Global Llp
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alcemy provides software that uses cement producers' lab data to predict cement strength in real time and automate recipe and mill fineness decisions, aiming to reduce clinker content and cut CO2.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechBerlin, DE
Leopold Spenner(Founder)inRobert Meyer(Founder)inLeopold Spenner Robert Meyer(Founder)
Co-investorsBitStone CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHAWKTAILLa FamigliaLocalGlobeNorrsken VC+3 more
Apiday provides ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting and compliance solutions for portfolio companies, helping streamline sustainability reporting obligations and regulatory compliance such as CSRD and ESRS standards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsDaphniGalion.exeReventSpeedinvest
Aris Machina builds an agentic operating system and AI tools for manufacturing, using a semantic model that unifies design, process, and quality data to help engineers and shopfloor operators accelerate R&D and production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Peter Carlsson(Founder)inSiddharth Khullar(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlanet A VenturesSNÖ VenturesBek VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalVillage Global
AtmosZero builds modular electrified heat pump boilers that draw heat from ambient air to produce emissions-free industrial steam as a drop-in replacement for fuel-burning boilers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Addison Stark(Founder)in
Co-investorsConstellation Technology VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersThe Engine VenturesMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesStarlight VenturesVXI Capital
Blackfinch is a group of investment companies offering tax-efficient wealth management solutions and venture capital to financial advisers and investors.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodUK, GB
Richard Cook(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlackfinch Spring VCTBlackfinch VenturesLove VenturesOctopus Ventures
Carbon Equity is a private market investment platform focused on climate technology and energy transition companies.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investors4impact capitalVictrixBlackFin Capital Partners
Charm Industrial converts agricultural residues into bio-oil and injects it underground to remove carbon from the atmosphere at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate Tech
Shaun Meehan(Founder)inPeter Reinhardt(Founder)inKelly Hering(Founder)Kevin Meissner(Founder)
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesBreyer CapitalCollaborative FundCongruent VenturesGeneral CatalystKinnevik+10 more
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Circus Group develops AI-powered robotics, including autonomous food-preparation and sustainment robots and a refill system for them.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRobotics
Co-investors2bXCombination VC
CleanHub partners with brands to collect and manage plastic waste before it enters oceans, focusing on non-recyclable plastics in coastal communities.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Joel
Co-investorsIntegra PartnersÜbermorgen Ventures468 CapitalFelicis VenturesLakestar
EDURINO offers an educational play system for children combining physical figures and a stylus with a companion learning app that unlocks games and learning worlds.
EdTechGamingHardware
Franziska Meyer(Co-founder)inIrene Klemm(Co-founder)inFranziska Meyer (Steiner)(Founder)in
Co-investorsb2ventureCoastCapDN CapitalEmerge EducationFJ LabsTengelmann Ventures
Ember AI provides an AI-powered platform that automates healthcare billing and prior authorization processes to prevent coverage denials.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Charlene Wang(CEO)inWarren Wang(CTO)inLynn Hsing(Marketing)Abhey Guram(Partnerships)Chloe Launte(EA)
Co-investorsY CombinatorNexus Venture PartnersEnsemble LabsTranspose Platform ManagementAmino CapitalAnthemis Venture+4 more
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Ember is a mobile app offering AI-guided activities, questions, and conversations for couples to build communication and connection, powered by an AI relationship guide called Em.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCircle & Co.In-Q-TelRRE Ventures
Epyr develops thermal energy storage solutions for industrial heat electrification, enabling industries to decarbonize and adopt renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Bastien Oggeri(Founder)inLéa Dardenne(Founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniOVNI CapitalNewfund Capital
EQ Earth has developed a standard for high-integrity nature-based carbon projects, setting eligibility criteria, monitoring protocols, and verification processes for forest conservation and land restoration.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Thibault Sorret(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAFI Venturesnoa
feld.energy develops, permits, builds, and operates agrivoltaic (Agri-PV) solar installations on farmland, offering farmers turnkey systems with lease, revenue-sharing, or self-operation models to generate additional income while continuing agricultural use.
AgTechCleantechEnergy
Adrian Renner(Co-founder & Managing Director)inLukas Zels(Co-founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsAngel InvestFuture Energy VenturesHV Capital
Galvany designs and installs heat pumps with intelligent energy management systems for residential homes in Germany, helping homeowners reduce heating and electricity costs through modular, networked products.
CleantechEnergyIoTBerlin, DE
Co-investorsSET Ventures
Greenlyte produces e-methanol, a low-carbon synthetic fuel for deep-sea shipping, by converting CO₂ and hydrogen using renewable electricity.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Dr. Niklas Friederichsen(Founder)Dr. Peter Behr(Founder)Florian Hildebrand(Founder)Martin Schmickler(Founder)Niklas Friederichsen(Founder)Peter Behr(Founder)
Co-investorsAuxxoCarbon Removal PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalGGFGreen Generation FundHeartfelt Capital+3 more
Heirloom operates Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities that use limestone and carbon mineralization technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechCalifornia, US
Shashank Samala(Founder)inNoah McQueen(Founder)
Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAutodesk FoundationBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbon Removal PartnersCollaborative Fund+12 more
Huzzle is an AI-powered recruitment platform that sources, screens, and matches top product designers to B2B SaaS companies globally.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Amit Choudhary(Founder)inParham Rakhshanfarin
Co-investors10x FoundersAnanda Impact VenturesEmerge Education
Inyova is a provider of impact investing services based in Switzerland.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Karri builds technology that helps families maintain confident connections by providing children with age-appropriate freedom while giving parents visibility and reassurance.
ConsumerDigital HealthHardwareIoT
Co-investors468 CapitalEmerge Education
Labster provides immersive learning platforms for STEM and nursing education, using virtual reality and simulations to allow students to engage in real-world scenarios safely.
EdTechHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
Mads Bonde(Founder)inMads Tvillinggaard Bonde(Founder)Michael Bodekaer(Founder)Michael Bodekaer Jensen(Founder)Tobias Aabye Dam(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalderton CapitalEducapitalKickstart InnovationNorthzoneNotable Capital+5 more
LGND provides AI-powered Earth intelligence tools that turn satellite imagery into actionable insights through fast, no-code analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSaaS
Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuno(Founder)Dan Hammer(Founder)Nathaniel Manning(Founder)
Co-investorsAvilaCity LightCoalition OperatorsJavelin Venture PartnersMission One CapitalSpace Capital+4 more
Metris is an AI-native operating system for renewable energy owners and operators, integrating asset data and automating workflows such as billing (FiT, PPA, CfD), O&M, and document management.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Natasha Jones(CEO)inWilliam Whatley(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstOctopus VenturesPT1Blackfinch Ventures
Minimum provides software for carbon and environmental data management for large enterprises, enabling inventory mapping, automated data ingestion, and compliance reporting across complex organizational structures.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Freddie Evans(Founder)inChris Winchurch(Founder)inFreddie Green(Founder)inBoni Dukic(Engineering Manager \u0026 Founding Engineer)Theresa Lacey(Senior Operations Manager)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesDFF VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Octopus VenturesSouth QuadVentureSouq+6 more
Monta builds an integrated software platform for the EV charging ecosystem, serving drivers, charge point operators/solution providers, and site owners with charging management, operations control, and energy management.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Casper H Rasmussen(Founder)inAnders Pedersen(Founder)Casper Rasmussen(Founder)
Co-investorsbyFoundersEnergize Capital2xNCreandumEnergy Innovation CapitalExport and Investment Fund+3 more
A company developing technology for forest management and climate protection.
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechSaaS
Co-investorsBayern KapitalCapnamicE Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)
Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across seven sectors — B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech and health — investing from pre-seed through Series A.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsoctopus investmentsAuxxoCherry VenturesCommerzVenturesExceptional CapitalLocalGlobe+1 more
Planetly provides a platform for managing data governance, consent, and compliance across global privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and others.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCavalry Ventures468 CapitalSpeedinvest
Plantix is a mobile app that lets farmers photograph diseased crops to receive automated diagnoses and treatment suggestions, including chemical and biological options.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningConsumer
Simone Strey(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlanticAtlantic LabsRTP GlobalIndex VenturesPiton Capital LLP
Plume Clinic is a virtual gender-affirming care clinic providing medical and health services to transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Dr. Jerrica Kirkley(Co-founder)Dr. Matthew Wetschler(Co-founder)Matthew Wetschler MD, MPH(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeae VenturesSlow VenturesBetter AngleKima VenturesSpringbankY Combinator
Plume is a software platform for renewable energy developers that uses natural language processing and AI to analyze geospatial data, regulatory constraints, and grid infrastructure for solar and wind projects across Europe.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Edouard Labarthe(COO)inMarc W(CEO)Jean-Baptiste de La Fage(CTO)Pierre Amelot(Founding Engineer)Alexandre Cornet(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundKima VenturesY CombinatorBetter AngleHaun Ventures
Plume provides a platform for tokenizing and distributing real-world assets (RWAs) on blockchain infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Theodore Pornprinya(Executive Officer)Eugene Y. Q. Shen(Founder)inChris Yin(Founder)inEugene Shen(Founder)Teddy Pornprinya(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAlphaLab CapitalBreedCaladanCoinvestor VenturesF-Prime Capital+15 more
Responsibly offers a data platform that provides automated ESG assessments and risk profiles of suppliers, helping companies monitor supplier sustainability practices and meet regulations such as LkSG, CSDDD and CSRD.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Thomas Buch Andersson(Founder)inChristian Lauritzen(Founder)Daniel Stănilă(Founder)Jacob Vous Petersen(Founder)Thomas Andersson(Founder)
Co-investorsPi LabsSalica InvestmentsFlash Ventures
TESVOLT builds battery storage systems for commercial, industrial, municipal utility and agricultural customers, combining hardware, energy management software and digital services into integrated energy storage solutions.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Co-investorsbmp Ventures
trawa provides AI-driven energy procurement and management for mid-sized companies, including green electricity and gas supply, energy management software, battery storage, and load control.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
David Budde(Founder)inMax Lüddemann(Founder)inMax Lueddemann(Founder)Robert Quick(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalNorrsken VCHeadlineNorrsken AcceleratorSpeedinvest
Jim Mann(Founder)Sophie Grønbæk(Founder)
Co-investorsElsewhere PartnersGlobal BrainLowercarbon Capital
Provo, US
Jeremy Brockbank(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Brockbank(Director)Christopher Peterson(Director)
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalStripe
Voltfang integrates battery energy storage systems for industrial and commercial companies, combining commercial and large-scale batteries with an energy management system for load-peak shaving, self-consumption optimization, and intraday power trading.
CleantechEnergyHardwareAachen, DE
Afshin Doostdar(CTO)inDavid Oudsandji(CEO)inRoman Alberti(CEO)in
Co-investorsDaphniEviny VenturesF-LOG VenturesPT1TechFoundersXPRESS Ventures+2 more
X Fuel develops alternative transport fuels using patented technologies that compete with fossil fuels on environmental and economic metrics.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Nicholas Ball, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalLight RayOverlap HoldingsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Yes VCNYK Line+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BeagleMicroversePatchPrematchTomorrowTomorrow University of Applied SciencesZeroAvia
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCharm Industrial · trysignalbase.com · Jun 12, 2026
Galvany · finsmes.com · Jun 8, 2026
Carbon Equity · carbonequity.com · May 1, 2026
Plume · finsmes.com · Apr 10, 2026
Entrix · tamradar.com · Mar 27, 2026
AtmosZero · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 23, 2026
KARRI · karri.io · Jan 22, 2026
Ember · thesaasnews.com · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AENU made?
- AENU has 56 tracked investments, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AENU invest at?
- AENU invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is AENU's typical check size?
- AENU typically writes checks of $1.1M – $5.5M.
- What sectors does AENU focus on?
- AENU focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is AENU located?
- AENU is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does AENU lead rounds?
- Yes, AENU leads investment rounds.
- Who does AENU co-invest with?
- AENU most often shares deals with Daphni, PT1, Balderton Capital, among 112 tracked co-investors.
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