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Bright Future Club
Impact investorCologne · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Bright Future Club invests in early-stage ventures that tackle systemic global challenges across the triple bottom line (people, planet, profit). The firm believes true impact scales only when ideas succeed economically and disrupt the status quo, transforming linear business models into regenerative solutions. As founders themselves, the team employs a hands-on, co-pilot approach—leveraging a network of experienced mentors, successful entrepreneurs, and family offices to bridge the gap between angel and institutional capital during the critical Valley of Death phase.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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Tobias Schmitt is a Managing Director at Firstlane Capital and operates as a family officer and angel investor. He invests in solutions addressing major global challenges, with a focus on identifying ideas with potential for both social impact and financial returns.
Philipp Behr leads product and investments at Deep Tech Momentum and serves as an investment syndicate lead at Bright Future Club. He also works as a venture scout at EWOR and has an academic background in business psychology.
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesCircular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1Energy ×1
HQs:Germany×1
Investments · 1 tracked
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Shit2Power builds a patented containerized system that converts dewatered sludge on-site into electricity, heat, and phosphorus-rich mineral ash through drying and thermochemical gasification.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyBerlin, DE
Nina Heine(CEO & Co-founder)inDr.-Ing. Fabian Habicht(CTO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGF BRYCK Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Bright Future Club invest at?
- Bright Future Club invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Bright Future Club focus on?
- Bright Future Club focuses on Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Bright Future Club located?
- Bright Future Club is headquartered in Cologne, DE.
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