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Contrarian Ventures

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Vilnius · Pre-Seed–Series A · 21 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Contrarian Ventures invests in climate tech companies at the earliest stages, aiming to be the first cheque in before a space becomes obvious or crowded. The firm emphasizes speed, conviction, and long-term alignment with founders rather than following consensus. It positions itself as a full-stack climate platform, supporting founders through community and ecosystem initiatives such as the Energy Tech Summit, The Climate Brick, and Climate50. The team frames its mission around helping founders tackle the climate crisis with determination and long-term partnership.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Vilnius, LT
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
36

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Benjaminas Venslovas· Data Scientistin
Iohan Dessard· Finance & Operations Managerin
Vasare Kamarauskaite· ESG & Impact Analystin

What they invest in

from 26 of 36 portfolio companies

Energy ×19Cleantech ×16AI & Machine Learning ×8Climate Tech ×8SaaS ×6Mobility & Transportation ×5Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2

HQs:Germany×3United Kingdom×3Switzerland×2United States×2Australia×1Estonia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
50%
solo founders
4 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×1

Investments · 36 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 32014 · 15 dated

42Watt42watt.de

42watt provides manufacturer-independent planning, installation, and ongoing optimization of home energy systems such as heat pumps, working with certified regional master installers and handling subsidy processing for homeowners.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsPT1

Altrovealtrove.aiinOct 2025 · $10M

Altrove uses physics-based AI and lab automation to design and manufacture substitutes for critical inorganic materials, aiming to develop alternatives faster than conventional R&D.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsParis, FR

Thibaud Martin(CEO)inJoonatan Laulainen(CTO)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EmblemEntrepreneur FirstAlvenBpifrance

Beebopbeebop.ai

Beebop provides an infrastructure layer that sits between the power grid and distributed energy devices, offering real-time monitoring, automated dispatch control, and forecasting to orchestrate flexible assets such as household batteries, rooftop solar, and EVs.

CleantechEnergyIoT

PartnerTomas Kemtys· led

Co-investorsAngular Ventures

Bees & Bearsbeesandbears.cominOct 2025

Bees & Bears operates a technology platform that lets installers offer end customers installment financing for green hardware such as solar panels, energy storage systems, and heat pumps, with real-time credit decisions and staged payouts to the installer.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Franziska Kunz(Founder)

Co-investorsExtantia CapitalUnruly Capital

Bezerobezerocarbon.comin𝕏

BeZero Carbon provides independent, risk-based ratings and risk analytics for carbon credit projects across their full life cycle, using expert analysts, proprietary sector-specific models, and curated datasets.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Tommy Ricketts(Founder)in

Co-investorsHitachi VenturesMolten VenturesNorrsken VCTransLink CapitalExtantia CapitalIlluminate Financial

Cariqacariqa.comin𝕏

Cariqa operates a platform that connects EV charging operators and drivers directly, eliminating intermediaries to provide transparency and control in the charging market.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechMobility & TransportationSaaSBerlin, DE

Issam Tidjani(Co-Founder and CEO)inStefano Bonetta(Co-Founder and CTO)Tamara Ciullo(Co-Founder and CCO)inMario La Pergola(COO and CFO)

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureTechstarsPlug and Play Ventures

Chooosechooose.todayin

Chooose builds software for managing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programs, covering planning, procurement, reporting, and scaling.

Climate TechEnergySaaS

Decadedecade.energyin𝕏Jul 2025

Decade Energy provides electrification solutions for mobility and fleet depots, including grid upgrades, battery storage, charging infrastructure, and energy optimization software.

BiotechCleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationMountain View, US

Devin Scannell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alejandro Ortega Peniche(Founder)inBrian Naughton(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardElliot Hershberg(Director)

Co-investorsAnanda Impact VenturesBenchmarkGreenoaks

Delfosdelfos.energyin

Delfos offers an AI-powered platform for monitoring and performance management of renewable energy portfolios, using predictive anomaly detection to reduce downtime and recover revenue for power plant operators.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsVox CapitalDOMO.VCHeadline

Eliqeliq.io

Co-investorsInven Capital

Emberember.toin𝕏

Ember operates an all-electric intercity bus service in Scotland, running routes between cities including Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Oban, Fort William and Inverness with airport connections.

CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation

PartnerRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsCarbonInven Capital

Formcraft Wpformcraft-wp.com

FormCraft is a WordPress form builder plugin that offers features such as auto-saving user input so form data persists across browser sessions.

Developer ToolsSaaS

Fuseboxfusebox.energyin

Fusebox offers an operating system for virtual power plants (VPPs) that provides site-level optimization, real-time dispatch, and ancillary market workflows for managing distributed energy flexibility.

CleantechEnergySaaS

Co-investorsFly VenturesEneco VenturesSoulmates Ventures

H2Proh2pro.coin

H2Pro develops decoupled, membraneless water electrolyzers (DWE) for producing green hydrogen, designed for direct connection to renewable energy sources.

CleantechEnergyHardwareCaesarea, IL

Gideon Grader(Founder)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesHorizons VenturesIN VentureWIND VenturesYara Growth VenturesArcelorMittal+1 more

Heptahepta.eein

Hepta is an engineering firm that provides design services for high-voltage installations (110kV–330kV), electrical and communication networks, lighting, roads, and BIM/3D visualization, as well as wind farm development.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergyTallinn, EE

Tanel Lomp(CEO, Board Member)

Co-investorsThorgate Ventures

Hepta Airborneheptaairborne.comin𝕏

Hepta Airborne provides an AI-enhanced software platform that analyzes drone, helicopter, LiDAR, satellite, and ground patrol data to detect and score anomalies on power grid transmission and distribution lines.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS

Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupEIT InnoEnergyThorgate Ventures

Inbalanceinbalance.ltin

Inbalance grid operates EV charging networks and builds charging infrastructure, offering an all-in-one solution that includes charging stations, software, and 24/7 operations.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Inbalance Grid

Intelligent EV charging solutions combining hardware, software, and 24/7 operations.

IniOn Software

Delivers advanced analytics to optimise solar and wind plant performance.

Jumptechjumptech.ecoin
Lastmilelastmile.lt
Marvinbluemarvinblue.earthin

Marvin builds AI-native supply chain infrastructure that uses AI agents to interpret trade regulations, manage documentation, and orchestrate cross-border workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Metafuelsmetafuels.chinFeb 2026 · $24M

Metafuels develops aerobrew, a patent-pending proprietary technology that converts green methanol into sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) using renewable feedstocks such as green hydrogen and sustainably sourced CO₂.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyZurich, CH

Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersUVC PartnersVerve Ventures

Moixamoixa.comin𝕏

Moixa was a UK-based home energy storage company, now part of Lunar Energy, focused on residential clean power and battery storage.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsFirst Imagine!Perscitus LLP

PVcasepvcase.comin𝕏

PVcase provides cloud-based and AutoCAD-based software for solar energy project development, including tools for site selection, utility-scale ground-mount and rooftop solar design, and energy yield modeling.

CleantechEnergySaaSSector Agnostic

David Trainavicius(Co-founder & CEO)inDoug Geist(Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer)inMelissa Nussbaum(CFO & COO)in

PartnerRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsEnergize CapitalHighland EuropePractica Capital

Ridezoomoridezoomo.com

Zoomo is a company that offers region-specific services across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, but the page shown is only a region selector with no description of its actual product or business.

Sydney, AU

Mina Nada(Founder)

Co-investorsManiv MobilityVirescent VenturesWIND VenturesOneVentures

SatVusatellitevu.comin𝕏

SatVu operates satellites that capture high-resolution thermal infrared imagery and video (up to 3.5 m resolution) of the Earth's surface, day and night.

Climate TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Anthony Baker(Founder & CEO)Toby Reinicke(Founder)

Co-investorsE2MC VenturesGrit VenturesIn-Q-TelMD One VenturesMolten VenturesSeraphim Space+5 more

Starflowstarflow.noDec 2014

Los Gatos, US

Michael Leigh(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Golden(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardJack Guedj(Director)Maciej Kranz(Director)Mario Nemirovsky(Director)

Co-investorsSkyfall Ventures

Sterbluesterblue.comin𝕏

Sterblue offered a cloud platform combining automatic drone flight planning, inspection data management, and AI-assisted defect detection for power and wind assets such as transmission lines, distribution grids, cooling towers, and wind turbines, serving utilities and wind operators.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics

Co-investorsTaver Capital

Sunsun.store

sun.store operates an online marketplace for buying and selling photovoltaic (PV) components from vetted suppliers, serving distributors, merchants, and installers across Europe.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsMarket One CapitalMovens CapitalPUSH Ventures

Switcheeswitchee.coin𝕏

Switchee provides smart thermostats, IoT sensors, and a data platform that gives social landlords real-time insight into home conditions to detect mould, reduce fuel poverty, and meet compliance obligations such as Awaab's Law.

EnergyIoTPropTech

Tom Robinsin

Co-investorsOctopus Ventures

Thrustthrust.lt
Urbiourb.ioin

Urbio provides an AI-powered software platform for planning and designing district heating networks, combining curated geospatial energy data, a digital twin, scenario design, and automated reporting.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationThird SphereFounderful

Vianova SASvianova.ioin𝕏

Vianova operates a cloud-based intelligence platform that aggregates and combines mobility data from multiple sources, letting cities and businesses analyze insights and automate decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationLa Poste VenturesX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator

Voltawarevoltaware.com

Co-investorsFirst Imagine!

Zoomo

Provider of high-performance light electric vehicles for urban fleets and couriers.

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesVirescent Ventures

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Contrarian Ventures made?
Contrarian Ventures has 35 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Contrarian Ventures invest at?
Contrarian Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Contrarian Ventures focus on?
Contrarian Ventures focuses on Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials, Semiconductors.
Where is Contrarian Ventures located?
Contrarian Ventures is headquartered in Vilnius, LT.
Does Contrarian Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Contrarian Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Contrarian Ventures co-invest with?
Contrarian Ventures most often shares deals with First Imagine!, Inven Capital, Kickstart Innovation, among 48 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

#165 Christian Jølck, 2150 VC and Rokas Peciulaitis, Contrarian Ventures

The European VC · Rokas Peciulaitis

Ep 55: Rokas Peciulaitis - Managing Partner, Contrarian Ventures

Energy Impact Center · Rokas Peciulaitis

EUVC #47 Rokas Peciulaitis & Tomas Kemtys, Contrarian Ventures

The European VC · Rokas Peciulaitis

Images

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Co-investors · 12

Headline

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Energy Impact Partners

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Both backed · 1
$5M – $20M
Anthemis Venture

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Both backed · 1
$500K – $7M
Founderful

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Both backed · 1
$108K – $1.6M
Ananda Impact Ventures

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Both backed · 1
$540K – $3.2M
DOMO.VC

DOMO.VC is a Brazilian early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology startups across Latin America, with a focus on disruptive and innovative founders.

Both backed · 1
FJ Labs

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$100K – $3M
foobar.vc

Foobar is the investment company of Icelandic entrepreneur David Helgason that focuses on supporting startups and investing in technology to accelerate global decarbonization and sustainability efforts.

Elephant Partners

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Better Ventures Central Llc

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Working Capital Fund

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Move Energy

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$1.1M – $5.5M

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