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.
Team · 21 people
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What they invest in
from 27 of 39 portfolio companiesEnergy ×19Cleantech ×17Climate Tech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Mobility & Transportation ×6Enterprise Software ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:Germany×4United Kingdom×4Switzerland×2Lithuania×2United States×2Australia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×83 founders×34+ founders×1
What their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Business & Management ×4Economics ×4Computer Science ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
HERE Technologies ×3Technion ×3Ember ×2Sandbag Climate Campaign ×2
8 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 32023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 22014 · 114 dated
Beebop provides orchestration infrastructure that enables distributed energy resources to interact dynamically with power grids while meeting operational, market, and regulatory constraints.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechCloud ComputingEnergyIoTSaaS
Jan-Willem Rombouts(Founder & CEO)inSandra Trittin(Co-Founder & CGO)inBert Claessens(Co-Founder & CPO)in
PartnerTomas Kemtys· led
Co-investorsAngular Ventures
Urbio is a web-based platform that combines digital twins, AI-powered design and financial modeling to help utilities, consultants, developers and contractors plan, size and optimize district heating networks across Europe.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSEnergypolis, CH
Nils Schüler(Co-founder & CTO)inSébastien Cajot(Co-founder & CEO)inNicolas Sommer(Co-founder & CCO)in
Co-investorsFounderfulKickstart InnovationThird SphereUrban Us
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-investorsPT1Better Ventures Central Llc
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Altrove uses machine learning and AI combined with crystal simulation, high-throughput lab experimentation, and materials characterization to discover, synthesize, and scale novel materials as substitutes for vulnerable existing materials.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsParis, FR
Thibaud Martin(CEO)inJoonatan Laulainen(CTO)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EmblemEntrepreneur FirstAlvenBpifrance
Bees & Bears is a startup offering an installment-financing ("Ratenkauf") solution for energy-infrastructure and decarbonization projects, tracking the CO₂ footprint and savings of each financed installation.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintech
Franziska Kunz(Founder)in
Co-investorsExtantia CapitalUnruly Capital
BeZero Carbon is an independent carbon ratings agency that assesses the quality and risk of carbon credit projects across all types and stages, combining environmental science with capital markets research methods.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good
Tommy Ricketts(Co-founder & CEO)inSeb
Co-investorsHitachi VenturesMolten VenturesNorrsken VCTransLink CapitalExtantia CapitalIlluminate Financial
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)inTamara Ciullo(Co-Founder and CCO)inMario La Pergola(COO and CFO)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureTechstarsPlug and Play Ventures
Chooose provides modular software that enables airlines to procure, manage, and report on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiatives, including inventory management, automated accounting, customer engagement features, and compliance reporting for regulatory frameworks.
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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 Ventures
Delfos Energy provides predictive maintenance and digital transformation solutions using artificial intelligence for renewable energy producers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Samuel Lima(Co-founder & CTO)Guilherme Studart(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsVox CapitalDOMO.VCHeadline
Co-investorsInven Capital
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
Dave Jones(Founder)inPhil MacDonald(Founder)in
PartnerRokas Peciulaitis· led
Co-investorsCarbonInven Capital
Co-investorsVenture Rock
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
Fusebox builds an operating system that aggregates distributed energy assets into virtual power plants, standardizing asset management and market access across fragmented energy markets.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTallinn, DE
Co-investorsFly VenturesEneco VenturesSoulmates Ventures
H2Pro develops Decoupled Water Electrolysis (DWE) technology to produce hydrogen and oxygen at separate times, invented at the Technion, as a lower-cost method for green hydrogen production.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareCaesarea, IL
Gideon Grader(Co-Founder)inTalmon Marco(Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board)inHen Dotan(Co-Founder)inAvner Rothschild(Co-Founder)inTzahi Rodrig(CEO)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesHorizons VenturesIN VentureWIND VenturesYara Growth VenturesArcelorMittal+2 more
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 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
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
Marvin Blue provides AI-native infrastructure for raw material producers to establish origin, traceability, and compliance at the source of global supply chains.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Metafuels develops sustainable aviation fuel through its aerobrew technology, taking the process from lab scale to demonstration and commercial plants.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyZurich, CH
Leigh(Chairman & CCO)Saurabh(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersUVC PartnersVerve Ventures
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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
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 AgnosticVilnius, LT
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
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(CEO and Co-Founder)inMichael Johnson(CRO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsManiv MobilityVirescent VenturesWIND VenturesOneVentures
Satellite Vu captures thermal imagery from space for applications including environmental monitoring and infrastructure assessment.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechLondon, GB
Anthony Baker(CEO)inToby Reinicke(Founder)Camilla(CFO)Scott
BoardPatrick
Co-investorsMolten VenturesE2MC VenturesGrit VenturesIn-Q-TelMD One VenturesSeraphim Space+5 more
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
Sterblue provides drone-based inspection services for energy and infrastructure assets, including wind turbines, transmission grids, distribution grids, and civil engineering structures.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics
Co-investorsTaver CapitalThe Westly Group
A B2B marketplace connecting solar equipment sellers and buyers across 25+ countries, enabling transparent price comparison and secure transactions for photovoltaic modules, inverters, and batteries.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy
Co-investorsMarket One CapitalMovens CapitalPUSH Ventures
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
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
VIANOVA Technologies provides passenger information solutions.
HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsSIB Innovations- und BeteiligungsgesellschaftTechstars
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 AcceleratorXAngeMove Energy
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Decade EnergyInbalance GridIniOn SoftwareLastmileThrustVoltawareZoomo
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEmber · ember-energy.org · Aug 20, 2026
Fusebox · v2.my.dev.fusebox.fm · Aug 13, 2026
Switchee · trysignalbase.com · Jul 15, 2026
SatVu · payloadspace.com · May 8, 2026
Decade · finsmes.com · Apr 24, 2026
Delfos · renewablesnow.com · Mar 18, 2026
H2Pro · finder.startupnationcentral.org · Mar 11, 2026
Metafuels · esgtoday.com · Feb 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Contrarian Ventures made?
- Contrarian Ventures has 39 tracked investments, including 5 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.
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Ananda Impact Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in social enterprises based in Europe addressing social issues across the region. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage companies in the social impact sector.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Anthemis is an investment firm focused on the digital economy, backing companies that reshape financial services and the broader economy for wider benefit.
Better Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing mission-driven technology companies working to build a better world across climate, health, and workforce sectors.
Move Energy is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing hardware and software technologies for decarbonization in the power, transport, and buildings sectors.
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
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 is a venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing, capital-efficient technology companies.
Working Capital Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in technologies aimed at building resilient, responsible, and sustainable global supply chains.
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