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Contrarian Ventures

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Vilnius · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Contrarian Ventures backs climate tech founders at the earliest stages across Europe and Israel, aiming to be their first cheque and first-choice partner. The firm looks for breakthrough, economically superior technologies that can scale and reshape industries to help reverse climate change. It emphasizes conviction over consensus, long-term alignment with founders, and durable impact. Beyond capital, it operates a full-stack climate platform supporting founders in commercialization, scaling, and fundraising through initiatives such as the Energy Tech Summit, The Climate Brick, and the Climate50 investor ranking. Its focus excludes food and agriculture, concentrating on green energy, transportation, built environment, industry, and carbon.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$1.1M – $4.3M
HQ
Vilnius, LT
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
41

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Agne Gudonaviciute· Chief of Staffin
Benjaminas Venslovas· Data Scientistin
Vasare Kamarauskaite· ESG & Impact Analystin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Contrarian Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 31 of 41 portfolio companies

Energy ×20Cleantech ×18AI & Machine Learning ×12Climate Tech ×11SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×6Mobility & Transportation ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4

HQs:Germany×4United Kingdom×4United States×3Switzerland×2France×2Lithuania×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 15 portfolio companies
13%
solo founders
2 of 15 mapped founding teams
28%
repeat founders
of 25 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×22 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×8Business & Management ×6Economics ×4Computer Science ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history

HERE Technologies ×3Technion ×3Sandbag Climate Campaign ×2

8 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)

Investments · 41 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 32018 · 12014 · 115 dated

Beebopbeebop.aiSeed · Sep 2024 · $6M✓ verified

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

Urbiourb.ioinPre-Seed · Sep 2021 · $2M✓ verified

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

42watt42watt.deSeed · Sep 2023

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 TechEnergyMünchen, DE

Co-investorsBONVENTUREEneco VenturesPT1Better Ventures Central Llc

Altrovealtrove.aiinPre-Seed · Oct 2025 · $10M

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(Founder)inJoonatan Laulainen(Founder)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EmblemEntrepreneur FirstAlvenBpifranceFJ Labs

Bees & Bearsbeesandbears.cominSeed · Oct 2025 · $5M

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-investorsAngel InvestExtantia CapitalUnruly Capital

Bezerobezerocarbon.comin𝕏

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 CapitalEDF Pulse VenturesExtantia Capital+2 more

Cariqacariqa.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2025 · $5M

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(Founder)inStefano Bonetta(Founder)inTamara Ciullo(Founder)inMario La Pergola(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureGolden Egg Check Capital B.VPlug and Play VenturesTechstarsHatcher+Vento

Chooosechooose.todayin

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

Co-investorsTomorrow Today AS

Decadedecade.energyin𝕏Seed · Jul 2025 · $4M

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)Alexandre Cleret(Founder)Carl Magnus Norden(Founder)Casper Norden(Founder)

Co-investorsEiffel Investment GroupSET VenturesAmplify PartnersAnanda Impact Ventures

Decadedecade.com

Decade is an investment advisory service that combines human advisors with a proprietary AI to help individuals manage their wealth, consolidate assets via Open Finance, analyze portfolios, monitor markets, and plan long-term financial goals.

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Felipe Meneses(Founder)Vitor Olivier(Founder)Vitor Olivier Felipe Meneses(Founder)

Co-investorsNorte VenturesAnanda Impact VenturesBenchmarkGreenoaks

Delfosdelfos.energyinSeed · Jan 2024 · $7M

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

Eliqeliq.ioSeries A · Sep 2020 · $6M

Co-investorsInven Capital

Eliqeliq.cominSep 2020

Eliq provides software solutions for energy utilities to manage energy data and transition to energy-as-a-service business models, helping providers and customers optimize energy consumption and make sustainable energy choices.

CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoTSaaSGothenburg, SE

Håkan(CEO and co-founder)

Co-investorsInven Capital

Emberembercopilot.aiin𝕏

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 ManagementAENUAmino Capital+4 more

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

Dave Jones(Founder)inPhil MacDonald(Founder)in

PartnerRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsCarbonInven Capital

FAIRNANCEfairnance.coPre-Seed · Dec 2022 · $210K

Co-investorsVenture Rock

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 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-investorsEneco VenturesFly VenturesSoulmates Ventures

H2Proh2pro.coin

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(Founder)inTalmon Marco(Founder)inHen Dotan(Founder)inAvner Rothschild(Founder)inTzahi Rodrig(CEO)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesHorizons VenturesIN VentureWIND VenturesYara Growth VenturesArcelorMittal+2 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.com𝕏

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 InnoEnergyExpansion CapitalThorgate Ventures

Inbalanceinbalance.ltinSeed · Apr 2020 · $1M

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

Jumptechjumptech.ecoin
LabelFlowlabelflow.aiin𝕏SeedDefunct

Labelflow is a release operations platform for independent music labels that automates workflow management, artist communications, metadata handling, and distribution coordination.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNantes, FR

Geoffrey Vancassel(CEO)inNicolas Draber(CPO)inVincent Lecrubier(Chief Technical Officer)inTill Mahler(Founder)

Co-investorsPlug and Play VenturesY CombinatorBamboo Capital PartnersCathexis VenturesEDP VenturesPrasetia Dwidharma+3 more

Marvinbluemarvinblue.earthin

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

Metafuelsmetafuels.chinSeed · Feb 2026 · $24M

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)Leigh Hackett(Founder)Saurabh Kapoor(Founder)Ulrich Koss(Founder)

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 AgnosticVilnius, LT

David Trainavicius(Founder)inDoug Geist(Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer)inMelissa Nussbaum(CFO & COO)inDavid Trainavicius Douglas Geist(Founder)Douglas Geist(Founder)

PartnerRokas Peciulaitis· led

Co-investorsEnergize CapitalHighland EuropePractica CapitalElephant Partners

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(CEO and Co-Founder)inMichael Johnson(CRO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCollaborative FundManiv MobilityVirescent VenturesWIND VenturesOneVentures

SatVusatellitevu.comin𝕏

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+7 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 provides drone-based inspection services for energy and infrastructure assets, including wind turbines, transmission grids, distribution grids, and civil engineering structures.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics

Geoffrey Vancassel(Founder)in

Co-investorsGagarin Capital PartnersPlug and Play VenturesTaver CapitalThe Westly Group

Sunsun.store

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-investorsFJ LabsMarket One CapitalMovens CapitalPUSH Ventures

Switcheeswitchee.comin𝕏Jun 2018

Switchee provides smart thermostats, connected sensors and a data platform that give social landlords real-time insight into home conditions to detect mould, reduce fuel poverty, support decarbonisation and meet compliance obligations.

EnergyIoTPropTech

Tom RobinsinLeann Hearne(Interim Chief Executive Officer)inKate Roberts(Head of Customer Success)in

Co-investorsOctopus VenturesAscensionGreen Shores CapitalAscension VenturesJoseph Rowntree FoundationMustard Seed

Vianovavianova-tn.com𝕏

VIANOVA Technologies provides passenger information solutions.

HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsSIB Innovations- und BeteiligungsgesellschaftTechstars

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 AcceleratorXAngeMove Energy

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

IniOn SoftwareLastmileThrustVoltawareZoomo

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Contrarian Ventures made?
Contrarian Ventures has 41 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 is Contrarian Ventures's typical check size?
Contrarian Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M – $4.3M.
What sectors does Contrarian Ventures focus on?
Contrarian Ventures focuses on Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Mobility & Transportation, 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 Eneco Ventures, First Imagine!, Inven Capital, among 64 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

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$500K – $7M
Headline

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Energy Impact Partners

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Both backed · 1
$5M – $20M
Elephant Partners

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$108K – $1.6M
Ananda Impact Ventures

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Better Ventures Central Llc

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DOMO.VC

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Both backed · 1
Move Energy

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Both backed · 1
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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.

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