Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
InvestorInvestor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brussels
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures focused on climate technology and sustainability investing. She has expanded the fund's European operations and holds board positions in portfolio companies while contributing to strategy across the organization's global initiatives. Previously, she led investment activities at Telos Impact and SPDG, where she built climate-focused investment frameworks and a transatlantic venture portfolio across multiple family offices and investment vehicles.
Experience
- Breakthrough Energy VenturesPartner at Breakthrough Energy Venturescurrent2021 — presentBrussels Metropolitan Area
- Mantle8Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- Mantle8Company building effortcurrent2024 — presentFrance
- H2SITEBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSpain
- Mission Zero Technologies - we're hiring!Board Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Circ®Board Observercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- Circ®Company building effort2022 — 2025United States
- TS ConductorCompany building effortcurrent2025 — present
- M2X Energy Inc.Company building effortcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- Bloom BiorenewablesBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentVaud, Switzerland
- Bloom BiorenewablesCompany building effort2022 — 2025Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Ecocem GlobalCompany building effortcurrent2023 — presentIreland
- Blue World TechnologiesMember Board of Directors2022 — 2025Aalborg Municipality, North Denmark Region, Denmark
- AEye, Inc.Investor2019 — 2021California, United States
- Positive Planet USBoard member at Jacques Attali's foundation2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Recycling Technologies LtdFundraising Consultant2020 — 2021Swindon, England, United Kingdom
- AsavadiFounder2020 — 2021Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- Telos ImpactImpact Investing Manager2019 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Formetrix MetalsBoard Member2018 — 2019Greater Boston
- NanoSteel®Board Observer2017 — 2019Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Education
- INSEADOnline programme, Transforming your business with AI2026
- IMDBoard dynamics2025
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive training, HBS Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making application2018
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Executive training, Climate change: governance & economics2020
- DTU - Technical University of DenmarkCertification, Green Re-Industrialisation Programme2025
- Solvay Brussels School of Economics and ManagementBachelor & master, Business engineering2005 — 2010
- University of ExeterClimate change solutions (MOOC), Climate change
- University of International Business and EconomicsSummer School, International Business2009
- Cass Business SchoolErasmus, Business administration2008
- Lycée Français Jean MonnetBaccalauréat, Bac S1990 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategy8Management4Direct Air Capture of CO21Hydrogen1Business Modeling1Company BuildingOrganizational DesignMaritime IndustryBoard of DirectorsDecarbonizationStrategic PartnershipsVenture Capital
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Climate Change MitigationEntrepreneurshipCorporate FinanceSmall Business DevelopmentManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityRisk ManagementInternational BusinessFundraisingInvestmentsBusiness DevelopmentLanguages Dutch · English · French
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Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ashley Grosh
Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Cheua Lovan
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Chris Poirier
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christian Garcia
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christina Karapataki
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Christopher Rivest
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Cooper Rinzler
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
David Danielson
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Eric Toone
Chief Technical Officer, Breakthrough Energy; Managing Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Gaëtan Bonhomme
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira work?
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- Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
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