About
Julia Padberg focuses on asset-light digital climate and energy solutions, favoring software, data and platform models over hardware, and advises founders to leverage crises to grow pipelines via digital channels.
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationPropTech
Experience
- SET VenturesPartnercurrent2016 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
- RockstartInvestment Committee - Membercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- EnriseBoard membercurrent2025 — presentParijs, Île-de-France, Frankrijk
- FlexiDAOBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- TrunkrsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- SensorfactBoard Member2022 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- depsys SABoard Observer2018 — 2022Puidoux, Vaud, Switzerland
- EnergyworxBoard Observer2016 — 2021
- GreenFluxBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- GreenCom NetworksBoard Observer2017 — 2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Triple BridgeFinancial Advisor2014 — 2016Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- Kempen & CoCorporate Finance Advisor2011 — 2014Amsterdam
- Kempen & CoInvestment Banking Trainee2011 — 2012Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- ProfundoFinancial Analyst2009 — 2010Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Centro de Políticas Públicas UC (Chile)Economic Consultant2007 — 2008
Skills & more
Finance11Corporate Finance26Economics19Investment Banking6Analysis13Financial Markets9Bloomberg4Financial Modeling6Trading5Valuation4Investments6Portfolio Management3
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EquitiesAsset ManagementFrom Julia's professional profile.
Colleagues at SET Ventures
Anton Arts
Managing Partner at SET Ventures
Austin Wood
Investment Manager at SET Ventures
Bahar den Doelder
Advisory Board at SET Ventures
Barbara Calixto
Advisory Board at SET Ventures
Danny Ellis
Advisory Board at SET Ventures
Desiree Pettersson
Impact Operations Associate at SET Ventures
Desirée Pettersson
Impact Operations Associate at SET Ventures
Hans Mart Groen
Advisory Board at SET Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Julia Padberg?
- Julia Padberg focuses on asset-light digital climate and energy solutions, favoring software, data and platform models over hardware, and advises founders to leverage crises to grow pipelines via digital channels.
- Where does Julia Padberg work?
- Julia Padberg is Partner at SET Ventures.
- What does Julia Padberg invest in?
- Julia Padberg invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where did Julia Padberg go to school?
- Julia Padberg studied at UCL (Master of Science, Environmental & Resource Economics); UC San Diego (BA, Economics); University College Utrecht (BA (Hons), Economics).
Same school
Also attended UCL396
Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone
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Also attended UC San Diego307
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended University College Utrecht11
Niels AgterhorstCampus Lead at The MBA FundClémentine BoujuInvestment Manager at Sprints CapitalBas RieterInvestor at DFF VenturesClaudio Martínez ToqueroInvestment Director at ASIF VenturesMauricio VerkooijenCountry Director at NESsTCeleste FloresGlobal Community Liaison at Alchemist Japan
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