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Mridul Pareek

Investor

Investment Associate at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Mridul Pareek is an Investment Associate at ECBF, working across sourcing, due diligence, investment committee preparation, and portfolio management for growth-stage sustainable FoodTech and bioeconomy companies. He previously co-founded ExaMine, which used satellite intelligence to monitor mining waste and pollution, worked on circular economy business models at VITO, and supported climate finance access through a Green Climate Fund toolkit under the FAO. He holds a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from IIT Gandhinagar and two MSc degrees in sustainable natural resource management and environmental policy from European universities.

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Invests in

AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechNew Materials

Experience

  1. VEGDOGBoard Observer2025 — 2026
  2. WakuliBoard Observer2025 — 2026
  3. SQIMBoard Observer2024 — 2026
  4. ECBF VCGrowth Stage Investor2021 — 2026
  5. ExaMineStartup Co-Founder2019 — 2020
  6. FAOPolicy Researcher - UN Green Climate Fund (GCF)2019Hungary
  7. Washington University in St. LouisVisiting Researcher - Aerosols2017

Education

  1. Ghent UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management SINReM
  2. Central European UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Environmental Science and Policy
  3. Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarBachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering
  4. Uppsala University
  5. TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship1Microsoft Excel2Startups1Financial Modeling1Due Diligence1Sustainability10Natural Resource Management6Circular Economy4Microsoft Office4Teamwork11Table Tennis7Circular Business Models2
+2 moreVenture CapitalImpact Investing

Languages English · German · Hindi

  • Financial Modelling — Invest Europe
  • Anti Money Laundering & Countering of Terrorist Financing — ComplyFin DWC LLC
  • Venture Capital & Private Equity — Vlerick Business School
  • Venture Capital — IE Business School Executive Education
  • Applied Responsible Investment — PRI Academy
  • Alumni Scholarship Recipient — Central European University
  • From Linear to Circular London — Ellen MacArthur Foundation

From Mridul's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Central European University10

Khrystyna PenykInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalMary AlcantaraInvestment Partner at Interactive Venture Partners LlcElizabeth EarleVice President at BFG PartnersHristo ValevPartner at Urban Impact VenturesPetra JurlinaOperations Manager at Lunar VenturesSara AnselmoInnovation Specialist at META Group

+ 4 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar2

Akanksha JagwaniInvestor at FEBE VenturesSarthak JainFounder/CEO at Nanonets

Also attended Uppsala University69

Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoCarole GinmanHead of Marketing at OxxMaria NyhageInvestment Manager at ScietyCharlotte SmirnovaCorporate Communications Manager at ScietyBengt JulanderSenior Advisor at ScietyMats NilssonSenior Advisor at Sciety

+ 63 more

Also attended TU Bergakademie Freiberg6

Dr. Mark WindeknechtPrincipal at World FundMarkus BarnickelSenior Investment Manager at Brandenburg KapitalMark WindeknechtPrincipal at World FundMichael BrandkampManaging Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundKatrin VoigtRegulatory Affairs Manager, Stv. Compliance-Officer at Capiton AGJohannis HattInvestor at Calm/Storm VC

Shared employers

Also worked at VEGDOG2

Marie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundJulia SeeligerInvestment Associate at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Also worked at Wakuli1

Arnoud AalbersbergInvestor at Dutch Founders Fund

Also worked at ECBF VC18

Michael BrandkampManaging Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundMichael NettersheimManaging Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundDirk SassmannshausenCFO / Managing Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundStéphane RousselPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundGuillaume GrasInvestment Director at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

+ 12 more

Also worked at FAO6

Pavlos PavlakisPrincipal at VentureFriendsJonathan KeelingPartner at HaatchTeresita di MarcoPrincipal at The Yield Lab LatamKeiko IchikawaCommunications Manager at Woven CapitalIlka GomezPublic Funding Coach at SpinLabKathleen A. MerriganVenture Partner at Astanor Ventures

Colleagues at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Arthur Duca
Analyst at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Charlotte Rossignol
Analyst at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Clara Martinez
External Relations & Sustainable Investing Senior Manager at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Cornelia Frentz
Director Governance and Sustainable Investing at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Cornelia Mann
Head of Communications at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Dahai Yu
Senior Advisor at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Dirk Sassmannshausen
CFO / Managing Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Ellen Roßner
Office Manager at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund