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Yoann Berno
InvestorFormer Co-Founder & General Partner at Climentum Capital
Berlin, Germany
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $300K
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About
Yoann Berno is the founder of Climate Insiders, a newsletter on climate venture with over 20,000 readers. His career includes work as a software engineer in Chicago, a startup role in San Francisco, a cleantech business in Kenya, and venture capital roles in Berlin, including launching a €100M climate fund in Germany. He is an angel investor at the pre-seed and seed stages in climate deep-tech across the US and Europe, focusing on fusion, nuclear, energy, critical minerals, and green materials, with investments in companies such as Renaissance Fusion, Terraform Industries, and Udemy.
Experience
- Climate InsidersFoundercurrent2023 — present
- Padel39Chief Capital Officercurrent2026 — present
- Climentum CapitalCo-Founder & General Partner2020 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- Next Big Thing AGPrincipal / Venture Development Manager2018 — 2020Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Catalyst | enable.digitalCo-founder and CEO2015 — 2018Nairobi County, Kenya
- Symphony TalentProduct Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco
- Pierce Washington ConsultingTechnical Project Manager2012 — 2013San Francisco
- EnablonSoftware Engineer2010 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
- Stellenbosch University (Cape Town, South Africa)Software Engineer Intern2009
Skills & more
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Social EntrepreneurshipBoard memberPodcastStart-upsProject ManagementProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSEOSocial Media MarketingProject PlanningData AnalysisSocial MediaLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Investments
Led
Makinas
Investor
ASMIAuxolarConcRDeflectEntocycleHephaestus TechnologiesHollerLoginIDMetrPackIoTPretoriaStrong By Form
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yoann Berno?
- Yoann Berno is the founder of Climate Insiders, a newsletter on climate venture with over 20,000 readers. His career includes work as a software engineer in Chicago, a startup role in San Francisco, a cleantech business in Kenya, and venture capital roles in Berlin, including launching a €100M climate fund in Germany. He is an angel investor at the pre-seed and seed stages in climate deep-tech across the US and Europe, focusing on fusion, nuclear, energy, critical minerals, and green materials, with investments in companies such as Renaissance Fusion, Terraform Industries, and Udemy.
- What check size does Yoann Berno write?
- Yoann Berno typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What companies has Yoann Berno invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Makinas, ASMI, Auxolar, ConcR, Deflect, Entocycle, Hephaestus Technologies, Holler, LoginID, Metr, PackIoT, Pretoria, and 1 more.
- Where did Yoann Berno go to school?
- Yoann Berno studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering); Ecole nationale supérieure de l'Electronique et de ses Applications (Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
- Does Yoann Berno lead rounds?
- Yes — Yoann Berno has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology83
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