Planet A

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Planet A invests in European green tech startups tackling the world's largest environmental problems with scalable business models. The firm focuses on four key impact areas: climate mitigation, waste prevention, resource efficiency, and biodiversity protection.

Check Size

$500K - $5M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Climate Cleantech, Energy, Manufacturing

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Investment Thesis

Planet A believes venture capital has the power to accelerate transformation to a sustainable future by anchoring environmental impact into every investment decision. They operate on the principle that ‘tomorrow’s economy is based on today’s investment decisions’ and seek to make scientific impact investing the new normal in venture capital. Their core belief is that when founders profit, the planet profits too, and that greater impact should correlate with greater financial returns.

What Sets Them Apart

First European VC with in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments (LCAs) to quantify startup impact
Scientists have veto power over investment decisions if no significant positive and quantifiable impact exists
Unlike ESG funds limiting negative impacts, Planet A only invests if companies demonstrate positive, quantifiable impact
100% portfolio alignment with EU taxonomy and Article 9 classification under SFDR (dark green fund)
Post-investment impact KPIs tied to carried interest achievement
Consequential LCA methodology assessing entire product lifecycle from raw material extraction to end-of-life
Strong founder-centric operational support through platform team and extensive network