Investors in Clean Tech

Somudimec provides comprehensive financial support to companies throughout their lifecycle, including creation, development, or transfer phases. They cater to both ends of the balance sheet, offering a range of services such as leasing, factoring, balance sheet buyback, and credit insurance. Their holistic approach aims to meet diverse financial needs, supporting businesses with tailored solutions that facilitate growth and stability across different stages of their operations.

We are the Europe's largest independent electricity transmission system operator, representing an Italian excellence with around 6,000 professionals dedicated daily to the safety of the national electricity system. We manage the Italian national electricity transmission network at high and extra-high voltage, with approximately 75,000 km of lines, over 900 electrical substations across the Italian territory, and 30 interconnections abroad. We have a public service role, crucial to ensuring the country's electricity supply and enabling the entire Italian electricity system to function: we conduct grid planning, development, and maintenance activities, as well as ensuring a 24/7, year-round balance between electricity supply and demand. With the skills acquired managing the Italian grid, we invest in new market activities through innovative energy solutions and international projects. Through Terna Plus, the Group company responsible for developing new businesses across the globe, we are active in Chile, Peru, Brazil and USA. We offer international operators access to the extensive technological know-how we have consolidated in the management of complex systems, transmission.

Westerly Winds is an emerging growth stage venture firm strategically positioned between the USA and the UK. Specializing in backing visionary founders and companies poised to shape the 'new economy', Westerly Winds provides comprehensive support in financing, business development, stakeholder management, and strategic planning. They work closely as partners with executive teams, offering around-the-clock assistance to strengthen critical business functions. Their portfolio includes impactful companies such as Carbon Clean, Elvie, Leaselock, and Aquabyte, demonstrating a commitment to innovative technologies and solutions across diverse sectors.

Grid.vc is an early-stage venture capital company that focuses on new and emerging start-up and growth enterprises working with the energy sector and its customer interfaces. Grid.vc has access to electricity and power grids as well as power plants. We have possibility to offer pilot projects to startups and give industry insight with decades of energy sector expertise.

Incubator for ICT and Clean Tech startups in Zurich, Switzerland. We are the only non-profit incubator in Zurich that focuses on pre-seed startups. Being part of our community gets you free access to our extensive network of experts, mentors, and investors, and personal coaching. Bluelion is a non profit organisation founded in 2012 by the City of Zurich, ETHZ, UZH, Swisscom, ZKB, and Christian Wenger.

Carbon Trust is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy, by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions now and develop. Our mission is to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. Climate pioneers for more than 20 years, we partner with leading businesses, governments and financial institutions to accelerate their route to Net Zero.

HATCH Fund I, launched in 2018, has a global focus on aquaculture and alternative seafood technologies. This fund has invested €1.76 million to date and currently holds a net asset value of €6.8 million. HATCH's investment scope encompasses a wide range of innovative technologies and solutions within the aquaculture and alternative seafood sectors, with a geographic reach that extends worldwide.

Feelsgood Social Impact Investment Fund is designed to invest in Croatian and Slovenian ventures that have typical private equity/venture capital for-profit-aims like commercial business models, led by strong management teams and ready to scale, but in addition can and will deliver measurable social impact. Feelsgood is spotting and supporting businesses that can find a way to address, if they already have not, one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and make measurable impact a conscious sustainable strategy of their business models.

Greencode Ventures is a digital-first green transition venture capital firm supporting startups that have a positive environmental and social impact while building scalable profitable businesses. We focus on sustainable investments as in article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector (‘SFDR’). We focus on companies whose products or services inherently contribute towards our sustainable investment objective.

Ponderosa Ventures is committed to driving radical change in the food, agriculture, and ocean sectors to meet climate, biodiversity, water, justice, and human health goals. We invest $100-750k in pre-seed and seed-stage companies globally, with a particular focus on the US and Europe. Our streamlined investment process aims to provide quick decisions, typically reaching a yes or no within an average of 18 days (updated live). This efficiency allows entrepreneurs to focus on building their companies while we support transformative innovations in these critical sectors.

Saffron Hill Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in investments within the technology sector. The firm focuses on identifying and supporting early to growth-stage technology companies with innovative business models and scalable technologies. Saffron Hill Ventures provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to help portfolio companies accelerate their growth, expand market reach, and achieve sustainable success. The firm's investment strategy spans across various technology sub-sectors, including software, fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital media. Saffron Hill Ventures aims to partner with visionary entrepreneurs and management teams to drive innovation and create value in dynamic and evolving markets. Through its sector expertise and network, Saffron Hill Ventures plays a pivotal role in supporting technology-driven businesses in achieving their full potential.

Neva SGR combines the strength, reputation, and stability of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group with the best practices of international venture capital firms. Neva aims to boost the Italian economy through new technologies and to be a market maker in the venture capital asset class in Italy. Neva SGR seeks the best Italian and international excellence, targeting companies from Late Seed to Series B/C stages with an average investment ticket of €4M. They focus on market-validated technologies and products, directing proceeds towards scaling efforts. Their value is recognized through an extensive network of experts, in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and corporate partners. The NEVA FIRST fund, with EUR 250 million, invests in companies worldwide, with a minimum of 30% allocated to Italian companies. The NEVA FIRST ITALIA fund co-invests with the Neva First Fund in Italian startups, targeting those headquartered and directed in Italy, or in an EU member country, the UK, or Switzerland, with production or R&D activities in Italy.Neva SGR combines the strength, reputation, and stability of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group with the best practices of international venture capital firms. Neva aims to boost the Italian economy through new technologies and to be a market maker in the venture capital asset class in Italy. Neva SGR seeks the best Italian and international excellence, targeting companies from Late Seed to Series B/C stages with an average investment ticket of €4M. They focus on market-validated technologies and products, directing proceeds towards scaling efforts. Their value is recognized through an extensive network of experts, in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and corporate partners. The NEVA FIRST fund, with EUR 250 million, invests in companies worldwide, with a minimum of 30% allocated to Italian companies. The NEVA FIRST ITALIA fund co-invests with the Neva First Fund in Italian startups, targeting those headquartered and directed in Italy, or in an EU member country, the UK, or Switzerland, with production or R&D activities in Italy.