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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁: 📍 A great rooftop terrace 🏙️ The beautiful skyline of Bilbao 😎 Plenty of sunshine 😆 Tons of fun people talking energy and enjoying the moment Our event yesterday morning - hosted together with our friends at Seaya, Blume Equity and SE Ventures - had all this and more! Thanks to everyone who woke up early to 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑒 in the sunshine with us, until next time! 🥐 ☕ #SETVentures #energytechsummit #climate #energytech

𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🏆 Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending the launch event for Notion Capital's annual Cloud Challengers Top 100 report in London. It's an honour to see Tibo Energy Management Software featured among Europe's most promising early-stage business software startups. Being recognised alongside visionary companies such as fynk, Understory, kapa.ai, Octomind and many others is incredibly motivating. Thanks for recognizing our team and efforts in the energy transition Notion Capital! Check out the full Cloud Challengers report to explore more of Europe's standout innovators 👉 https://bit.ly/448MkKJ Congratulations to all featured startups—let’s continue shaping the future together! Special thanks to the fantastic team behind the report: Jos White, Kamil Mieczakowski, Michelle Cheng, Radu Bozga, Claire Walker from Notion Capital, and Oksana Stowe from Google Cloud and Google DeepMind for hosting an inspiring evening.

𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁?👊🥶 #vilisto has officially launched 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼.𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - a software designed to automatically create the right temperature across an entire building via intelligent and adaptive hydronic balancing. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴?  Hydronic balancing is a process used to adjust water-based heating systems in buildings to ensure even heat distribution across all rooms. When we say a system is “hydronically balanced”, each radiator or heating circuit receives the correct amount of hot water needed to reach the desired temperature - no more, no less. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀: 🌡️ No more freezing offices on the top floor while the ground floor overheats. ⚡No need to waste energy cranking up the pump output or flow temperature. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼.𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Traditionally, this balancing process involves manual measurements, calculations and mechanical adjustments to every single radiator. But with this software installed right into vilisto’s self-learning thermostats, it’s done automatically. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁: The entire heating system operates more efficiently, providing balanced comfort with minimal effort, energy waste and lower CO2 emissions. Not to mention cost savings and time back for the building manager! 💚 Congrats team vilisto GmbH on this launch! 👉 Curious how they are transforming heating with smart automation? Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eKg3GgHM #SETVentures #energytech #ClimateTech #EnergyEfficiency #PropTech #Sustainability #DigitalHeatManagement #EnergyTransition Christoph Berger Christian Brase Lasse Stehnken Kerstin Brouwer

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿⚡🚀 Sarah, based in London, will help us source the best startups in the UK that apply digital technology to accelerate the energy transition. As a 2x climate founder, Sarah is no stranger to the energy transition. She founded Faro Energy, which pioneered corporate solar in Brazil and then founded Glowb, a solar venture that played a key role in the adoption of domestic battery storage. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗘𝗧 🤝 “SET’s focus on backing the companies that lead innovations in grid flexibility, battery storage and decentralised energy systems made them stand out to me. I love working with founders and helping them scale—this role gives me the perfect platform to do just that.” 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 💂  With ambitious government targets, high renewable grid penetration and increasing electrification, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨. “There’s a real buzz in the UK market driven by policy, talent and a history of innovation. We want to be at the heart of the next wave of energy transition business models,” says SET Co-founder and Partner, Wouter Jonk. Welcome to the SET team Sarah we're glad to have you onboard! Read the full announcement here 👉https://lnkd.in/eiWJEn96 #SETVentures #UKtech #energytransition #energytech #energy #london

𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀!🥖🐩 Together with our friends at RAISE and maze impact we hosted a side-event alongside Hello Tomorrow in the French capital yesterday. Over 40 experts in climate and energy technologies we're in the room making for insightful conversations. Thanks to Nicolas Chow, Sofia Queiroz and Thalia Stemitsiotis for helping us organise this and to everyone who joined us, we hope to see you again soon. Our next stop on our side event schedule is #Bilbao in April alongside Energy Tech Summit. If you're a founder working in energytech and want to join us there, send us a DM! 👉📩 #SETVentures #energytech #energytransition #hellotomorrow

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀! ✅ We returned to #Vienna this time and welcomed 40 of the city's most important figures in the sector for a casual evening filled with interesting conversations and more importantly good food and drinks 🥂 Austria remains a critical part of the DACH region. A region that is vital to the energy transition and continues to create some of the most interesting and game-changing technology companies in the sector, including two of our own portfolio companies HYDROGRID 🌊 and Easelink 🚗 Thank you to everyone who joined us last night and we hope to cross paths again soon! #SETVentures #energytech #networking #DACH #Austria #easelink #hydrogrid

🚀 SOLD OUT! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that our Climate Dialogue Dinner during 4YFN has officially sold out! 🎉 The overwhelming interest in this event is a testament to the growing momentum behind climate innovation, urban resilience, and impact-driven solutions. A huge thank you to the partners (SET Ventures Acton Capital Vireo Ventures LUMO Labs Zubi Labs & Inclimo Climate Tech Fund); to the ClimateHack Ambassador network; as well as all the attendees who are joining us to drive the conversation forward. For those who couldn't secure a spot, stay tuned! We will be sharing key insights and takeaways from the event, and we look forward to continuing the dialogue beyond this gathering on our next Climate Dialogue Session. 🌍💡 #ClimateDialogues #Sustainability #UrbanResilience #ImpactInvesting #ClimateTech

𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 €𝟭𝟭.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴® 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆! 🚗⚡ Funding comes from the #EuropeanInnovationCouncil (EIC) and highlights the strategic alignment between Easelink’s mission to set the standard for automated EV charging and the EU’s drive for carbon neutrality. Easelink stood out in the most competitive EIC funding round to date—an incredible achievement! 🔋 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Matrix Charging® enables seamless, fully automated EV charging, eliminating the need for manual plug-ins. With strong partnerships in Europe, China, and Japan, Easelink is actively driving global standardisation for interoperable charging. 🎯 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: Easelink is now seeking further venture capital to accelerate commercialisation and bring Matrix Charging® to market Congrats to the Easelink team on this milestone! 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 https://lnkd.in/eiJqDrHF #easelink #SETVentures #energy #energytech #energytransition #evs #evcharging #funding #climatetech European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

𝗜𝗻 𝗩𝗖, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱—𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱? 🤔 At SET, we believe that impact must be measurable, transparent, and accountable to ensure real change, not just good intentions. That’s why we joined a coalition of like-minded investors to explore how to integrate impact more thoroughly into our investment frameworks. The result was a practical handbook on impact accountability for investors. In our latest article, Simone de Bruin and Hayden Young took a moment to summarize some of the insights from that handbook in an effort to demystify the Theory of Change, the Gamma Model and linking impact to carried interest. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 🔹 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆? The Theory of Change provides a roadmap, while the Gamma Model, developed with EIF, offers a structured way to assess whether investments are truly delivering their intended outcomes. 🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀? It links impact performance to carried interest, ensuring that impact-driven VCs are as incentivized by sustainability as they are by financial returns. 🔹 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? Our latest blog unpacks case studies from SET Ventures and ETF Partners, showing how real-world investments apply this framework. 💧 Dip your toe into this complex topic by reading the blog below 🌊 Or dive right in and download the full handbook https://lnkd.in/e_EyErsd #SETVentures ETF Partners - The Environmental Technologies Fund Astanor Sofinnova Partners European Investment Fund (EIF) European Investment Bank (EIB) FoodLabs Patrick Sheehan Zoe VanderWolk Eric Archambeau Leslie Kapin Joško Bobanović Christophe Maire Bastian Stöhr Uli Grabenwarter #ImpactInvesting #VentureCapital #Sustainability

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 👩💻 Last week we had the joy of hosting START Hamburg at our German office. Over 20 members of this student-led entrepreneurial organisation fired question after question to #SET team members Dr. Till Stenzel and Jonathan Lersch. The aim being, to understand how exactly a VC provides value to its portfolio companies outside of merely giving capital and to get into the weeds of how SET envisions the future of our energy system. A fun and interesting evening for both sides, we hope to see you building the next #climatetech unicorn soon! 🦄 #SETVentures #STARTHamburg #climatetech Miena Barekzai