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Four Ways to Scale Up: Smart, Dumb, Forced, and Fumbled Yesterday I looked at alternatives to scaling up, for instance, scaling out... Today I want to share a playbook for scaling that was written by Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor at University of Oxford and IT University of Copenhagen. TL; DR Modularity and speed are key to smart scale-up. In contrast, bespoke plus slow equals dumb. #startups #founders #scaleups #venturecapital #venturefunding #thefundraisingangel https://lnkd.in/gaqHRqnN

#Madrid-based Climate Tech Startup Clevergy Secures €1.5 Million in Funding. Iker Marcaide created and chaired Zubi, which led this round with additional #funding from Earth, a new climate-tech fund Maex Ament formed. Philip Stehlik, Finaves, Fredrik Wikstrom, and additional business angels in the climate-tech industry. Also joining as an advisor is Adrian Tuck, the founder of Uplight, a well-known #American energy #management software startup. Climate-tech company Clevergy closed its first pre-seed investment with Flash Ventures in 2022, raising €500k to create a platform that would allow energy dealers and #installers to #centralize home energy control. The business will stick to its brand because it understands how important it is for customers to associate energy #management with a particular brand. Clevergy provides a range of white-label #integration strategies that are customized to each business’s requirements. Established in 2021, Clevergy tackles the problem of #inadequate connectivity amongst residences, the grid, and #equipment producers (e.g., batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar panels, etc.). Clevergy Iker Marcaide Finaves Beltrán Aznar To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #clevergy #funding #eustartup

Manel is thrilled to announce that we have been selected to pitch at the 20th Annual Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Energy Tech Venture Forum!    Cameron Halliday our CEO and Co-Founder will be presenting Mantel's technology to hundreds of energy enthusiasts, industry leaders, and investors on September 21st at Rice University. By attending the 20th Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum, you will:   🌱 Gain Insights: Learn from industry leaders and investors who are at the forefront of the energy transition. Discover the latest trends, technologies, and strategies that are shaping the future of energy.   💡 Build Connections: Network with venture capitalists, investors, and potential partners who are actively seeking innovative energy ventures like ours.   🔍 Explore Innovations: Immerse yourself in a vibrant ecosystem of 90+ energy startups, each offering groundbreaking solutions to accelerate the energy transition. Witness the power of collective innovation and explore potential collaborations.   As we gather to shape the future of energy transition, this forum is the place where innovations and visionary ideas converge, moving us more quickly towards a sustainable and efficient energy future.   Learn more about the event at etvf.rice.edu. #climateweek #carboncapture #climatetech #startup

As we continue to make strides in the electric vehicle (EV) charging space, I wanted to take a moment to talk about something close to our hearts at SplitEV - Community. 🤝 It Takes a Village 🤝 We believe that the transition to sustainable transportation is a collective effort. That's why we're not just building a network of charging stations; we're building a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about driving change (pun intended!). 🌱 Sustainability Starts with You 🌱 Every time you charge your EV at a SplitEV host location, you're not just powering your vehicle; you're powering a movement towards a greener future. 💬 We Want to Hear from You! 💬 #SplitEV #CommunityPower #EVCharging #Sustainability #GreenFuture

An excellent article about portfolio company Solfium 🌞 - we are very proud to have partnered with such a great team trying to catalyse sustainability on a huge scale in an underserved market.   Especially when they're contributing to two impact problems at once:   Problem 1. “Latin America has the lowest level of solar penetration, despite ideal conditions and ideal unit economics for the end customer” CEO Andres ☀️ Friedman   Problem 2. Large corporations need sustainable supply chains in order to achieve group net-zero targets, but costs & complexity of deploying and tracking many small projects are extremely high.   Solution = Solfium - one platform to map, plan, coordinate, finance and execute solar panel installations across multiple projects or an entire supply chain!   "In terms of environmental impact, the company expects that its installed solar systems will eliminate 70 million tons of carbon dioxide over their expected 25-year lifespan." Solfium, Andres ☀️ Friedman, Zacharie Magnan, Juan Osuna Katapult, Carl Strøm Walton, Diogo Cristofolini, Saurabh Kumar, Jørn Haanæs, Tharald Nustad BetaKit, Isabelle Kirkwood

NZTC’s 2024 start-up cohort graduate from accelerator with £860K equity raised   The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) continues to advance clean energy technologies through next-generation start-ups. The Centre’s 2024 start-up cohort, comprised of 12 companies, have successfully graduated from the 15-week programme, in which short time they collectively raised £860K in equity. 🔽 Find more info in comments below 🔽 #NetZero #CleanEnergy #Startups #Tech #Innovation #GreenTech #Sustainability #Entrepreneurship ⤵️ Click Follow on our page to keep up to date with energy news ⤵️

It’s fascinating to see how resilient VC funding was for clean every startups in spite of rising interest rates and liquidity tightening. My colleagues did a great job examining exactly why this was the case in our new Clean Energy Startups Radar >

#Copenhagen-based #FLEXeCHARGE secures seven-figure seed #funding. Contributions provided by the venture capital companies Vireo Ventures, Link Capital, and Greencode Ventures. With the funding, the #Danish energy tech startup hopes to advance technology even further by using its e-mobility #platform for smart load and energy management. In order to provide EVs with the same level of accessibility and convenience as refuelling conventional automobiles, #commercial charging infrastructure is being developed quickly worldwide as EV usage rises and laws #banning internal #combustion engine vehicles become closer. In addition to cutting #expenses, FLEXeCHARGE’s open platform gives its users the freedom to connect to any software or hardware, facilitating enhanced energy purchasing decisions and #boosting operational efficiency. This allows users to stay #independent of their management system and hardware providers. In the e-mobility space, FLEXeCHARGE was founded in 2019 and is a prominent supplier of cutting-edge load and energy #management services. It offers an open platform that interfaces and sits between charge station management systems and #EV #charging gear. FLEXeCHARGE Vireo Ventures Greencode Ventures Christian Rangen Manuel Heckmann Max Brandt To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #flexecharge #funding #eustartup

📢 Exciting News! Introducing Our Weekly Newsletter! 📢 We at TD Ventures are thrilled to officially unveil our brand-new Weekly Newsletter [Fundind Focus] Insights! 🚀 In each edition, you can look forward to: 📰 *Industry News* 💡 *Expert Insights* 🏆 *Success Stories* 📚 *Exclusive Content* 📢 *Company Updates* Here is the first copy of our Weekly Newsletter!! https://lnkd.in/gwVewm65 Fot Past Article Visit- https://lnkd.in/gtePZTGc Thank you for your support and enthusiasm. We are excited to embark on this journey with you, sharing insights that matter. 📧 Get in Touch! 📧 Send your pitch deck to pitch@tdventures.in and visit www.tdventures.in for more information. Let's take your startup to new heights together! #NewsletterLaunch #IndustryInsights #CompanyUpdates #StayInformed #SubscribeNow #startup #funding #investment #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #angelfunding #crowdfunding #startupecosystem #TDVentures #FindIndia #Fundindfocus #StartupFunding #InvestorConnections #GreatUnicornShow #StartupSuccess #PitchYourIdea #FundingOpportunity #Entrepreneurship #StartupJourney #VentureCapital #SeedFunding #CompanyCulture #WinningCulture

🇪🇺 What happened this week in the European startup ecosystem? 🚀 🔍 This week, we focus on startups in the energy sector. Let's explore it together: 🇧🇪 Antwerp-based NON.energy, a sustainable energy startup founded by Bastiaan Benoit and Roel Vaneeckhout, has raised €1.1 million in funding from Birdhouse Ventures and business angels. The startup offers a subscription model for heat pumps and geothermal energy solutions. 🇧🇪 Ghent-based Companion.energy, co-founded by Thomas Vyncke and Jonas Verstraeten, has raised €2.1 million from Übermorgen Ventures, Cavalry Ventures, and others. The startup offers a real-time energy control platform that uses machine learning to analyze energy contracts and operational data. 🇩🇪 Berlin-based trawa, a renewable energy supplier co-founded by David Budde, Max Lüddemann, and Robert Quick, has raised €10 million in a seed round led by Balderton Capital. The round included participation from AENU, Speedinvest, Magnetic, and TinyVC. trawa uses AI-driven solutions to help SMEs manage and optimize energy costs and consumption. 🇩🇪 Berlin-based Caeli Wind GmbH, co-founded by Ben Schlemmermeier and Heiko Alexander Bartels, has raised €11 million in a Series A round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Santander Alternative Investments and HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds. The startup offers an AI-driven platform for assessing and promoting wind energy sites. If you want to know more about this week's rounds visit https://lnkd.in/d5p7rD_S If you want to stay updated on the European rounds, let's connect 👉Davide Marelli👈