Introducing Planet A’s Diversity & Inclusion Policy: Diversity is not compliance, but business-critical. A huge share of talented people are still excluded from venture capital, and our planet just can’t afford that. Venture capital has the potential to change our economy. It is one of the most powerful levers to…

Carbon Re is on a mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industries. By leveraging AI technologies they are able to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions — starting with the highly pollutive cement industry. Here’s why we decided to join them on their journey. Energy-intensive industries such as cement…

Current approaches to defossilise our planet won’t be enough — it’s time to complement CO2 reduction with CO2 elimination. That is why we decided to back 44.01. While many of our current approaches focus on reducing emissions, new technologies can help us remove existing CO2 from our atmosphere. The latest…

Plastic challenges in the packaging industry are steadily growing. But the innovation process for sustainable alternatives still lacks the necessary acceleration and capital. one • fıve offers companies a fully integrated research and development approach to create market-ready packaging solutions in record time — and we’re here for it. Plastic is still on the rise Before…

What an economy within planetary boundaries will look like remains to be seen, but what is already clear is that it needs a lot more electrical power. Using ultra-deep geothermal energy might be a silver bullet to mass-scaling base-load renewable energy today, not only in 20 years. It is hard…

Why Planet A invested in C1 — Using quantum chemistry, C1 has patented a groundbreaking innovation that makes green methanol economically viable and allows for decentralized plants. Here is why we invested. Did you know that methanol is one of the most important alcohols in the world? With about 110 million tons per year, it is one…

Why Planet A Ventures invested in goodcarbon — With their investment and trading platform, goodcarbon is connecting nature-based climate solutions to capital. Using blockchain technology, they address the current supply problems of voluntary carbon markets. Here is why we invested. The latest IPCC report highlights a powerful and largely untapped solution to stem the climate crisis: nature. More…

Why Planet A Ventures partners with Ineratec To meet international climate targets we need rapid and comprehensive emission reductions across the energy, industry, and transport sector. Green hydrogen and other synthetic energy carriers will play a role in this transition. That is why we are happy to partner with INERATEC. INERATEC, a spin-off company from Karlsruhe Institute…

Why we invested in an e-bike subscription company Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions. Passenger vehicles contribute almost half of that. In the past we have equated mobility with building more roads for ever more cars which resulted in a range of unintended adverse effects, namely pollution and congestion. The International Energy Agency expects…