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EUVCVC | E529 | EUVC Impact Highlights: A New Era of Climate Tech VC—with Fabian HeilemannWelcome to the Impact Highlight series, powered by EUVC, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture.This week, August Solliv is joined by Fabian Heilemann, founding partner at AENU, a climate-focused Article 9 fund reshaping what institutional-grade impact investing looks like in Europe.A former serial entrepreneur turned VC heavyweight, Fabian spent nearly a decade at Earlybird before launching AENU alongside his brother. Today, he leads a €170M early-stage climate tech fund with one clear mission: backing ventures that can decarbonize at gigaton scale.In this episode, we dive into Fabian’s jo...2025-07-2346 min
The European VCFabian Heilemann on Reinventing Venture to Solve the Climate CrisisWelcome to the Impact Highlight series, powered by EUVC, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture.This week, August Solliv is joined by Fabian Heilemann, founding partner at AENU, a climate-focused Article 9 fund reshaping what institutional-grade impact investing looks like in Europe.A former serial entrepreneur turned VC heavyweight, Fabian spent nearly a decade at Earlybird before launching AENU alongside his brother. Today, he leads a €170M early-stage climate tech fund with one clear mission: backing ventures that can decarbonize at gigaton scale.In this episode, we dive into Fa...2025-07-2346 min
EUVCVC | E517 | Jacqueline van den Ende & Dougie Sloan on rewiring capital for climate impact and making everyday investors part of the solutionWelcome to a new episode of the EUVC Impact Highlight, where we bring you the people and perspectives pushing the boundaries of purpose-driven venture. This week, August Solliv sits down with Dougie Sloan, Managing Director, Impact Venture at Better Society Capital, and Jacqueline van den Ende, Co-founder & CEO of Carbon Equity, to explore how we unlock billions for climate action by rethinking the very architecture of venture capital.Together, they dive into how Carbon Equity is turning everyday citizens into climate LPs, why “retail” doesn’t mean amateur, and how tech, transparency, and trust can finally bring impact invest...2025-07-0955 min
The European VCEmma Steele & Emily Trant on building ventures where profit and purpose scale togetherWelcome to the Impact Highlight series, powered by EUVC, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture.This week, August Solliv is joined by Emma Steele (Partner at Ascension) and Emily Trant (Head of Impact at Wagestream), two of the most vocal champions for mission-aligned tech in Europe.In this episode, we explore the nuances of building and backing commercial businesses that generate genuine social value. Emma and Emily reflect on where the commercial model does work for impact, where it doesn’t, and why intent matters as much as outcomes....2025-07-0251 min
EUVCVC | E479 | Cyril Gouiffès on What It Takes to Be a Real Impact Fund ManagerIn this episode, August Solliv and Douglas Sloan speak with Cyril Gouiffès, Head of Social Impact Investments at the European Investment Fund (EIF), to explore what distinguishes authentic impact fund managers from the growing crowd. From team composition and investment discipline to LP expectations and impact integrity, Cyril shares a candid perspective shaped by years of experience at the intersection of public capital and private markets.Together, they unpack what EIF looks for when backing emerging impact managers, why team dynamics matter more than ever, and how the market can defend against “impact washing” as the sector mature...2025-05-301h 07
Impact SupportersCan impact VC solve climate adaptation needs?, interview w. Christian Hernandez (2150) 🧐Greetings to 3k+ Impact Supporters! 🌍 It’s August Solliv 👋 Today’s article and podcast are part of The Impact Highlight Series - a podcast series that I run with EUVC (Andreas Munk Holm) and ImpactVC/Better Society Capital (Douglas Sloan & Ellie Broad) where we are starting with 10 interviews with some of the most prolific impact investors in Europe. In this series, I don’t write a full article as you have been used to, but you get all the show notes from the interviewee below 🥳Christian shares how 2150 is building its strategy around deployment readiness—bridging the chasm between ear...2025-05-1544 min
Impact SupportersLaunching The Impact Highlight Series 🥳 Interview w. Niklas Adalberth (Founder of Norrsken & Klarna)Greetings to 3k+ Impact Supporters! 🌍 It’s August Solliv 👋 Today I am happy to announce my new podcast series, The Impact Highlight Series! At Impact Supporters, we have joined forces with EUVC (Andreas Munk Holm) and ImpactVC/Better Society Capital (Douglas Sloan & Ellie Broad) to launch a new podcast series truly dedicated to impact VC. We start with 10 interviews with some of the most prolific impact investors in Europe. They are:* "the founder of the largest impact VC in Europe"* "the LP who has deployed most tickets in impact VC"* "the investor...2025-04-1646 min
Impact SupportersLaunching the Impact Supporters podcastGreetings to 3k+ Impact Supporters! 🌍 It’s August Solliv 👋 Today I am happy to announce the Impact Supporters podcast! The first episodes will be released in April. On the channel, you will find two types of episodes:* Impact Supporters episode that I organize, record, and host on my own* Impact Highlight Series episodes - which is a bi-weekly series that we have launched with friends at EUVC and Better Society Capital - and in which Dougie Sloan sometimes is a co-hostHope you like the new format and will listen along! ...2025-04-1300 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastWhen VC Meets Nonprofit - Marion Schuppe (makesense)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***While traditional VC prioritizes financial returns, makesense invest is proving that social and environmental impact can be at the core of investing, without sacrificing performance. Marion Schuppe, an Investment Director at makesense Invest, joins the podcast to discuss their unique model that integrates a VC fund inside a non-profit. In this episode, we cover:* How makesense balances nonprofit with venture capital* Raising a first-time impact fund: lessons from securing LP commitments* Why their team takes zero carried interest, and where...2025-02-2053 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastImpact assessment matters less than you think – Raphaele Leyendecker (Techstars)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Raphaele Leyendecker, a Managing Director at Techstars Sustainability Paris, where she has invested in 70+ climate tech startups, joins the podcast to discuss early-stage impact assessment and the french ecosystem as it compares to the global landscape. In this episode, we discuss:* Why early-stage impact assessment is often a myth* The biggest challenge for climate startups in France* How investors should really measure impact* The role of technological readiness levels (TRLs) in deep tech investing* How France’s...2025-02-1351 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastInvesting €300M in climate-tech that can sell to climate deniers - Tim Schumacher (World Fund, Ecosia)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Tim Schumacher, General Partner at World Fund, joins the podcast to share insights on building Europe's largest climate-tech VC and what it takes to back companies that even climate deniers would buy from.In our conversation, we explore:* World Fund's investment and fundraising strategy* Assessing startups with the climate performance potential (CPP) * Climate-tech that can sell to climate deniers * The founding of Ecosia* … and more!***TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction01:22 Tim's Jo...2025-02-0458 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastLessons from cleantech 1.0 - August Solliv (Impact Supporters)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***August Solliv, a former climate VC, and author of the newsletter Impact Supporters joins the podcast to dive into the learnings from the first wave of cleantech startups and what it means for today’s climate-tech companies.In our conversation, we explore:* The reasons behind the rise and fall of Cleantech 1.0* The lessons learned for Climate Tech today.* The future of Climate Tech investments* ...and more! ***TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Defining Cleantech 1.0 0...2025-01-2852 min
Reactor PodcastClimate Startups - new bubble Interview with August Solliv - Impact Supporters Author - EP 007Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon !Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGkFind the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron Guest PresentationAugust is a consultant at Deloitte during the day. Working on strategy projects within sustainability, insurance, and consumer products.At night, he is the author of Impact Supports newsletter about impact VC...2024-06-2256 min