# Top 20 Climate Startup Investors in Luxembourg in October 2023

## Volta Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Volta Ventures is a venture capital firm, offering seed & early stage VC for internet & software companies (SaaS) in the Benelux region

## KBC Focus Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Electronics, Semiconductor, Manufacturing

The KBC Focus Fund is a € 50 million venture capital fund that leverages the network of KBC in our investments. As we are an evergreen fund, we always strive for an exit when market conditions are favourable.

## Expon Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Global investor in big ideas with the potential for positive impact & exponential growth

## Finindus
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zelzate, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Industrial, Renewable Energy

Finindus provides early stage financing and growth capital to innovative companies active in the area of materials, material processing and sustainable manufacturing. We are funded by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region and linked to OCAS, the world class metals research center located in Belgium.

## Gérard Schockmel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Gérard Schockmel

## Diane Ries
- Type: Angel
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Diane Ries

## DMA
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Family Office

## Eurefi
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Longwy, Franche-Comte, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Manufacturing, Precious Metals

Eurefi is contributing fully to the development of a new cross- border economic area.

## KBC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

KBC Private Equity - the investment company of KBC Group - provides development capital and finances buy-outs to medium-sized companies in Belgium and in Central and Eastern Europe, KBC's home markets.Boasting an experienced team of 28 people, it has more than 60 active investments in portfolio with a market value in excess of EUR 400million.KBC Private Equity aims to become one of the leading private equity providers on KBC Group's home markets. As an active shareholder with a long-term perspective, KBC Private Equity is involved in taking strategic decisions and providing support to management teams.

## Demeter
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the energy and ecological transition. They invest from 500 K€ to 30 M€ to support companies at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high growth SMEs and infrastructure projects.

## Urban Gillström
- Type: Angel
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Journalism, Social Media

Our CEO Urban is a C-level executive with three decades of global experience in communications, media and technology. He is responsible for taking the vision to action with the Greenworlder team. He is also a senior advisor in business and private equity and business angel with scalable media platform and sustainable start-ups. On his free time,Urban can be found running, cycling, and spending time with his family.https://greenworlder.com/urban-gillstrom/

## Atlantic Bridge
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Atlantic Bridge is a growth equity technology Fund with offices in Dublin, London, Palo Alto, Beijing, and Hong Kong. They focus on Middle Market Technology investments across Europe, with a strong emphasis on a transatlantic business building and investment exit model. We focus on making domain-specific investments in growth-stage companies,specifically in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Visioning, IoT, Big Data, etc.Atlantic Bridge brings together a unique team of technology entrepreneurs, experienced managers, finance professionals, and investment experts. The team contains a wealth of international business experience across Europe, the US, and Asia. They have worked together in various capacities for the last 30 years, bringing a true partnership approach to their firm and their investments. Its investors include the founders, leading institutional investors, and private investors with a track record of investment in successful technology companies.Atlantic Bridge has developed a unique and differentiated strategy that focuses on specific technology themes and the implementation of the “Atlantic Bridge Model” for scaling companies internationally. The “Bridge Model” accelerates the scale-up of technology companies in the US and Chinese markets. This approach is highly differentiated and has delivered strong performance results to date.

## Akiles
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rhode-saint-genèse, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Wellness

Akiles is a Belgian Evergreen Investment Company focussing on Growth Capital. Managed by Christophe Rousseaux, Kurt Huyghe, Laurent Puissant Baeyens and 

## Innovation Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Software

Chemical, Advanced Materials, Cosmetics, Recycling, CleanTech, Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Biosciences

## William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
- Type: Angel
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

William is an experienced engineer with a broad background including forestry, the energy sector and IT start-up ventures. He has a wide experience in taking projects from idea stage through development to launch and all the way to market. In Greenworlder, William has been the driving force behind turning Peter’s vision into reality.https://greenworlder.com/william-ahlefeldt/

## Digital Tech Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Tourism, Health Care, Manufacturing

Digital Tech Fund

## Elisabeth Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Elisabeth Ahlefeldt-Laurvig

## ROC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Family Office

## Andia Shtepani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Andia Shtepani

## Carsten Ullrich
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Sustainability

Carsten Ullrich

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