In the venture capital world, startups are frequently asked about their funding stage. This is a question with only a few possible answers, such as “Seed”, “Series A” or “Series B”, all referring to stages in the startup funding cycle. According to conventional wisdom, one can understand the current state…

Lately, we’ve noticed a lot of start-ups using containers for reasons other than shipping. Containers are being used to house laboratory equipment, office space and even small-scale farms. …

Navigating the Landscape of First-Of-A-Kind Plants of Climate Tech Innovations — If you’re a climate tech company just starting out, you might have heard about the term first-of-a-kind or FOAK. FOAKs are a major milestone for climate tech companies. They’re an important step in bridging the gap between ideas and actual, commercial technology. But taking that step can be daunting, especially…

Just over a month ago, the European Commission announced the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP), a €270 billion scheme to incentivise climate tech companies into staying in the EU. The GDIP was widely considered the EU’s answer to the US’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and many groups began comparing the…

At Extantia, we negotiate investments with founders on a daily basis. We are regularly surprised at how well entrepreneurs these days are well-versed in complex venture capital language and terms. Founders easily incorporate terminology like liquidation preference, anti-dilution, and bad or good leaver events into their lexicons. …

It’s been nearly six months since President Biden signed the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act, setting aside about $370 billion in available funding for climate change and clean energy. Now, the European Union has caught up, announcing the new Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP). …

It’s no secret that aviation is a major contributor to the climate crisis. Globally, flying causes about 2.4% of all carbon dioxide emissions. This might not sound like a lot at first, but if aviation were a country, it would be the sixth-highest emitting nation in the world. In the…

These days everybody is talking about the EU’s energy dependence on Russian gas. In 2021, the European Union imported 155 billion cubic metres of natural gas from Russia, accounting for almost 40% of its total gas consumption. …

Modern Electron aims to reduce the carbon footprint of homes, buildings, and industries currently heated with gas. They count Bill Gates as one of their co-founders. Gas, despite high CO2 emissions, will stay the primary source of heating in the next decades. More than half of all energy consumption in…