World Fund
Executive Summary
World Fund is a European climate tech venture capital firm dedicated to financing the transition to a decarbonized global economy. They focus on startups with scalable technologies and significant emissions savings potential, backing founders who see decarbonization as a value driver.
- Invests in key emitting sectors: Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing, Buildings, and Transportation.
- Utilizes a proprietary science-based methodology for assessing Climate Performance Potential (CPP).
- Collaborates with TU Berlin, Project Drawdown, and Project Frame for quantitative and qualitative assessments.
- Emphasizes renewable energy, full material circularity, regenerative systems, and climate & social equity.
Snapshot
| Fund Size | N/A USD |
| Stages Focus | Prototype, Early Revenue, Scaling, Growth, Seed, Series A, Series B |
| Sectors Focus | Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing, Buildings, Transportation |
| Portfolio Size | 4 companies |
Investment Thesis
World Fund's investment thesis revolves around backing startups that contribute to solving the climate crisis across key emitting sectors. They focus on technologies with scalable businesses and significant emissions savings potential.
- Target Founders: Founders who see decarbonisation as a value driver and are building scalable technologies for a regenerative global economy.
- Sectors: Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing, Buildings, and Transportation.
- Stage: Seed to Series B.
- Check Size: Not specified.
- Geography: Europe.
- Deal Criteria: Technologies with significant emissions savings potential and scalable businesses.
Team & Activity
Active team contains 8 members (6 partners, 2 founders).