Climate Change. Plastic Pollution. Water shortages.
Planet A Ventures supports founders tackling the world‘s largest environmental problems.
We provide early stage funding and mentoring to highly scalable impact companies – while measuring and forecasting the positive ecological impact of a start-up as our central metric of success.
Three pillars, one goal:
Change
Impact Forecasting
We help start-ups to scientifically quantify and predict the positive ecological impact of their business-model.
Planet A network
We give founders access to a unique mentoring network of experienced, serial entrepreneurs, and proven experts.
Funding
We provide early-stage funding to accelerate impact and growth.
Enable scientific
insight
Empower entrepreneurial
Action
We believe in close collaboration of entrepreneurs and scientists to change our economy for the better of our planet.
Without scientific insight, even the best entrepreneurs are blinded towards the true ecological impact of their business.
This is why we have a full-fledged scientific team committed to calculating Life Cycle Assessments: this allows us to not only evaluate the GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions involved, but also to determine plastic, water, and land use footprints. Our approach enables entrepreneurs with the insight to scientifically quantify, visualize and forecast the environmental effects of their product or service.
This knowledge empowers founders to make sustainable and strategic decisions. Such knowledge also allows investors to understand the impact of every Euro they have invested into early-stage start-ups.
With great power comes
Great Responsibility
Our Planet desperately needs an economy that operates within its environmental boundaries. And let’s be frank: We have about ten years left to radically change our economy.
Reinventing our economy to work within planetary boundaries is a major global challenge. It will take entrepreneurial action, scientific ingenuity, political stamina, and individual sacrifice to achieve it.
Especially venture capital has great power to influence the future of markets and entire industries: Tomorrow’s economy is based on today’s investment decisions. And we think it’s time for venture capital firms to take their planetary responsibilities.
This is why we at Planet A Ventures work hard to advance an economy that serves the people and our planet. We support start-ups taking action and spearheading change with capital as well as knowledge.
By Founders for Founders
Planet A Ventures is founded by founders for founders. Our team and the Planet A Network give every venture unique access to the knowledge and experience of like-minded successful entrepreneurs, scientists, and business experts.
Team
Fridtjof Detzner, GP
Planet A Network, Start-up Support and Vision
Christian Schad, GP
Finance, Governance and Compliance
Lena Thiede, GP
Impact Measuring, Impact Forecasting
Tobias Seikel, GP
Dealflow, Start-up Support & HR
Nick de la Forge, GP
Investor Relations & Dealflow
Dr. Benedikt Buchspieß (PhD), Scientist
Impact Assessment, LCA Development
Helmut Söhler, Venture Partner
Planet A Network, Fundraising
Andrei Dinu, Design Advisor
Product Design & UX
Christian Riedel, Storytelling Advisor
Storytelling & BrandingPortfolio
WILDPLASTIC
Mission: Avoid new plastic and recover and reuse plastic waste.
Wildplastic produces and sells trash bags made from 100% recycled and wild plastic. Our Impact Assessment shows: The WILDBAG saves up to 69% CO2e compared to an average bag made from virgin plastic.
Mentors
Benjamin Adrion
Founder Viva con Agua
Jakob Berndt
Co-founder Tomorrow, Co-founder Lemonaid
Iris Braun
Co-founder & CPO share
Nicola Breyer
CCO Optiopay & former Head of Growth Paypal
Christian Dereser
Founder CheckMyBus, Co-founder financeAds
Hubert Deutsch
CEO Feinguss Blank & former CFO Liebherr
Wilfried Gilrath
former CEO Lichtblick
Achim Hensen
Co-founder Purpose Economy
Matthias Henze
Co-founder & CEO Jimdo
Lars Jessen
Film director and producer
Paul Kupfer
CEO soulbottles
Brigitte Mohn
Managing Director, Sunrise Capital GmbH
Jörg Pannenbäcker
Systemic Coaching & Consulting for New Work
Sven-Oliver Pink
Founder FOND OF
Jan Plambeck
CEO purefood
Henrike Schlottmann
MD Project Together
Rolf Schrömgens
Co-Founder Trivago
Christian Springub
Co-founder & COO Dance, Co-founder Jimdo
Philipp Westermeyer
Founder & CEO OMR