• 1s1 Energy

  Led · Seed · Oct 2024

  1s1 Energy develops boron-based electrolysers that aim to make green hydrogen affordable, efficient, and scalable. Founded in 2019 by Daniel Sobek, Sukanta Bhattacharyya, Thiago Figueiredo and Prof. T Don Tilley, the company has adapted PEM technology using novel boron-based materials to boost efficiency and durability. Its electrochemical cell design yields more compact and efficient systems targeted at hard-to-abate industries such as steel production. The company announced a $1.4M Seed funding round and separately initiated a $2.3M electrolysis stack project with CEEE-G under Brazil's Aneel P&D program with support from CSN. The seed funds will be used to scale R&D, expand the team, and develop second-generation electrolysers designed to operate at higher temperatures to improve efficiency. Investors named in the article include Faber Ventures and Asiri LLC as leads, with participation from Rumbo Ventures, City Light, and Gibson Lane GmbH. 1s1 Energy is developing all-renewable green hydrogen production using water electrolysers. The company is planning a 300MW/year hydrogen plant that was sanctioned by the European Commission under the Hy2Tech IPCEI. Its electrolysis approach produces hydrogen from H2O with oxygen as the only discharge, and the firm also aims to develop improved materials for hydrogen fuel cells. 1s1 closed a $2.15 million seed round to advance planning and establish a green hydrogen R&D programme. Proceeds will be used to finish planning paperwork for the plant and to lay the foundations for the R&D effort. The Hy2Tech sanction links the project to public underwriting (up to €5.4bn) and expected private-sector funding opportunities (~€8.8bn).

• Morsy

  Participated · Equity · Mar 2023

  IH1 is an equity holding company launched by the Turin-based Mamazen startup studio that invests capital into startups created by the studio. Founded in 2021, IH1 uses Mamazen’s dual-entity startup-studio model to validate ideas and accelerate company creation. The firm plans to deploy capital into new portfolio companies and has recently backed Pelomatto and Parrucchierefacile.it. IH1 has set a goal of raising €10 million over five years (including €3 million in Mamazen) to fund future launches. Financially, IH1 closed a funding round totaling €3.65 million (building on a €1.65 million first close and €750,000 previously raised by Mamazen) and has already invested in startups such as Morsy (€250,000) and Inpoi (€150,000). The team is led by Mamazen CEO Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi alongside experienced entrepreneurs and investors.

• Proof of Impact

  Participated · Series A · Aug 2022

  Led by CEO Fleur Heyns, Proof of Impact provides a digital product toolset that enables purpose-driven investors, asset managers, enterprises, consultants and other institutions to collect, verify and visualize ESG and impact data. The platform translates raw ESG and impact data into granular insights and contextual analysis to help clients understand and fulfill impact- and ESG-related objectives and tie verified impact to financial performance. Proof of Impact operates across more than 30 industries and serves a client base of over 100 companies spanning six continents. The company plans to expand its impact-linked finance solutions and accelerate go-to-market efforts focused on private credit and private equity fund managers. It also intends to further extend its core offering by incorporating blockchain-based innovations in the form of proprietary impact oracles. Proof of Impact provides a suite of digital products to collect, verify, and visualize ESG and impact data to draw granular insights and intelligence. The company is based in San Diego and is led by CEO Fleur Heyns. It plans to use new funding to accelerate and enhance its core product offerings and to hire additional talent. This year Proof of Impact expanded its client base and reported Annual Recurring Revenue growth at a 40% monthly compounded rate. The company increased total contract values by 65x from the prior year and doubled headcount to 15 employees. Hiring has focused across engineering, product, sales, and marketing. Proof of Impact is an Amsterdam-based, blockchain-powered marketplace founded in 2017 by Fleur Heyns that enables donors and impact investors to donate or invest directly into measurable impact outcomes. The platform allows impact implementers (NGOs, companies and initiatives) to deliver verifiable impact events at an individual level and sell them directly to buyers. All verified impact events are mapped to the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The company aims to securitize proven impact and offer liquid impact investment products and portfolios supported by blockchain technology to mobilize diversified capital. Proof of Impact intends to use the new funding to continue its growth trajectory and execute its securitization strategy to bring proven-impact products to global capital markets. The POI marketplace was scheduled to launch in the Netherlands in Q1 2020.

No current team members are available.