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First Imagine!

Quadrant House, Floor 6, 4 Thomas More Square, London, England, E1W 1YW, United Kingdom

Overview

Investment firm supporting disruptive energy transition technologies.

Founded

2016

Deals · 12mo

4

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Belgium
France
Germany
Israel
...

Sector focus

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Battery
Clean Energy
Energy Storage
...

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Zymofix
Oct 2026Led
$7 MSeries A
Solar Materials
Apr 2026Participated
$23 MSeries B
IBI Ag
Nov 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
HotGreen Solutions
Oct 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
NeoEarth
Sep 2025Led
$1 MOther Equity
Dryad Networks
Oct 2024Led
$7 MOther Equity
Solar Materials
Mar 2023Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Lumenaza
Jun 2021Led
$8 MSeries B
Voltaware
Jul 2018Participated
$3 MSeries A
Zymofix
Oct 2026Led
$7 MSeries A
Solar Materials
Apr 2026Participated
$23 MSeries B
IBI Ag
Nov 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
HotGreen Solutions
Oct 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
NeoEarth
Sep 2025Led
$1 MOther Equity
Dryad Networks
Oct 2024Led
$7 MOther Equity
Solar Materials
Mar 2023Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Lumenaza
Jun 2021Led
$8 MSeries B
Voltaware
Jul 2018Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

First Imagine!: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
First Imagine!: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A12
Series B11
Other Equity21

Monthly Deal Activity

First Imagine!: 9 deals are recorded across 100 months.All available history.
First Imagine!: 9 deals are recorded across 100 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

First Imagine!: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

First Imagine!: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences6
Clean Energy & Sustainability6
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Hardware & Robotics2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Marketing & Advertising1
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1
AI & Machine Learning1
Food & Agriculture1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Social & Community Platforms1

Deal Size Distribution

First Imagine!: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

First Imagine!: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

First Imagine!: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (8 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

First Imagine!: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (8 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe8
Israel1
First Imagine!: 20 co-investors are shown, with bmp Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

First Imagine!: 20 co-investors are shown, with bmp Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
bmp Ventures2
Almanac Ventures1
Bandera Capital1
BP Ventures1
Climate Club1
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners1
Consensus Business Group1
Contrarian Ventures1
Corteva1
EIC Fund1
Empirical Ventures1
European Regional Development Fund1
Future Energy Ventures1
High-Tech Grunderfonds1
IBB Ventures1
IBG Sachsen-Anhalt1
Iron Nation1
Israeli Innovation Authority1
Katapult1
NEW KRAFTWERK Technology1

Investment Strategy

First Imagine!: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation.All available history.
First Imagine!: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led444%
Participating556%
First Imagine!: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics.All available history.
First Imagine!: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead375%
Co-led125%

Team

Alexander Starchenko

Managing Partner

Boris Dorin