Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Flox Intelligence builds ‘physical AI’ platforms that combine real-time sensing, embedded systems, bioacoustics, and applied wildlife science to influence animal behavior and keep wildlife away from critical infrastructure. Its first commercial product, Edge, evolved from KTH Royal Institute of Technology research and has been field-validated for five years in harsh, low-connectivity environments. The system is already deployed at airports, rail corridors, roads, industrial sites, and agricultural and urban settings, logging more than 60,000 wildlife events across 27 species and demonstrating measurable reductions in wildlife presence. Current customers and partners include the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gerald R. Ford International Airport, WWF, KWS Group, Boliden, and Alstom. Each deployment feeds data back into a growing biodiversity intelligence layer, strengthening future implementations and creating a non-lethal wildlife dataset. With new funding, the company plans to accelerate commercial rollouts across the U.S. and Canada and meet rising international demand. Flox Intelligence operates from a growing New York headquarters and positions itself as a scalable, less-than-lethal alternative to traditional fencing, pyrotechnics, and culling methods.

Led · Seed · Feb 2026

Founded in 2024 by Ruth Bosse in Munich, Ark Climate builds a software platform that delivers data analyses, integrated collaboration tools and AI-driven recommendations for municipal climate action. The product aggregates and models emissions data, enabling local governments to track progress toward climate-neutral goals. Currently, 43 German municipalities use the platform, demonstrating early market traction. The company employs 12 people and plans to grow its headcount as it scales. With the new capital, Ark Climate aims to deepen its presence across Germany and enhance its emission data and AI models. The focus on advanced analytics positions the company to become a core infrastructure layer for municipal climate strategies. No revenue figures were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2025

Plentify builds an AI-powered home-energy management system that combines in-house-designed hardware, firmware and data-science models to shift and optimise when appliances such as electric water heaters, batteries and pool pumps draw power. Its analytical, optimisation and predictive models detect faulty appliances, determine ideal on/off cycles and forecast solar generation and demand, respectively. The company already manages close to 100 MWh of distributed water heaters and batteries, creating what it calls a large virtual power plant in partnership with Balwin Properties, Conlog and Wetility. All devices are manufactured in South Africa by Plentify’s full-stack engineering team, which includes alumni from Google, Tesla Energy, NASA and other leading firms. With chronic load-shedding driving a subsidy-free rooftop-solar boom at home, Plentify is now preparing pilot projects in the UK, Australia and Brazil that will run for two to three months. The fresh capital from its Series A round brings its total funding to almost $15 million and will accelerate adoption in South Africa’s property, solar and utility sectors while supporting international expansion efforts.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Sizable Energy is commercializing an offshore version of pumped-storage hydropower that places two sealed, flexible reservoirs—one floating on the surface and one fixed on the seabed—connected by a tube housing reversible turbines. Cheap electricity drives the turbines as pumps, moving dense brine to the upper reservoir; when power is needed, the heavier saltwater falls, spinning the turbines to generate electricity. Each 100-metre segment can support a 6–7 MW generator, and deeper water sites offer greater storage capacity. By manufacturing identical modules for deployment in seas at least 500 m deep, the company expects to reach costs of roughly €20 per kilowatt-hour, about one-tenth the cost of grid-scale batteries. The technology pairs naturally with offshore wind farms that can share transmission infrastructure but can also connect to any coastal grid. Sizable has validated small-scale models in wave tanks and off Reggio Calabria, Italy, and is now installing a floating pilot ahead of a full demonstration plant. Commercial projects are targeted for 2026 at multiple global sites. The company has raised $8 million to fund these development milestones.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Founded in 2022 in Madrid, Clevergy develops a cloud-based energy management platform used by Spanish utilities and their residential customers. The software lets households monitor consumption in real time, optimise solar self-production, and remotely manage devices such as EV chargers, batteries, and heat pumps. For energy suppliers, the system integrates these distributed assets into their operations, preparing them for emerging flexibility markets. Clevergy reports that its growth tripled last year and that the platform is already deployed in hundreds of thousands of homes. With fresh capital, the company plans to scale its offering across Europe and cement a leadership position in the continent’s digital energy transition. The startup has previously attracted attention as one of Spain’s fastest-growing ClimateTech firms and was earlier highlighted among Madrid’s top emerging companies.