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World Fund publishes inaugural white paper - funding gap threatens Europe's pioneering role in climate tech start-ups

Introducing our new World Fund look – bolder and braver, more suitable for ‘those entrepreneurs’ on a mission to tackle the climate crisis

Leading venture investors form global alliance to build net zero businesses from day zero

Battery recycling startup cylib raises €8m seed extension round to accelerate plans for new recycling factory

PropTech aedifion raises €12 million Series A to substantially cut energy usage across the built environment

SunRoof raises €13.5 million growth round extension to bring its pioneering solar roof system to more homeowners worldwide

Customcells raises €60 million Series A led by World Fund to advance push into battery technology for e-aviation

InvestEU: EIF invests €50 million into climate tech VC World Fund

Treecard raises $23 million in Series A funding to build the environmental super app to enable more sustainable lifestyles

World Fund joins forces with Prime Coalition on Project Frame (Frame) to bring transparency and accountability to climate tech investing

UK Environment Agency Pension Fund invests in World Fund to support next-generation climate solutions at scale

European quantum computing leader IQM raises €128m led by World Fund to combat the climate crisis

AI-powered grocery ordering platform Freshflow raises €1.7m to save retailers time, money and stock

Space Forge - Europe's fastest growing space tech startup - raises record-breaking $10.2M seed round

Juicy Marbles raises $4.5 million to bring the world’s first premium plant-based, whole cut meat alternatives to market

New climate tech investor World Fund launches €350m fund to support the next generation of founders focused on the climate crisis

Introducing our new World Fund look – bolder and braver, more suitable for ‘those entrepreneurs’ on a mission to tackle the climate crisis

Battery recycling startup cylib raises €8m seed extension round to accelerate plans for new recycling factory

PropTech aedifion raises €12 million Series A to substantially cut energy usage across the built environment

Customcells raises €60 million Series A led by World Fund to advance push into battery technology for e-aviation

AI-powered grocery ordering platform Freshflow raises €1.7m to save retailers time, money and stock

Treecard raises $23 million in Series A funding to build the environmental super app to enable more sustainable lifestyles

European quantum computing leader IQM raises €128m led by World Fund to combat the climate crisis

Juicy Marbles raises $4.5 million to bring the world’s first premium plant-based, whole cut meat alternatives to market

Space Forge - Europe's fastest growing space tech startup - raises record-breaking $10.2M seed round

SunRoof raises €13.5 million growth round extension to bring its pioneering solar roof system to more homeowners worldwide

New climate tech investor World Fund launches €350m fund to support the next generation of founders focused on the climate crisis

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We help to decarbonise the global economy.

As a climate tech VC, we are driven by tackling the climate crisis and only invest in technologies with scalable businesses and significant emissions savings potential. We support startups from early to growth stage, focusing on Energy, Food and Agriculture, Manufacturing, Buildings, and Mobility.

Entrepreneurs who understand decarbonisation as a value driver are whom we back; those who think big, act macro; those who build tech for a regenerative world.

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Biographies

Daria Saharova
Managing Partner World Fund
Daria Saharova, born in Riga, is a founding partner of the World Fund. She has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor and was awarded the German Startup Award as the best investor by the German Startups Association in 2020.

Daria is an expert advisor to the European Commission and maintains a close relationship with international industry thought leaders as co-founder of the think tank 1E9 Denkfabrik.
Danijel Višević  
Managing Partner World Fund
Danijel Višević is a recognised climate tech thought leader investing in startups with significant climate performance potential. Before founding World Fund, he worked for Project A, one of Europe's most successful VC funds.

He also was co-responsible for the audio-visual appearance of Angela Merkel and has a background in journalism, focussing on climate tech, startups and venture capital.
Tim Schumacher
Managing Partner World Fund
Tim Schumacher is one of Europe’s foremost entrepreneurs and investors. He co-founded the world’s largest domain marketplace Sedo.com in 2001 before founding Eyeo - the makers of Adblock Plus.

He has also invested in companies such as Ecosia, gridX, Zolar, Pachama and CarbonCloud and won Best Male Investor by the German Startups Association in 2020.

He joined World Fund as a general partner to further his personal mission to back startups that will help tackle the climate crisis.
Craig Douglas  
Partner World Fund
Craig Douglas has been investing in climate tech companies over the past 10 years at one of Europe’s longest-running climate funds, SET Ventures, where he specialized in energy, the built environment and transportation.

Craig has pioneered ESG and Impact in the venture community after creating a leading ESG framework in 2012, as well as co-designing a model which links impact to fund performance and compensation in 2018, which is now used by over 30 funds. Craig is also an advisor to the EU Commission on Energy.
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