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Future Energy Ventures Fund II

Geography: Germany
Stage: Series A
Fund size: €205M
Focus: Climate & Sustainability and Energy Tech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Future Energy Ventures Fund II

Berlin-based second fund at €235M total (main fund €205M + €30M Italy vehicle). Backs ~20-25 Series A/B startups in digital energy transition technologies.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Climate & Sustainability

Energy Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Series A+ software founder, energy-digital intersection, proven PMF, Europe/USA/Israel focus

electrification-orchestration

digital-energy-SaaS

grid-intelligence

AI-infrastructure-coordination

energy-resilience

software-defined-energy

frontier-tech-intersection

industrial-decarbonisation

smart-mobility-V2X

buildings-energy-producers

energy-market-complexity

distributed-energy-systems

Bullish Signals

€235M Fund II closed, exceeding initial €205M targetwebsite

Led Pstryk €7M Series A, Poland's leading dynamic-pricing energy-techwebsite

Participated GridCARE $64M Series A led by Sutter Hill/John Doerrwebsite

Led Reel €15M Series A — European power market OSwebsite

10+ strategic corporate LP partnerships driving deal flowwebsite

AI energy is coordination problem, software-solvable — not supply-constrainedinsights

Data center electricity demand could hit 60% US load by 2030insights

Electrification + orchestration: core thesis for decade aheadwebsite

Series A: €1–5M ticket; Series B+: €5–10M typical rangewebsite

Board seat + mentoring + integrated collaboration platform standardwebsite

10-year impact track record: power Europe's energy transition convictionwebsite

Strategic partners span Asia, North America, Middle East, Europe globallywebsite

Portfolio includes Pstryk, Reel, Solarize — proven scaling capabilitywebsite

Extended LP ecosystem: CLP, Sabanci, Zorlu, Borusan, MTR, ISA, Inci ABN AMROwebsite

Core belief: future energy defined by decentralized, software-defined systemswebsite

Rooted in energy industry; invests across intersections beyond sector boundarieswebsite

Focus areas: Future of Cities, Energy, Technologies — strategic claritywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Lead role case-by-case; co-lead not guaranteedwebsite

Explicitly rejects capex-heavy infrastructure; software-only preferredwebsite

Board seat required — high governance involvement expectedwebsite

Energy-market complexity understanding mandatory; vague pitches rejectedwebsite

Non-energy adjacency unlikely — energy-centric thesis non-negotiablewebsite

Founder Do's

Pitch software-led, asset-light business models with rapid geo-scalability

Demonstrate proven PMF, clear customer demand, Series A+ readiness

Show electrification + orchestration angle — intersection of energy & digital

Target energy, mobility, buildings, industry or digital infrastructure intersections

Align with strategic LP network (E.ON, AEP, Shell, TEPCO, Deutsche Telekom, BASF, Bosch, CLP, ESB, EDP, Origin, Philips, Total, KELAG, ISA, Sabanci, Zorlu, Borusan, MTR, Inci, ABN AMRO)

Address AI energy coordination as software problem, not supply problem

Build platforms that help manage complexity, improve resilience, unlock new value

Founder Don'ts

Avoid capex-heavy, hardware-centric infrastructure plays

Do not pitch without clear energy-market complexity understanding

Avoid pre-Series A or weak PMF traction

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€205M

Saves1

Website

People

Key People

Future Energy Ventures

Future Energy Ventures TeamGeneral Partner

Anna TrendewiczPartner

Patrick ElftmannPartner

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