SlateVC

France

Series A

About SlateVC

First-time pan-European climate growth fund co-founded by Eventbrite co-founder. Hit €132M first close backed by EIF, Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas. Already invested in Fairmat and Resourcify.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Circular Economy

Climate Sustainability

Energy Tech

Enterprise Software

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European Series A+ ClimateTech founders with billion-dollar ambition

ClimateTech

Growth-Stage

Europe

Series A+

Circularity

Bullish Signals

€130M Fund I raised, EIF as LPexternal

Operator GP with $300M exit track recordexternal

Portfolio includes Fairmat (carbon fiber recycling)external

GP has 11 years operator board experiencelinkedin

Exit discussion embedded from day onelinkedin

Renaud Visage: Eventbrite $1B+ IPO operatorexternal

Dual founder expertise: scale ops + climate visionexternal

Growth-stage focus, urgent capital gaps in Europeexternal

Specialist climate funds outperform generalists long-termlinkedin

Rare European founder-turned-climate-VC with unicorn pedigreelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Fund I only — no track record yetexternal

Narrow ClimateTech focus limits deal flowexternal

GP admits high FOMO cost as new investorlinkedin

Founder Do's

Show path to cost parity, not green premium

Be exit-aware from day one

Operate in energy or circular economy

Build in Europe with scale potential

Prepare strong equity stories & exit paths

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch green premium pricing models

Don't avoid exit conversation

Don't lack growth-stage readiness

Key GPs & Partners

Clément Buyse

Founding Partner

operator-turned-investorexit-focusedboard-experienced

Renaud Visage

Founding Partner

scale-operatorunicorn-buildergrowth-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€132M

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Key People

Renaud Visage, Sébastien Léger

Clément BuyseFounding Partner

Renaud VisageFounding Partner

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