First Momentum Ventures

🎤 Meet our Head of Platform, Lena Späth, at tomorrow’s webinar hosted by Getro 🤝: Unlock the VC Playbook: How Top Firms Scale Platform with a Personal Touch 💡 Lena will, together with James Wright, Talent Manager at Seedcamp, share insights into how VCs support their startups, how they build communities, and the secrets to platform strategies. 👉 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and connect if you’re passionate about #startups, #vcplatform, or #venturecapital. 📅 Date: November 26th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:00 PM CET

We are happy to welcome Lukas Thiele to our team! 🎉 Lukas joins us from Nova School of Business and Economics, where he finished his Master's in Impact Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He has previous experience with Concular and TechQuartier and is excited about working with the most visionary founders in the European tech ecosystem. "I was stunned by the founding story, the team backgrounds, and the technologies funded. Each of them made me wonder what is even possible. Collaborating and learning about our planet side by side with inventors and scientists is so inspiring." Lukas supports First Momentum Ventures with our Venture Scout community, assists our portfolio companies in growing their ventures, diving into tech trends, and amplifying our message to collaborate and learn together. We are delighted to have you on board, Lukas! 🚀 👉 If you want to join one of Europe's most active Deep Tech VCs, apply as an intern (link in the comments). #firstmomentum #team #vcnews #vcjobs #vcplatform

What’s Next for the Future of the Energy Grid? ⚡ The path toward a sustainable future relies heavily on modernizing our grid infrastructure, especially as we drive the energy transition forward. Energy production, largely fossil-based, drives 73% of global emissions. A resilient grid is crucial as we electrify and embrace renewables. Chloe Coates from Zero Carbon Capital shared her insights on grid technologies and investment opportunities during one of our community industry briefings. 👉 If you’d like to catch the full discussion, check out the YouTube video here: https://lnkd.in/gc_Vua38 🔥 Key Takeaways on Modernizing the Grid 🔥 ⚡ Challenges Ahead With the rise of decentralized renewable energy sources, the grid now has to handle bidirectional power flows as consumers also become producers. This increased complexity, coupled with aging infrastructure, cyber threats, and extreme weather events, calls for swift advancements. 💡 Key Hardware Innovations Leading the Way - Doubling the line capacity by reconductoring (CTC Global, VEIR, Nexans, SuperNode Ltd). - Reducing energy waste through energy storage (Altris AB, LiNa Energy, Form Energy, Ore Energy, Malta Inc, KRAFTBLOCK). - Managing new bidirectional loads with advanced transformers (IONATE, Oktogrid, Solid State Power LLC, Amperesand). Interested in Energy and ClimateTech? Make sure to check First Momentum Ventures' inspiring portfolio companies TURN2X, Gauss Fusion, and HeyCharge. 👉 For more deep dives and industry insights, follow First Momentum Ventures on LinkedIn! #EnergyTransition #GridInnovation #RenewableEnergy #Decarbonization #AdvancedMaterials #EnergyStorage #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #zerocarboncapital #firstmomentum

🌊 Exciting news from our portfolio company, Brineworks! Last week, they launched their first pilot project in Gran Canaria! In partnership with the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias and DESAL+ Living Lab, Brineworks is showcasing its breakthrough electrolyzer technology. The mission? To provide sustainable, affordable, and abundant CO2 for e-fuels and permanent carbon removal. This pilot marks a pivotal milestone in demonstrating how Direct Ocean Capture can contribute to decarbonization on a global scale. Congratulations to founders Joseph Perryman, Gudfinnur Sveinsson, and the entire Brineworks team for this incredible achievement! #Brineworks #DeepTech #ClimateTech #CO2Removal #CarbonRemoval #FirstMomentum

🚀 81% Conversion Boost with ContextSDK's Real-World Context Experiment for Wizz! Timing is everything, especially in mobile engagement. Our latest case study with Wizz, a key app of the Voodoo portfolio connecting young adults, shows how Context Decision transformed user engagement with precision timing. By delivering prompts at the perfect moment, we unlocked remarkable results: 💜 81% lift in conversion rate with optimized timing for in-app offers 📈 20% boost in Lifetime Value (LTV) by reaching users when they’re most receptive 🎯 80% of potential sales achieved with just 20% of prompts A huge thank you to the team at Wizz/Voodoo especially to Thomas Donninger & Baptiste Durif for their collaboration and trust in ContextSDK as we explored new ways to elevate engagement through real-world context. 🙏 Curious how real-world context can drive engagement for your app? Swipe to see how ContextSDK + Wizz achieved breakthrough results! Link to the full story in the comments below ⬇️

Looking for your next big career move in B2B and Deep Tech? Explore 100+ roles across 30+ companies in the First Momentum Ventures portfolio! P.S. We’re hiring too! 👉 https://2ly.link/20kk1 🔋 encosa energy GmbH: Helping industries save on electricity costs with battery storage and smart software. Hiring in Munich for Head of Technology, (Senior) Project Manager, and Sales Manager in Battery Storage. 👉 https://2ly.link/20kk3 🦾 roofline: SDK for any model on edge hardware. Seeking AI Compiler Engineers & AI DevOps Engineers. 👉 https://2ly.link/20kkD 🛰️ ISPTech: Green in-space propulsion tech. Open roles for Fracture Control Intern/Thesis Student and Founder Associate Intern/Working Student. 👉 https://2ly.link/20kkE 💎 QuantumDiamonds: Quantum sensing for semiconductors, biotech, and more. Looking for a System Engineer, Optics & Metrology, and Founder’s Associate Intern. 👉 https://2ly.link/20kkH 🪐 First Momentum Ventures: Remote VC is hiring an Investment Intern (Jan 2025) & Entrepreneur in Residence (Geothermal). 👉 https://2ly.link/20kkK Didn’t find the right role? Set up a job alert and get notified when a match pops up 👉 https://2ly.link/20kk1 #hiring #deeptech #startupjobs #VCNetwork #remotejobs #firstmomentum

👋 Find the First Momentum Ventures Team on the Road This November! 👋 With conference season in full swing, our team is thrilled to connect with founders, LPs, and VCs across Germany and Europe. Here’s where you can catch up with us: 🇳🇱 LPx Europe (1st-2nd November) in Amsterdam – Sebastian Boehmer 🇲🇨 Superinvestor (5th-8th November) in Monte Carlo – Sebastian Boehmer 🇩🇪 Falling Walls (7th-9th November) in Berlin – Lena Späth 🇫🇮 Slush (20th-22nd November) in Helsinki – Sebastian Boehmer & Christian Neumann Will you be there too? Reach out, and let’s connect! #FirstMomentum #DeepTech #Networking #Conferences

👋 Find the First Momentum Ventures Team on the Road This November! 👋 With conference season in full swing, our team is thrilled to connect with founders, LPs, and VCs across Germany and Europe. Here’s where you can catch up with us: 🇳🇱 LPx Europe (1st-2nd November) in Amsterdam – Sebastian Boehmer 🇲🇨 Superinvestor (5th-8th November) in Monte Carlo – Sebastian Boehmer 🇩🇪 Falling Walls (7th-9th November) in Berlin – Lena Späth 🇫🇮 Slush (20th-22nd November) in Helsinki – Sebastian Boehmer & Christian Neumann Will you be there too? Reach out, and let’s connect! #FirstMomentum #DeepTech #Networking #Conferences

Excited to welcome our new cohort of Venture Scouts! At First Momentum Ventures, our Scouts play a vital role in discovering and supporting innovative (deep) tech startups, empowering founders to turn big ideas into successful companies. Meet our newest members: 🪐 George Peter Hantzaras – Director of Engineering at MongoDB with a 15-year tech background, including leadership roles at Citrix and Workable, where he’s led cross-functional teams to drive SaaS growth. 🪐 Subhradeep Misra – Quantum and Solid-State Physicist and current postgraduate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, with a passion for all things quantum and semiconductors. 🪐 Leonard Cornelius – Economics, Finance, and Data Science student at Imperial College London College, and one of the top participants of the Deutscher Gründerpreis für Schüler:innen award. 🪐 Dr. Amin D. – Engineering graduate from Iran’s renowned Sharif University of Technology with a PhD in Material Science and Engineering, now part of PwC’s CVC team. 🪐 Lars Bognar – Specialist in additive manufacturing and 3D printing, with experience at Ford Motor Company and Accenture. 🪐 Ole Margraf – Supporting Europe’s top Climate Tech Investing Syndicate at Climate Insiders, launched by Yoann Berno. 🪐 Giovanni Gusso – Strategy Manager at Hotjar | by Contentsquare, with extensive B2B SaaS and marketplace experience. 🪐 Markus Dirr – Corporate venture building expert with 7+ years of experience, creating market intelligence for innovators and investors at the side. 🪐 Tim Bruckdorfer – Computer Science student at the Technical University of Munich, focusing on machine learning and data analysis, and an active member of TUM.ai. Interested in exploring Europe’s next startup stars and gaining hands-on VC experience? Join us as a Venture Scout: https://2ly.link/20bZT #firstmomentum #venturecapital #venturescouts #phd #founders #students #studentjobs #startupjobs

Das Handelsblatt berichtet über unser Portfolio Start-up QuantumDiamonds 👏 Die Chipindustrie wächst rasant – QuantumDiamonds will davon profitieren. Die Ausgründung der Technical University of Munich hat ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sich die immer komplexeren Halbleiter zuverlässig, schnell und kostengünstig testen lassen. Die junge Firma kombiniert dabei eine Quantentechnologie mit Künstlicher Intelligenz. Erst Anfang des Monats hatte QuantumDiamonds das weltweit erste kommerzielles Quantengerät für die Analyse von Halbleiterfehlern auf den Markt gebracht. Den Link zum vollständigen Artikel findet ihr in den Kommentaren. 👇 #deeptech #quantumdiamonds #firstmomentum #spinoff #spinout #hardware