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Climentum Capital - Our genesis story

The original spark for Climentum Capital can be traced back to Oxford University, where Morten was exploring dual carry models as part of an executive programme on impact investing. After studying these models in theory, Morten decided that he wanted to develop one in the real world. This is when he began assembling the rest of the team - Malin, Dörte and Stefan - to build our VC fund…

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Partner Interview: Malin

Launching our Article 9 fund is the culmination of my long-term interest in climate action and VC experience. I have been interested in fighting climate change long before it was mainstream and pursued my interests by earning a Bachelor and Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Engineering…

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Unlocking clean, safe, abundant energy production through nuclear fusion: An interview with Peter Roos, CEO, Novatron Fusion Group

Our NOVATRON™ fusion reactor is inherently stable due to its concave magnetic field design, which ensures plasma stability and guarantees confinement in combination with other electrostatic, complementary systems. Achieving stable fusion plasma containment is a major technology challenge on the path to commercial viability…

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Partner Interview: Morten

We’re a climate focused hard tech fund. This means that our portfolio companies follow a very different growth journey in comparison to software businesses, which is what most VCs have experience with. Our companies often need to start with building physical assets like production lines and factories, so they often experience challenges that are common to young infrastructure companies…

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Partner Interview: Stefan

But ultimately my path to launching this Article 9 fund can be traced back to my childhood in West Africa, where I grew up in large houses while my neighbors were extremely poor. The injustice was impossible to ignore and it instilled a desire to create meaningful change. My whole family ended up working in different impact related areas as a result of this…

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Partner Interview: Dörte

I have a natural understanding of the tech world, particularly the engineering side of things, and many years’ experience commercializing businesses. I wanted to apply this to climate change mitigation. For this, an Article 9 fund is an enabler. It’s the right format if you want to invest in what actually matters and your ambition is to reshape the very fabric of industry…

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