‍Caroline Thaler is the CEO and founder of Bloomineral, a French climate-tech company using biomineralization to convert CO2 into solid materials that provide a scalable, low-carbon alternative to mined minerals across multiple sectors.

Foamlab, a Delft-based startup working to replace fossil-based plastics with high-performance foams made from bacterial cellulose, has raised €3 million in growth capital to support the construction of a pilot plant, scale up production, and speed up the commercialisation of its biobased foam materials.

‍Anna de Matos is the CEO and founder of Circular Library Network, a project inspired by a very practical need she faced after moving to Iceland.

Exergy3 has raised £10 million in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology addressing three of Europe’s most pressing challenges: industrial decarbonisation, grid balancing and energy security.

Philipp Herrmann is the Founder & CEO of BRYCK, a Germany-based deep tech innovation hub that’s focused on solving critical challenges and building a resilient future.

Eka VC announced the final close of its second fund at $107 million (£80 million). This milestone cements Eka’s position as the UK’s largest early-stage impact investor focused on the intersection of health, wellbeing, and sustainability.

Julia Minici is the Founder of Afterwind, a Swedish deep-tech impact company that helps asset owners and industrial manufacturers recover and reuse end-of-life and byproduct materials. By recycling glass fiber assets into circular advanced materials with full traceability, the startup aims to preserve natural resources while solving a mounting industrial waste crisis.

Michal Sikyta is a Managing Partner at Soulmates Ventures, a VC fund and accelerator investing in sustainable innovations across Europe.