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    Planet A

    Berlin, GermanyFounded 2020

    Planet A is a Berlin-based, science-driven green tech venture capital firm investing in early-stage European startups focused on climate mitigation, resource savings, biodiversity protection, and waste reduction. The firm utilizes an in-house science team to conduct life cycle assessments before making investment decisions.

    32% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months vs 8 prior). Average disclosed round size is $12.0M (across 11 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    33

    Fund Size

    $172M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    Christian Schad

    Christian Schad

    Co-Founder & Venture Partner

    Fridtjof Detzner

    Fridtjof Detzner

    Co-Founder & General Partner

    Lena Thiede

    Lena Thiede

    Co-Founder & General Partner

    Nick de la Forge

    Nick de la Forge

    Co-Founder & General Partner

    Tobias Seikel

    Tobias Seikel

    Co-Founder & Venture Partner

    Christoph Gras

    Christoph Gras

    General Partner

    Alexander Stevens

    Alexander Stevens

    Venture Partner

    Dr. Tassilo Wanner

    Dr. Tassilo Wanner

    Venture Partner

    Stefan Müller

    Stefan Müller

    Venture Partner

    Dr. Benedikt Buchspies

    Dr. Benedikt Buchspies

    Principal - Technology Research and Science

    Ashul Sinha

    Ashul Sinha

    Finance Analyst

    Kritesh Shridhar

    Kritesh Shridhar

    Impact Analyst

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    44 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Gigaton logoGigatonSeries A$26MJun 2026
    one.five logoone.fiveSeries A—Jan 2026
    OOne FiveSeries A—Jan 2026
    OOne FiveSeries A—Jan 2026
    One Five logoOne FiveSeries A—Jan 2026
    Ecair logoEcairUnknown—Dec 2025
    Mondra logoMondraSeries A—Oct 2025
    Makersite logoMakersiteSeries B—Jul 2025
    HIVED logoHIVEDSeries B—Jul 2025
    goodcarbon logogoodcarbonSeries B—Mar 2025
    Pulsetrain logoPulsetrainSeed—Mar 2025
    Arsenale logoArsenaleSeed$10MMar 2025
    AArsenale BioyardsSeed—Feb 2025
    Podero logoPoderoSeed—Feb 2025
    Makersite logoMakersiteUnknown—Jan 2025
    Phlair logoPhlairSeed—Sep 2024
    Optiml logoOptimlPre-Seed—Aug 2024
    goodcarbon logogoodcarbonSeed$5.5MJan 2024
    Phlair logoPhlairSeed—Jan 2024
    TRACELESS MATERIALS logoTRACELESS MATERIALSSeries A—Sep 2023
    TTracelessSeries A—Sep 2023
    TTracelessSeed—May 2023
    HIVED logoHIVEDSeries A—Apr 2023
    Sunhero logoSunheroSeries A—Mar 2023
    Paleo logoPaleoSeries A$12.7MFeb 2023
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026