Inven Capital is a venture capital fund established to invest in the European new energy sector. It is backed by a major European energy utility ČEZ, a.s. and by the European Investment Bank (EIB), having EUR 240m at its disposal.
We seek investments into innovative cleantech/smart energy growth stage startups.
We are interested in areas such as energy efficiency, distributed generation, flexibility and storage, energy, IoT and clean transportation.
We target late-stage growth opportunities with business model proven by sales and with significant growth potential.
We focus on creating long term value through an active support of the companies and their founders. Given our energy background we can provide unique benefits to portfolio companies and co-investors, e.g. through piloting on the customer and asset base or through access to a significant energy trading desk.
We seek investments into innovative cleantech/smart energy growth stage startups.
We are interested in areas such as energy efficiency, distributed generation, flexibility and storage, energy, IoT and clean transportation.
We target late-stage growth opportunities with business model proven by sales and with significant growth potential.
We focus on creating long term value through an active support of the companies and their founders. Given our energy background we can provide unique benefits to portfolio companies and co-investors, e.g. through piloting on the customer and asset base or through access to a significant energy trading desk.
Location: Czechia, Prague
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Series B; Series C; Series D; Series E; Series F; Series G; Series H
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 28.03.2024 | Ember | ember.to | $21.08M | United Kin... |
| 21.11.2023 | Eliq | eliq.com | $10.95M | Sweden, Go... |
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| 25.11.2025 | +++ Andercore +++ Inven Capital +++ Balderton Capital +++ Stark +++ Denttabs +++ Köln +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 25. November). #STARTUPLAND: SAVE THE DATE The next unicorn? You’ll meet it at STARUPLAND +++ Du h... |
| 13.06.2024 | 24 Czech VCs Investing in CEE Tech Startups at Different Stages | Czech Republic ~ Company: Central and Eastern European countries have been in the spotlight of early-stage venture capitalists for a while now. With 26K startups, their combined enterprise value has grown by x2.4 in the past 5 years, from €... |
| 28.03.2024 | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember 28 March, 2024, 16:56 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Ember, a Scottish company building all-el... |
| 26.03.2024 | How Ember is building an all-electric intercity bus network in the UK | A Scottish company building one of the U.K.’s first all-electric intercity bus networks has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round as it looks to expand across the entire country. Building any bus network from scratch — electr... |
| 15.12.2023 | Vienna-based HYDROGRID closes $8.5M round to develop its solution of renewable energy | Vienna-based HYDROGRID closes $8.5M round to develop its solution of renewable energy 15 December, 2023, 14:46 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Austrian HYDROGRID, ... |
| 21.11.2023 | Eliq secures €10M in funding from Czech Inven Capital for its energy-saving solution | Eliq secures €10M in funding from Czech Inven Capital for its energy-saving solution 21 November, 2023, 14:29 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Swedish software comp... |
| 18.07.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a giugno 2023 | Nel secondo trimestre del 2023, sono stati investiti 81 miliardi di dollari di venture capital a livello globale, in calo dell’11% rispetto al primo trimestre. Delle tre regioni, l’EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) ha mostrato la magg... |
| 13.02.2023 | Czech Inven Capital commits €50M for co-investments with the European Investment Bank | Czech Inven Capital commits €50M for co-investments with the European Investment Bank 13 February, 2023, 15:04 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The Prague-based Inven ... |
| 27.09.2022 | Prague-based Woltair lights up with €16.3 million to help consumers install solar panels and heat pumps | Since gas prices across Europe are skyrocketing, consumers have inclined more towards renewable energy sources. Home owners are demanding more affordable energy and services for a sustainable lifestyle. However, heating is one of the most d... |
| 08.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: $40m for crop intelligence, using tobacco for cultivated meat, Netherlands’ meat ads ban | This week, crop intelligence platform Taranis secured more capital for its aerial imagery and AI tech and BioBetter landed funds to turn tobacco into growth factors for cultivated meat. Online grocer Motatos bagged new capital, Uber and Nur... |
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