Extantia Capital
UnclaimedAt a Glance
- Check Size
- $. – $.
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
- AUM
- €204M
- Sectors
- Climate, Deeptech
- Founded
- 2020
- HQ
- Berlin, Germany
About Extantia Capital
Extantia Capital is a Berlin-based climate venture capital firm founded in 2020. It backs European companies that re-engineer industrial processes so that cleaner production is also faster and cheaper, a thesis the firm sums up as a new industrial revolution that is better, faster, cheaper, more resilient and green. Extantia looks for companies capable of mass adoption and large-scale emissions reduction, and says it invests with impact rather than for impact, meaning the cost advantage has to hold on its own merits.
The firm leads seed and Series A rounds with initial cheques of roughly 1 million to 5 million euros, signing the term sheet first and then building out the rest of the syndicate with the founding team. It invests mainly across Europe, including the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Israel, with occasional investments elsewhere, and is currently deploying Flagship II, a 204 million euro fund.
Portfolio companies include Reverion, INERATEC, BeZero Carbon and GA Drilling. More recent investments include LeydenJar Technologies, whose silicon anode technology the firm credits with roughly 50 percent more battery energy; Bees & Bears, which builds financing infrastructure for the energy transition; Motion1, which puts humanoid robots to work on European factory floors; and ZuriQ.
Investment Thesis
“Climate-focused venture capital firm investing in deep tech solutions for sustainability and environmental challenges.”
Leadership Team
Extantia is run by a five-partner group. Sebastian Heitmann is a partner and co-founder, a founder-turned-investor who built and exited multiple companies before moving into climate venture. Yair Reem, Torben Schreiter and Joern-Carlos Kuntze are the other investing partners, and Oliver Schwarzer serves as partner and chief financial officer.
Below the partnership the firm runs a deliberately technical bench rather than a generalist one. Carlota Ochoa Neven Du Mont and Christian Guba are principals; Paul Eisenberg and Nina Litman-Roventa are investment managers. Professor Francesco Pomponi holds the unusual title of head of carbon math, quantifying the emissions impact of each investment, and Tess Dury is director of impact and ESG, a role required by the fund's Article 9 classification. That combination of carbon accounting and impact reporting sits at the center of how the firm underwrites deals.
Sector Focus
Investment Stage
Notable Portfolio Companies
Fund History
Extantia Capital was founded in 2020 in Berlin and unveiled a 300 million euro climate-first investment platform in September 2022. The platform runs two strategies: Extantia Flagship, which invests directly in climate tech companies, and Extantia Allstars, a fund-of-funds program that backs other climate-focused venture managers and has exposure to more than 160 companies through that network.
The Flagship vehicle, an Article 9 fund under EU sustainable finance rules, reached final close at 204 million euros in November 2024. It was oversubscribed, and its limited partners include sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. Total assets under management across both strategies sit at roughly 300 million euros. Flagship invests from seed to Series A, writing initial checks of 1 million to 5 million euros into both software and hardware decarbonization companies, and has built a portfolio of more than 20 climate companies including Reverion, INERATEC, BeZero and GA Drilling. The firm invests primarily across Europe.
Frequently Asked Questions
What stage does Extantia Capital invest at?
Extantia Capital primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Where is Extantia Capital located?
Extantia Capital is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
What sectors does Extantia Capital focus on?
Extantia Capital focuses on investments in Climate, Deeptech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
What is Extantia Capital's typical check size?
Extantia Capital's typical investment check size ranges from $. to $.. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
How much does Extantia Capital have under management?
Extantia Capital manages approximately €204M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
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