Our story

We do one thing: We help startups. Investing our passion, knowledge and capital into unique people and businesses.

We seek out inspirational founders of exceptional startups, who are looking to change the world. We can’t wait to hear your story!

Strategy

As a VC fund backed by ČEZ, a.s., our investment strategy is focused on Smart Energy,

where we look for innovative and fast growing European startups, with scalable business models proven by sales. We also seek chemistry between the founders, management team and investors.

Our strategy in figures is:

Investment size sweet spot: EUR 2 to 30m

Both money-in/money-out

Both minority/majority stakes (incl. co-investments)

Investment period 3 to 7 years

Trade sale or IPO as exit

We like areas such as:

Energy efficiency

Distributed generation

Flexibility and storage

Customer engagement products

Clean transportation in smart cities

Portfolio

Sonnen

A fast growing community from Europe growing on a global scale, bringing “power“ from the hands of big utilities back to the people.

sonnen-batterie.com

Tado

A movement spreading into every household around the world, with a passion to save energy by using smart thermostats/AC, all powered by unique applications on your smartphone.

tado.com

Sunfire

A breakthrough fuel cell and electrolyser technology replacing the conventional fossil fuel used in your car with CO2 neutral fuel created from green power, water and CO2 from the atmosphere.

sunfire.de

Cloud & Heat

Creating a network of green, highly efficient data centers close to the end user, accommodating the computing needs of a distributed digital world, whilst reusing server heat for hot water and heating.

cloudandheat.com

ETF

Smart green venture capital fund based in London, with experienced investment professionals, a corporate club and a great network of industry experts.

etfpartners.capital

Vulog

Vulog is the global independent leader in providing technology for shared mobility, offering end-to-end solutions enabling mobility operators to launch large-scale carsharing services.

vulog.com

People

Please meet the INVEN team.

A diverse group of men and women with different backgrounds who take this dream job as a mission.

Petr Míkovec Managing Director Changing the world to a better place
Ivo Němejc Investment Director Finance as a hobby
Viktor Miškovský Investment Director Cycling as a challenge
Petra Sokolová Investment Manager Mountains and yoga fan
Kristýna Machová Investment Manager Culture lover
Vincent Gregoir Investment Manager Passionate about wining and dining
Michal Mravec Investment Manager Fearless skier and trumpeter
Daniel Edgerley Investment Manager Fitness and tennis enthusiast
Martin Pacovský Risk Manager Running lover
Jana Osangová Financial Manager Dog breeder
Martina Štinglová Office manager Cigarettes and dance addict
Lenka Čtveráková Assistant Lover of food, family and fun
Martin Forstmeyer Investment Analyst Running enthusiast and passionate diver