In this episode of 0100 Impact Talks, Dr. Till Stenzel, Partner at SET Ventures, explains why the next phase of decarbonisation will be driven by smart, digital systems that optimise how energy is produced, stored, and consumed.
He shares how SET Ventures, active in energy VC since 2007, shifted its focus from early hardware investments to backing the software and platforms enabling grid flexibility, electrification, and smarter buildings. Till also reflects on Europe’s regulatory fragmentation — a challenge for scaling energy startups — while highlighting the continent’s strengths: a digitised grid, strong industrial base, and growing investor appetite.
SET Ventures’ €200 million Article 9 fund continues this mission, financing the intelligence layer of Europe’s energy system and supporting the move from transition to transformation.
As private equity adapts to a prolonged high-cost environment, investors are being forced to rethink how they source deals, create value, and deploy capital. Ahead of her appearance at 0100 Europe (April 21–23), we spoke with Geraldine O’Keeffe, Partner at EQT Healthcare Growth, about how one of Europe’s leading investment platforms is transiting today’s market dynamics—across healthcare, technology, and beyond.
Ahead of her appearance at 0100 DACH in February, Daisy Cai, General Partner at B Capital, reflects on deep tech beyond the label—and where frontier innovation becomes enduring value.
AI is no longer a fringe technology—it is rapidly reshaping entire industries, from climate and energy to industrial operations and enterprise software. Yet as competition intensifies and barriers to entry fall, the question facing venture investors is no longer whether to invest in AI, but how to identify companies capable of generating durable, long-term value. In this interview, Jeremy Brown, Principal & Head of Climate at Anthemis, shares his perspective on evaluating AI businesses beyond the hype, drawing on his experience at the intersection of AI, climate, and complex industrial markets, and setting the stage for a broader discussion with fellow investors on where real opportunity—and real risk—now lies in AI venture capita
