2150 Research
Investment Thesis
2150 is a London-headquartered venture capital firm that backs founders building transformational technologies across energy, industry, materials, and the built environment. Its manifesto argues that the physical systems society depends on (energy, factories, transport infrastructure, supply chains, and cities) were built for a world that can no longer afford them, and that the next decade will bring more change to these systems than the entire modern era that built them. The firm cites energy transition investment of roughly $5.6 trillion a year through 2030 as the scale of the opportunity. Its tagline is "Foundational capital to transform our physical world. For returns. For good."
2150 expects both financial returns and measurable real-world impact from portfolio companies and does not treat them as a trade-off. It looks for founders with scientific depth, commercial tenacity, and the will to operate at the intersection of technology, industry, and policy across multiple continents. The firm describes itself as operators who invest, and says it supports founders with specialist sector knowledge, operating experience, and a transatlantic network of academics, corporate buyers, co-investors, and policymakers.
Sector Focus
The portfolio spans several clusters:
- Energy and heat: 1KOMMA5 (rooftop solar, storage, heat pumps), AtmosZero (electric industrial steam heat pump), Ampd Energy (battery storage replacing diesel generators), Photara (copper metallization for solar), OpenSolar (solar design software)
- Materials and circularity: Cocoon (steel slag cement replacement), Biomason (biologically grown cement), CarbonCure (CO2 mineralization in concrete), Metycle (scrap metals marketplace), SiTration (critical metal recovery), Molg (robotic electronics disassembly), Getmobil (refurbished consumer electronics)
- Built environment: LuxWall (vacuum insulated glass), Blue Frontier (smart HVAC), Aeroseal (duct and envelope sealing), Kelvin Systems (retrofit radiator covers), Nabr (sustainable housing), Nodes & Links (AI project control), Leko Labs (robotic timber construction)
- Mobility: Ember (electric intercity buses), Vammo (e-motorbike leasing and battery swapping in Brazil), Superlight (lightweight electric truck chassis)
- Industrial AI and climate data: Gigaton (AI control for cement plant decarbonization), Normative (carbon accounting), Nature Metrics (eDNA biodiversity measurement), Mission Zero Technologies (direct air capture)
Stage Focus
The site states the firm backs founders "from first check through to the outcomes that matter" and does not publish a stage range. The portfolio, with new investments added each year from 2020 to 2026, suggests early to growth-stage venture. Stage and check size are not stated on the site and are not asserted here.
Check Size
No check size is published. This field is left unset rather than guessed.
Lead Tendency
Not stated on the firm's site. Marked unknown.
Recent Activity
2150 announced the final close of its Fund II at EUR 210 million in January 2026, bringing total assets under management to about EUR 500 million across Europe and North America (per the firm's manifesto and press coverage). Its first fund closed at EUR 268 million. Recent site-listed investments include Superlight, Photara and Cocoon (2026), and Molg, Gigaton and Getmobil (2025). The firm published "Why We Invested in Gigaton" (June 2026), a post on Superlight and the future of electric, autonomous, superlight logistics (June 2026), and a post on its Cocoon partnership (March 2026). Four portfolio companies are marked as exited: Hometree, UrbanFootprint, Leko Labs, and Disperse. Fund II is actively deploying.
Portfolio Highlights
The site lists 29 portfolio companies and 4 exits. Notable names include 1KOMMA5 (a European decentralized energy platform), CarbonCure, Normative, OpenSolar, Biomason, LuxWall, Mission Zero Technologies, and Ember. Exits are Hometree, UrbanFootprint, Leko Labs, and Disperse; exit acquirers and dates are not given on the portfolio page.
Team
- Jacob Bro, Partner and Co-Founder: former global Chief Product Officer at Rocket Internet
- Christian Hernandez, Partner and Co-Founder: scaled platforms at Google and Facebook; co-founded White Star Capital
- Christian Joelck, Partner and Co-Founder: industrial B2B transformation leader, WEF Young Global Leader
- Rahul Parekh, Partner: co-founded and exited EatFirst, former MD at Rocket Internet, eight years at Goldman Sachs
- Patricia Wexler, Venture Partner: founder and General Partner of Avila VC
- Max Blanshard, Venture Partner: PhD in Molecular Biology, ex-L.E.K.
- Chris Burghardt, Venture Partner: led international growth at ChargePoint
- Nicole Florack and Derek Brooks, Principals
- Peter Hirsch, Head of Sustainability and Partnerships
- Alexander Kielland, COO
- Christian Hojdevang, Data Lead
- Gemma Shepherd, Associate; Gustavo Chung, Amber Chow and Josh Daniels, Analysts
Decision Process
Not published. The firm has multiple co-founding partners, so a partnership model is likely, but this is not confirmed on the site.
Founder Preferences
Scientists, engineers, and operators with the conviction and tenacity to take on challenges that have resisted change for decades. Founders with technical depth who can sell into industrial and corporate buyers.
Geographic Focus
Europe and North America. The firm has offices in London, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Miami. The portfolio is concentrated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, with additional companies in Turkey, Brazil, Singapore, Sweden, Canada, and Luxembourg.