World Fund
World Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Climate / Energy, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$10.0M checks and has 22 portfolio companies in our records.
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $10.0M
$320M
22+ companies
12 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in transformative tech that positively impacts planetary sustainability, with focus areas in CleanTech and energy efficiency.
How World Fund invests
World Fund is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Non-Tech Consumer.
World Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $320M in assets under management.
World Fund has backed 22 companies in our records, including IQM, DeepRender, NZN.
Meet the Team
Marianne Abib-Pech
Venture Partner
Danijel Višević
General Partner
Daria Saharova
General Partner / Founding Partner
Tim Schumacher
General Partner
Dr. Nadine Geiser
Principal
Larissa Skarke
Principal
Daniel Valenzuela
Venture Partner
Paweł Michalski
Venture Partner
Craig Douglas
General Partner
Dr. Mark Windeknecht
Principal
Dr. Mark Windeknecht is a Principal at World Fund. He is also an advisory board member at aedifion and an observer at cylib and IQM. Mark previously worked for Vito One, where he was responsible for the operational business. There, he invested across the PropTech, ConTech, and EnergyTech verticals. Mark began his career in academia as a researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), having completed his doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Energy and Process Engineering at TUM.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (22)
Other
IQM
DeepRender
NZN
Enerkii
NITRICITY
Hyperscale Power
JUICY MARBLES
CYLIB
ECOWORKS
MISSION ZERO TECHNOLOGY
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $10.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Marianne Abib-Pech, Venture Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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