Unmanned Life
How we work
For 2023 we are seeking 10 innovative companies that best fit our mission. We fund each company up to €1,000,000 to refine systems and products that positively impact on both people’s lives and the planet under the general headings of – air, water, energy, mobility, education, healthcare, food & agriculture and circular economy.
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Target Cap
€50M
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Current Value
€7,1M
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Initial Value
€3,3M
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Startups Analysed
304
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Portfolio Companies
7
Journal
Portfolio
Vote for our portfolio startup Stimvia in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Impact Stars.
Big congratulations to our portfolio startup Stimvia has qualified for the final selection. It’s amazing to see from an investor perspective how Stimvia has grown to the stage to be in the group with startups such as Flowbox, Agdata, Hedepy or Devinn.
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Together with the International Sustainable Finance Centre we are opening Sustainability Hub Prague, a functional space for sustainability!
We are Sustainability Hub Prague. The first Czech hub with a unique focus on sustainability in research, entrepreneurship, financing and investing. We are building a functional environment, for the creation of ideas and solutions in the field of sustainability that helps to achieve positive results.
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Portfolio startups Stimvia (Tesla Medical) and Perfect-Air succeed in EU Climate-KIC program ClimAccelerator.
Portfolio startups Stimvia (Tesla Medical) and Perfect-Air have successfully completed the ClimAccelerator programme for sustainable projects, under the auspices of Europe's renowned EIT Climate-Kic.
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The number of exits of climate technology companies dedicated to sustainability has quadrupled in 4 years.
There were 104 exits of climate technology companies in the transportation, energy and agriculture sectors last year, four times more than in 2017, when the number was just 24, according to data from Silicon Valley Bank. The EIP Climate Tech Index for Sustainable Companies also saw significant growth, rising roughly 200% from the start of 2017 to the end of April 2022, nearly 70 percentage points higher than the Nasdaq index. We believe this is helped by, among other things, the climate policies of states.
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Up to 60% of investment in climate-tech flows into mobility. Yet this sector produces only 16% of emissions. Industry is the biggest emitter with 31%.
Mobility is the most heavily funded sector in climate technology despite not being a major emitter of greenhouse gases. Between 2013 and the first half of 2021, the global value of VC investment in this category was $132 billion, or 61% of all VC investments in climate-tech. Energy accounted for 15% of investment, food and agriculture 12% and industry, manufacturing and resource management 9%. We believe that the distribution of investment in the Czech Republic is similar.
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How many of us breathe polluted air? 99%, according to a report from the WHO, with guidelines to improve it.
As many cities and countries around the world are starting to monitor their air quality, we are gaining more information about how polluted the air we breathe actually is. According to a new report by the WHO, 99 % of the population lives in areas where air pollution is in excess of the air quality limits set by the WHO.
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Developments and trends in the sustainability startup industry | 2022
This report serves as a summary of information, news, data and insights from the sustainable venture capital (VC) industry and startup environment.
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How can we switch from using Russian fossil fuels to being energy independent in Europe? We have to put the Green Deal back on the table, but revamp it.
While the people of Ukraine defend themselves against the Russian army, Europe is still withdrawing natural gas from rich reserves in Russia’s Siberia. With Putin holding this strategic material in his hands, it is much harder for the EU to effectively help Ukraine. What’s the solution? Europe needs to be energy independent through an updated Green Deal.
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Zero-Carbon Rail Without Locomotives? Former SpaceX Engineer Bets on Self-powered Space Tech.
Ex-engineers from SpaceX have developed a new concept of self-powered, electric and autonomous rail vehicles to decarbonize the freight industry, vehicles that operate in parallel and don’t require locomotives.
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What COP26 brought to our planet? Slight progress and hope for more constructive action to come.
The COP26 Conference in Glasgow didn’t bring us the certainty of keeping the Earth’s rising temperature at 1.5 C degrees, but it did give us signs of hope in other important areas. There was a promise made by these governments to come back next year with Paris-aligned near-term targets of stronger 2030 emissions reduction. Let’s dig down further into COP26 outcomes, to better understand the current situation.
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Recapitulating the startup industry in Europe and the Czech Republic in 2020.
The year 2020 is most remembered for the Covid-19 pandemic, but we would like to summarize this memorable year with a focus on the industry that we understand the most - let’s look back at how the year 2020 shaped startups and venture capital.
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Startup Rivian IPO could become the biggest in the EV industry in history.
Rivian, one of the most serious competitors to the biggest producer of EV, Tesla, has attracted the attention of investors. And one of them is the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. The startup Rivian is now preparing its IPO, where the value of the company could rise to $50bn.
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Four green-tech unicorns that represent the sustainable industry.
Today, we will introduce you to 4 startups that are making a huge impact on the green & clean technology industry, as well as world sustainability. These are startups that have reached the magical boundary of $1B in market value, earning themselves the title of ‘green-tech unicorn’.
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Agriphotovoltaics, the synergy between solar panels and agriculture has the potential to solve 2 global problems.
When it comes to solar panels, one of the key requirements is their adaptability. Solar panels need to be installed in different shapes, in different places, made from different materials and installed at different angles too. In fact, adaptability is an aspect that is most in focus in the R&D of renewable resources. And we will introduce you one of the solutions called Agriphotovoltaics.
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The story behind green technology.
We have talked about green technology many times before, but something we haven’t really talked about is what green technology actually is. Now we want to remedy this, by showing you all of the possibilities inside the term ‘green technology’.
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Could a circular economy accelerate the change of shopping behavior?
The problem of consumption behavior has become an unquestionable issue. Normally, the issue resonates the most amongst younger generations such as Gen Z and Millennials who are more open to a resale market and shared economy. Yet, COVID 19 has changed buying habits across the whole society and, hopefully, it will lead to a more sustainable environment in the future.
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Soulmates Ventures’ Year 2020.
The year 2020 was nothing less than an extraordinary, and extremely weird, year that brought to us a kind of life that we had never experienced before. What the year 2020 brought to us? We had to adapt to a new environment.
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Zero Mass Water – Promising technology that can change the way we generate water.
This promising new technology works in a similar way to solar power but, instead of generating electricity, generates water and could revolutionize the water generation industry. The start-up behind the technology, Zero Mass Water, is attracting attention from investors like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Michael Bloomberg, but is the technology efficient enough to be economically profitable?
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The current situation of auspicious carbon pricing system.
It has become clear that carbon prices need to be raised if we are to hit our climate neutrality goals. To achieve this goal, major emitters in the manufacturing, buildings and transport industries need to switch from using fossil fuels to the clean energy sector. According to a new report, carbon prices need to be at least tripled in order to make this switch happen in the EU.
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Humanity transitions towards renewable energy.
For the first time in history, renewable energy sources – wind and solar – took the biggest share of new energy generation last year. This could be a sign of a huge shift not only in the energy sector but everywhere where electricity is in demand. Bloomberg released a detailed study.
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Norway is building the first large carbon capture project.
Norway has a reputation as a leader in sustainability. Renewable resources, specifically from 82 large hydroelectric plants, provide 96.1% of household electricity consumed. The government has invested a lot to enable the switch to electrified transport and electric vehicles (EVs). Now, they are bringing in the world’s first carbon capture project.
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Sweden’s new EV charging system concept.
Looking broadly at the electric vehicle (EV) industry, the main issue is the batteries, even though companies like Tesla pour millions of dollars into innovative battery technologies. A new EV charging system concept called Sweden’s Evolution Road project could be a game changer.
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Three agri-food tech start-ups with breakthrough technology.
Read about 3 Agri-food tech start-ups that innovated a breakthrough technology in their fields of specialty.
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The concept of the circular economy.
The circular economy is a loop concept of waste being reused as an input for future business operations. By applying the "reuse, reduce, repair, refuse and recycle" philosophy, companies can drastically reduce their carbon footprint and resource consumption.
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Alternative protein industry set a new funding record.
The alternative protein sector is experiencing a huge boom in investments as consumers are looking for healthier and environmentally-friendly choices in their food habits. The investors are feeling the opportunities that the sector has to offer.
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Can vertical farming be the answer to feeding every citizen with fresh and local food?
With the human population growing and people moving more from the countryside to big cities, there is a crucial question that we, as a species, have to answer.
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How can new trends in the sustainable food and farming industry help us combat future pandemics?
Since Covid-19 has spread across the world, sustainable businesses and industries are helping the world fight the virus while developing …
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Soulmates Ventures: Who we are.
Soulmates Ventures is a green-investing accelerator company designed to help businesses dominate their market.
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#ChranimTebe – FaceMask Challenge to increase public health and decrease spreading of Covid-19.
We encourage all of you: Stay home, work from home and, when you go outside or absolutely have to be around people, wear a face mask. Even a homemade face mask can prevent you from spreading the virus, whether you feel healthy or not.
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A Circular Vision for Sustainable Growth with economic potential $4.5 trillion.
Shifting to the circular economy could release $4.5 trillion in new economic potential by 2030. How Companies are Building a New 21st Century Economy?
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This Question Might Shock You: Is Your Product Really Needed?
Most people make the mistake of building their product first and then worrying about selling it later.
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Don’t Destroy Your Chances of Raising Capital with Lack of Readiness.
Most meetings with investors don't results in securing deals, but rather in disappointment in the face of the founder. Fix it!
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Ecosystem
Our startup ecosystem is constantly evolving to best suit the needs of startup founders and provide them with the guidance and care they need to grow successfully.
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Partners
We understand the value of partnerships, and that being in one is a big responsibility, so we choose wisely.
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