Sticking with the Software Side of Energy Transition, with Veronique Hördemann of Future Energy Ventures

Another ClimateTech Podcast

Veronique Hördemann is Managing Partner and CFO at Future Energy Ventures, a climatetech VC firm investing in the software layer of the energy transition. From her base in Essen (with a side of Berlin), Veronique talked about going from corporate VC to a fully independent impact fund and why they’ve made a deliberate choice to stay clear of hardware.

In this episode we talked about:
🏙️ How they segment their investments across “future energy”, “future cities”, and “future technology”
📉 The real reason they avoid hardware investments (spoiler: it involves capital, time, and regret)
👩‍💼 The diversity problem in VC and why she wants more female-led startups in her pipeline
🔁 What it’s like going from corporate-backed VC to managing a regulated, independent impact fund
🏫 Why she thinks the school system is stifling innovation—and how that’s become personal

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챕터

1. Future Energy Ventures' Investment Strategy (00:00:00)

2. Software-Only Approach to Climate Tech (00:05:00)

3. Portfolio Companies and Investment Success Stories (00:08:01)

4. Transitioning from Corporate to Traditional VC (00:11:48)

5. Current Climate Tech Investment Priorities (00:15:48)

6. Women in VC and Startup Diversity (00:21:08)

7. Education, Innovation and Final Thoughts (00:25:26)