Client Case Study

Solar Tech Startup Secures $10M

Ten investors replied. Most went straight to the deck.

$10M

Raised for
the company

10

Investor replies,
ten firms

4

From partner
level or above

Round-the-clock solar, without combustion.

Air heated to ultra-high temperatures drives a turbine. No combustion, no emissions.

The company

Ultra-high-temperature solar generation with thermal storage, built to run around the clock.

  • Alternative energy equipment
  • United States
  • Modular and scalable
  • No combustion or emissions
USD 10M

Raise amount

3

Categories at once

The targeting problem

Deep hardware, climate impact and energy infrastructure. Three funding pools, three different questions.

  • Hardtech funds ask about manufacturing
  • Climate funds ask about impact
  • Energy funds ask about output
  • Only the overlap replies

What investors wrote back

Ten documented replies. The company name stays masked, exactly as the original.

Asked for a call
Terry forwarded me your email. I would be interested to learn more about

Would you be available to meet the week of August 8th? Jamie can help find a time that works for me and Sam on our end.
Josh Grehan Principal Investor firm logo
Asked for the deck
It is great meeting you.

Would you be able to share a pitchdeck for with me to have a closer look?
Kostas Valaris Senior Associate Extantia
Asked for the deck
Hi - do you have a deck you can share?
Shaun Abrahamson Managing Partner Third Sphere
Asked for both
We are interested to know more. Could you please send us the deck /bp to read?

We can also schedule some time to discuss next week.
Ji Zhao Managing Partner Liquidmetal Ventures
Asked for both
Please coordinate with my associates Noah and Wyatt re: an intro call.

Please forward a deck/exec summary in advance.
Ryan Waddington Partner Huron River Ventures
Asked for the deck
Thanks for reaching out to us at Earthshot Ventures. I'm an investor on the team and Mike Jackson asked me to get in touch regarding .

Can you send a deck to help us evaluate if there might be a fit?
Austin Blackmon Senior Associate Earthshot Ventures
Asked for a call
I hope you're well.

I'd be happy to schedule an Introductory Call with our Investments Team.
Oliver Libby Managing Partner Cityrock Venture Partners
Asked for the deck
We are a hardtech and manufacturing-related early stage VC investing in the US and Japan. We would love to get a chance to learn more about your company and business.

Would you be able to share your latest deck? Thank you.
Isao Nakajima Principal Monozukuri Ventures
Asked for the deck
I am a colleague of Tove at Norrsken VC: great too (e-)meet you! Thank you for reaching out and introducing us to – We are excited to learn more about it. Would it be possible for you to send us some more information on the project, for instance, a pitch deck or similar, so that we may take a closer look?
Finn Aretz Analyst Norrsken
Asked for a call
We'd love to get in touch.

Kindly use the following link to schedule a meeting that suits your schedule best
Moritz Henschel Principal Fundamental

Ten replies. Ten next steps.

Five asked for the deck, three for a call, two for both at once.

5

Asked for the deck

3

Asked for a call

2

Asked for both

USD 10 Million closed for a US clean energy developer
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$215M+Raised to date
20,000+Investor network
237+Startups in discussion
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