YB

Yoann Berno

Democratizing Climate Tech investing 🌍 | Investing in breakthrough climate innovations💥 | Podcast Host at Climate Insiders 🎙️

Berlin, Berlin

Invests in

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder

    2023

    🚀 Join our Climate Tech investors community who support disruptive hardware deeptech innovations with the potential to reduce 1 million tons of CO2e emissions. 🎙 We also produce the Climate Insiders podcast that diffuses the insights from the World's top Climate Tech Founders, Investors and ecosystem players

2020 - 2023

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2020 - 2023

    We invest in Seed+/Series A startups that can cut down Megatons of CO2 emissions and combat climate change. Decided to step down to refocus my role and build on top of the ecosystem to accelerate impact.

2022 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2023

2021 - 2021

  • Investor

    2021 - 2021

    Breakthrough solution to the hardest energy problem: nuclear fusion. Expect the Stellarator fusion design to be on the market within 12 years.

2021 - 2021

  • Investor

    2021 - 2021

    Precision AgTech using biosensors

2021 - 2021

  • Investor

    2021 - 2021

    Making reforestation scalable by using a cost-competitive fleet of drones to reduce reliance on manual labor.

2020 - 2020

  • Investor (Exit - NASDAQ: UDMY)

    2020 - 2020

    The largest online learning destination that helps students, businesses, and governments gain the skills they need to compete in today’s economy.

2018 - 2020

  • Principal / Venture Development Manager

    2018 - 2020

    Assembled Next Big Thing's Venture Development team and set up full investment processes. NBT develops and funds promising AI, IoT, Blockchain and CleanTech startups.

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2015 - 2018

    Catalyst (initially Flowigo, then renamed Enable) implements Digital Technology and Data Solutions for social impact ventures in Africa.

2013 - 2015

  • Product Manager

    2013 - 2015

    Award-winning HR Tech platform that disrupted the field of talent acquisition. Intuitive data analytics solutions that helps recruiters automate hiring decisions. Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)