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What\\u2019s it all about?
An end of year reflection on the cleantech funding landscape during 2023, and a view of a leading European Cleantech VC on what will be the defining technologies for investment in 2024. Some tips for founders who need to raise in the first half of 2024, and some optimistic thoughts to end the year.

About Anton Arts:\\xa0

Anton Arts is a Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018. He is a board member of Green Eagle Solutions, ESFORIN, instagrid and GreenFlux (acquired by DKV). From 2010 until 2018, he was an independent advisor providing strategic advisory and corporate finance services to deeptech companies. Before that, Anton was a Partner at US firm New Venture Partners where he worked closely with the R&D organizations of major European technology companies such as Philips to incubate and invest in spin-out transactions. Prior to NVP, Anton was a Partner at Gilde IT Fund, a leading international venture capital fund based in the Netherlands that he joined in 1997. His track record includes 20+ investments and exit transactions valued at \\u20ac1B+. He started his career at Uniface, a successful Dutch software company acquired\\xa0
by Compuware in 1994. Anton holds a degree in Business Administration from\\xa0
Nyenrode University.

About SET Ventures:
Since 2007, Amsterdam-based SET Ventures has invested in digital technology for a carbon-free energy system by backing pioneering founders with capital, community, and insights. SET Ventures invests in companies with sustainable solutions and a strong digital DNA leading the systemic change of how energy is\\xa0
generated, distributed, stored, and consumed in sectors such as distributed infrastructure, energy retail, buildings, mobility, and industry as well as enabling technologies.


Social links:\\xa0
Anton Arts on LinkedIn: (99+) Anton Arts | LinkedIn\\xa0
SET Ventures website: HOME - SET Ventures
SET Ventures on Linked In: (99+) SET Ventures: Overview | LinkedIn

About Hyperion Executive Search:
Hyperion Executive Search is a global executive search firm, who specialise in hiring C-suite, Board, VP\\u2019s, Heads of, and other Leadership roles in the cleantech sector. We work with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. We work across EMEA and NORAM.

Hyperion Executive Search is a retained search firm operating at Board, NED, C-Suite, VP and Heads of\\u2026 level www.hyperionsearch.com\\xa0
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Linked In: (1) Leaders in Cleantech #podcast: Overview | LinkedIn Chapters:
00:00:00 - Highlights of the Year and New Fund Introduction
00:03:07 - Focusing on scaling and market applications
00:06:20 - Private Equity Interest in Climate Tech and Clean Tech Space
00:09:30 - The Role of Government in Energy Policies
00:12:49 - Fundraising in a Changing Market
00:15:52 - The Power of Centralization and New Business Models in the Energy Sector
00:19:33 - Making Digital Infrastructure More Energy Efficient
00:22:29 - Articulating the Problem and Solution
00:25:53 - Staying Laser Focused on Clean Tech
00:28:34 - End of the Year Break