Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Auckland, New Zealand
Countries of investment
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Sweden
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Climate Tech
- Deep Tech
- Sustainable Energy
About
Aera VC invests globally at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate a better future. The firm focuses on two verticals: Climate, backing early-stage ventures developing transformative technologies for a resilient planet, and Frontier, supporting early-stage ventures advancing humanity through deep technology at the limits of current possibilities.
Aera VC invests globally at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate a better future. The firm focuses on two verticals: Climate, backing early-stage ventures developing transformative technologies for a resilient planet, and Frontier, supporting early-stage ventures advancing humanity through deep technology at the limits of current possibilities.
Investment Thesis
Aera VC invests globally at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate the world toward a better future. The firm focuses on early-stage ventures in two verticals: climate technologies that build a resilient and sustainable planet, and frontier technologies that advance humanity beyond current possibilities.
Manager's Experience
Aera VC invests globally at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability. They focus on early stage ventures in two verticals: Climate, backing technologies for a resilient and sustainable planet, and Frontier, advancing humanity at the edge of deep technology possibilities. Their disciplined investment approach supports ventures working on transformative solutions.
Team
Alex André de La Porte – Venture Partner
Daniel Tan – Principal
Derek Handley – Founder
Partner
Josh Thompson – Venture Partner
Jui Jhala – Head of Finance & Compliance
Nick Winstone – Founder
Managing Partner
Roz Turner – Operations & Support Specialist
Portfolio
Allium Engineering
90% of wild fisheries
Aquila
AstroForge
AutoPallet
Calectra
CarbiCrete
Carbon Chain
Cosmic
Dawn Aerospace
Eclipse
Fable
For Days
Gilgamesh
Gridsight
Intensivate
Intramotev
New Culture
Noya
Paloma Health
Praan
Provocative
SeaGen
Shiru
Solugen
Twelve
Umami Bioworks