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July 5, 2022

New €100m evergreen climate tech fund AENU launches

AENU plans to support climate startups all the way from seed to public listing 


Amy Lewin

5 min read

AENU team

Millionaire entrepreneur brothers Fabian and Ferry Heilemann have been through something of a green awakening. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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