Sticking with the Software Side of Energy Transition, with Veronique Hördemann of Future Energy Ventures

Veronique Hördemann is Managing Partner and CFO at Future Energy Ventures, a climatetech VC firm investing in the software layer of the energy transition. From her base in Essen (with a side of Berlin), Veronique talked about going from corporate VC to a fully independent impact fund and why they’ve made a deliberate choice to stay clear of hardware.In this episode we talked about: 🏙️ How they segment their investments across “future energy”, “future cities”, and “future technology” 📉 The real reason they avoid hardware investments (spoiler: it involves capital, time, and regret) 👩‍💼 The diversity problem in VC and why she wants more female-led startups in her pipeline 🔁 What it’s like going from corporate-backed VC to managing a regulated, independent impact fund 🏫 Why she thinks the school system is stifling innovation—and how that’s become personal#climatetech #impactinvesting #venturecapital #VC 👨‍💻 Hiring developers? You need to look at Ukraine, where I've been hiring exclusively since 2018. Set up a no-stress needs assessment at wild.codes/climate. Podcast listeners get $1k off their first hire. 🧑‍💼 Growing your team across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate