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Sebastian Böhmer

Pipeline-Ready Gas from Renewables, Made in Europe

Turn2X converts renewable electricity and CO2 into e-Methane, a molecule chemically identical to fossil gas that runs through the infrastructure Europe already has. First Momentum invested at pre-seed and has now followed on into its €20M Series A.

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Sebastian Böhmer

Fusion Energy is Now a Question of How Many You Build

Private fusion has raised $14.2 billion and still hasn't delivered a single net watt to the grid. The physics is on schedule, as the 1950s predicted, but manufacturing is not. What's missing? Short answer: the factory.

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Raising your first round out of the lab

What determines a first-round raise? Most happens before the pitch. Get insights from a VC investor and three founders who built $16m Series A materials startups or $30m Series B electric drive companies.

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Christian Neumann

14 Sovereign Startups to Watch in Europe, According to Top VCs

Tech Funding News asked leading European investors which sovereignty-focused startups they are watching. First Momentum's Christian Neumann is among the VCs featured.

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Zenline AI Puts Agents Where Retail Still Runs on Excel

Forbes Switzerland profiles Zenline AI, whose agents read market data, social platforms and search trends to call retail demand 6 to 12 months earlier than the usual buying process. Around 15 retailers are using it after a $1.6M pre-seed.

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Andreas Fischer

Andreas Fischer on the Most Underrated Areas in Deeptech

Sifted asks First Momentum's Andreas Fischer where deeptech is overhyped and underrated. He's cautious on humanoids, and bullish on geothermal, non-destructive testing, and lab automation.

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From Scientist to Founder: How a Postdoc Built a $2.5B Quantum Company

Jan Goetz, CEO of IQM Quantum Computers, on building a $2.5B quantum hardware company from a university lab to dual IPO.

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Hyperdrives Rethinks Electric Propulsion Size

Maritime Journal talks to Hyperdrives' CEO about cooling inside the copper conductor, which pulls 10x more heat out of a motor and shrinks it by up to 70%. On a workboat or a small ferry, that freed-up space goes to batteries, payload, or crew.

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