Germany · Investor

Planet A

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 3 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASocial ImpactSdgImpact

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque150days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MCheque size, as they say$500K – $4.0MRounds led1 of 3
Pitch Planet A

Planet A highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Planet A is an early-stage European tech VC backing founders solving the world’s greatest systemic challenges.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $4.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Social ImpactSdgImpact
Based in
Hamburg, Germany
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    GigatonSeries A · GB · Ventureburn$26MWith 6 others
  3. 2023

    1 round

  4. Sept
    traceless materialsSeries A · DE · Firms' own news pages$39MWith 8 others
  5. 2022

    1 round

  6. Nov
    Carbon ReSeed · GB · UCL Technology Fund$4.8MLed

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 18 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

2 of 7 we have independently watched raise

DenaIneratecCleantechforeuropeFinanceforbiodiversityImpactvcLfcaUnpri

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Planet A. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Planet A put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Planet A in the title.

Quick answers about Planet A

What does Planet A invest in?

Planet A invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social Impact, Sdg and Impact.

How active is Planet A?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Planet A invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gigaton (Series A, Jun 2026), traceless materials (Series A, Sept 2023) and Carbon Re (Seed, Nov 2022).

How big are Planet A's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $4.0M.

Is Planet A investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Planet A invest alongside?

Most often Clean Growth Fund (2 rounds together) and UCL Technology Fund (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Planet A?

Planet A is a VC firm based in Hamburg, Germany.

When was Planet A founded?

Planet A was founded in 2020.

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