# Planet A: portfolio, investments and team > Planet A is a vc firm based in Germany. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/planet-a-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Planet A Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 3 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Social Impact Sdg Impact Follow Planet A and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fplanet-a-ventures) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **150** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$26M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $4.0M** Rounds led **1 of 3** Pitch Planet A ## Planet A highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds - 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-seed Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Social Impact Sdg Impact - **Based in:** Hamburg, Germany - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Jun** **[Gigaton](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigaton)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$26M** With 6 others - **2023** 1 round - **Sept** **[traceless materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/traceless-materials)** Series A · DE · Firms' own news pages **$39M** With 8 others - **2022** 1 round - **Nov** **[Carbon Re](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-re)** Seed · GB · UCL Technology Fund **$4.8M** *Led* 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 [Dena](https://millionrounds.com/company/dena)[Ineratec](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineratec) Cleantechforeurope Financeforbiodiversity Impactvc Lfca Unpri 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. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$26M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 3 rounds **33%** - **Said size:** $500K – $4.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jun 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *2* - Seed said *1* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Clean Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-growth-fund) 2 - [UCL Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucl-technology-fund) 2 **Pitching Planet A?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Clean Growth Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clean-growth-fund)[**UCL Technology Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucl-technology-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies Planet A put money into. [**Gigaton** $26M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigaton)[**traceless materials** $39M · Sept 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/traceless-materials)[**Carbon Re** $4.8M · Nov 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-re) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Planet A in the title. - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 2 Apr 2026 · 22 min Nick de la Forge, Co-Founder / GP at Planet A Ventures: Angel money is coming back to European tech With [Nick de la Forge](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-de-la-forge) Mentions [Planet A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planet-a-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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