The world’s carbon budget is finite, and it’s running out fast. We believe that technology is the only way to accelerate the transition to net-zero timely.
For us, fighting climate change is not a mere job. It's a calling. We strive by it. Day by day. With the long-term commitment to achieve net-zero.
At Contrarian Ventures, we leverage our community inclusive platform to enable ambitious, bold, and climate-centric entrepreneurs to build world-class, category-defining businesses solving the climate mess.
Climate x Tech = 💚🌎
#ByeFossilFuels
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For more information, please visit www.cventures.vc
For press inquiries info@cventures.vc
For us, fighting climate change is not a mere job. It's a calling. We strive by it. Day by day. With the long-term commitment to achieve net-zero.
At Contrarian Ventures, we leverage our community inclusive platform to enable ambitious, bold, and climate-centric entrepreneurs to build world-class, category-defining businesses solving the climate mess.
Climate x Tech = 💚🌎
#ByeFossilFuels
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For more information, please visit www.cventures.vc
For press inquiries info@cventures.vc
Location: Lithuania, Vilnius County, Vilnius
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 08.07.2025 | Cariqa | cariqa.com | $182.53M | Germany |
| 03.02.2023 | CHOOOSE | chooose.today | $15M | Norway, Os... |
Mentions in press and media 26
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.09.2025 | From capital to climate impact: 15 leading sustainability VCs in Europe | Europe’s venture capital landscape for sustainability is expanding rapidly, with ClimateTech emerging as one of the strongest investment areas. According to an OECD report, global CleanTech investment peaked at around €74 billion in 2021, a... |
| 08.07.2025 | Cariqa raises €4M to simplify EV charging payments and pricing | Berlin-based Cariqa, the payments and pricing platform built specifically for electric vehicle (EV) charging, has raised €4 million in seed funding to fix the fragmented payments infrastructure holding back Europe’s EV transition. The EV ch... |
| 28.03.2024 | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember 28 March, 2024, 16:56 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Ember, a Scottish company building all-el... |
| 26.03.2024 | How Ember is building an all-electric intercity bus network in the UK | A Scottish company building one of the U.K.’s first all-electric intercity bus networks has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round as it looks to expand across the entire country. Building any bus network from scratch — electr... |
| 13.12.2023 | Metafuels secures $8 million seed funding | |
| 12.12.2023 | Metafuels lands $8 million bet on greener skies ahead | Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its local ZRH. Ahh, Zurich. The company is making the sky green — literally — with its new fuel, wh... |
| 03.02.2023 | Lithuanian Contrarian VC joins $15M round for Norwegian climatetech CHOOOSE | Lithuanian Contrarian VC joins $15M round for Norwegian climatetech CHOOOSE 03 February, 2023, 14:17 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The Oslo-based CHOOOSE, a comp... |
| 01.02.2023 | PFR Ventures invests €55M in four green funds | PFR Ventures invests €55M in four green funds 01 February, 2023, 12:01 Rostyslav Sobachynskyi --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Polish fund of funds PFR Ventures has invested €55 mi... |
| 15.11.2022 | Lithuanian startup ecosystem at Slush 2022 | From Cyber security solutions to gateways for blockchain payments, the Baltic nation is creating the hub to grow unicorns Around 1000 startups, two unicorns, and record VC investment are just a few of Lithuania’s startup ecosystem achievem... |
| 17.08.2022 | Giving fillip to climate tech startups, Lithuania’s Contrarian Ventures launches €100 million fund | With the world's carbon budget running out fast, Europe’s climate tech VCs are seeking innovative startup to reshape how our economy functions in the next 100 years. And yet, current climate capital is disproportionately skewed towards matu... |
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