Berlin-based Revent, the specialist VC Firm built for Founders solving mission-critical problems, announces the launch of Fund II, a €100 million vehicle dedicated to investing in early-stage European companies securing societal and planetary health.
Revent’s new fund is backed by the Otto Group, Goldbeck, Wepa and Arendt Oetker. The European Investment Fund is also increasing its commitment in Revent’s second fund.
“We built Revent for Founders who don’t just want to build a big company, but also want to build an important company – that is, a company that brings us a big step forward toward a better future. We look for exceptional people with this ‘dual ambition’ to do something big AND important, in areas such as the energy transition, industrial decarbonisation, healthcare, and reskilling, amongst others,” said Lauren Lentz, Founding Partner at Revent.
Revent was launched in 2021 by Otto Birnbaum and Dr. Lauren Lentz, with the idea that the most ambitious entrepreneurs want to build companies that drive societal progress – and, as a result, become highly valuable. As a firm, Revent looks to create a home for top talent who have this dual ambition. With this specialised approach Revent has invested in a number of breakout companies with Fund I. Some key investments include:
- Avelios Medical: a Munich-based health company building a new healthcare operating system, recently backed by Sequoia
- Tem Energy: an energy software company enabling businesses to access renewable energy at long-term competitive prices, recently backed by Atomico
- Sylvera: a London-based company building the trusted data and ratings layer for carbon credits (last round was led by Balderton)
- Granular Energy: a Paris-based company providing 24/7 certification of the origin of energy (last round was led by Norrsken)
Building on the success of its first fund, Revent continues to back companies that generate exceptional financial returns while driving the key transitions required to “build a healthier, fairer, and a more resilient future for the next generations“.
With Fund II, Revent is also introducing a new framework for assessing the long term value creation of their investments for society, called the ‘Real Value Framework’ (RVF). This proprietary tool enables the team to estimate the human or natural capital a potential investment will generate, and to incorporate this into the investment decision.
“With the Real Value Framework we can estimate the economic value a startup can generate for society. We look for companies that can generate more than €100 million per year of value for society and grow to more than €100 million in revenues within 6 to 8 years. These companies will actually generate exceptional financial returns for our investors,” says Otto Birnbaum, Founding Partner at Revent.
According to Revent, they have delivered top performance, ranking in the top 10% performance bracket – as per the most recent Cambridge Associates global VC benchmarking.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/04/vc-firm-revent-launches-e100-million-fund-ii-for-founders-engaged-in-systemic-change/
