Yoann Berno
Founder of Climate Insiders
Berlin, Berlin
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2023 - Current
🚀 Join our Climate Tech investors community who support disruptive hardware deeptech innovations with the potential to reduce 1 million tons of CO2e emissions. 🎙 We also produce the Climate Insiders podcast that diffuses the insights from the World's top Climate Tech Founders, Investors and ecosystem players
Co-Founder & General Partner
2020 - 2023
We invest in Seed+/Series A startups that can cut down Megatons of CO2 emissions and combat climate change. Decided to step down to refocus my role and build on top of the ecosystem to accelerate impact.
Board Member
2022 - 2023
Investor
2021 - 2021
Breakthrough solution to the hardest energy problem: nuclear fusion. Expect the Stellarator fusion design to be on the market within 12 years.
Investor
2021 - 2021
Precision AgTech using biosensors
InnerPlant is harnessing plant physiology to unlock data at scale and boost global agricultural yields and sustainability.
Raised $52,300,000.00 from SYSTEMIQ, John Deere, Coutts Agro, Bison Ventures and Systemiq capital.
Investor
2021 - 2021
Making reforestation scalable by using a cost-competitive fleet of drones to reduce reliance on manual labor.
Mast Reforestation is a tech-led reforestation company that provides seedling, project management, and carbon removal credits for forests.
Raised $58,889,999.00 from Pulse Fund.
Investor (Exit - NASDAQ: UDMY)
2020 - 2020
The largest online learning destination that helps students, businesses, and governments gain the skills they need to compete in today’s economy.
Udemy is an online learning platform that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to reach their goals.
Raised $311,380,000.00 from SharesPro, Vershina Capital, Alexander Rugaev and Blue Gentian Capital.
Principal / Venture Development Manager
2018 - 2020
Assembled Next Big Thing's Venture Development team and set up full investment processes. NBT develops and funds promising AI, IoT, Blockchain and CleanTech startups.
Co-founder and CEO
2015 - 2018
Catalyst (initially Flowigo, then renamed Enable) implements Digital Technology and Data Solutions for social impact ventures in Africa.
Product Manager
2013 - 2015
Award-winning HR Tech platform that disrupted the field of talent acquisition. Intuitive data analytics solutions that helps recruiters automate hiring decisions. Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)