The Footprint Firm announced it has reached a final close of its debut venture capital vehicle, Footprint Fund I, raising €76 million to back pre-seed and seed climate deep-tech and scale-up companies across Northern Europe.
In a LinkedIn announcement, the firm credited a syndicate of institutional and foundation-backed investors for the close, naming North-East Family Office, EIFO, Realdania, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, TryghedsGruppen, Lauritzen Fonden, Nordea-fonden, Novo Holdings, and Velliv Foreningen are among its backers, alongside additional investors.
The manager noted that Fund I is part of a broader platform rather than a standalone venture franchise, describing The Footprint Firm as supported by a team of 45 professionals working across sustainability-focused venture investing and strategic advisory for corporates and later-stage investors. The firm emphasized an operating approach rooted in “science and data,” execution, and hands-on support, arguing that deeper sustainability expertise is increasingly necessary as startups navigate commercialization and more complex regulatory environments.
Footprint Fund I has already deployed capital into 20 companies spanning energy, bio-solutions, AI and climate tech, circular manufacturing, the built environment, carbon removal, and food systems. The firm listed its current investments as a:gain [again], Agrain by Circular Food Technology, Catalysta, CELLUGY®, Dynelectro, ENERIN AS, FoodOp, GreenShift.app, Kvasir Technologies, NobodyWho, Nordic Salt Cycle, Octarine Bio, PerPlant, Reel, Rock Flour Company, SemperCycle, Super6 Limited, Søuld, and TetraxAI.
The announcement pointed out that the close as a milestone in the firm’s mission to support the green transition and signaled an intention to keep scaling its early-stage climate investment activity from here.
