UVC Partners bets big on this emerging industry: 'A small green premium is acceptable'
20 feb. 2026
11:50
One of Europe’s largest climate and deep tech funds, UVC Partners, just made its latest big investment.
We caught up with managing partner Johannes von Borries to find out more – and why he thinks green premiums for climate tech can sometimes be justified.
We caught up with managing partner Johannes von Borries to find out more – and why he thinks green premiums for climate tech can sometimes be justified.
UVC Partners closed its €250m climate and deep tech fund in 2024 with the aim to scale European hardtech – everything from rockets and planes to the software underpinning it. And it’s just made its latest bet on what might be the future of green flight.
The Munich-based firm has led a $24m Series A round in Swiss sustainable aviation fuel developer Metafuels, underlining a continued commitment to capital‑intensive climate technologies that many other VCs avoid. The funding was joined by Energy Impact Partners, Contrarian Ventures, RockCreek, Verve ...