# Contrarian Ventures

> Contrarian Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Renewable Energy. See 56 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
- Total investments: 56
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contrarian-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ContrarianVC
- Website: http://cventures.vc/

Contrarian Ventures is a VC fund in Vilnius focused on Software and Renewable Energy. Contrarian Ventures is the Seed stage VC for the climate generation, mobilising resources for climate action in Europe & Israel with our collaborative, hands-on, founders-first approach.Benefitting from unparalleled levels of engagement with the climate tech community, our platform-based model backs the pioneers building the technology thatwill become the infrastructure of tomorrow.Given that decades of collective actions got us into the climate mess, we leverage Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Challengers and Climate50 to make a collaborative effort to mobilise resources and get humanity back on track to decarbonize the economy.For press inquiries info@cventures.vc

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $274k–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $55k–$4M |
| Series A | $1.7M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 11 | 20% |
| Renewable Energy | 8 | 14% |
| Energy | 7 | 13% |
| SaaS | 6 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 11% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 24 | 43% |
| Series A | 12 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 16% |
| Series B | 2 | 4% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lithuania | 6 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 9% |
| France | 3 | 5% |
| Germany | 3 | 5% |
| Israel | 2 | 4% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Zakaitis | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-zakaitis |
| Iohan Dessard | Finance and Operations Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iohan-dessard |
| Marc Wesselink | Partner and Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-wesselink |
| Patrikas Feiferas | Investment Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrikas-feiferas |
| Robina von Stein | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robina-von-stein |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decade Energy | Decade Energy is a logistics electrification and smart energy solution provider | $25.7M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Delfos Energy | Delfos is an intelligent maintenance platform that integrates state of the art machine learning modules, and technical knowledge to transform the already available data from the wind turbine into useful information. It was developed to provide customers the ability to achieve operational excellence by leveraging all the available operational datawithin the organization to optimize asset performance and retain key operational knowledge.The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Fortaleza in Brazil. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Metafuels | Our breakthrough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, aerobrew™, will make affordable net-zero aviation a reality. The technology is innovative, highly scaleable and able to tap into future global renewable energy systems efficiently. Starting from renewable feedstocks including green hydrogen, driven by renewable electricity, andsustainably sourced CO2, for example from direct air capture, aerobrew™ provides an efficient route to large-scale production of e-kerosene, overcoming the scale up challenges and high costs of alternative e-fuels technologies. aerobrew™ is also compatible with the biogenic route whereby the carbon required for the process is derived from renewable and sustainable cellulosic biomass which, does not compete with the food chain (wood, miscanthus, etc.). With a high carbon conversion, high selectivity and a high overall SAF yield, aerobrew™ leads to attractive production economics and cost leadership. With a rapidly growing demand for SAF, aerobrew™ stands to contribute significantly to the decarbonisation of global aviation and to support the achievement of net zero 2050 targets. | $24.8M | Series A | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| altrove AI | Altrove builds better alternatives to materials that are critical, but insecure. Using the latest advances in AI models and lab automation, altrove designs and builds alternatives to materials we need to reach Net Zero, but for which supply can't meet demand. | $10M | Seed | Oct 31, 2025 |  |
| Bees & Bears | Bees & Bears is a climate fintech company that specializes in financing renewable energy solutions such as photovoltaic systems, energy storage, and heat pumps. The company offers an embedded finance solution that makes renting energy-related technologies like solar panels and heat pumps easy and affordable. Bees & Bears collaborates withmanufacturers and suppliers of Clean Tech (eco-friendly equipment like energy storage systems, heat pumps, solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations, etc.) and enables them to provide integrated financing options to their clients. This way, manufacturers can transition to a hardware-as-a-service approach. | $5M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Sun Store | Sun Store is a Renewable Energy firm offering a trading platform for buyers and sellers in solar industry. | $7M | Seed | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Cariqa | Introducing Cariqa, a groundbreaking EV solution that enables drivers to manage all aspects of their electric cars through a unified interface. With Cariqa, users can seamlessly find and access charging points across Europe, effortlessly plan long distance trips, and monitor their car and battery status. Cariqa aims to build the most comprehensiveand interconnected e-mobility data set, providing next-generation services for end users and supporting OEMs, grid operators, and charging point operators. Join Cariqa in revolutionizing the e-mobility ecosystem and driving a sustainable future. | $4.7M | Seed | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Metafuels | Our breakthrough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, aerobrew™, will make affordable net-zero aviation a reality. The technology is innovative, highly scaleable and able to tap into future global renewable energy systems efficiently. Starting from renewable feedstocks including green hydrogen, driven by renewable electricity, andsustainably sourced CO2, for example from direct air capture, aerobrew™ provides an efficient route to large-scale production of e-kerosene, overcoming the scale up challenges and high costs of alternative e-fuels technologies. aerobrew™ is also compatible with the biogenic route whereby the carbon required for the process is derived from renewable and sustainable cellulosic biomass which, does not compete with the food chain (wood, miscanthus, etc.). With a high carbon conversion, high selectivity and a high overall SAF yield, aerobrew™ leads to attractive production economics and cost leadership. With a rapidly growing demand for SAF, aerobrew™ stands to contribute significantly to the decarbonisation of global aviation and to support the achievement of net zero 2050 targets. | $9M | Series A | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Beebop | Beebop is a software designed for power grid orchestration. Beebop's orchestration middleware enables utilities, grid operators, manufacturers, and VPP technology leaders to manage residential asset fleets, enhancing value delivery to end-customers. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| altrove AI | Altrove builds better alternatives to materials that are critical, but insecure. Using the latest advances in AI models and lab automation, altrove designs and builds alternatives to materials we need to reach Net Zero, but for which supply can't meet demand. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 03, 2024 |  |

10 of 56 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinvest Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinvest-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Maniv Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manivmobility) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Energy Impact Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-impact-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Expansion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Practica Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/practica-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Contrarian Ventures invest in?

Contrarian Ventures invests primarily in Software, Renewable Energy and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 56 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Lithuania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Contrarian Ventures's check size?

Contrarian Ventures typically joins rounds of $274k–$8M at Seed, $55k–$4M at Pre-Seed and $1.7M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Contrarian Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Contrarian Ventures?

Public channels for Contrarian Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Contrarian Ventures?

The team at Contrarian Ventures includes Darius Zakaitis (Partner), Iohan Dessard (Finance and Operations Manager) and Marc Wesselink (Partner and Co-Founder), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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