# Frédéric de Mevius

> Frédéric de Mevius is a Series C investor at Planet First Partners backing Energy. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Planet First Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planet-first-partners)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-de-m%C3%A9vius-664295

Frédéric de Mevius is a Series C investor at Planet First Partners focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Mr de Mevius is a member of the ninth generation of the family ownership of AB-Inbev. He founded Verlinvest in 1995, a family diversification vehicle and is his Managing Director. Verlinvest is a private holding company with investments in branded consumer goods, digital and care companies in Europe and The USA, where it holds minority or majoritypositions. Between 1991 and 2004, he was member of the Board of Directors of Interbrew (now AB-Inbev). From 1993 to June 2000, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Spadel (Belgium). Prior to these industrial assignments, he had an investment banking career in London and New York. From 1985 until 1993, he was at Lehman Brothers in New York and London as an Executive Director; and between 1981 and 1985 at S.G.Warburg&Co. Ltd in London where he held the position of Manager in the International Division. Mr de Mevius also serves on the boards various holding companies and not for profit organisations, mainly in the arts. He holds a BA degree in economics from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Environmental Engineering | 2 | 33% |
| Fuel | 1 | 17% |
| Nuclear | 1 | 17% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |
| Series E | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| Spain | 1 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commonwealth Fusion Systems | Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops fusion energy systems using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets to create compact tokamak reactors. It is building SPARC, a demonstration device designed to achieve net energy gain from fusion and laying the groundwork for ARC, a grid-connected fusion power plant targeting early 2030s operation. Thecompany partners with MIT and manufactures its HTS magnets and related components, applying peer-reviewed science in its firewalling of plasma and reactor engineering. It has introduced innovations like the PIT VIPER superconducting cable to support pulsed-power magnet systems and accelerate readiness for commercial fusion. | $863M | Series B | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| Submer | Data centers and cloud providers consume 6% of the global electricity (more than India) and generate 4% of the global CO2 emissions (more than 2 times commercial air travel). They expect to consume 20% of the electricity worldwide by 2025.Submer develops a highly efficient, ultra-dense and eco-friendly, computing immersion cooling technology thatsaves 50% of this electricity, 85% of the real estate, and it can be placed anywhere, even without the expensive buildings. Making it also perfect for low latency applications and edge-computing.Submer has renowned customers all over the world like some of the top 5 hyper-scale cloud providers, Airbus, the European Commission, the CERN Large Hadron Collider and more.Submer believes our digital world can be more efficient, cost-effective, scalable and eco-friendly. The Submer solution happens to be the best way to get there. | $55.2M | Series C | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| THIS | THIS is a plant-based meat brand that provides alternative meat products for meat lovers. The company's products are made of plant-based ingredients that are fortified with vitamin B12 and iron, enabling meat lovers to get the real feel of having meat-based products and satisfy their tastes without killing animals. | $25.4M | Series C | Jun 17, 2024 |  |
| Sunfire | Sunfire develops and manufactures systems for renewable industrial gas and fuel production. These substitutes for mineral oil and natural gas, known as e-Gas, e-Fuel or e-Chemicals, replace fossil fuels in existing infrastructures. The solid oxide cells (SOCs) used for the conversion process are also used as generators to provide electricity andheat.Sunfire’s vision is to make regenerative energy from sources such as wind farms, hydropower plants, and photovoltaic systems available wherever and whenever it is needed — not just when the wind is blowing, the waves are crashing or the sun is shining. | $233.4M | Series E | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| Sunfire | Sunfire develops and manufactures systems for renewable industrial gas and fuel production. These substitutes for mineral oil and natural gas, known as e-Gas, e-Fuel or e-Chemicals, replace fossil fuels in existing infrastructures. The solid oxide cells (SOCs) used for the conversion process are also used as generators to provide electricity andheat.Sunfire’s vision is to make regenerative energy from sources such as wind farms, hydropower plants, and photovoltaic systems available wherever and whenever it is needed — not just when the wind is blowing, the waves are crashing or the sun is shining. | $126.6M | Series D | Oct 18, 2021 |  |
| Polymateria | Polymateria is a London-based startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution. The company is developing a new standard in biodegradable and compostable plastics. Its new technology, called Biotransformation, fully biodegrades common forms of plastic, leaving behind zero microplastics with no environmental harm in the process.The new technology is ensuring that plastic which has escaped refuse streams can fully biodegrade in the natural environment.Polymateria’s Cycle+ brings advanced biodegradation technology to different types of plastic, without affecting its recyclability within the product’s useful life. The company DegrAid product is designed specifically for the end of life situations where recycling is not an option, e.g sealant films.Polymateria was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England, UK. | $19M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 20, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-lightstone) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightrock) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ahren Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahren-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Planet First Partners

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Planet First Partners is a venture capital firm creating a real impact for long-term investors and operational advisors. Their purpose-led value creation approach means that they work as "hands-with" active partners with like-minded entrepreneurs and investors to scale ventures that deliver positive impact outcomes. They are passionateabout empowering visionary entrepreneurs who build on disruptive market insights, science and technology, and collective intelligence to develop sizeable and meaningful businesses.

4 contacts available at Planet First Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frédéric de Mevius | Managing Partner | — |
| Manu Gupta | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manu-gupta |
| Michael D'Onofrio | Principal; Principal | — |
| Nathan Medlock | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-medlock |

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## FAQ

### What does Frédéric de Mevius invest in?

Frédéric de Mevius invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Frédéric de Mevius last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frédéric de Mevius closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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