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.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Planet First Partners invests in
Stages Planet First Partners invests in
Countries Planet First Partners invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Frédéric de Mevius
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Michael D'Onofrio
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Hardware 2 (10%)
- CleanTech 2 (10%)
- Fuel 1 (5%)
- Energy 1 (5%)
- Leasing 1 (5%)
Stage
- Funding Round 3 (15%)
- Series C 2 (10%)
- Series B 1 (5%)
- Series D 1 (5%)
- Series E 1 (5%)
Country
- Germany 2 (10%)
- Spain 1 (5%)
- Canada 1 (5%)
- Switzerland 1 (5%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Frédéric de Mevius
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Manu Gupta
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 31 | Find email | |
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Michael D'Onofrio
Principal; Principal
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Principal; Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nathan Medlock
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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FINN
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At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees asevery journey is CO2 compensated. | $113.4M / Series D / Jun 24, 2026 | |
Photonic
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Photonic develops quantum computing and networking technologies, utilizing silicon spin qubits and native telecom networking interface. Photonic is turning fault-tolerant quantum technologies into reality through its distinctive silicon spin-photon interface. This innovative technology combines the memory and computing capabilities of spins withthe connectivity of photonics, enabling the creation of one of the world's initial scalable, fault-tolerant, and networked quantum computers. | $70M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 12, 2026 | |
Oviva
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Oviva is digitizing the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity through a unique behavior change platform.They have developed unique, personalised behaviour change programmes that combine smartphone app and learning portals to support dietitian-led behaviour change for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and complex obesity. Their approach allowspatients to achieve a better health outcome without having to attend clinic appointments, whilst saving health systems significant sums by preventing the development of complications related to these health conditions.Oviva was founded in 2013 and is based in Altendorf (Switzerland) with offices in Zurich (Switzerland), London (United Kingdom), and Berlin (Germany). | $233.7M / Series D / Jan 22, 2026 | |
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Oviva
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Oviva is digitizing the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity through a unique behavior change platform.They have developed unique, personalised behaviour change programmes that combine smartphone app and learning portals to support dietitian-led behaviour change for conditions such as type 2 diabetes and complex obesity. Their approach allowspatients to achieve a better health outcome without having to attend clinic appointments, whilst saving health systems significant sums by preventing the development of complications related to these health conditions.Oviva was founded in 2013 and is based in Altendorf (Switzerland) with offices in Zurich (Switzerland), London (United Kingdom), and Berlin (Germany). | Secondary Market / Jan 22, 2026 | |
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Photonic
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Photonic develops quantum computing and networking technologies, utilizing silicon spin qubits and native telecom networking interface. Photonic is turning fault-tolerant quantum technologies into reality through its distinctive silicon spin-photon interface. This innovative technology combines the memory and computing capabilities of spins withthe connectivity of photonics, enabling the creation of one of the world's initial scalable, fault-tolerant, and networked quantum computers. | $130.8M / Jan 06, 2026 | |
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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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
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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 | |
Riverlane
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Riverlane creates and engineers instruments. With the help of the manufacturers of quantum computers, they put them into practice. New hardware and software tools are needed to regulate intrinsically unstable qubits and completely fix system defects ten billion times or more per second in order to unlock the entire range of quantum computingapplications. | $75M / Series C / Aug 06, 2024 | |
THIS
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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
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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 | |
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FAQ
What does Planet First Partners invest in?
Planet First Partners invests primarily in Hardware, CleanTech and Fuel startups, most often at Funding Round and Series C stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Planet First Partners?
The team at Planet First Partners includes Frédéric de Mevius (Managing Partner), Manu Gupta (Managing Partner) and Michael D'Onofrio (Principal; Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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