Max Werny is an investor and PhD chemist at Clean Energy Ventures, based in Europe. He previously worked at Zero Carbon Capital and Extantia Capital, and has chemical industry experience.

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Comes in atSeed, Series ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Heraeus Precious Metals
  2. BASF
  3. Alantum
  4. Extantia Capital · investment role
  5. Zero Carbon Capital · Associate
  6. Clean Energy Ventures · Investor
    Now
  7. Extantia Capital · Investor
  8. Zero Carbon Capital · Investor

Focus

sustainable aviation fuelmetal recoverybiominingdirect air captureindustrial catalyst developmentdeep tech

Education

Utrecht University, PhD in Catalysis & SpectroscopyTechnical University of MunichFritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck SocietyNational University of Singapore

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Who is Max Werny?

Max Werny is an investor and PhD chemist at Clean Energy Ventures, based in Europe. He previously worked at Zero Carbon Capital and Extantia Capital, and has chemical industry experience.

How much does Max Werny invest?

Clean Energy Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Max in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Clean Energy Ventures backed works better.

What did Max Werny do before Clean Energy Ventures?

Heraeus Precious Metals; BASF; Alantum; investment role at Extantia Capital; Associate at Zero Carbon Capital; Investor at Extantia Capital; Investor at Zero Carbon Capital.

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