A/O

A/O is one of  Europe’s largest venture capital firm primarily focused on built-world technologies. It is doubling down on investing in technologies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build climate resiliency, accelerate the energy transition and digitalization of the real estate and construction industries as it reaches the first close of its new flagship Fund targeting €250 million. 

They back founders building innovative technology companies that directly and indirectly solve mission critical problems facing our Built World and accelerate its positive transformation.

A/O’s investment landscape spans the entire lifecycle of the built world. From supply chain, new materials, and AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction), to building operations and management, targeting decarbonisation, climate resiliency, electrification and energy transition, as well as digitisation, automation and big data management through a mix of software, hardware, deeptech and AI. 

Through Fund I, A/O invested in 22 companies throughout the lifecycle of the built world. Examples of investments in those specific climate related verticals include, amongst others, are SPAN (California-based housing electrification), Satellite Vu (UK-based Earth Observation firm), PassiveLogic (US-based next-gen BMS leveraging AI to operate buildings more efficiently.011H (Spain-based sustainable mass timber prefab developer) taking an asset-light and software-first approach to timber construction, Plentific (UK-based property management software platform and trades marketplace).

A/O PropTech has raised a total of €500M across 2 funds, their latest being A/O PropTech Fund II. This fund was announced on Jul 28, 2023 and raised a total of €250M.

Portfolio: Housfy, Vizcab, Plentific, Span.