Welcome back to another EUVC Podcast, where we explore the lessons, frameworks, and insights shaping Europe’s venture ecosystem.
Today, Andreas Munk Holm sits down with Jan Lozek, Co-Founder and Managing Director and Founder of Future Energy Ventures (FEV), the Berlin-based climate-tech investor born from the carve-out of E.ON’s corporate venture arm.
With a 50-company track record and a new €235M fund, Jan shares what it takes to spin out from a corporate, how to invest across the energy transition with venture discipline, and why Europe’s renewable leadership is creating both opportunity and complexity.
🎧 Here’s what’s covered
01:41 Jan’s personal journey from Berlin’s early tech scene to shaping E.ON’s venture arm.
04:02 The moment FEV’s carve-out became inevitable and how independence was structured.
09:33 Inside the two-fund model: managing E.ON’s legacy portfolio while launching a new EU fund.
11:27 FEV’s thesis: software-first, Series A–B investments driving the energy transition.
13:33 Grid intelligence - trading flexibility, AI for grid balance, and the battery boom.
16:35 The economics of renewables: why decarbonization now pays for itself.
21:11 Data centers and AI’s energy demand - the US urgency vs. Europe’s slow policy gears.
24:16 Electrifying cities - EV fleets, industrial decarbonization, and heat-pump adoption.
33:24 How FEV supports founders through market turbulence, pivots, and bridge rounds.
46:32 Scaling to billions: fund growth, LP lessons, and advice to Europe’s climate founders.