Contrarian Ventures
Transportation
Metafuels lands $8 million bet on greener skies ahead
11:01 pm PST • December 12, 2023
Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its local ZRH. Ahh, Zurich.…
Startups
From ‘literally zero’ experience to $100M, this VC is raising his second climate tech seed fund
3:52 pm PDT • August 16, 2022
If you ask me, climate tech investor Contrarian Ventures isn’t so contrarian anymore. The five-year-old firm is targeting $100 million for its second seed-stage fund, and it’s doing so smack…
Startups
Bolt Bikes launches e-bike subscription platform for gig delivery workers in US, UK
5:00 am PST • November 18, 2019
Bolt Bikes, the Sydney, Australia-based startup founded in 2017, is taking to the U.S. and U.K. its electric bike platform designed for gig economy delivery workers. The company is expanding…