Investment Application This application should take 30 minutes to complete and every application is fully reviewed by our team. Please answer all the questions as completely as possible though brevity is appreciated. Once you submit your application we will use our best effort to provide a response on the status of your application within 3 weeks.Company InformationCompany Name* One Sentence Company Description*Industry Subsector*- Select a value -Advanced MaterialsClean energy financing, business models and ITClean Energy Production: OtherClean Energy Production: SolarClean Energy Production: WindClean transportationEnergy Delivery and ManagementEnergy Efficiency: Building EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency: Heating and coolingEnergy Efficiency: OtherEnergy Storage: BatteriesEnergy Storage: OtherRecycling/Re-useTechnologies important for the adoption of clean energy (ex: power electronics)Water and agriculture / energy nexusIndustry Subsector*- None -Advanced MaterialsClean energy financing, business models and ITClean Energy Production: OtherClean Energy Production: SolarClean Energy Production: WindClean transportationEnergy Delivery and ManagementEnergy Efficiency: Building EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency: Heating and coolingEnergy Efficiency: OtherEnergy Storage: BatteriesEnergy Storage: OtherRecycling/Re-useTechnologies important for the adoption of clean energy (ex: power electronics)Water and agriculture / energy nexusWhat are you looking for from us?* Mentoring Investment Number of EmployeesMonthly Burn RateTotal Revenues in the Last 12 MonthsDate Founded-MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear-Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Company Website COMPANY LOCATIONPlease note that we only invest in companies headquartered in Africa, the United States, Canada, Europe and The Mena regionCountry*MoroccoAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and 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incubator, or competition Industry event Online research Social media Other/Unknown Please specify Online research, Social media, Other/Unknown This company has applied to CEV or CEVG in the past CONTACT INFORMATIONEnter the primary contact person for your company.First* Last* Contact Title* Email* Phone Number*LinkedIn Profile Business InformationWhat product or service are you selling, who are you selling it to, and how do you sell it?*Please specify: Your target markets and the target end user (if different from customer) Your business model and the unit economics Any channel partner(s) your will use to offer this What are the unique innovations of your product or service, how does your product or service compare to competitors, and what enables it to have a sustainable competitive advantage?*What are the value propositions of your product or service for your target customers?*How does your product or service enable your customer to obtain more value at a lower cost than competing alternatives? If possible, describe how the unit economics support this.What is the development stage of your product or service? What are the next milestones?*You are welcome to include your technology readiness level if you know it, but more importantly, please describe the status of product development and the most important upcoming milestones.How many customers have you spoken to? Do you have evidence of customer traction? Please specify who your top customers or potential customers are and their level of commitment.**Specify level of commitment: ranging from expression of interest, to written commitments, to trial sales, market sales, or long term purchase agreements.What are the capabilities of your team that make you likely to succeed in scaling this business?*List active team members, whether or not they are full time, and their relevant skills and experience. List advisors and specify how they are valuable to this effort and how actively they engage. Lastly, list three words that describe what an observer who has seen your team in action would say that is notable about your performance and engagement together.Is there anything else we should know about the value proposition, impact of regulations, key risks, or otherwise?*Are there additional value propositions or environmental benefits from your product or service? Does the success of scaling your innovation depend on changes to laws or regulations? How will you mitigate any key risks to your business's success?Climate Impact Aharas Ventures only invests in companies with the potential to have a significant, positive impact on mitigating climate change. It is important for us to quantify your product or service’s potential to reduce GHG emissions. Please complete this section to the best of your ability. See our Frequently Asked Questions for additional explanation and context on how to answer these questions.Once your product or service is being sold at scale, for every ‘unit’ sold: Please provide a value for at least one of the following two questions. You are welcome to provide both if your product or service reduces emissions in multiple ways.How many kWhs of grid-generated electricity will a single unit reduce per year?Provide a value here if your product can reduce grid-generated electricity. For example, through energy efficiency or carbon-free electricity production. And please take into account second order effects.If the unit has an impact on emissions other than by reducing grid-generated electricity, how many tons of CO2 (or equivalent) will that unit abate per year?Provide a value here if your product can reduce CO2 or other GHG emissions in addition to, or instead of, reducing kWhs. For example, by reducing transportation emissions. And please take into account second order effects.How many years between now and the expected point of maximum adoption?For example, If it is 2021 now and the expected year of maximum adoption is 2035, enter 14.How do you define a 'unit' (for which you provided the data above) and how did you determine what the kWh and/or CO2 emissions savings are?If your innovation changes a behavior, please describe how much CO2 was emitted before the change, how your innovation changes the behavior, and how much less CO2 is emitted with your innovation. Please feel free to include and describe multiple types of impact, second order effects, or any other important factors that determined your responses. If you are unable to provide this information, please explain why.Demographics and Equity At Aharas Ventures we are working to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the climatetech and venture capital communities. As such, we collect diversity data on all companies that apply for funding, so that we can better track the progress of our individual diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Providing this information is completely voluntary. The information is currently collected for measurement only and is not shared with application reviewers in order to avoid any unconscious biases. If, ultimately, we make an investment in your company, a more comprehensive survey will be conducted to discuss how we can mutually improve your organization's diversity, equity and inclusion.Company Founded By Female Person with Disability Person of color Other "Founded" means at least one of the founding members of the company identifies as one of the listed groups. Please select all that apply.Company Led By Female Person with Disability Person of color Other "Led" means the company's CEO identifies as one of the listed groups. Please select all that apply.If applicable, describe how your company's product or service disproportionately benefits communities of color or low income communities.Financing InformationPlease describe your financing to date (founders, friends/family, grants, investment rounds).Your Largest Previous InvestorsTotal Capital Required between Now and Break-even or Exit*What is the total amount of capital you will need to raise (as equity or convertible debt) between now and the point in time when your business is acquired or is self sufficient?Capital Raise Target for Current Round*Pre-Money Valuation or Convertible Debt Cap*We invest in early-stage companies with valuations appropriate for their current stage of technology development and market growth potential. For reference, public data indicates the median seed stage valuation is $5.0M.Anticipated Closing Date for Current Round MM slash DD slash YYYY What investment terms are you looking for?* Equity Convertible Debt Other Pitch Deck Please provide a link that points directly to a downloadable document or to a publicly accessible directory that contains such a document. A link to your website or to a form where access may be requested is not sufficient. A Dropbox link to a single PowerPoint (.pptx) or .pdf file is strongly preferred.Please paste a SHAREABLE link to your pitch deck (.pdf or .pptx) that anyone can access, even non-Dropbox/Google Drive users.* CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
