<p>Welcome back to another <strong>EUVC Podcast</strong>, where we explore the lessons, frameworks, and insights shaping Europe’s venture ecosystem.</p><p>Today, <a href="https://dk.linkedin.com/in/andreas-euvc/en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Andreas Munk Holm</strong></a> sits down with <a href="https://www.vcleaders.com/vc-central-speakers/jan-lozek" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Jan Lozek</strong></a>, Co-Founder and Managing Director and Founder of <a href="https://fev.vc/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Future Energy Ventures (FEV)</strong></a>, the Berlin-based climate-tech investor born from the carve-out of <strong>E.ON’s corporate venture arm</strong>.</p><p>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.</p><p>🎧 <strong>Here’s what’s covered</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>01:41</strong> Jan’s personal journey from Berlin’s early tech scene to shaping E.ON’s venture arm.</p></li><li><p><strong>04:02</strong> The moment FEV’s carve-out became inevitable and how independence was structured.</p></li><li><p><strong>09:33</strong> Inside the two-fund model: managing E.ON’s legacy portfolio while launching a new EU fund.</p></li><li><p><strong>11:27</strong> FEV’s thesis: software-first, Series A–B investments driving the energy transition.</p></li><li><p><strong>13:33</strong> Grid intelligence - trading flexibility, AI for grid balance, and the battery boom.</p></li><li><p><strong>16:35</strong> The economics of renewables: why decarbonization now pays for itself.</p></li><li><p><strong>21:11</strong> Data centers and AI’s energy demand - the US urgency vs. Europe’s slow policy gears.</p></li><li><p><strong>24:16</strong> Electrifying cities - EV fleets, industrial decarbonization, and heat-pump adoption.</p></li><li><p><strong>33:24</strong> How FEV supports founders through market turbulence, pivots, and bridge rounds.</p></li><li><p><strong>46:32</strong> Scaling to billions: fund growth, LP lessons, and advice to Europe’s climate founders.</p></li></ul><p><br /></p>