# better ventures

better ventures is a Venture Capital based in Oakland, Germany.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Venture Capital
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, Germany
- **Region:** North America
- **Address:** Bavaria, Germany
- **Founded:** 2011
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** www.betterventures.io
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/bettervc

## About

Better Ventures backs founders on a mission to build a better world, investing in startups leveraging science and technology for a Better Economy where people and the planet flourish. Founded in 2011, it is one of the original venture capital firms to back technology companies building a better world. The firm leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds with initial investments of $500k to $1M, focusing on B2B solutions that harness breakthrough innovations in AI/ML, software, materials science, and biotechnology. Every company it invests in addresses at least one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

## Sectors

- Sustainable Industry, Human Health, Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Electrification, Food & Ag, Bioeconomy, Circular Economy

## People

- Wes Selke — Founding Partner
- Rick Moss — Founding Partner
- Lyndsey Boucherle — Partner

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- [Better Tomorrow Ventures](https://altss.com/profile/better-tomorrow-ventures)
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