Iris ten Have
Head of Science / Extantia Capital
Iris ten Have
Head of Science / Extantia CapitalDecoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. In essence, we need to change the way we create energy. Apart from intermittent renewables like wind and solar, we need clean baseload energy to replace fossil fuels. For example, geothermal or bioenergy instead of coal.
Iris is a trained chemist who found her passion in climate tech investing. She holds multiple degrees from Utrecht University and has worked at Stanford University as a researcher in the Chemical Engineering department. She is specialised in heterogeneous catalysis, which is a cornerstone for processes like carbon dioxide valorisation and ammonia synthesis. Iris spun out of the academic world early 2022. Since then, she has co-founded a startup, CO2NVERT, that transforms carbon dioxide into alcohol and currently she is full-time devoted to the Head of Science role at Extantia Capital in Berlin. Apart from being the in-house chemist at the firm, she also functions as an investor and a thought leader.
