Planet A
Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital
35investments
2open roles
$8.6Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
59open roles in its portfolio
Overview
Early-stage VC backing founders across Europe, the UK and beyond. Manufacturing, energy, resources, infrastructure. €500k–€4m, pre-seed to Series A.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 2 open roles at Planet A. Planet A is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 2020. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $172.8M, announced in 2023.
- Open roles
- 2Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, GermanyAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2020Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $172.8MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $172.8M · Feb 9, 2023Press report · sifted.eu
Program
AcceleratorInvestments
35
26 of them startups
Hiring now
14
59 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
3
$8.6M raised
Focusshare of its companies
Energy & Utilities 21%Software 21%Manufacturing 18%Financial Services 14%Food & Beverages 11%Professional Services 11%Artificial Intelligence 7%Transportation & Logistics 7%
Where its companies are
Germany 29%United Kingdom 11%Italy 3%France 3%United States 3%Switzerland 3%Singapore 3%Austria 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 35 investments
MondraVenture round · 3 mo ago
OptimlSeed $8.6M · 8 mo ago · 2 roles
GA DrillingVenture round $38.1M · 12 mo ago
HivedVenture round · 14 mo ago · 17 roles
PulsetrainVenture round · 15 mo ago
MakersiteVenture round $64.8M · 15 mo ago · 9 roles
tracelessVenture round · 18 mo ago · 4 roles
Automated ArchitectureVenture round · 19 mo ago
ARSENALE BIOYARDSSeed $10M · 20 mo ago
WILDPLASTICVenture round · 2 yr ago
INERATECSeries B $129M · 2 yr ago · 6 roles
Ecair8 roles
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
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Jobs
≈ $52k – $85k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Berlin
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
54/100
Stable
Open positions
2
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
18 days
faster than 62% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
75% ▲
Analytics
25% ▲
Financials
Total raised
$172.8M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $172.8M | Details |
People
Fridtjof Detzner
Geschäftsführer
Jan Christoph Gras
Geschäftsführer
Tobias Seikel
Geschäftsführer
Lena Thiede
Geschäftsführer
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Planet A over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
85/100
Cloud & platforms
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Connections
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Shared investors
KfW CapitalVia a fund
ImpactVCVia a fund
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Same company
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News
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June 1, 2026 Financial Times Letter: Japan offers EU a template for how to deal with China
Plural leads 26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton
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Report
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Why energy regulation helps, not hinders, business
Rather than liberating business and consumers, the current push to deregulate the US energy market will push costs elsewhere and give other countries the initiative on the green transition
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April 15, 2026 Bloomberg European Clean Tech Investors Make the Case for Geothermal
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Report
Nestlé, Planet A Foods team up for cocoa-free brand launch in Germany
Nestlé is to launch a product in Germany containing cocoa-free chocolate through a tie-up with ingredient supplier Planet A Foods.
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March 5, 2026 Financial Times Climate tech proves strategic value in EU's push for autonomy
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Europe is at a 'fork in the road' between AI competition and climate, fund managers say
As power-hungry infrastructure scales and demand for electricity surges, friction between competition and climate goals becomes harder to ignore.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Berlin
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Hamburg
Germany
HQ
Berlin
Germany
Regional office
Contact
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Neue Schönhauser Str 16, 10178 Berlin
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