Fundraising advisory for cleantech startups

Cleantech is where innovation meets capital intensity

Hardware, manufacturing, and energy technologies require significant upfront investment and long development cycles. Raising capital here isn't just about equity; it's about structuring layered financing that scales both operations and impact.

At dups, we help cleantech companies secure and structure the capital they need to grow. Our integrated legal and financial advisory approach combines venture expertise with infrastructure-level precision, turning breakthrough technologies into bankable businesses. Because clean energy and sustainable industry deserve capital structures as solid as their engineering.

Why cleantech funding requires a different approach

Cleantech deals are unique; they sit at the intersection of technology, regulation, and finance. Each funding round needs to balance longer payback cycles (often with manufacturing or hardware dependencies), capital intensity (blending equity, debt, and sometimes public support), and cross-border and regulatory constraints (from energy law to EU state aid rules).

Investors want confidence. Banks want security. Founders need flexibility. We help you connect those dots.

Our cleantech funding approach

1. Capital strategy design

We start by analyzing your business model, cash flow profile, and technology readiness. Then, we design your capital structure, the optimal mix of equity, debt, and non-dilutive financing.

Depending on your maturity and capital needs, that may include venture or growth equity, project or venture debt, strategic or corporate investors, and EU and national grants or guarantees. We model scenarios for dilution, cash runway, and control, ensuring your capital stack supports both growth and resilience.

2. Financial modeling and investor materials

Cleantech investors are rigorous. They expect clear, data-backed projections, from unit economics to capex, opex, and payback models. We help you prepare investor-ready financial models (3 to 5 years), pitch decks and investment memos, cap table and governance frameworks, and impact metrics (energy savings, emissions avoided, efficiency KPIs).

Your financial story becomes an instrument of trust: clear, consistent, and compelling.

3. Legal structuring and transaction advisory

Once investor interest is secured, our legal and financial teams align all terms into a coherent transaction framework. We manage term sheet negotiation, convertible or hybrid instruments (SAFE, notes, mezzanine), governance and shareholder alignment, and closing documentation and compliance.

This ensures that every clause in your deal reflects your financial logic, and vice versa. No misalignment between what was pitched, modeled, and signed.

4. Growth and project finance transition

As cleantech companies mature, capital needs shift from R&D to infrastructure and deployment. We help you transition your fundraising strategy toward project finance, scaling debt capacity and structuring long-term partnerships.

Our team supports post-round optimization: governance adjustments, lender negotiations, and follow-on capital rounds.

What makes dups different

At dups, we speak the three languages cleantech founders need most: finance, law, and impact. We've advised on both venture-stage raises and industrial-scale transactions.

Our differentiator: integrated legal and financial advisory under one roof, sector fluency in energy, circular economy, and sustainable manufacturing, and deal-driven pragmatism (no fluff, no delay, just execution). We don't just fund clean innovation; we structure it.

Deliverables you can expect

We deliver a full cleantech fundraising and transaction package, including:

• Capital structure design and modeling
• Equity, debt, and hybrid funding roadmap
• Financial model and scenario analysis
• Pitch deck and investment memo preparation
• Term sheet drafting and negotiation
• Legal documentation and closing coordination
• Grant and public funding integration (EU and national)

Each deliverable is built for clarity, scalability, and credibility, ready for both investors and lenders.