Newsletter Q3 2025
Powering progress where impact meets opportunity
Across Europe and beyond, the energy landscape is undergoing a historic transformation. What was once defined by fossil dependence is now being reshaped by electrification, efficiency, and circularity. Economic and geopolitical shifts have turned the energy transition into a strategic necessity, driving investment, innovation, and industrial renewal at an unprecedented pace.
At Vidia, we see this shift in real numbers and real outcomes. In our newly released Portfolio Impact Review 2024/25, our portfolio companies enabled over 400,000 tCO₂e of avoided emissions in 2024, largely through business services that are critical to the transition. The data underscores a central conviction that drives our work: impact must be measurable and meaningful, and electrification is now a key engine of climate progress.
This quarter also shows how we turn that conviction into strategy. Our partnership with GEO-NET, a leader in meteorological assessments and wind-yield analysis, strengthens our activities across the wind value chain. Reliable climate and energy data are essential to securing financing, managing risk, and scaling renewable infrastructure.
Our value creation approach to scaling climate solutions recognizes that the transition doesn’t just require new technologies, it demands new partnerships, new platforms, and new ways of working. That’s why we’ve built five scale-up platforms to date, focused on cost-competitive, ready-to-deploy solutions: rooftop solar, wind energy services, mechanical plastics recycling, and climate data consulting.
Looking ahead, we’re expanding our European activities. We’re thrilled to welcome Giovanni Russo as Partner and Head of Italy, bringing over two decades of experience in European private equity. Italy’s entrepreneurial mid-market, a “hidden champion” hub akin to Germany’s Mittelstand, with abundant succession opportunities and climate solution leaders, aligns naturally with our investment approach.
At Vidia, we believe strategic communication is more than storytelling, it’s a lever for value creation. With Sophie Moser joining as Director of Marketing & Communications, we’re reinforcing go-to-market strategies for our portfolio and strengthening our platform brands as climate solution leaders.
Thank you for reading and for being part of this journey with us.
Johanna Struthmann
Founder
Portfolio Impact Review 2024/25
We are pleased to share Vidia’s second Portfolio Impact Review. Building on the foundation set in our inaugural edition, which outlined our impact strategy, ESG management framework, and operational value creation approach, this year’s review shifts the focus from theory to tangible results.
A Conversation with…
Givanni Russo, Partner & Head of Italy at Vidia Equity
We’re delighted to welcome Giovanni Russo, who joins Vidia after more than two decades advising on European private equity transactions. In his new role, he’ll lead our Italian market entry, an entrepreneurial, mid-cap landscape that’s a natural fit for Vidia’s hands-on, scale-up approach to investment and value creation. We spoke with Giovanni about his new mandate, why Italy now, and what motivates him as he builds Vidia’s presence on the ground.
Partnership with GEO-NET
Vidia Climate Fund I has partnered with GEO-NET Umweltconsulting GmbH (GEO-NET), a leading provider of meteorological assessments and services. Headquartered in Germany, GEO-NET specializes in certified wind energy yield assessments and in-field measurements, as well as climate analysis and adaptation studies. The investment, in partnership between the leadership team at GEO-NET and Vidia, supports the transition to clean energy and climate-resilient infrastructure.
New Joiner Alert
Giovanni Russo
Partner, Head of Italy
Giovanni brings over two decades of experience from his career at Dechert LLP, where he was a Partner in the Private Equity practice and advised on more than 150 M&A transactions across Europe. Over the years, he has also advised the Vidia team on several investments, demonstrating a strong alignment with our investment philosophy and a proven track record of commercial and deal-making excellence.
Sophie Moser
Director Marketing & Communications
Sophie brings extensive expertise in B2B marketing, lead generation, and brand strategy, with a proven track record of delivering measurable results across global markets. She joins us from Hilti Group, where she most recently served as Head of Global Brand Design, leading brand positioning and developing several global campaigns. Prior to that, she built her career across senior marketing and communications roles at Zumtobel Group, and Weber Shandwick.
Vidia Blog
Electrification’s Next Frontier: Unprecedented Opportunity Created by a Generational Shift
Rethinking Energy: From Fossil Fuel Dependence to Electric Opportunity
Over the past 25 years, the world has undergone a remarkable transformation in how energy is produced and consumed. At the turn of the millennium, most buildings, industries, and modes of transportation were still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Electrifying these sectors was neither technically nor economically feasible, and electricity generation itself largely relied on fossil sources. Since then, however, major technological barriers have been overcome. Today’s electric vehicles deliver the range and performance drivers expect from combustion engines, and modern heat pumps operate efficiently even in harsh weather conditions.
We are hiring
We are always looking for outstanding, purpose-driven talents to join the Vidia team. Get in touch to become an integral member of our investment, operations or impact team.
Investment Analyst / Associate / Manager
DACH
(m/f/d) Full-time, Hybrid, Location: Munich
Investment Analyst / Associate / Manager
Nordics
(m/f/d) Full-time, Hybrid, Location: Munich
Value Creation Associate
(m/f/d) Full-time, Hybrid, Location: Munich
Operations Manager / Director
at our dach energiezukunft Group
(m/f/d) Full-time, Hybrid
Locations: Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen, Munich
Operations Manager / Director
(m/f/d) Full-time, Hybrid,
Location: Portfolio Sites / HQ
Portfolio Working Student
(m/f/d) Part-time, Hybrid,
Location: Munich / Portfolio HQ
Investment Criteria
We look for leading companies with a proven business model offering climate positive products or services.
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