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Industry insiders. Senior advisors. Hands-on delivery.

Visibility.Capital.Growth.

Strategic Communication & Growth advisory for companies building complex tech, and the VCs backing them.

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Companies we’ve helped grow

What we do

From complexity
to conviction.

We get your technology, your market and the people who need to understand, regulate, amplify and back it.

Built on Experience.Powered by Network.Delivered by People.

320+
Organisations Advised
Companies, organizations and VCs we've helped define their next chapter
25+
Years Experience
Decades of hands-on expertise across deeptech, energy, and industrial sectors

What our clients say

“In my 20+ years as an entrepreneur and investor, I've learned that technology alone doesn't win markets, positioning, timing, and stakeholder alignment do. Elevate2Impact gets this intuitively. What sets them apart is rare: they combine deep industry insights with strategic communications expertise and genuine execution capabilities. They help companies anticipate market shifts, not just respond to them.”
Emanuel HeisenbergCEO & Founder, ecoworks

Energy · Deeptech · Industrial · And beyond

Industry insiders.

20 years inside the ecosystem. The advisors who win your mandate are the ones who deliver it, start to finish.

01

Strategy &
Go-to-Market

Positioning, narrative and branding. Market entry and new markets. Growth and partnership strategy.

02

Communications
& PR

Long-standing, extensive media relations. C-level visibility and thought leadership. Media and crisis training.

03

Regulatory
& Policy

Stakeholder mapping and monitoring. Policy analysis and early warning. Policymaker and association engagement.

04

Funding
& Investors

Equity story and investor narrative. Funding announcements. VC introductions and exit readiness.

Access and results. Not billable hours.

The billable hour
is over.

You buy access and results, in fixed packages. One clear result per sprint, agreed up front.

01 Fixed scope02 Fixed price03 Fixed KPIs

For VCs.

Portfolio Desk

12-month mandate

  • Up to 4 portfolio launches per year
  • Quarterly tier-1 media briefings
  • Annual fund story update
  • Direct strategic sparring line

30 days

Fund Positioning

Fund story, LP narrative and partner visibility for complex-tech funds.

Let’s talk

How we do it

No endless decks. No deliberation. We execute.

We bring strategy that's built on real industry experience, not pattern-matching and we stay long enough to make it land. From understanding your technology to integrating the work operationally inside your team.

Stage 01
Ignition

You Share the Challenge
You don't have enough leads or not cutting through the noise? Tell us your goal or the wall you've hit. We've usually been there before.

Stage 02
Trajectory

We Show the Path
A clear, sector-specific roadmap built on two decades of seeing what works in energy, climate, deeptech and industrial markets not on a generic framework.

Stage 03
Orbit

We Execute
We run the work with your team or independently. We don't hand you a slide deck and disappear. We deliver.

The people.

Doreen Rietentiet

Doreen Rietentiet

Founder & CEO

25+ years in energy and climate tech. Founded the strategy consultancy DWR eco and co-founded Germany’s Renewable Energy Agency and Leaders for Climate Action. Mentor at TUM and the Respond Accelerator.

LinkedIn

Senior specialists across DACH, the UK, EU, Spain and APAC

Placements and Engagements

Seen. Heard. Placed.

We place our clients in the media that drive the conversation and at the events that matter.

FURO founder team, featured in DER SPIEGEL
DER SPIEGEL
Deutschland statt Silicon Valley: Warum ein Gründerteam nach München zurückkehrt
FURO · Client story
Lesen →
Doreen Rietentiet
Female FutureTech Summit
Doreen Rietentiet, Speaker
Visibility is not an option!
Stuttgart
Article preview
Vulcan Energy: Fixing EV Batteries’ Dirty Secret
Read →
TUM Sustainability Day 2026, Resilient Futures panel
TUM Sustainability Day 2026
“Resilient Futures” Panel, Doreen Rietentiet
TUM München
Sifted article preview
When Not to Take VC Advice
Read →
Impact Loop article preview
One Female VC Partner Is Optics, Two Change the Conversation
Read →
Doreen Rietentiet speaker card, Urban Innovation Forum
Urban Innovation Forum
Doreen Rietentiet, Speaker
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026
Financial Times article preview
Financial Times
Vulcan increases lithium targets as demand grows from carmakers
Read →
Sifted article preview, TerraOne raises €150 million from Aviva Investors
TerraOne Raises €150 Million Financing from Aviva Investors
Read →
Handelsblatt article preview
Energie-Start-up Voltfang bekommt Finanzpartner für Batteriespeicher
Lesen →
Fast Company article preview
The Surprising Way This Potato Chip Factory Slashed Its Emissions
Read →
Impact Loop article preview
Exclusive: Vireo Ventures Backs Einklang as Europe’s Battery Storage Sector Booms
Read →
Frankfurter Allgemeine article preview
Start-up aus Dresden beginnt mit Produktion von Solarmodulen
Lesen →
StartupValley article preview
startupvalley
Re-Fresh Global: Interview über innovatives Textilrecycling
Lesen →
brand eins article preview
brand eins
1komma5° – Brodelnde Geister gesucht
Lesen →
Süddeutsche Zeitung article preview
Bau von Batteriepark bei Neuruppin 2026 geplant
Lesen →
ZEIT article preview
ZEIT
Brauerei Weihenstephan liefert fortan elektrisch aus
Lesen →
Doreen Rietentiet keynote at Hydroverse Convention Essen
Hydroverse Convention Essen
Keynote & Panel Appearance
Doreen Rietentiet · Keynote Speaker
WirtschaftsWoche article preview
Ex-Mitarbeiter von Enpal ziehen Start-up für Haussanierung hoch
Lesen →
Impact Loop article preview
Fika with Impact Strategist Doreen Rietentiet: Focus Less on How Much CO₂ You Save
Read →
herCAREER Expo Munich, Energy & Climate Transition panel
herCAREER Expo · Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
“What Skill Sets Are Needed to Speed Up the Energy & Climate Transition”
MOC München
Reuters article preview
REUTERS
Climate-focused VC firm Junction Growth Investors raises €115 mln
Read →
Urban Innovation Forum panel, Is Berlin Bad at Scaling
Urban Innovation Forum · Main Stage
“Is Berlin Bad at Scaling, and Why That Might Be Its Strength”
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026 · 16:00–17:00 · Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Handelsblatt article preview
Ecoworks-Gründer: „Robotik hat das Potenzial, Bauen deutlich günstiger zu machen“
Lesen →
British Embassy Berlin, Securing the Future panel
British Embassy Berlin · Climate-KIC
“Securing the Future: Shifting Narratives to Fund Diversity & Climate Innovation”
Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Capital article preview
Wie Batteriespeicher für Supermärkte die Stromkosten senken
Lesen →
Norrsken Impact Week, How to Cut Through the Noise panel
Norrsken Impact Week
“How to Cut Through the Noise with Your Impact Startup”
Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Doreen Rietentiet speaker at Hydroverse
Hydroverse
Doreen Rietentiet, Speaker
Business Insider / Gründerszene article about Invertix
Business Insider / Gründerszene
Climate-Tech-Startup Invertix sammelt 1,7 Millionen Euro ein
KI-Agenten für die Energiebranche – 1,7 Mio. Euro Pre-Seed
Lesen →
Wall Street Journal article preview
Volkswagen Pivots to North America as Europe Loses Its Shine
Read →
Article preview
Vulcan Energy: Fixing EV Batteries’ Dirty Secret
Read →
TUM Sustainability Day 2026, Resilient Futures panel
TUM Sustainability Day 2026
“Resilient Futures” Panel, Doreen Rietentiet
TUM München
Sifted article preview
When Not to Take VC Advice
Read →
Impact Loop article preview
One Female VC Partner Is Optics, Two Change the Conversation
Read →
Doreen Rietentiet speaker card, Urban Innovation Forum
Urban Innovation Forum
Doreen Rietentiet, Speaker
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026
Financial Times article preview
Financial Times
Vulcan increases lithium targets as demand grows from carmakers
Read →
Sifted article preview, TerraOne raises €150 million from Aviva Investors
TerraOne Raises €150 Million Financing from Aviva Investors
Read →
Handelsblatt article preview
Energie-Start-up Voltfang bekommt Finanzpartner für Batteriespeicher
Lesen →
Fast Company article preview
The Surprising Way This Potato Chip Factory Slashed Its Emissions
Read →
Impact Loop article preview
Exclusive: Vireo Ventures Backs Einklang as Europe’s Battery Storage Sector Booms
Read →
Frankfurter Allgemeine article preview
Start-up aus Dresden beginnt mit Produktion von Solarmodulen
Lesen →
StartupValley article preview
startupvalley
Re-Fresh Global: Interview über innovatives Textilrecycling
Lesen →
brand eins article preview
brand eins
1komma5° – Brodelnde Geister gesucht
Lesen →
Süddeutsche Zeitung article preview
Bau von Batteriepark bei Neuruppin 2026 geplant
Lesen →
ZEIT article preview
ZEIT
Brauerei Weihenstephan liefert fortan elektrisch aus
Lesen →
Doreen Rietentiet keynote at Hydroverse Convention Essen
Hydroverse Convention Essen
Keynote & Panel Appearance
Doreen Rietentiet · Keynote Speaker
WirtschaftsWoche article preview
Ex-Mitarbeiter von Enpal ziehen Start-up für Haussanierung hoch
Lesen →
Impact Loop article preview
Fika with Impact Strategist Doreen Rietentiet: Focus Less on How Much CO₂ You Save
Read →
herCAREER Expo Munich, Energy & Climate Transition panel
herCAREER Expo · Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
“What Skill Sets Are Needed to Speed Up the Energy & Climate Transition”
MOC München
Reuters article preview
REUTERS
Climate-focused VC firm Junction Growth Investors raises €115 mln
Read →
Urban Innovation Forum panel, Is Berlin Bad at Scaling
Urban Innovation Forum · Main Stage
“Is Berlin Bad at Scaling, and Why That Might Be Its Strength”
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026 · 16:00–17:00 · Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Handelsblatt article preview
Ecoworks-Gründer: „Robotik hat das Potenzial, Bauen deutlich günstiger zu machen“
Lesen →
British Embassy Berlin, Securing the Future panel
British Embassy Berlin · Climate-KIC
“Securing the Future: Shifting Narratives to Fund Diversity & Climate Innovation”
Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Capital article preview
Wie Batteriespeicher für Supermärkte die Stromkosten senken
Lesen →
Norrsken Impact Week, How to Cut Through the Noise panel
Norrsken Impact Week
“How to Cut Through the Noise with Your Impact Startup”
Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
Doreen Rietentiet speaker at Hydroverse
Hydroverse
Doreen Rietentiet, Speaker
Business Insider / Gründerszene article about Invertix
Business Insider / Gründerszene
Climate-Tech-Startup Invertix sammelt 1,7 Millionen Euro ein
KI-Agenten für die Energiebranche – 1,7 Mio. Euro Pre-Seed
Lesen →
Wall Street Journal article preview
Volkswagen Pivots to North America as Europe Loses Its Shine
Read →
Forbes The Wall Street Journal Sifted Handelsblatt Financial Times Frankfurter Allgemeine Süddeutsche Zeitung Capital WirtschaftsWoche Fast Company Impact Loop REUTERS brand eins Forbes The Wall Street Journal Sifted Handelsblatt Financial Times Frankfurter Allgemeine Süddeutsche Zeitung Capital WirtschaftsWoche Fast Company Impact Loop REUTERS brand eins

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We're experts, not generalists. We've worked with over 300 companies across energy, climate and deeptech, and we actually understand your technology, your market and the regulatory context around it. We're not just advisors to the ecosystem — we build it and are deeply embedded within it. Classical PR advisories pitch and place — we operate. With 20+ years in strategy, go-to-market, regulatory positioning, fundraising and communications, we build the narrative, run it, and stay until it lands. No deck-and-disappear.
We help you cut through the noise — which has only gotten louder in the age of AI — and we're here to help you grow, fundraise and go to market. We know what message lands with investors, media, regulators and customers, and when the right time is. We either run inside your team or independently. Across the arc: strategy consulting, PR and media relations, thought leadership and executive positioning; regulatory positioning and stakeholder alignment; VC and investor relations, fundraising, pitch and deck strategy, LP introductions; and go-to-market.
Founders, funds and institutions reshaping industries — deeptech, energy, climate, industrial, infrastructure, space, aviation, mobility, life sciences, material tech, robotics and circular economy — across Europe, the US and APAC.
Initially, you share the challenge or goal, and we develop a clear, sector-specific path to achieve it. Then we execute — either taking over entire projects or working alongside your team. In weekly jour fixes we set priorities and decide on strategic matters together.
By outcomes that move the business: capital raised, partnerships closed, stakeholder alignment, and credible visibility with the right audiences at the right moment.

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Elevate Your Impact

Whether you’re raising, scaling, entering new markets, navigating regulatory stakeholders or repositioning for the next chapter — we help elevate your visibility, impact and capital with clarity, credibility and a network that delivers. Built on two decades of doing the work, with the companies, organizations and VCs shaping tomorrow’s industries.

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