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Elevate Your Visibility and Impact

Strategic Communication and Go-to-Market Advisory for Tech Companies & VCs reshaping industries that will define the next decade.

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

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Organisations Advised
Companies & VCs we've helped define their next chapter
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Years Experience
Decades of hands-on expertise across deeptech, energy, and industrial sectors
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Client Retention
Our clients stay because we deliver results that matter
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Capital Unlocked
Major funding rounds supported and mobilised for our clients

From Complexity to Conviction

AI summarises markets. Drafts content. It cannot spot the press angle, influence regulatory or access the market.

We get your technology, the regulatory and your market as well as the people who amplify it and back it.

What we

  • Create Stories
    We turn complex solution & tech into stories investors, regulators, the press and your customer actually remember.
  • Build Trust
    We bring 20+ years of industry relationships that turn into investor conviction, customer commitment and stakeholder alignment. The kind of trust that survives a difficult quarter and opens doors.
  • Drive Conviction
    We move audiences from interest to action — turning doubt into capital, attention into partnerships, and bystanders into believers.
PR & Communication·
Regulatory Mapping·
Regulatory Advice·
VC Communication·
Media Relations·
Thought Leadership·
Narrative & Messaging·
Executive Positioning·
Fundraising Strategy·
Investor Relations·
Pitch & Deck Strategy·
LP Introductions·
Workshops·
Mentoring·
Go-to-Market·
Strategy Consulting·

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.

You Share the Challenge
Tell us your goal — or the wall you've hit. We've usually been there before.
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.
We Execute
We run the work with your team or independently. We don't hand you a slide deck and disappear. We deliver.
Media & Events

Seen. Heard. Placed.

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

Article preview
Vulcan Energy: Fixing EV Batteries’ Dirty Secret
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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
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Impact Loop article preview
One Female VC Partner Is Optics, Two Change the Conversation
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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
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Sifted article preview, TerraOne raises €150 million from Aviva Investors
TerraOne Raises €150 Million Financing from Aviva Investors
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Handelsblatt article preview
Energie-Start-up Voltfang bekommt Finanzpartner für Batteriespeicher
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Norrsken Impact Week 2024 Barcelona
Norrsken Impact/Week 2024
Impact Communication that Sparks Media & Investor Interest
Norrsken House Barcelona
Fast Company article preview
The Surprising Way This Potato Chip Factory Slashed Its Emissions
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Impact Loop article preview
Exclusive: Vireo Ventures Backs Einklang as Europe’s Battery Storage Sector Booms
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Valeria Do speaker card, Urban Innovation Forum
Urban Innovation Forum
Valeria Do, Speaker
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026
Frankfurter Allgemeine article preview
Start-up aus Dresden beginnt mit Produktion von Solarmodulen
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StartupValley article preview
startupvalley
Re-Fresh Global: Interview über innovatives Textilrecycling
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Panel discussion, Want to save the world? Save your mental state first
Let’s Talk, The Real
“Want to Save the World? Save Your Mental State First!”
Impact Hub · Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
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brand eins
Brodelnde Geister gesucht
Lesen →
Süddeutsche Zeitung article preview
Bau von Batteriepark bei Neuruppin 2026 geplant
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
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 →
Norrsken Impact Week 2024 Barcelona
Norrsken Impact/Week 2024
Impact Communication that Sparks Media & Investor Interest
Norrsken House Barcelona
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 →
Valeria Do speaker card, Urban Innovation Forum
Urban Innovation Forum
Valeria Do, Speaker
CIC Berlin · 19 March 2026
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 →
Panel discussion, Want to save the world? Save your mental state first
Let’s Talk, The Real
“Want to Save the World? Save Your Mental State First!”
Impact Hub · Doreen Rietentiet · Moderator
brand eins article preview
brand eins
Brodelnde Geister gesucht
Lesen →
Süddeutsche Zeitung article preview
Bau von Batteriepark bei Neuruppin 2026 geplant
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
Wall Street Journal article preview
Volkswagen Pivots to North America as Europe Loses Its Shine
Read →
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Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

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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 Heisenberg
CEO & Founder, ecoworks
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Energy tech founders face a unique challenge: you need to be visionary and credible, bold and precise, at the same time. elevate2impact helped us strike that balance. They built narratives and stories that land with impact investors, industry partners, and policymakers, without losing what made it ours. They don’t just communicate your story, they become part of it.

David Oudsandji
CEO & Founder, Voltfang
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As an energy investor, you need partners who understand not just what you’re building, but the full complexity of the ecosystem around it. elevate2impact helped us sharpen it. The result is a positioning that genuinely resonated with the right people and a social media presence that delivers the right attention, from the right people, at the right time.

Jan Lozek
CEO, Future Energy Ventures

Selected Clients

The people

ELEVATE2IMPACT is led by

A global boutique advisory with roots in politics, journalism, venture capital, and the tech ecosystems. We bring sharp thinking, real relationships, and sector-specific experience to every engagement.

Doreen Rietentiet
Doreen Rietentiet
Strategist & Ecosystem Builder
Doreen brings more than 20+ years experience working in tech and innovation and climate across Europe and the US. She is a former journalist turned entrepreneur who connects founders with the decision-makers that shape entire industries and has delivered insight-led storytelling and multi-market programmes that build credibility and support growth. Doreen has been an active driver of the clean energy and climatetech ecosystem since 2005, starting the Renewable Energy Agency with former UNEP Director Klaus Töpfer.
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Valeria Do
Valeria Do
VC & C-Level Communication
Valeria has spent 10+ years at the intersection of capital and communication, specialising in investor relations and VC communications across Europe and the US, with a focus on funds and companies driving positive impact. She helps clients define their positioning and execute on it as well as supports with comms strategies that build genuine authority, and grow the engaged communities that matter to LPs, founders, and the press. She knows what moves capital, and how to say it.
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Kayla Ebert
Kayla Ebert
PR & Regulatory
15+ years supporting organisations in Europe and Asia Pacific to explain complex ideas clearly and credibly. Her experience encompasses reputation management, crisis PR, B2B thought leadership and commercial PR. She is an expert in cross-border storytelling for energy and industrial technology companies looking to land credibility in APAC regions. As a PR Director who led multinational teams, she brings a deep understanding of target audiences and communication for strategic partnerships.
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Amelie Grassl
Amelie Grassl
B2B Marketing & Communication
Amelie has spent 7+ years building media presence for energy, and deeptech companies. She translates complex technology into narratives that land with top-tier journalists, industry analysts, and the right partners at every stage of growth. Sharp on process, sharper on strategy, she works with startups and scale-ups to cut through the noise and build the kind of visibility that creates real momentum. She knows what the press wants, and how to make your story impossible to ignore.
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Our Network

Leveraging Our Ecosystem

We don't just advise the ecosystem, we're an active part of it.

BMW Foundation • SET Award • Womxn for Climate Tech • Founders Institute • Leaders for Climate Action • TUM Entrepreneurship • Climate Tech Hub • BMW Foundation • SET Award • Womxn for Climate Tech • Founders Institute • Leaders for Climate Action • TUM Entrepreneurship • Climate Tech Hub •

Where to find us

Meet us next.

Deep Tech Week Berlin 2026
Deep Tech Week Berlin
Europe's leading deep tech event bringing together founders, investors and industry leaders.
Berlin · May 18–22, 2026
The smarter E Europe
Smarter E Munich
Europe's largest platform for the energy industry, connecting solar, storage and e-mobility.
Munich · Jun 23–25, 2026
SuperReturn International
Super Return Berlin
The world’s largest private equity and venture capital conference.
Berlin · Jun 8–12, 2026

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Elevate Your Impact

Whether you’re raising, scaling, entering new markets or repositioning for the next chapter — we help you cut through the noise with clarity, credibility and a network that delivers. Built on two decades of doing the work, with the founders, funds and institutions shaping tomorrow’s industries.

✉ hello@elevate2impact.com
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Ali Oudsandji

New business & partnerships

Ali Oudsandji

Direct line for new business, client relationships and strategic engagements.

ali@elevate2impact.com →