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Elevate2Impact

Strategy, communications and insider access for companies and venture firms that shape the world.

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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

Strategic Clarity

Communicating your conviction to the people who matter most.

What We Do

We handle the full scope of communication, positioning, visibility, marketing strategy, execution, and ecosystem building — all aligned with your fundraising and commercial timelines.

  • Simplify Complexity
    Transform intricate ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
  • Build Trust
    Establish unwavering credibility with investors, stakeholders, and customers.
  • Drive Conviction
    Ensure your vision resonates — and converts doubt into commitment.
PR & Communication·
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·
PR & Communication·
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 Work

A Simple, Honest Process

No endless decks. No deliberation. We execute.

You Share the Challenge
You let us know what your goals or problems are.
We Show the Path
We tell you how to solve the problems or achieve the goals.
We Execute
We execute either together with your team or independently, depending on your capacities.

Why Elevate2Impact

We Don’t Sell Hours. We Sell Access.

AI can produce. AI can optimize. But AI can’t open doors.
In a world where anyone can generate content, the edge is having deep insights and knowing the right people — and knowing exactly what to do with that access.

Production Is Automated
Relationships Aren’t
25 years building the ecosystem. We connect our clients to the people that matter, to decision-makers that shape what entire industries become — because that kind of access doesn’t come from a prompt.
We’ve Seen This Before
You Benefit From It
All those years of shaping energy and industrial transformation means we don’t just know the landscape — we see around corners. We know which moves matter, which narratives land, and which rooms are worth being in. That pattern recognition is not something you can prompt.
We Bridge the Gap
Between What You Build and What the World Understands.
We know how to turn complex technology and industrial transformation into narratives that move investors, open markets, and build the kind of reputation that compounds. Strategy and communications — built for the complexity of real things.
Media & Events

Seen. Heard. Placed.

At the events that matter. In the media that drives the conversation.

Al Gore introduction
Doreen introducing Al Gore to Klaus Töpfer
TechCrunch coverage
TechCrunch — Reshape Energy Acquisition Playbook
Tech Funding News
Tech Funding News — immigrant founder fixing Europe's grid
Sifted coverage
Sifted — Terra One €150M
Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt — Ecoworks
BVES Summit
BVES Investment Summit 2025
Impact Week
Impact/Week 2024 — Norrsken House Barcelona
Slush
Slush 2025
Impact Loop
Impact Loop — Fika with Doreen
Handelsblatt Energiegipfel
Handelsblatt Energiegipfel 2026
Al Gore introduction
Doreen introducing Al Gore to Klaus Töpfer
TechCrunch coverage
TechCrunch — Reshape Energy Acquisition Playbook
Tech Funding News
Tech Funding News — immigrant founder fixing Europe's grid
Sifted coverage
Sifted — Terra One €150M
Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt — Ecoworks
BVES Summit
BVES Investment Summit 2025
Impact Week
Impact/Week 2024 — Norrsken House Barcelona
Slush
Slush 2025
Impact Loop
Impact Loop — Fika with Doreen
Handelsblatt Energiegipfel
Handelsblatt Energiegipfel 2026
Financial Times Handelsblatt The New York Times CNN Der Spiegel ARD ZDF Süddeutsche Zeitung brand eins Der Tagesspiegel BLOOMBERG REUTERS The Guardian CNBC Le Monde Le Figaro Les Echos France 24 The Australian Australian Financial Review Sydney Morning Herald ABC Al Jazeera The National Khaleej Times Dagens Nyheter Aftenposten Helsingin Sanomat Politiken EU Startups TechCrunch Sifted Financial Times Handelsblatt The New York Times CNN Der Spiegel ARD ZDF Süddeutsche Zeitung brand eins Der Tagesspiegel BLOOMBERG REUTERS The Guardian CNBC Le Monde Le Figaro Les Echos France 24 The Australian Australian Financial Review Sydney Morning Herald ABC Al Jazeera The National Khaleej Times Dagens Nyheter Aftenposten Helsingin Sanomat Politiken EU Startups TechCrunch Sifted

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

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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Kayla Ebert
Kayla Ebert
PR & Policy / APAC
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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Valeria Do
Valeria Do
Senior VC Communications
Valerie 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 Social Media 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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Amelie Grassl
Amelie Grassl
PR / Communications Europe & DACH
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.

Where to find us

Meet us next.

SuperVentureBerlin
SuperVenture Berlin 2026
Europe's leading gathering for venture capital LPs and GPs shaping the next fund cycle.
Berlin · 8–10 June 2026
TUM
SustainabilityDay 2026
TUM Sustainability Day 2026
Research, startups and industry converge at TUM's campus festival for a sustainable future.
Garching · 29 April 2026
The smarter EEurope 2026
The smarter E Europe 2026
Europe's largest platform for the new energy world — solar, storage, e-mobility and smart grids.
Munich · 23–25 June 2026
Deep Tech
WeekBerlin 2026
Deep Tech Week Berlin 2026
A week of deep-tech momentum across Berlin — founders, funds and industry building what's next.
Berlin · 18–22 May 2026
HackSummitLausanne
HackSummit
Europe's flagship climate-tech gathering — founders, funders and operators scaling the energy transition.
Lausanne · 2026

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