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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗴𝗱𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗡𝗥𝗪 💚 A huge congratulations to Birte Kattelmann-Jagdt 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗡𝗥𝗪. This recognition goes far beyond an individual achievement. It reflects what Scale-up.NRW stands for: a new generation of investors and founders who see climate tech not as a niche, but as a core driver of economic resilience and industrial transformation. Birte has been part of the Scale-up.NRW community from day one. 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. As an angel investor, she backs green ventures not despite their focus on sustainability, but because of their long term value creation potential. Her work highlights a crucial truth for our ecosystem: 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. Her award is also a strong signal for our community. For the founders building scalable solutions to the climate crisis. For the investors enabling them to grow. And for a region that is actively shaping its future as a competitive, climate forward industrial hub. At Scale-up.NRW, we are proud to have Birte as part of our community from the very beginning. This is exactly the kind of leadership and conviction we aim to amplify. Congratulations, Birte. And thank you for helping turn ambition into scalable impact. 🌱 Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW