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Ampacimon

Rue A. Deponthière 40, 1st floor, Loncin, 4431, Belgium

Overview

Ampacimon builds proprietary measurement systems and advanced analytics—including dynamic line rating (DLR) solutions—that allow grid operators to optimize asset use, maintenance, and investment prioritization. Its Grid‑Enhancing Technologies are deployed with major utilities and are reported to increase power transmission capacity by an average of 30% while reducing failures and safety incidents. The company says it has the largest number of DLR systems deployed worldwide and systems in operation with grid operators across multiple regions. Ampacimon was founded in 2010 and maintains offices in Belgium, Spain, and the USA, serving customers such as Pennsylvania Power and Light, BC Hydro, SDG&E, Arizona Public Service, Tepco, EdP, Hydro‑Québec, Red Eléctrica, and SVK. The business reports consistently high double‑digit annual growth since inception. With the new capital, Ampacimon plans to accelerate U.S. expansion and further develop its solutions to support renewables integration and grid modernization. Ampacimon develops autonomous, communicating sensors and software that monitor and forecast the capacity of high-voltage lines in real time, using a Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) approach. The company commercialized its DLR solution from 2015 and claims the largest installed base of DLR systems worldwide. Customers and contracts include major utilities such as Tennet, Tepco, HydroQuebec, APS, NYPA, MSETCL, ENEL, ISA, Elia and RTE. Founded in 2010 based on research since 2003 at the University of Liège, Ampacimon is expanding beyond transmission to develop monitoring solutions for distribution networks. The company continues to invest in research projects to diversify applications and is considering acquisition opportunities. Recent financing will be used to accelerate growth and support these product and market-expansion plans.

Total raised
$15M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series C
Latest activity
Oct 2023

Industries

  • Electrical Distribution
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Renewable Energy
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Recent funding

  1. Series C

    Oct 2023

    $11M

  2. Equity

    Aug 2020

    $5M

Team

  • Jacques Destiné

    Founder

  • Jean-Louis Lilien

    Founder

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  • Jonathan McGinnis

    Engineering

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  • Belinda Burnett

    Talent Acquisition/Executive Assistant

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