node.energy provides software and services that enable medium-sized companies to cover their electricity needs through direct supply contracts and direct PPAs from wind farms and solar power plants. The company offers PPAs concluded directly with plant operators and uses its platform to manage supply processes, invoicing and the transparent provision of energy data for reporting and controlling. Founded by CEO Matthias Karger, node.energy positions its offering to help customers remain competitive and to contribute to securing Germany as a relevant business location. The company raised €15M in a Series B and intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. The article does not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts. node.energy, founded in 2016, offers opti.node, a software platform that simplifies management of wind and solar plants by handling billing, tax forms and notifications to authorities. The software is used to manage around 10,000 wind and solar power plants, making node.energy the market leader in Germany. The company plans to develop opti.node into a comprehensive end-to-end platform by adding functions to enable professional plant operators in commercial and real estate sectors to implement new business models such as direct solar power supply (tenant power or PPAs) and self-supply. The funds raised will be used for further software development and expansion of the platform. node.energy currently employs about 50 people and is led by founders Matthias Karger and Lars Rinn. node.energy offers a software-as-a-service that optimizes local energy concepts (microgrids) for industrial and commercial companies with on-site power generation. The platform is designed to help customers reduce both energy costs and CO2 emissions. The company intends to use the new funds to further develop its software and to finance a market launch in Germany. node.energy secured under €775k in financing from High‑Tech Gründerfonds and five business angels. The startup was founded in 2016 by Matthias Karger and Lars Rinn and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The funding is intended to support product development and the planned German market entry.

Total raised

$26M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Apr 2025