trawa is a Berlin-based electricity provider and AI-powered software company that optimizes energy procurement and management for mid-sized industrial and commercial businesses. The company combines all available market products, including direct power purchase agreements with solar and wind farms, with AI software that analyzes consumption profiles, identifies savings potential, and creates optimized energy portfolios. Its integrated B2B solution covers energy supply, energy management, and flexibility control. trawa serves more than 100 commercial customers across over 3,000 locations in Germany and has been active in Austria since the beginning of the year. Founded in 2022, it targets businesses with annual electricity costs of at least €100,000. The company plans to use the new funding to expand its integrated B2B offering and scale its procurement and management services. trawa offers an AI-powered platform that helps small and medium-sized enterprises buy and manage renewable electricity by combining downstream customer data with machine-learning-driven procurement. The platform optimizes mixes of power sources and staggers purchases to match consumption patterns, and its management software integrates onsite assets like rooftop solar and batteries. Trawa claims this combination can enable companies to save up to 30% of their energy costs annually. The idea was conceived by co-founder and CEO David Budde while at Bain and Company in response to post‑2022 energy market volatility and tightening regulation. The startup already serves industrial customers in the DACH region, including SETEX-Textil, Amano Hotel Group, Sunmaxx, Loxxess and Coroplast Group. Financially, trawa has raised capital to support growth, most recently closing a €10M seed round. trawa is a Berlin-based provider of an AI-powered platform that helps businesses procure renewable and affordable electricity. The platform analyzes customer consumption behavior and combines that data with appropriate electricity products to enable sustainable procurement. Founded in 2022 by David Budde, Max Lüddemann and Robert Quick, the company is currently applying for a license as an energy supplier. trawa raised €2.4M in a pre-seed round to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds to build its team and further develop its AI-based software.

Total raised

$42M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

May 2025