• VARM

  Participated · Series A · Jun 2026

  VARM operates a “Cloud Installer” model that recruits and trains career changers—including former logistics and retail workers—to become certified insulation specialists within weeks. The company organizes regional teams, manages quality control in-house and provides customers fixed-price quotes, claiming a standard single-family home can be insulated in around six hours. VARM was founded by Christian Grüner, a former Siemens Advanta executive, and Sebastian Würz, co-founder of housing platform Homefully. The startup says its approach addresses a major qualified-worker shortage that limits large-scale energy-efficiency upgrades across Europe. With the Series A funding, VARM plans to expand its operations and further scale its workforce model to support growing demand for insulation projects. The articles did not disclose revenue or user metrics.

• Oska Health

  Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

  Oska Health offers an AI-supported coaching platform that pairs certified health coaches with digital therapy tools to deliver continuous care for high-risk, multimorbid patients suffering from chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, and other long-term conditions. Through video calls, chat, and a dedicated app, coaches translate physicians’ recommendations into day-to-day actions, aiming to boost medication adherence, strengthen health literacy, and lower avoidable hospitalisations. The company’s proprietary AI augments care teams by triaging patient needs and reducing administrative workload, making personalised chronic-care support scalable. Operating for more than three years, Oska Health has demonstrated its ability to keep patients engaged between medical appointments. The newly raised capital will fund further expansion of its AI infrastructure and broaden access to its hybrid care model across Europe. Financial details beyond the recent seed round have not been disclosed.

• Voltfang

  Participated · Series B · Jun 2025

  Voltfang develops high-performance European battery storage systems built from requalified EV batteries for industrial, commercial and grid-scale customers. Its core product pairs energy-dense battery modules with an intelligent energy management system, Venma, which uses AI to maximise self-consumption, lower electricity costs and enable participation in energy markets. Customers include Aldi Nord, Alba Group, Fiege Logistik and Goldbeck. The company opened the "Voltfang Future Fab" in Aachen to scale production and enable capacity up to 1 GWh, and aims to deliver an additional 250 MWh of storage across Europe by the end of 2026. Storage capacity grew from 5 MWh in 2023 to 20 MWh in 2024, and Voltfang targets supporting the replacement of the Weisweiler coal-fired power plant by 2030. By using second-life and surplus batteries sourced from the European automotive industry, the company seeks to reduce reliance on Asian supply chains and foster a resilient European battery industry. Voltfang develops green energy storage systems built using requalified electric vehicle batteries, pairing hardware with an advanced Energy Management System. The company aims to broaden its product offerings and invest further in its EMS to maximize battery performance. Voltfang targets commercial/industrial and grid-scale applications and emphasizes circular-economy principles and reuse/second-life concepts. Management plans to deploy an additional 40 MWh of battery capacity by 2025. The company recently completed an oversubscribed financing round, which it closed within three months, strengthening its growth outlook and market position in sustainable energy infrastructure. Voltfang, based in Aachen, builds stationary energy storage systems from used electric vehicle batteries and uses AI-based software to evaluate battery longevity. Its operating system and continuous monitoring aim to make second-life batteries as durable as new ones, backed by a 10-year "Batteryflat" guarantee. The company has completed successful pilot projects in Germany and lists Aldi NORD and Schaltbau among its clients. Voltfang says the systems can be intelligently deployed to amortise batteries quickly and support grid stability amid rising electrification. Management highlights the ability to connect urgently needed capacity to the grid to help avoid blackouts. The company has raised €5 million to scale its production.

• Co-Power

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2025

  Co-Power builds decentralised energy infrastructure for Europe’s industrial sector, delivering on-site large-scale battery storage and solar PV via a zero-upfront, Energy-as-a-Service model. The company focuses exclusively on B2B industrial customers, positioning itself as a flexibility-first provider that flattens peaks, shifts loads, and optimises solar consumption. Its software layer manages optimisation, pricing, and smart energy trading to bring more stable, near-24/7 availability to intermittent renewables. Co-Power says its systems can cut electricity costs for customers by up to 50% while reducing grid fees and boosting resilience. The company is building an industrial virtual power plant (VPP) — a network of decentralised assets — to scale those benefits across sites. Initial projects are underway and it reports a growing pipeline of industrial customers.

• Paebbl

  Participated · Series A · Oct 2024

  Paebbl focuses on eliminating the carbon footprint of cement by replacing carbon-intensive clinker with a magnesium-based silicate binder that permanently locks away CO₂ through accelerated mineral carbonation. The company’s process yields supplementary cementitious materials—or partial clinker replacements—without compromising strength or durability. To speed development, Paebbl and its research partners employ machine-learning models and advanced simulations that optimize both the mineralization reaction and the design of low-carbon concrete mixes. Industrial validation is a priority: the project consortium includes precast concrete leader Consolis and global building-materials firm Holcim, alongside Delft University of Technology and KU Leuven. Paebbl has also launched what it calls the world’s first continuous CO₂ mineralization demonstration plant, underscoring its move from lab science to real-world deployment. The firm’s approach positions concrete not just as a lower-emission material but as an active carbon sink, aligning with EU goals to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.

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