Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Exergy3 develops ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage systems that convert surplus renewable electricity (including curtailed wind power) into high-temperature heat for industrial applications. The company is led by CEO Markus Rondé and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Following the £10M Seed raise, Exergy3 plans to scale manufacturing capacity and expand its team to support broader deployment at industrial sites. Its stated focus is turning excess renewable generation into usable energy rather than letting it go to waste. The company’s current financial update is the newly closed seed financing; no revenue or user metrics were reported in the article.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Linkup is developing its own web index and search engine engineered specifically for how AI systems search, process, and understand information, rather than for traditional human browsing. By surfacing fresh, accurate, and factual data with minimal latency, the platform aims to become a foundational layer for AI applications that rely on real-time web knowledge. The company’s approach addresses the inefficiencies encountered when large-scale AI agents interact with the conventional human-oriented web. Linkup’s roadmap includes scaling its crawling and indexing capabilities and recruiting across New York, San Francisco, and Paris to accelerate product development. Founded by Philippe, Denis, and Boris, the team positions its technology as an essential building block within the broader AI ecosystem. Financially, the startup is backed by a $10 million seed round, which will fund hiring and infrastructure expansion. No revenue or user metrics have been disclosed to date.

Led · Seed · Dec 2025

Founded in early 2025 in France by Alexandre Pereira and Alex Zhuk, 2501.ai delivers sovereign, on-premise or private-cloud AI agents that continuously monitor, diagnose and remediate IT incidents for SRE, DevOps and SysOps teams. The architecture is designed to meet the highest security standards, enabling deployment in regulated, isolated or classified environments while integrating natively with existing tooling. In under twelve months the startup has secured several dozen six-figure, multi-year contracts and is currently rolling out its platform to roughly 20 enterprise customers, including CAC 40 groups. With fresh capital in hand, management plans to double headcount and scale its R&D program focused on observability, real-time remediation and critical-incident management. The company will also open its first U.S. office in New York to serve growing industrial and critical-services demand. 2501.ai aims to set a new international benchmark for automated infrastructure operations and position itself as France’s category leader by 2026.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Founded in 2021, Pionix builds on the open-source EVerest stack to provide engineering services, Pionix Cloud software, and ChargeBridge hardware that seamlessly connect charger manufacturers, operators, automakers, and fleets. Its technology targets the industry’s 25 % charging-session error rate by replacing fragmented proprietary systems with an interoperable framework. EVerest has grown into one of cleantech’s largest open-source collaborations, attracting roughly 600 contributors from more than 70 organizations and already powering hundreds of thousands of chargers worldwide. Pionix generates revenue by offering modular enterprise products and services that simplify charger development, integration, and operation. The company plans to expand both its commercial offerings and the open-source community, ensuring long-term compatibility and faster innovation across the EV-charging ecosystem. Fresh capital will fund product scaling, cloud and hardware roll-outs, and deeper engagement with the EVerest contributor base. No other financial metrics were disclosed beyond the latest fund-raise.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Founded in 2023, TRIVER embeds its API-first invoice-financing solution directly into popular SME software, allowing small businesses to convert outstanding invoices into cash in under five minutes. The platform automatically underwrites loans in ten minutes, far faster than traditional banks that can take weeks. TRIVER has integrated with tools such as Xero, Birdie, Clear Books, Elcom, and Soldo, and it works with more than 200 SME lending brokers to broaden distribution. Since launch, the company has served over 1,500 customers, advancing funds on more than 17,000 invoices worth £180 million, and boasts a Net Promoter Score of 94. Fees start at 1.8% for a 30-day invoice, positioning it as both quick and cost-effective versus competitors like MarketInvoice, iwoca, and Fleximize. The new capital will be used to scale partnerships and expand its reach across the UK. With up to £1 billion in annual funding capacity, TRIVER aims to narrow the £150 billion working-capital gap faced by UK SMEs.