i5invest
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 108, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States
Overview
At i5invest, our primary focus is to support and manage corporate development and cross-border M&A processes for extraordinary tech companies. With our deep domain expertise and our network, we connect founders with the technology ecosystem in order to take their companies to the next levels. We believe the road to success requires building the right relationships and focusing on long-term partnerships. We have executed over 250 transactions and have been able to strike deals recently with Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Verizon, Canva, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Verisign, Samsung, Cisco, Telefonica, NBC, Naspers, Volkswagen, Amdocs, IAC, Pfizer/Zoetis, Airbus, Toronto Stock Exchange and many other global tier 1 technology giants. With our business accelerator and investment partner - i5growth we also support high potential European tech companies in their growth phase.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Business Development
- Financial Services
- Incubators
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- enspired
Participated · Series A · Dec 2021
Enspired operates a fully automated, in-house trading platform that simultaneously optimises batteries and other flexible power assets across wholesale, control reserve and ancillary service markets. Its core value proposition is to monetise asset flexibility quickly, reducing time-to-market for BESS owners while maximising revenue opportunities in Europe’s short-term power markets. Over the past 12 months the company entered six new European markets and now manages more than 1 GW of BESS capacity, underscoring rapid growth and scale. Management positions the platform’s AI capabilities as a critical lever to accelerate the global energy transition and alleviate bottlenecks created by rising renewable penetration. Certified revenue disclosures have been published to demonstrate commercial leadership, though absolute figures were not provided. Looking ahead, Enspired plans to extend its multi-market optimisation model into Asia and the United States, beginning with a partnership with Banpu NEXT in Japan. The newly secured funding will finance continued product innovation, geographic expansion and the rollout of additional AI-powered use cases.