Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Founded in 2024 in Valencia, Spain by Thomas Hubregtsen and Francisco Infante Aguirre, Voltrac is developing fully autonomous, battery-powered vehicles tailored to the demanding needs of agriculture and defense logistics. The company’s prototype units are currently undergoing field tests in vineyards and mountainous terrain around Valencia to validate performance in real-world conditions. Voltrac plans to complete these trials and deliver its first customer vehicle in January 2026. The startup envisions scaling production after initial deployments, targeting farms and military logistics operators seeking cost-effective, emission-free transport solutions. Financially, the company has secured €9 million in equity funding to date, comprising a €2 million pre-seed round followed by a €7 million seed round. This capital supports ongoing product development, operational expansion, and preparation for commercial manufacturing. No revenue or user metrics have been disclosed yet, as the products are still pre-commercialization.

Participated · Series B · Oct 2025

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.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

Founded in 2023, sun.store digitises the highly manual and fragmented procurement process for solar and storage equipment by letting verified sellers list products with structured data, dynamic pricing, and integrated logistics. Installers, distributors, wholesalers, and EPC firms can search real-time offers, receive instant quotes, and complete transactions with flexible payment options and embedded support. The platform standardises product data, verifies counterparties, and offers end-to-end order tracking to reduce mismatches, delays, and opaque pricing. Europe’s solar and storage market is estimated at €35–40 billion annually, and sun.store aims to capture a meaningful share of this volume by increasing transparency and transaction speed. Longer-term, the company plans to expand into broader clean-energy equipment categories such as HVAC systems, heat pumps, e-mobility infrastructure, and electrical components. The newly raised capital will fund product development, expand feature sets, and bolster go-to-market efforts while scaling merchant onboarding, strategic sourcing, and business-development teams. No revenue or user figures were disclosed in the article.

Led · Seed · Apr 2025

Emmi AI builds AI-powered simulation technology that replaces traditional numerical solvers with deep learning models capable of processing massive simulations in milliseconds. Its models address computational fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, and material stress testing across industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, and semiconductors. The company spun out of the simulation group at NXAI, an Austrian AI research lab focused on industrial applications. Emmi’s software aims to remove labor-intensive manual setup and enable real-time, data-driven digital twins that can learn, adapt, and optimize. The startup raised €15M in a seed round — the largest seed investment ever for an Austrian startup — and will use the funds to expand its engineering and research team, further develop its real-time simulation platform, and scale across industrial sectors. CEO and co-founder Dennis Just says the technology can transform simulations that previously took days or weeks into seconds, accelerating engineering workflows.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2025

UniteLabs provides a software 'operating system' that standardises interfaces and enables cloud compatibility for heterogeneous lab instruments, allowing control, monitoring, and automated workflows across manufacturers. The platform has already delivered 40 device connectors and lets researchers run remote demos and pilots without installing hardware. Early customer feedback indicates the company can build methods 2–3x faster than internal teams, and pilots are sold at smaller contract sizes (for example ~€20,000). Over the next year UniteLabs plans to add 50 more connectors, target connecting 90 instruments by year-end, and ultimately equip 650 devices with cloud compatibility. The company intends to double its team while working closely with pilot customers to refine the product and expand to additional instrument categories including chromatography systems, plate readers, robotic arms, and bioreactors.