Pulsetrain has successfully closed a seed funding round of €6.1 million. The funds will be used to further develop the technology as well as to scale and industrialize the product. Vsquared Ventures and Planet A are leading the round, with Climate Club also participating.
The Munich-based startup is pursuing a new approach for more powerful batteries in electric vehicles. Pulsetrain combines battery management system, inverter, and charging electronics in a highly integrated “in-battery” solution. This architecture increases energy efficiency and eliminates some conventional standard components. The result: battery lifespan extended by up to 80 percent, greater range, and improved performance – while simultaneously reducing production costs.
Thomas Plaschko, co-founder of Pulsetrain, describes the company’s innovative power:
“Today’s powertrain technologies come from classical electrical engineering, while battery systems originate in chemistry. There is also an essential software component for controlling battery-based vehicle powertrains. Pulsetrain combines these fields of expertise, with experts from all three worlds, and develops a new, more powerful software-driven architecture for e-mobility. We reduce weight, increase battery lifespan, and simultaneously lower costs. This enables manufacturers to produce lighter, more efficient, and cost-optimized vehicles, while our product’s technology openness allows them to tailor it precisely to their requirements. This makes us unique in the market.”
Pulsetrain driving forward scaling
In addition to battery technology, Pulsetrain is developing a multilevel platform for AI-supported real-time data analysis. This solution improves fleet management, optimizes charging control, and facilitates the integration of vehicles into the power grid.
Patrick Tucci, Principal at Vsquared Ventures, highlights the potential of the technology:
“Pulsetrain offers the disruptive innovation that will enable the Western automotive industry to regain competitiveness in the fiercely contested global market. Only with Pulsetrain’s completely new approach to battery systems can manufacturers produce better and simultaneously more cost-effective electric vehicles. Thanks to recent developments in semiconductor technology and AI, now is the perfect moment to bring this technology to market and scale it.”
Nick de la Forge, General Partner at Planet A, says:
“Pulsetrain solves one of the biggest obstacles to scaling EVs at scale: performance. Pulsetrain’s technology dramatically improves battery efficiency and makes EVs better, cheaper, and truly competitive. As resource efficiency and sustainable supply chains are at the center of the EU’s clean industrial growth agenda, Pulsetrain is positioned to play a decisive role in accelerating the transition.”
The company is initially focusing on the electrification of two-wheeled and utility vehicles. Together with partners, Pulsetrain is developing initial test vehicles and planning production processes. In the future, the startup plans to deploy the technology in additional areas such as automotive, aviation, agriculture, and shipping.
Founders Leopold König (CustomCells), Thomas Plaschko (enfas), and Niclas Lehnert (Bavertis) bring years of experience in the battery industry and in building technology companies. With over 40 highly specialized employees and a strong network in the mobility industry, Pulsetrain aims to actively shape the future of e-mobility.
