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Encosa secures €25 million for battery storage model
Munich startup Encosa has secured €25 million in total financing to expand its offering for commercial and industrial battery storage. The financing round is led by Realyze Ventures, and the company has also secured scalable debt financing for building additional storage projects.

Feldwerke: 12 million euros for agri-PV
Feldwerke secures its first external financing: a French debt fund provides 12 million euros for the expansion of an agri-PV portfolio with approximately 100 megawatts of capacity.

How Munich satellites are meant to prevent the spread of wildfires in Greece
In the future, it could be easier to detect wildfires faster and thus mitigate devastating damage. Four specially developed satellites for wildfire monitoring, which Munich-based spacetech startup Ororatech has now put into operation for Greece, are making this possible.

Ororatech provides fire protection in Patagonia
The Munich-based startup Ororatech is deploying its forest fire technology in Río Negro. Together with GPTech and the province, the system will cover more than 20 million hectares in Patagonia, an area the size of half of Spain.

€2.1 million for Ark Climate and municipal climate protection
Munich-based climate startup Ark Climate raises €2.1 million in a pre-seed round. The capital will be used for team building, market expansion, and further development of the platform for municipal climate protection.

Ampeers Energy undergoes restructuring
Ampeers Energy has transferred its operating business to a new company and thus remains part of the local climate-tech scene despite insolvency proceedings.

Inplanet: CO2 removal through rock weathering
The Munich-based climatetech company Inplanet uses the natural weathering of silicate rock to bind CO2 quickly and permanently. With an innovative MRV system and global approach, the startup wants to create a scalable solution for climate protection. Founder and CEO Felix Harteneck provides deeper insights into the innovative process and the startup’s objectives. First published on: June 23, 2025

Women in Tech: Julia Rafschneider from NuuEnergy
The Munich startup NuuEnergy builds regional heating specialist businesses that plan, install, and maintain heat pumps – with craft quality and digital efficiency. This startup, founded in 2023, brings the heat transition into homes and houses. Our interview partner Julia Rafschneider first completed a degree in marketing, politics, and communication. After positions in climate tech, including at Tado, in scaleups and at a venture builder, she founded her own startup with Tobias Klug: NuuEnergy. In the interview, she talks about courage and stumbling, why proximity and distance matter, and why Munich needs more bridges between tech and application.

Delta Charge secures €3.7 million
Munich-based startup Delta Charge raises millions in funding from Vireo Ventures, Rethink Ventures, and other investors to expand its pan-European network for electric truck charging and battery storage.

Tailwind for climate startups: Viessmann partners with TUM Venture Labs
The Viessmann Foundation invests in TUM Venture Labs to strengthen Munich’s ecosystem for climate startups and accelerate science-based innovations into practice.

Tanso secures 12 million euros
Munich-based climatetech startup Tanso secures twelve million euros in a Series A round. The capital will be used for team growth, international expansion, and new product modules.

Enerkii secures fresh capital
Munich-based climatetech startup Enerkii secures pre-seed funding from World Fund. With its energy-as-a-service model, the founding team addresses key challenges in industrial energy transition.