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Moverloop: Getting more value from energy
Photovoltaics, battery storage, and intelligent power procurement can turn commercial real estate into active participants in the energy transition. Moverloop develops integrated energy concepts for multi-tenant properties. Co-founder Valerie Laubsch explains in an interview why energy will become part of a property’s infrastructure in the future and how owners can directly benefit from the energy transition.

Furo: software for battery storage
Battery storage is considered key to the energy transition, but without intelligent control, much potential remains unused. Munich startup Furo develops a platform for planning, monitoring, and marketing of storage in the commercial and industrial sector. Co-founder Lena Sophia Voß explains in an interview why software is becoming critical infrastructure.

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.

Munich clean energy startup Spine raises €3 million
Munich-based startup Spine has raised €3 million in its second funding round. According to the company, the fresh capital will be used to expand the platform, scale the business, and build out the team in technology, sales, and customer service. By 2027, Spine aims to connect more than 20,000 households through its platform.

Entrix reaches 3 GW storage – additional €43 million for Europe’s flexibility market
Entrix is expanding its role as a central player in the European energy market: with 3 GW of contractually secured battery storage capacity and €43 million in fresh capital, the Munich-based startup is driving the scaling of flexibility as a key resource for the energy transition. Large portions of the capacity are scheduled to go online during 2026 and contribute to stabilizing increasingly volatile electricity markets.

Heat pump startup NuuEnergy raises €4.3 million
Munich-based energytech NuuEnergy secures €4.3 million in fresh capital. The company is building regional heat pump hubs and focusing on digital processes and strong investors from the cooperative environment.

Pre-seed investment for Otter Energy Trading
The Munich energytech startup Otter Energy Trading has secured pre-seed funding from GF Bryck Ventures and several business angels. The capital will flow into the automated trading platform for PV electricity.

Spine closes seven-figure pre-seed round
Spine develops and operates energy applications to provide affordable green electricity for everyone. The Munich-based startup has now secured pre-seed funding of 1.5 million euros. The company plans to use the funding primarily for team building and technical product development.