Scale Energy sichert sich eine überzeichnete Seed-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Climentum Capital zum Aufbau des größten dezentralen Batteriespeichernetzwerks in Europa

(WK-intern) – Die 2-Millionen-Euro-Investition in das Unternehmen wird von Climentum Capital geleitet, mit Beteiligung von Vireo Ventures und anderen.

Scale Energy entwickelt sich schnell zum Marktführer in der Entwicklung industrieller Batteriespeicher und hat sich von einem auf Energie spezialisierten Infrastrukturinvestor eine Investitionszusage für ein Batterieprojekt über 100 MW gesichert.

Scale Energy, Deutschlands führender Entwickler industrieller Batteriespeichersysteme, hat eine überzeichnete Seed-Finanzierungsrunde erfolgreich abgeschlossen.

Die Eigenkapitalfinanzierung wird von Climentum Capital geleitet, einem europäischen Frühphaseninvestor für Klimatechnologie, mit Beteiligung von Vireo Ventures sowie den bestehenden Anteilseignern Antler und P3A. Die Finanzierung wird es Scale Energy ermöglichen, seine operative Präsenz in ganz Deutschland weiter auszubauen und den Einsatz industrieller Batterieprojekte zu beschleunigen.

Eine Reihe hochkarätiger Angel-Investoren mit umfassender Branchenexpertise beteiligten sich ebenfalls an der Finanzierungsrunde, darunter Dr. Christine Prauschke, ehemalige Chief Digital Officer bei Enpal und CEO bei Leadity, Henning Gebhardt, ehemaliger Global Head of Equities bei DWS, und Thomas Rüschen, ehemaliger leitender Angestellter bei Deutsche Bank Wealth Management. Weitere Branchenexpertise kommt vom in Frankfurt ansässigen Family Office SKR Capital.

Batterieprojekte werden durch eine CapEx-Fazilität finanziert, die von einem in der DACH-Region ansässigen, auf Energie fokussierten Infrastrukturinvestor mit einer Zusage für 100 MW bereitgestellt wird.

Scale Energy baut Europas größtes dezentrales Netzwerk zur Energiespeicherung. Anstatt eine teure Greenfield-Speicherinfrastruktur zu bauen, nutzt Scale Energy vorhandene, oft nicht ausgelastete Netzverbindungen, um Energie in Batterien zu speichern und das Stromnetz auszugleichen. Indem sie den Speicher nutzen, um den Stromverbrauch von Hochpreis- in Niedrigpreiszeitfenster zu verlagern und ihre Netzgebühren durch Spitzenlastkappung zu senken, verbessern Industrieunternehmen ihre Energiesicherheit, senken ihre CO₂-Emissionen und erreichen ihre Nachhaltigkeitsziele.

In einer Zeit, in der Europa vor der doppelten Herausforderung steigender Energiekosten und der Umstellung auf erneuerbare Energien steht, war diese Lösung noch nie so wichtig. Die Energiepreise in Europa sind mittlerweile zwei- bis dreimal höher als in den USA. Frontier Economics schätzt, dass Batteriespeicher bis 2050 12 Milliarden Euro an Stromhandelskosten einsparen könnten, während Scale Energy prognostiziert, dass seine Lösung der deutschen Industrie mehr als 9 Milliarden Euro pro Jahr einsparen könnte.

Scale Energy hat bereits eine Projektpipeline von mehr als einem halben Gigawatt an mehr als 100 Industriestandorten entwickelt, hauptsächlich in Deutschland und Österreich. Zu den bestehenden Kunden von Scale Energy zählen Papierhersteller, Automobilzulieferer und Aluminiumhersteller. Jede Organisation, die Zugang zu einem Netzanschluss von mehr als 1.000 Kilowatt hat, kann von den Dienstleistungen von Scale Energy profitieren.

Die drei Gründer Christoph Koessler, Nikolas Fendel und Elias Aruna vereinen Expertise in Energiebetrieb, Infrastrukturfinanzierung und Ingenieurwesen. Elias Aruna, CEO, kommentiert: „Bei Scale Energy ist es unsere Mission, Industrieunternehmen dabei zu unterstützen, ihren Energieverbrauch neu zu definieren. Wir liefern Lösungen, die die Energiekosten senken, das Netz stabilisieren und die Dekarbonisierung vorantreiben.“

Dörte Hirschberg, General Partner bei Climentum Capital, ergänzt: „Scale Energy löst nicht nur ein immenses Problem der Energiewende, sondern das Team löst auch finanzielle Skalierungsherausforderungen. Nur wenige Unternehmen schaffen es frühzeitig, Risiko- und Infrastruktur-CapEx-Finanzierung in einer überzeugenden Struktur zu bündeln, die attraktive Angebote für Industriekunden ermöglicht.“

Scale Energy secures an oversubscribed Seed round led by Climentum Capital to build the largest decentralized battery storage network in Europe

The €2 million equity investment into the company is led by Climentum Capital with participation from Vireo Ventures and others.
Scale Energy is quickly becoming the market leader in industrial battery storage development and has secured a battery project CapEx committment for 100 MW from an energy focused infrastructure investor.

Scale Energy, Germany’s leading developer of industrial battery storage systems, has successfully closed an oversubscribed Seed funding round.

The equity funding is led by Climentum Capital, a European early-stage climate tech investor, with participation from Vireo Ventures as well as existing shareholders Antler and P3A. The funding will further enable Scale Energy to increase its operational footprint across Germany and accelerate the deployment of industrial battery projects.

A number of high-profile angel investors with deep industry expertise also joined the financing round, including Dr. Christine Prauschke, former Chief Digital Officer at Enpal and CEO at leadity, Henning Gebhardt, former Global Head of Equities at DWS, and Thomas Rüschen, former Deutsche Bank Wealth Management senior executive. Further industrial expertise comes from Frankfurt based family office SKR Capital.

Battery projects will be financed through a CapEx facility provided by a DACH based energy-focused infrastructure investor with a commitment for 100 MW.

Scale Energy is building Europe’s largest decentralized network of energy storage. Instead of building expensive greenfield storage infrastructure, Scale Energy uses existing, often underutilized grid connections to store energy in batteries and balance the power grid. Additionally, by using the storage to shift electricity consumption from high- to low-price time windows and reduce their grid fees via peak shaving, industrials enhance their energy security, lower CO₂ emissions, and meet their sustainability targets.

At a time when Europe is facing the twin challenges of rising energy costs and transitioning to renewable energy, this solution has never been more important. Energy prices in Europe are now between two to three times higher than in the US. Frontier Economics estimates that battery storage could save €12bn in electricity trading costs by 2050, while Scale Energy predicts that its solution could save German industry more than €9bn per year.

Scale Energy has already developed a project pipeline of more than half a gigawatt at more than 100 industrial sites, mainly in Germany and Austria. Existing customers of Scale Energy include paper producers, automotive suppliers and aluminum manufacturers. Any organization that has access to a grid connection of more than 1,000 Kilowatts can benefit from Scale Energy’s services.

The three founders Christoph Koessler, Nikolas Fendel and Elias Aruna combine expertise in energy operations, infrastructure financing, and engineering. Elias Aruna, CEO, comments: “At Scale Energy, our mission is to support industrials in redefining their energy use. We deliver solutions that reduce energy costs, stabilize the grid, and drive decarbonization.”

Dörte Hirschberg, General Partner at Climentum Capital, adds: “Scale Energy is not only unlocking an immense problem in the energy transition, but the team is also solving financial scaling challenges. Few companies manage early on to bundle venture and infrastructure CapEx financing into a convincing structure that enables attractive offerings for industrial customers.”

About Scale Energy 

Scale Energy is the market leader in the development of industrial battery storage solutions, dedicated to transforming Europe’s energy landscape. By leveraging underutilized industrial grid connections, Scale Energy creates scalable and sustainable storage systems that lower energy costs, stabilize electricity grids, and accelerate decarbonization.  

Headquartered in Berlin and founded by a team of experts in energy, operations, and infrastructure financing, Scale Energy has built a robust pipeline of projects and plans to deploy 10 Gigawatts of decentralized storage projects within the next decade. For more information, visit www.scale-energy.eco. 

About Climentum Capital 

Climentum Capital is a Venture Capital firm based in Copenhagen, Berlin, and Stockholm. Climentum invests in European startups that cut emissions at the core of industry. The fund targets late Seed and Series A investments in the five sectors that generate more than 90% of emissions in Europe: energy, industry, food & agriculture, buildings and transportation. The pioneering Article 9 fund has a dual incentives structure, with carry indexed on both CO2 emissions reductions and financial returns. Read more at https://www.climentum.com/ 

About Vireo Ventures 
Vireo Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in scalable startups that accelerate the energy and mobility transition through electrification and digital innovation. Led by a team of seasoned industry experts, Vireo Ventures partners closely with entrepreneurs to advance transformative solutions that are key to decarbonization and sustainable growth. With the launch of its first €50 million fund in 2023, Vireo Ventures prioritizes investments in digital solutions that enhance energy efficiency, grid resilience, and intelligent system management. Backed by prominent investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), Verbund X and EnBW New Ventures, Vireo Ventures is committed to leading the shift toward a greener and more resilient energy future. Read more at:    
www.vireo.vc 

About Antler 

Antler is the world’s day zero investor that inspires, enables, and invests in visionary founders everywhere. Founded on the belief that talent is everywhere but opportunity is not, we remove the barriers to entrepreneurship so more people can launch sustainable businesses that solve meaningful problems, drive innovation, and improve lives. We partner with the most early-stage entrepreneurs around the world through our residencies in 27 cities across six continents—Austin, Berlin, Bangalore, Jakarta, London, New York, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and beyond. As an extension of our founders’ team, our global community backs them from the beginning and keeps backing them with team formation, deep business model validation, initial capital, global scaling, and follow-on funding, with a personal passion that goes beyond traditional investing. To date, we have brought more than 1,400 startups into existence that are delivering paradigm-shifting solutions across all industries, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030. 

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