Demeter Partners

Founded in 2005, Demeter Partners is a Paris-based private equity firm specializing in investments that drive the ecological transition. It focuses on seed to late-stage companies and infrastructure projects across Europe, with a particular emphasis on France. The firm invests between €0.5 million and €30 million, typically taking minority stakes and seeking board seats.

Thomas Beaugendre

Investment Manager

Thomas Beaugendre

Investment Manager

Grégory Besson-Moreau

Partner

Marie Bolognini

Investment Manager

Olivier Bordelanne Ph.D

Partner

Cyrille Cabaret

Partner

Marie Cartet

Investment Manager

Marie Cartet

Investment Manager

Celine Charvin

Investment Director

Céline Charvin

Investment Director

Stéphanie Chretien

Partner

Lionel Cormier

Managing Partner

Julien Coudy

Partner

Gonzague Dejouany

Partner

Christophe Desrumaux

Partner

Geoffroy Dubus

Partner

Olivier Dupont

Founding Partner and Vice Chairman

Assia Gaouar

Partner

Frederic Gilbert Ph.D

Partner and Member of the Investment Committee

Sophie Guesnerot

Founder, Managing Partner

Stéphanie Hillard

Investment Director

Amaury Kalt

Investment Director

Amaury Kalt

Investment Director

Adeline Kempf

Investment Director

Eric Marty

Managing Partner

Olivier Masseran

Partner

Bernard Maître

Venture Partner

Quentin Mulaton

Investment Manager

Quentin Mulaton

Investment Manager

Majdi Najah Ph.D

Investment Director

Jérôme Petitjean

Partner, Infrastructure

Jean Charles Scatena

Investment Director, Partner

Jean-Charles Scatena

Partner, Co-Chief Financial and Chief Operations Officer

Holger Schragmann

Partner

Louis Truchon-Bartes

Investment Manager

Olivier Usureau

Partner

Stephane Villecroze

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Smart Cities

Gireve

Venture Round in 2024
Gireve is a digital platform focused on enhancing the electric mobility services market. The company aggregates various mobility players, including charging station networks and mobile applications, to create a comprehensive ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) charging in Europe. By providing marketplace technology, transaction processing, and data management, Gireve facilitates real-time connections between charging networks. This enables mobility operators, such as manufacturers and fleet managers, to develop innovative services that streamline the EV charging experience. Gireve plays a crucial role in promoting the adoption of electric mobility solutions and supporting the transition to sustainable transportation.

RED Horticulture

Series A in 2023
RED Horticulture is a company focused on developing advanced horticulture LED lighting systems aimed at enhancing plant growth and optimizing energy consumption. It specializes in the design of intelligent LED lighting technology tailored for use in production greenhouses and laboratories. Through its innovative products, RED Horticulture enables farmers to utilize light as an effective tool for crop management, thereby improving agricultural efficiency and sustainability. The company also engages in photobiology research to further advance its lighting solutions and their impact on plant development.

Upciti

Venture Round in 2023
Upciti develops multi-purpose sensor technology that provides precise, localized real-time data for smart cities and retailers. Its AI-driven image analysis optimizes flows of goods and people, enhancing urban system efficiency.

ZEWAY

Series B in 2023
ZEWAY operates a mobility service in Paris, offering electric scooters on a subscription basis. Users gain access to a network of stations equipped with electric scooters, along with insurance, maintenance, and assistance services. This promotes cleaner urban mobility by encouraging users to switch from traditional vehicles.

Upciti

Venture Round in 2021
Upciti develops multi-purpose sensor technology that provides precise, localized real-time data for smart cities and retailers. Its AI-driven image analysis optimizes flows of goods and people, enhancing urban system efficiency.

Instant System

Series A in 2021
Instant System provides a mobility platform for urban transportation, delivering modular passenger information apps, ticketing integrations and MaaS solutions to help authorities and transport providers manage and simplify daily mobility. The platform integrates all mobility options—public transit, bike sharing, car sharing, carpooling, ride-hailing and parking—into a single system and offers an intermodal itinerary tool that centralizes travel data, enabling organizations to implement travel policies for employees and improve mobility experiences.

ZEWAY

Seed Round in 2020
ZEWAY operates a mobility service in Paris, offering electric scooters on a subscription basis. Users gain access to a network of stations equipped with electric scooters, along with insurance, maintenance, and assistance services. This promotes cleaner urban mobility by encouraging users to switch from traditional vehicles.

envelio

Series A in 2019
envelio GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Cologne, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for the planning and operation of energy networks. The company offers the Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP), a modular software system designed to assist distribution grid operators in digitizing and automating their processes. This platform integrates algorithms based on artificial intelligence and mathematical optimization to facilitate the management of distribution grids, allowing for the seamless incorporation of numerous distributed energy resources and smart meter data. Key features of the IGP include applications for data quality management, automated grid planning, and operational support for congestion management in response to potential grid bottlenecks. By enabling grid operators to optimize their operations, envelio plays a crucial role in advancing the energy transition and enhancing grid sustainability and flexibility.

Zenpark

Series B in 2019
Zenpark is a developer of an innovative parking reservation platform that provides Europe's first automated shared parking service. The company enables its members to access a network of shared parking spaces, which includes partnerships with hotels, residential landlords, businesses, and parking operators. This intelligent network optimizes the use of available parking resources, offering a practical and economical solution for urban mobility challenges. By facilitating the deployment of connected and carbon-free mobility services, Zenpark aims to reduce urban sprawl and enhance the overall parking experience for its users.

Stimergy

Venture Round in 2018
Stimergy is a company that operates eco-friendly data centers by integrating them into the infrastructure of smart cities. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Grenoble, France, with an additional office in Paris, the company specializes in installing mini-data centers within secure technical areas of residential buildings. These data centers utilize a digital boiler system to recycle heat generated by computer servers, converting it into hot water for the buildings they serve. Stimergy's interconnected data centers form a resilient computing grid that enhances performance and energy efficiency. Additionally, the company offers project development services tailored for animation studios, helping to determine the necessary server allocation, computing power, storage speed, and connection speed required for various projects.

envelio

Seed Round in 2018
envelio GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Cologne, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for the planning and operation of energy networks. The company offers the Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP), a modular software system designed to assist distribution grid operators in digitizing and automating their processes. This platform integrates algorithms based on artificial intelligence and mathematical optimization to facilitate the management of distribution grids, allowing for the seamless incorporation of numerous distributed energy resources and smart meter data. Key features of the IGP include applications for data quality management, automated grid planning, and operational support for congestion management in response to potential grid bottlenecks. By enabling grid operators to optimize their operations, envelio plays a crucial role in advancing the energy transition and enhancing grid sustainability and flexibility.

eLichens

Venture Round in 2018
eLichens develops air quality solutions that combine low-power micro gas sensors, data collection, and connected stations to analyze, monitor, and predict indoor and outdoor air quality. The company serves industrial, smart city, and consumer markets with a comprehensive solution that spans sensors and services, supported by a portfolio of patents and know-how. It operates offices in Grenoble, France, and Silicon Valley, USA.

eLichens

Venture Round in 2016
eLichens develops air quality solutions that combine low-power micro gas sensors, data collection, and connected stations to analyze, monitor, and predict indoor and outdoor air quality. The company serves industrial, smart city, and consumer markets with a comprehensive solution that spans sensors and services, supported by a portfolio of patents and know-how. It operates offices in Grenoble, France, and Silicon Valley, USA.

Zenpark

Series A in 2016
Zenpark is a developer of an innovative parking reservation platform that provides Europe's first automated shared parking service. The company enables its members to access a network of shared parking spaces, which includes partnerships with hotels, residential landlords, businesses, and parking operators. This intelligent network optimizes the use of available parking resources, offering a practical and economical solution for urban mobility challenges. By facilitating the deployment of connected and carbon-free mobility services, Zenpark aims to reduce urban sprawl and enhance the overall parking experience for its users.

Stimergy

Seed Round in 2016
Stimergy is a company that operates eco-friendly data centers by integrating them into the infrastructure of smart cities. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Grenoble, France, with an additional office in Paris, the company specializes in installing mini-data centers within secure technical areas of residential buildings. These data centers utilize a digital boiler system to recycle heat generated by computer servers, converting it into hot water for the buildings they serve. Stimergy's interconnected data centers form a resilient computing grid that enhances performance and energy efficiency. Additionally, the company offers project development services tailored for animation studios, helping to determine the necessary server allocation, computing power, storage speed, and connection speed required for various projects.

Smarthome

Seed Round in 2015
Smarthome, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and online retail of electronic home improvement and automation products, catering to both homeowners and contractors across the United States and internationally. Established in 1992 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers an extensive range of over 5,000 products including lighting control, whole-house automation, security and surveillance systems, home entertainment gadgets, and pet care solutions. Smarthome operates various divisions such as Smarthome.com for direct consumer sales and SmarthomePRO.com for contractors and installers. The company is recognized as a leading innovator in home automation, developing proprietary technologies like INSTEON. Smarthome is committed to enhancing convenience, safety, and enjoyment in customers' lives, providing a 30-day money-back guarantee and ongoing technical support.

Zenpark

Seed Round in 2015
Zenpark is a developer of an innovative parking reservation platform that provides Europe's first automated shared parking service. The company enables its members to access a network of shared parking spaces, which includes partnerships with hotels, residential landlords, businesses, and parking operators. This intelligent network optimizes the use of available parking resources, offering a practical and economical solution for urban mobility challenges. By facilitating the deployment of connected and carbon-free mobility services, Zenpark aims to reduce urban sprawl and enhance the overall parking experience for its users.

Sunna Design

Venture Round in 2014
Sunna Design is a France-based lighting solutions company that designs and manufactures LED and solar lighting products, including integrated solar street lights for isolated and urban areas and related projects, as well as solar-powered smart grids and design services. Its products illuminate public spaces with limited or no access to electricity, enabling autonomous, sustainable lighting in remote or underserved areas. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Blanquefort, France, Sunna Design focuses on renewable energy-powered public lighting to improve safety and reduce pollution and operating costs.

Qualisteo

Venture Round in 2014
Qualisteo is a Nice, France-based company focused on energy efficiency monitoring technology. It developed Wattseeker, a software platform that monitors a building's electrical consumption and itemizes usage by equipment and zone, enabling audits, detailed reporting, and identification of savings opportunities. The technology covers whole buildings and industrial sites, helping measure, control, and reduce electricity consumption, lower energy bills, and optimize environmental footprint. The company provides installation services and aims to support compliance and energy management across buildings and industrial facilities. Founded in 2010, Qualisteo operates in the smart grids space as a provider of actionable energy data for organizations.
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