PGE Ventures
PGE Ventures, established in 2017, is the corporate venture capital arm of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, located in Warsaw, Poland. The fund focuses on investing in startups that are connected to the energy value chain, aiming to achieve both financial returns and strategic advantages. It provides financial support as well as access to PGE Group’s operational expertise, addressing the specific needs of emerging entrepreneurs. PGE Ventures is particularly interested in projects that enhance the optimization of operations, energy storage, clean generation technologies, and innovative IT and communication services, including big data and smart home solutions. The fund actively seeks partnerships with incubators, accelerators, and other organizations that can help identify promising startups, while also being open to co-investments with other venture capital funds. Through its initiatives, PGE Ventures aims to foster the development of innovative projects that can evolve into profitable businesses within the energy sector and beyond.
ConnectPoint Sp. z o.o. is an IT company based in Warsaw, Poland, specializing in digitization for the manufacturing, energy, and utility sectors. Founded in 2010, the company offers comprehensive data analytics solutions that encompass the entire operational data process, from data collection to advanced analytics. ConnectPoint utilizes its expertise in industry knowledge, integrative competencies, big data, geographic information systems (GIS), business intelligence, and machine learning to deliver unique end-to-end solutions. Its product offerings include smartvee, smart RDM, and nexo energy, which support clients in optimizing their operations and improving decision-making through tailored software development and system integration.
Lerta designs an operations platform for entities involved in production, distribution, or trading of electricity or gas. Its platform provides utility companies with digital transformation and new business development. It helps to manage a large number of dispersed power units in the energy production sector. It focuses on measurements, automatization of the decision making process, and improvement of operations efficiency in companies involved in the production, distribution or trading of gas and energy.
PiMerge S.A., founded in 2015 and based in Wroclaw, Poland, specializes in the production of composite coal fuel derived from sludge and flotation concentrates generated during hard coal production. The company addresses various environmental challenges by managing coal waste, which helps reduce smog and lower storage costs associated with industrial waste. Additionally, PiMerge explores innovative applications for solidifying fragmented wastes, including the creation of high-quality building materials from saline and ultra-fine desert sands. Its waste management services focus on optimizing resource recovery from manufacturing byproducts, allowing industries to minimize pollution and improve their environmental footprint while efficiently storing and processing waste.