EnBW

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, is one of the largest energy supply companies in Germany and Europe, with a rich history dating back over a century. The company has approximately 21,000 employees and serves around 5.5 million customers by providing electricity, gas, water, and various energy-related products and services. EnBW is committed to transforming into a sustainable and digital infrastructure operator, actively engaging with startups through its venture capital arm, which supports the development of innovative solutions for a sustainable future. The company's longstanding roots in the region highlight its dedication to fostering growth and industry in Baden-Württemberg.

Pascal Beckers

Principal

Melanie Beyersdorf

Investment Manager

Marcel Breithaupt

Finance Analyst

Jennifer Diedrichs

Investment Manager

Crispin Leick

Managing Director

Theo Schulte

Investment Manager

Theodor Schulte

Theodor Schulte is an Investment Manager at EnBW New Ventures

Holger Wagner

Investment Director

Past deals in Smart Cities

vialytics

Venture Round in 2024
Vialytics GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based application that assesses road conditions using image data. The company aims to digitize road management for cities, municipalities, and counties by providing real-time image analysis and automated evaluations. Its innovative system integrates AI with IoT-enabled sensors and geoinformation technology to monitor and document road defects such as cracks and potholes. The application is designed to be installed on municipal vehicles, allowing for efficient road inspections and maintenance management. Vialytics serves over 400 partner municipalities across the U.S. and Europe, helping them save time, reduce costs, and improve road safety.

Cycle

Series A in 2023
Cycle is a subscription service specializing in micro-mobility solutions tailored for delivery companies. By providing a fleet of individually branded e-mobility vehicles and cargo bikes, Cycle enhances the operational efficiency of its clients, enabling them to deliver parcels more quickly and effectively. The service not only benefits businesses by improving their competitiveness but also contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with last-mile delivery. Cycle partners with hotels and apartments to integrate its offerings, ensuring that thousands of couriers can operate safely and comfortably while reducing transport-related CO2 emissions.

Vivacity Labs

Venture Round in 2023
Vivacity Labs Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in hyper-local data solutions for smart cities and intelligent transport systems. Founded in 2015, it focuses on enhancing urban mobility by providing services such as car parking sensing, bus occupancy monitoring, and comprehensive traffic analysis. The company employs advanced technologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, to install thousands of sensors across the UK, including in Milton Keynes, the UK's first transport-focused smart city. These sensors collect unprecedented data from video feeds, enabling deep insights into transport operations and predictive management. Additionally, Vivacity Labs offers video analytics services that extract meaningful information from visual data and provides detailed transport metrics, such as speed, counts, and heat maps, through API access and online interfaces. By empowering transport managers with enhanced insights, Vivacity Labs aims to reduce congestion and improve road safety.

vialytics

Series A in 2023
Vialytics GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based application that assesses road conditions using image data. The company aims to digitize road management for cities, municipalities, and counties by providing real-time image analysis and automated evaluations. Its innovative system integrates AI with IoT-enabled sensors and geoinformation technology to monitor and document road defects such as cracks and potholes. The application is designed to be installed on municipal vehicles, allowing for efficient road inspections and maintenance management. Vialytics serves over 400 partner municipalities across the U.S. and Europe, helping them save time, reduce costs, and improve road safety.

Meter friends

Seed Round in 2022
Meter friends offers independent platform designed for users of intelligent electricity meters. The company's platform offer features that make it possible to generate sustainable added value from the data from intelligent measurement systems for energy optimization,

Cycle

Seed Round in 2022
Cycle is a subscription service specializing in micro-mobility solutions tailored for delivery companies. By providing a fleet of individually branded e-mobility vehicles and cargo bikes, Cycle enhances the operational efficiency of its clients, enabling them to deliver parcels more quickly and effectively. The service not only benefits businesses by improving their competitiveness but also contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with last-mile delivery. Cycle partners with hotels and apartments to integrate its offerings, ensuring that thousands of couriers can operate safely and comfortably while reducing transport-related CO2 emissions.

Easelink

Series A in 2022
Easelink specializes in developing innovative conductive charging technologies aimed at automating and enhancing the electric vehicle charging experience. The company has industrialized MATRIX CHARGING®, a pioneering automated conductive charging system characterized by its stationary design and absence of moving parts outside the vehicle. This technology allows electric vehicles to be charged automatically through a direct physical connection as soon as they park over the charging pad, effectively eliminating the need for users to plug and unplug cables. By focusing on efficient and user-friendly charging solutions, Easelink seeks to promote smart living and address the challenges associated with conventional electric vehicle charging methods.

vialytics

Seed Round in 2021
Vialytics GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based application that assesses road conditions using image data. The company aims to digitize road management for cities, municipalities, and counties by providing real-time image analysis and automated evaluations. Its innovative system integrates AI with IoT-enabled sensors and geoinformation technology to monitor and document road defects such as cracks and potholes. The application is designed to be installed on municipal vehicles, allowing for efficient road inspections and maintenance management. Vialytics serves over 400 partner municipalities across the U.S. and Europe, helping them save time, reduce costs, and improve road safety.

vialytics

Venture Round in 2020
Vialytics GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based application that assesses road conditions using image data. The company aims to digitize road management for cities, municipalities, and counties by providing real-time image analysis and automated evaluations. Its innovative system integrates AI with IoT-enabled sensors and geoinformation technology to monitor and document road defects such as cracks and potholes. The application is designed to be installed on municipal vehicles, allowing for efficient road inspections and maintenance management. Vialytics serves over 400 partner municipalities across the U.S. and Europe, helping them save time, reduce costs, and improve road safety.

Cleverciti

Series A in 2020
Cleverciti, founded in 2012 by Thomas Hohenacker, specializes in smart parking technologies aimed at optimizing outdoor parking operations. The company provides an intelligent, easy-to-deploy solution that enhances awareness, reduces traffic congestion and environmental impact, and simplifies parking management. As a leader in the smart parking sector, Cleverciti uniquely integrates intelligent parking detection with driver communication on a single platform. This allows organizations to capture and analyze data across various divisions, including operations and customer service. With a global presence that includes offices in Munich, Germany, and Chicago, Cleverciti serves a diverse range of sectors, such as retail, healthcare, and transportation. Its IoT-enabled solutions guide drivers to the nearest available parking space, ultimately improving the parking experience while helping organizations increase revenue and reduce vehicle emissions.

Greenbird Integration Technology

Series B in 2020
Greenbird Integration Technology AS is a software and solutions firm based in Oslo, Norway, with additional offices in Stavanger and Palo Alto. Founded in 2009, the company specializes in providing IT advisory services and integration solutions tailored for both public and private organizations across Europe. Its flagship product, Utilihive, serves as a domain-specific integration platform as a service (iPaaS) designed to support utilities in their digital transformation efforts. Utilihive empowers sectors such as smart metering, smart grid, smart cities, and the industrial Internet of Things, facilitating efficient data integration and operational processes. The company also offers consulting services that include strategic advisory, enterprise architecture, and solution design and development. Greenbird's technology is actively utilized by utilities serving over 65 million clients in various regions, including Scandinavia, Germany, the UK, the Middle East, and the Far East. In August 2023, Greenbird was acquired by GE Vernova and integrated into the Grid Software Business, enhancing its role in the ongoing energy revolution.

vialytics

Venture Round in 2019
Vialytics GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based application that assesses road conditions using image data. The company aims to digitize road management for cities, municipalities, and counties by providing real-time image analysis and automated evaluations. Its innovative system integrates AI with IoT-enabled sensors and geoinformation technology to monitor and document road defects such as cracks and potholes. The application is designed to be installed on municipal vehicles, allowing for efficient road inspections and maintenance management. Vialytics serves over 400 partner municipalities across the U.S. and Europe, helping them save time, reduce costs, and improve road safety.

Cleverciti

Series A in 2019
Cleverciti, founded in 2012 by Thomas Hohenacker, specializes in smart parking technologies aimed at optimizing outdoor parking operations. The company provides an intelligent, easy-to-deploy solution that enhances awareness, reduces traffic congestion and environmental impact, and simplifies parking management. As a leader in the smart parking sector, Cleverciti uniquely integrates intelligent parking detection with driver communication on a single platform. This allows organizations to capture and analyze data across various divisions, including operations and customer service. With a global presence that includes offices in Munich, Germany, and Chicago, Cleverciti serves a diverse range of sectors, such as retail, healthcare, and transportation. Its IoT-enabled solutions guide drivers to the nearest available parking space, ultimately improving the parking experience while helping organizations increase revenue and reduce vehicle emissions.

Lumenaza

Series A in 2018
Lumenaza GmbH is a Berlin-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in developing and operating a software-as-a-service platform for the buying and selling of renewable electricity. The company's platform connects producers and consumers of green distributed energy, utilizing sophisticated algorithms to ensure a secure and balanced supply of renewable electricity within regional communities. Lumenaza's software, available since early 2014, supports the management of renewable power plants, balancing groups, and provides real-time energy management data to market participants. The company has collaborated with municipal utilities, energy cooperatives, and project developers to create regional electricity products. In 2016, Lumenaza expanded its offerings to include a modular and highly automated "utility in a box" solution, which encompasses all services typical of an energy service provider.

Cleverciti

Series A in 2017
Cleverciti, founded in 2012 by Thomas Hohenacker, specializes in smart parking technologies aimed at optimizing outdoor parking operations. The company provides an intelligent, easy-to-deploy solution that enhances awareness, reduces traffic congestion and environmental impact, and simplifies parking management. As a leader in the smart parking sector, Cleverciti uniquely integrates intelligent parking detection with driver communication on a single platform. This allows organizations to capture and analyze data across various divisions, including operations and customer service. With a global presence that includes offices in Munich, Germany, and Chicago, Cleverciti serves a diverse range of sectors, such as retail, healthcare, and transportation. Its IoT-enabled solutions guide drivers to the nearest available parking space, ultimately improving the parking experience while helping organizations increase revenue and reduce vehicle emissions.

Lumenaza

Seed Round in 2016
Lumenaza GmbH is a Berlin-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in developing and operating a software-as-a-service platform for the buying and selling of renewable electricity. The company's platform connects producers and consumers of green distributed energy, utilizing sophisticated algorithms to ensure a secure and balanced supply of renewable electricity within regional communities. Lumenaza's software, available since early 2014, supports the management of renewable power plants, balancing groups, and provides real-time energy management data to market participants. The company has collaborated with municipal utilities, energy cooperatives, and project developers to create regional electricity products. In 2016, Lumenaza expanded its offerings to include a modular and highly automated "utility in a box" solution, which encompasses all services typical of an energy service provider.
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