# Banpu NEXT

> Banpu NEXT is a VC fund in Bangkok backing Energy and Battery. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/banpu-next-company-limited
- Website: https://www.banpunext.co.th
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/banpunext

Banpu NEXT is a leading smart clean energy solution provider in the Asia Pacific, with a vision of "Innovating Infinite Energy Solutions to All." With customers in mind, Banpu NEXT employs a human-centric and data-driven approach in combination with our energy expertise and technology at international standards to develop "SmartCities."

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 43% |
| Battery | 2 | 29% |
| CleanTech | 2 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 57% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Austria | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smittipon Srethapramote | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smittipon-srethapramote-63ab |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ARC Clean Energy | ARC Clean Energy is a clean energy technology company that offers safe, reliable, and economical carbon-free power. It is developing the ARC-100, an advanced small modular reactor (SMR). It leverages the proven technology developed by the US government’s Argonne National Labs, which operated successfully for thirty years in Idaho. The ARC-100’ssimple, modular design provides 100 megawatts of electricity that is cost-competitive with fossil fuels. The ARC-100 has been selected by New Brunswick Power in Canada for implementation on their Point Lepreau site with completion targeted for the late 2020s. | $15M | Series B | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| enspired | enspired is a fully digital energy trading-as-a-service company. We drive the energy transition by enabling our clients to bring flexible assets to power spot markets and capture their full value with our AI-based trading services. Our team consists of leading algorithmic traders, data scientists and technology enthusiasts who firmly believe thatthe way power is traded will soon drastically change - in our world, there is no room for trading screens and traditional optimization. All trades get executed in a fully automated fashion using advanced AI algorithms that outperform the market and monetize our client's flexibility to the fullest while supporting grid stability. Our clients include leading utilities, operators of renewables and batteries or consumption assets across Europe. | $17.3M | Series B | Oct 13, 2025 |  |
| GMI Cloud | GMI Cloud is a business of empowering the world's best ideas. Which provide businesses all over the globe with unmatched cloud access to top-tier GPUs like the NVIDIA H100 and streamlined software platform for integration, virtualization, and deployment. | $15M | Series A | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| GMI Cloud | GMI Cloud is a business of empowering the world's best ideas. Which provide businesses all over the globe with unmatched cloud access to top-tier GPUs like the NVIDIA H100 and streamlined software platform for integration, virtualization, and deployment. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| enspired | enspired is a fully digital energy trading-as-a-service company. We drive the energy transition by enabling our clients to bring flexible assets to power spot markets and capture their full value with our AI-based trading services. Our team consists of leading algorithmic traders, data scientists and technology enthusiasts who firmly believe thatthe way power is traded will soon drastically change - in our world, there is no room for trading screens and traditional optimization. All trades get executed in a fully automated fashion using advanced AI algorithms that outperform the market and monetize our client's flexibility to the fullest while supporting grid stability. Our clients include leading utilities, operators of renewables and batteries or consumption assets across Europe. | $27.6M | Series B | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Oyika | Oyika is a motor vehicle company that builds battery swaps and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. They provide electric two-wheeler riders with a power subscription plan, as well as smart batteries and off-grid energy and mobility as a service to consumers and companies. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore. | $10.8M | Series B | Apr 21, 2023 |  |
| Green Li-ion | Green Li-ion is a deep clean technology that solves the existential risk to the precious metals industry and the environment. Its patented deep technology is Cleaner, Faster, and 4x more profitable than current Lithium-Ion Battery recycling and the only technology to fully Rejuvenate the battery cathode. It was founded in 2020 and is based inSingapore. | $20.5M | Series B | Mar 10, 2023 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EnBW New Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enbw-new-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PUSH VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/push-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zouk Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zouk-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cleantech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleantech-ventures-98f7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Banpu NEXT invest in?

Banpu NEXT invests primarily in Energy, Battery and CleanTech startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Banpu NEXT?

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### Who are the partners at Banpu NEXT?

The team at Banpu NEXT includes Smittipon Srethapramote (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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