# Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR

> Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR is a VC fund backing Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compagnie-nationale-du-rhone-gdf-suez-group
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cnr_officiel
- Website: http://www.cnr.tm.fr/en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNRofficiel

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR is a VC fund in Lyon focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. For 80 years, CNR has stood out due to its unique development model based on the redistribution of the wealth generated by the river to the territories through which it flows. Based on a careful balance between economic efficiency and the public interest, public and private capital, green electricity production, environmental preservation and thedevelopment of the territories crossed by the Rhone, it meets today’s challenges for energy transition.CNR is the historic producer of hydroelectricity on the Rhone and has made the strategic choice to devote itself exclusively to producing renewable electricity (water, wind, sun) and extend its activities beyond the Rhone Valley. France’s leading producer of 100% green electricity, CNR has also developed expertise in managing intermittent energies, from forecasting to selling them on the market to clients. It also acts in favour of sustainable electric mobility.Discover CNR Engineering’s expertise acquired from 80 years’ experience of developing and operating the Rhone, and from managing its clients’ projects. The excellence of its knowhow in hydroelectric and river engineering is recognised not only in France but worldwide. For certain of its missions, CNR relies on its integrated laboratory, the Hydraulic Structure Behaviour Analysis Centre (CACOH).CNR has built and manages 18 industrial and port sites on the Rhone, between Lyon and the Mediterranean. These multimodal sites (equipped with river, rail and road links) are 20 km apart and form a unique and closely knit network with direct access to the ports of Fos-Marseille and Sète, the Mediterranean and the world. In addition, rail links with northern Europe make this network a strategic transport corridor between the northern and southern countries of the continent.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 67% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 67% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elisabeth Ayrault | President & Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elisabeth-ayrault |
| Frédéric Storck | Head of Energy Transition and Innovation | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-storck |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GIREVE | GIREVE is contributing to the emergence of an open market for electric mobility services that accompanies the development of this type of soft mobility. | $21.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2024 | https://www.gireve.com  |
| Sweetch Energy | Sweetch Energy is created to leverage most recent academic discoveries in nanotechnologies and materials in the blue osmotic energy field and combined them with the efficiency of the private sector. | $6M | Seed | Sep 20, 2022 | https://sweetch.energy/ |
| BeeBryte | BeeBryte optimizes Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems using an AI-powered predictive solution. Our patented algorithms analyze real-time data to anticipate equipment failures and performance drifts, enabling proactive maintenance. Our services reduce energy costs by up to 40%, cut operational expenses, andsecure the cold chain for clients in the retail, logistics, and industrial sectors. | $8.3M | Series C | Jul 20, 2022 | https://beebryte.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Demeter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-1e8a) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Partech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partech) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Banque des Territoires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banque-des-territoires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Électricité de France](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EDF Power solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edf-renewable-energy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enedis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enedis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR invest in?

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR?

The team at Compagnie Nationale du Rhône - CNR includes Elisabeth Ayrault (President & Chief Executive Officer) and Frédéric Storck (Head of Energy Transition and Innovation). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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