# Hans Dellenbach

> Hans Dellenbach is a Series A investor at Emerald Technology Ventures backing Water and Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansdellenbach/

Hans Dellenbach is a Series A investor at Emerald Technology Ventures focused on Water and Energy. Hans Dellenbach is the CFO of Emerald Technology Ventures and is responsible for investor relations, legal & compliance and fund operations. Besides this, Hans also assesses deals and monitors portfolio companies from a financial perspective, from due diligence to transaction structuring and finally exit. He serves on the board of IdentecSolutions. Hans joined Emerald shortly after its creation in 2001 as a fund administrator and financial analyst. Prior to joining Emerald, he was a financial controller with Switzerland’s largest tour operator Kuoni Travel and held other positions in the travel industry in Switzerland and abroad. Hans holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in finance from the School of Economics and Business Administration in Zurich/Winterthur, is a CFA charterholder and is fluent in German, English and French.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Battery | 1 | 33% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| 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. | $8.5M | Series A | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Aquaspy | Intelligent water management reduces the need for costly new alternatives including recycling and desalination. It means knowing how much water is being used and where it can be saved. AquaSpy technology has been proven in the toughest environment of all - outback Australia. Its sensors have helped farmers improve yields by as much as 100%. Nowthey are being used across agricultural markets, in cities and towns, and beneath some of the world's finest golf courses, in the Americas, Australia and Europe. There are over 50,000 AquaSpy sensors in use around the world. AquaSpy Group has representation across the USA, Latin America and Australia. | $6.3M |  | Apr 17, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [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
- [Helen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpina Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpina-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banpu NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banpu-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Armilar Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/espirito-santo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Emerald Technology Ventures

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Emerald Technology Ventures specializes in clean technology venture capital. Emerald focuses on the areas of energy, water, and materials. , Emerald manages several venture capital funds and venture capital portfolio mandates.

5 contacts available at Emerald Technology Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Vaslet | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-vaslet |
| Frank Balas | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-balas |
| Hans Dellenbach | CFO and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-dellenbach |
| Michal Natora | Industrial IT Specialist & Open Innovation Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michal-natora |
| Simone Riedel Riley | Head of Techfund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simone-riedel-riley |

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## FAQ

### What does Hans Dellenbach invest in?

Hans Dellenbach invests primarily in Water, Energy and Battery startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hans Dellenbach last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hans Dellenbach closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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