# Philippe Detours

> Philippe Detours is a Series B investor at Demeter Partners backing Renewable Energy and Energy. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Demeter Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-partners)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-detours-976b7

Philippe Detours is a Series B investor at Demeter Partners in Paris focused on Renewable Energy and Energy. Philippe Detours - General Partner, member of the management board, Head of Infrastructure @ Demeter Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 50% |
| Energy | 2 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Automotive | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phase One Lionheart | VER GEO LIO GmbH ("PhaseOneCo") is an indirect subsidiary of Vulcan Energy Resources Limited. | $154.7M |  | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| ZE Energy | ZE Energy is provides a hybrid solar plant solution featuring energy storage capabilities and photovoltaics. Equipped with a battery that stores the solar energy generated throughout the day, its power plants boast the advantages of solar power in terms of production costs, integration to the environment and power grid, as well as the generation ofzero CO2 emissions. | $59M | Series B | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| See You Sun | See You Sun provides electric mobility and renewable energy production solutions. | $49.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| ZEWAY | ZEWAY is a developer of mobility solution intended to help people switch to electric scooters for mobility. The company operates on a subscription model that allows access to a network of stations with electric scooters along with insurance, assistance and maintenance services, helping customers move within Paris without causing air pollution. | $27.9M | Series B | Mar 20, 2023 |  |
| Qarnot | Qarnot provides economical and ecological cloud HPC on a disruptive platform. Qarnot designs and develops Q.rad, a computing heater embedding microprocessors as a heat source and connected to the Internet. The company has built three generations of computing heaters with multiple CPU's and sold it to construction companies looking for heatersfor new buildings. Qarnot offers affordable HPC to avoid data center costs related to infrastructure, maintenance, and cooling.Qarnot was founded on 2010 and is headquartered in Montrouge, France. | $13.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 10, 2023 |  |
| ZEWAY | ZEWAY is a developer of mobility solution intended to help people switch to electric scooters for mobility. The company operates on a subscription model that allows access to a network of stations with electric scooters along with insurance, assistance and maintenance services, helping customers move within Paris without causing air pollution. | $16.3M | Series A | May 05, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allianz France](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz-france) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Banque des Territoires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banque-des-territoires) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ADEME Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ademe-investissement) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NCI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nci-85bf) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amundi Energy Transition(AET)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amundi-energy-transition-aet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colam Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colam-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Demeter Partners

VC Fund · Paris, France

Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the ecological transition. We invest from €1m to €30m to support companies at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high growth SMEs and infrastructure projects.

5 contacts available at Demeter Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anne Laure Delavergne | Deputy Secretary General | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-laure-delavergne |
| Jean Charles Scatena | Investment Director, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-charles-scatena |
| Lionel Cormier | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lionel-cormier |
| Olivier Dupont | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olivier-dupont |
| Philippe Detours | General Partner, member of the management board, Head of Infrastructure | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-detours |

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## FAQ

### What does Philippe Detours invest in?

Philippe Detours invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and Solar startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Philippe Detours last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philippe Detours closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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