# Pierre-Etienne Franc

> Pierre-Etienne Franc is a private equity investor at FiveT Capital AG backing Renewable Energy. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FiveT Capital AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fivet-capital-ag)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-etienne-franc-63a8941b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pefranc

Pierre-Etienne Franc is a private equity investor at FiveT Capital AG in Paris focused on Renewable Energy and Manufacturing. Pierre-Etienne Franc is Co-Founder and CEO at FiveT Hydrogen AG. Pierre-Etienne attended HEC Paris.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 40% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 30% |
| Energy | 2 | 20% |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 20% |
| Mining | 1 | 10% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 10% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 20% |
| Germany | 2 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |
| Singapore | 1 | 10% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atome Energy | Atome Energy is the green hydrogen and ammonia project development company to create a greener, cleaner environment. | $245M | Post-IPO Equity | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Hy2gen | HY2GEN AG develops, finances, builds and operates plants for the production of green hydrogen and hydrogen-based e-fuels worldwide. Hy2gen produces green hydrogen and green e-fuels for mobility, agriculture, and industry. | $53.5M | Private Equity | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Stormfisher Biogas | Renewable energy company that builds, owns and operates biogas plants across North America. Works with the food processing and agricultural industries, processes organic by-products and converts them into natural gas and electricity. | $50M | Private Equity | Feb 11, 2025 |  |
| Elyse Energy | Elyse Energy is a Chemical-Manufacturing company. | $127M |  | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| HysetCo | HysetCo is a pioneering hydrogen mobility start-up that helps its clients shift to zero-emission transportation. It has created an integrated mobility solution to aid in the system-wide transition to hydrogen. In addition to offering easy access to its network of hydrogen distribution stations, it provides customers with a complete turnkey solutionthat includes all vehicle-related services, from procurement to maintenance, repair, insurance, and training. | $214.8M | Series A | Apr 10, 2024 |  |
| InterContinental Energy | InterContinental Energy is a greentech company focusing on decarbonization and greenhouse gas reduction develops green hydrogen fuel projects. | $115M | Series B | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Stegra | H2 Green Steel helps to build a large-scale steel factory based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs.The plant will be built in northern Sweden, in Boden, offering unique conditions for cost-competitive fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of thesteel production facility. Production will begin in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have an annual production capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel. |  |  | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| Stegra | H2 Green Steel helps to build a large-scale steel factory based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs.The plant will be built in northern Sweden, in Boden, offering unique conditions for cost-competitive fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of thesteel production facility. Production will begin in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have an annual production capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel. | $1.9B | Private Equity | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| H2 MOBILITY | H2 MOBILITY is a hydrogen filling station operator that offers consulting, planning, and construction services for hydrogen stations. | $120.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Hy2gen | HY2GEN AG develops, finances, builds and operates plants for the production of green hydrogen and hydrogen-based e-fuels worldwide. Hy2gen produces green hydrogen and green e-fuels for mobility, agriculture, and industry. | $227.3M | Private Equity | Feb 17, 2022 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gic) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Air Liquide](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-liquide) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AMF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amf) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FAM AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fam-ab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hitachi Energy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hitachi-abb-power-grids) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IMAS Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imas-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About FiveT Capital AG

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

FiveT Capital is an independent asset manager specialising in equity linked fund products and tailored hedging solutions. Established in 2006, FiveT Capital AG is fully licensed to offer asset management services in Switzerland.

1 contacts available at FiveT Capital AG.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pierre-Etienne Franc | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pierre-etienne-franc |

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## FAQ

### What does Pierre-Etienne Franc invest in?

Pierre-Etienne Franc invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Manufacturing and Energy startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Pierre-Etienne Franc last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pierre-Etienne Franc closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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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