# SmartEnergy Innovation Fund

> SmartEnergy Innovation Fund is a VC fund in Zürich backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 72%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.energie360.ch/en/company/innovation-fund/

SmartEnergy Innovation Fund is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Smart Energy Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund managed by Smart Energy Innovation Fonds. The company invests in the energy equipment and cleantech industries.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$7.4M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$11M |
| Series B | $9.2M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 6 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 22% |
| Battery | 3 | 17% |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Car Sharing | 3 | 17% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 44% |
| Series A | 5 | 28% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 7 | 39% |
| Austria | 3 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SPiNE | SPiNE is a startup that provides safe, clean, and inexpensive energy to all end users. It is focused on smart meter rollout and, as a result, digitalization in metering and control of charging infrastructure, heat pumps, and battery storage. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Ucaneo | Ucaneo is an environmental services company that develops carbon removal technology designed to capture carbon dioxide from the air. | $7.4M | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| suena | suena energy is the first fully algorithmic and AI-based provider for the marketing of battery storage and renewable energies. Its energy trading autopilot uses state-of-the-art algorithms and precise forecasts to optimise trading decisions in real time. This market-leading technology from suena enables efficient trading across all balance powerand electricity markets for customers: increased revenues, extended storage lifetime and minimised risk. suena energy handles optimised marketing for stand-alone storage, combinations of PV and wind with storage, optimised direct marketing of renewable energies, portfolio optimization and whitelabel partner solutions. | $3.3M | Seed | Dec 20, 2023 |  |
| ELOOP | ELOOP is a zero-emission mobility provider that combines car subscriptions with car sharing, tokenizes its vehicles with the power of blockchain technology and has a unique growth model that ensures asset-light scalability. | $1.7M | Seed | Sep 19, 2023 |  |
| ChargeX | ChargeX provides electric car charging solutions. Tobias Wagner, Michael Masnitza, and Johannes Engeln founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Munich in Germany. | $12.5M | Series B | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Service4Charger | Service4Charger is an electromobility company that provides charging equipment manufacturing, installation, and maintenance services. | $10.9M | Series A | Jun 28, 2023 |  |
| Distran | Distran is a spin-off from the Autonomous System Lab, ETH Zurich, developing advanced acoustic sensors for industrial applications.Distran's goal is to reduce risks for industrial workers and the environmental impact of the industry through the use of sound sensing and technology.Workers use their ears every day, consciously orunconsciously, to assess machine conditions. Traditional acoustic sensors have been used for long for that purpose but are limited by the background sounds that are present in usual industrial environments. Phased-array sensors developed by Distran overcome this limitation by spatially filtering the sounds. It becomes possible to locate defects, such as leaks or discharges, while being at a safe distance. | $9.2M | Series B | Jun 20, 2023 |  |
| Necture | Ubiq is shaping the future of urban mobility by enabling mobility services to become profitable and sustainable. Experts in transforming raw urban data into actionable insights and valuable services, Ubiq enables better mobility decisions. Based in Vienna, Austria, Ubiq is shaping the future of mobility globally.Core services include: - Demandprediction - Demand fulfillment - Predictive charging - Policy compliance - Dynamic pricing | $1.6M | Series A | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| Necture | NECTURE empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of fleets, seamlessly bridging the gap between mobility and energy. Combining human-driven information with data-driven intelligence, we provide tailored solutions that optimize operations, reduce costs, and achieve sustainability goals. Our AI-driven technology platform offers advanced dataanalytics, automation, and user experience for efficient fleet management. Going beyond mere intelligence, we translate data into real-world actions, minimizing environmental impact and driving a cleaner, greener future. NECTURE is building a world where electric fleets are not only possible, but thrive. | $1.6M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| ELOOP | ELOOP is a zero-emission mobility provider that combines car subscriptions with car sharing, tokenizes its vehicles with the power of blockchain technology and has a unique growth model that ensures asset-light scalability. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2023 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Energie360°](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energie360) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Smartworks Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartworks-innovation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uvc-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does SmartEnergy Innovation Fund invest in?

SmartEnergy Innovation Fund invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Battery startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SmartEnergy Innovation Fund's check size?

SmartEnergy Innovation Fund typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$7.4M at Seed, $1.6M–$11M at Series A and $9.2M–$12M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SmartEnergy Innovation Fund participates in.

### When did SmartEnergy Innovation Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SmartEnergy Innovation Fund closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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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