# Statkraft Ventures

> Statkraft Ventures is a VC fund backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 50 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Total investments: 50
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last fund: May 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/organization/17942130/admin/updates
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/StatkraftVC
- Website: http://www.statkraftventures.com/

Statkraft Ventures is a VC fund in Düsseldorf focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. SK Ventures is a venture capital investor focused on the energy transition and climate tech. They partner with exceptional founders in early- and growth-stage start-ups in Europe and North America. With offices in Germany and Norway and backed by Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, SK Ventures provides capital andexpertise to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $3.2M–$17M |
| Series B | $8.5M–$115M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 7 | 14% |
| Renewable Energy | 7 | 14% |
| Big Data | 6 | 12% |
| Software | 6 | 12% |
| Analytics | 5 | 10% |

73 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 10 | 20% |
| Series A | 9 | 18% |
| Seed | 7 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 12% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 7 | 14% |
| France | 5 | 10% |
| Germany | 5 | 10% |
| United States | 4 | 8% |
| Austria | 3 | 6% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Küppers | Managing Director | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-k%C3%BCppers |
| Lars Odin Mellemseter | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lars-odin-mellemseter |
| Odette Yga | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/odette-yga |
| Stefan Hülsen | Managing Director | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-h%C3%BClsen |
| Steffen Funck | Managing Director | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steffen-funck |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alva Industries | Alva Industries specializes in next-generation electric motor technology, producing lightweight, high-torque frameless motors for precision applications. Their patented FiberPrinting process creates ironless, slotless windings with superior copper fill factors, enabling zero cogging, high efficiency, and customizable designs. These motors, brandedas SlimTorq, integrate Halbach rotors for enhanced magnetic flux and target industries like defense, marine propulsion, robotics, and medical devices. | $18.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| Hydrosat | Hydrosat is a deep-tech company using thermal satellite data and AI to address society's most urgent challenges. We provide geospatial intelligence for food production, security, and natural resource management. | $60M | Series B | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| Electra.aero | Electra develops hybrid-electric aircraft that focus on urban and regional air mobility. The company aims to enhance transportation efficiency through its innovative Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) technology. Electra's aircraft design incorporates features that facilitate shorter flight paths and reduced environmental impact. Byintegrating sustainable practices into aviation, Electra seeks to transform how people travel within cities and between regions. The emphasis on hybrid-electric systems allows for quieter operations and lower emissions, aligning with modern demands for greener transportation solutions. Overall, Electra contributes to the evolution of the aerospace industry by prioritizing sustainability and accessibility in air travel. | $115M | Series B | Apr 21, 2025 |  |
| SkySpecs | SkySpecs automates the inspection, diagnostics, and maintenance of utility scale wind turbines with custom autonomous drones. The company develops an affordable form of energy, through the use of an automated drone inspection service and analytics platform that allows for repeatability, high-quality data, and safer inspections.SkySpecs wasfounded on 2012 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | $20M | Private Equity | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| vialytics | vialytics' mission is to digitize road management in cities, municipalities and counties. Providing up-to-date image data and automatic evaluation, vialytics's AI simplifies the day-to-day work of our partner municipalities— from road inspection to maintenance management. We save cities time, money, and manpower, all while making roadssafer. Over 400 partner municipalities in the US and Europe trust in vialytics. | $8.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Aira | Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company. | $68.4M | Series B | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Aira | Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company. | $158.7M | Series B | Jan 15, 2024 |  |
| Wakeo | Wakeo is a SaaS platform to bring real-time visibility on B2B transport flows (sea, air, road). They help shippers and forwarders improve customer experience and optimize operations.They do this by consolidating multiple transport partners into a central Saas platform to bring real-time visibility on all transport flows.They use satellite dataand they connect to trucks embedded GPS & IoT systems. Through machine learning, they adjust dates of arrival on a dynamic basis and send alerts to operational teams for them to anticipate. They turn the Supply chain from reactive to predictive. | $19.7M |  | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Wakeo | Wakeo is a SaaS platform to bring real-time visibility on B2B transport flows (sea, air, road). They help shippers and forwarders improve customer experience and optimize operations.They do this by consolidating multiple transport partners into a central Saas platform to bring real-time visibility on all transport flows.They use satellite dataand they connect to trucks embedded GPS & IoT systems. Through machine learning, they adjust dates of arrival on a dynamic basis and send alerts to operational teams for them to anticipate. They turn the Supply chain from reactive to predictive. | $19.5M | Series B | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Metaloop | Metaloop is a scrap trading company that helps businesses from the metal recycling industry to boost revenue without scaling. | $17.1M | Series A | Sep 18, 2023 |  |

10 of 50 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Statkraft Ventures invest in?

Statkraft Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Big Data startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 50 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Statkraft Ventures's check size?

Statkraft Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$4.7M at Seed, $3.2M–$17M at Series A and $8.5M–$115M 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 Statkraft Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Statkraft Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Statkraft Ventures?

The team at Statkraft Ventures includes Alexander Küppers (Managing Director), Lars Odin Mellemseter (Managing Director) and Odette Yga (Associate), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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