# TotalEnergies Ventures

> TotalEnergies Ventures is a VC fund backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 95 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: La Défense, France
- Total investments: 95
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/totalenergies
- Website: https://ventures.totalenergies.com

TotalEnergies Ventures is a VC fund in La Défense focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. TotalEnergies Ventures is the venture capital arm of Total.As part of Total's commitment to a better energy future, TotalEnergies Ventures is focused on finding, funding and fostering high-potential start-ups which will contribute to creating a low carbon future.Current areas of interest include Renewables, Distributed Energy, NewMobility, Energy Access, Energy Storage, Bio-Plastics, Circular Economy, Carbon Capture and Hydrogen.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $9.3M–$175M |
| Series C | $12M–$65M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 26 | 27% |
| Renewable Energy | 18 | 19% |
| Transportation | 12 | 13% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 11% |
| Software | 9 | 9% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 17 | 18% |
| Series C | 15 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 15% |
| Series A | 9 | 9% |
| Series D | 9 | 9% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 33 | 35% |
| France | 10 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 2% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ademidun (Demi) Edosomwan | Managing Director, Emerging Markets | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ademidun-demi-edosomwan |
| Benoit Savattier | Managing Director & CFO, Europe | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benoit-savattier |
| Cindi Choi | Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cindi-choi |
| Florian Temime | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florian-temime |
| Girish Nadkarni | President | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/girish-nadkarni |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ampersand | Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 16, 2025 |  |
| Ampersand | Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network. | $12M |  | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| Ampersand | Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network. | $12M | Series A | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| 45-8 ENERGY | 45-8 ENERGY is exploring eco-friendly helium for uses in many industries. | $5.4M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Autogrid | AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems. | $85M | Series D | Oct 14, 2021 |  |
| 45-8 ENERGY | 45-8 ENERGY is exploring eco-friendly helium for uses in many industries. | $5.7M | Series A | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Zola Electric | ZOLA Electric designs renewable energy solutions based on the latest in solar, battery and power electronics technology. Adaptable to energy need and income, ZOLA Electric’s solar systems can be bought over time using PAYGo micro-finance leasing and mobile money payments. ZOLA Electric powers more than 180,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania,Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Investors include Tesla, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, Helios Investment Partners, EDF, Total and GE Ventures. ZOLA Electric is a recipient of the UN Momentum for Change Award, the Zayed Future Energy Prize and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100. | $45M |  | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| Zola Electric | ZOLA Electric designs renewable energy solutions based on the latest in solar, battery and power electronics technology. Adaptable to energy need and income, ZOLA Electric’s solar systems can be bought over time using PAYGo micro-finance leasing and mobile money payments. ZOLA Electric powers more than 180,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania,Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Investors include Tesla, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, Helios Investment Partners, EDF, Total and GE Ventures. ZOLA Electric is a recipient of the UN Momentum for Change Award, the Zayed Future Energy Prize and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100. | $45M | Private Equity | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| LevelTen Energy | LevelTen Energy is a company that provides renewable transaction infrastructure. It connects renewable energy buyers, advisors, and sellers and gives them the tools and services they need to get better deals done faster. Its technology-enabled marketplace connects a broader class of C & I to utility-scale projects. | $35M | Series C | Aug 25, 2021 |  |
| Onto | Onto is an electric vehicle subscription startup that provides an all-inclusive, hassle-free solution for driving an electric car. The company was founded in 2017 by co-founders Rob Jolly and Dannan O’Meachair in Warwick, United Kingdom. | $175M | Series B | Jul 27, 2021 |  |

10 of 95 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does TotalEnergies Ventures invest in?

TotalEnergies Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Transportation startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 95 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

TotalEnergies Ventures typically joins rounds of $9.3M–$175M at Series B and $12M–$65M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds TotalEnergies Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact TotalEnergies Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at TotalEnergies Ventures?

The team at TotalEnergies Ventures includes Ademidun (Demi) Edosomwan (Managing Director, Emerging Markets), Benoit Savattier (Managing Director & CFO, Europe) and Cindi Choi (Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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