# TotalEnergies

> TotalEnergies is a VC fund in Paris backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 52%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/total
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Total
- Website: http://www.total.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Total

TotalEnergies is a VC fund in Paris focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. TotalEnergies (formerly Total) is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more than 130 countries. Its 93,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry — exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, gas & power and trading. Total is working to keep the worldsupplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals.As an energy producer and provider, Total is striving to diversify its supply to help meet growing energy demand in the long term. The Group is notably investing and actively taking part in a number of renewable R&D projects, such as solar and biofuels.Total has been active in solar energy since 1983. Through its joint venture affiliates Tenesol and Photovoltech, Total has built strong expertise all along the photovoltaic solar power chain to make this technology more reliable, efficient and competitive. Tenesol is a leading French solar panel manufacturer with an industrial footprint in Toulouse (France) and Cape Town (South Africa). Total is also a large minority shareholder in US technology companies like Konarka, which develops products based on organic solar technologies, and AE Polysilicon, which specializes in a new solar polysilicon production technology.Total is a major energy operator, active in every segment of the oil and gas industry.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for TotalEnergies. Shizune tracks 11 team members at TotalEnergies. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/total?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | $5.5M–$444M |
| Post-IPO Equity | $40M–$1.7B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 12 | 39% |
| Renewable Energy | 12 | 39% |
| Solar | 4 | 13% |
| Oil and Gas | 4 | 13% |
| Software | 3 | 10% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 6 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 16% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 4 | 13% |
| Seed | 3 | 10% |
| Grant | 3 | 10% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 23% |
| France | 4 | 13% |
| India | 3 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 10% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christophe Margerie | Chairman and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christophe-margerie |
| Edouard Bulteau | Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edouard-bulteau |
| Christian Cabrol | Chief Executive Officer Germany | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-cabrol |
| Daniel Laure | President & CEO of Total New Energies USA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-laure |
| Ernest Mercier | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ernest-mercier |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OnePark | OnePark develops an innovative network of shared parking . Thanks to a software and unique hardware solution , OnePark enables partners to share their seats when not used.OnePark provides its members with access to a new offer at an attractive price , simply and securely . No badge or remote control is required : simply using our mobilesmartphone application gives access to our entire network . By optimizing the use of existing capacity , OnePark provides a solution to parking problems in large cities and meets a triple challenge. | $46.6M | Series C | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Etu Energias | Etu Energias is an integrated energy company that produces crude oil, distributes derivatives, provides advisory services, and develops alternative energies. |  | Debt Financing | Oct 02, 2025 |  |
| NextDecade | NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines. The company develops an LNG export solution linking Permian Basin associated gas to the global LNG market, creating value for producers, customers, and stockholders.NextDecade's portfolio of LNG projects includes the 27 mtpa Rio Grande LNGexport facility in Brownsville, Texas, and the 4.5 Bcf/d Rio Bravo Pipeline that would transport natural gas from the Agua Dulce area to Rio Grande LNG. NextDecade’s technology selections are expected to foster operational reliability and provide their customers access to reliable, low-cost, abundant natural gas from the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, and other basins. | $1.7B | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Western LNG | Western LNG is an oil and energy company engaged in the development of liquefied natural gas export projects. The company provides economical, mid-scale floating liquefaction technology at locations that have existing pipeline access to natural gas basins that are becoming stranded behind burgeoning shale production. |  | Corporate Round | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Waste2light | We design and manufacture 3D-printed wind- Solar turbines, specifically tailored for off-grid rural communities, estates, and industrial areas in Nigeria. By using recycled materials, we create cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable energy solutions that are easy to deploy and scalable. | $4.9K | Grant | Oct 23, 2024 |  |
| TotalEnergies & Adani Green Energy - Joint Venture | TotalEnergies & Adani Green Energy - Joint Venture formed to produce solar power. | $444M | Corporate Round | Sep 03, 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 |  |
| Xlinks | Xlinks is a UK company looking to address the three key challenges associated with the transition to a low carbon economy. | $25.4M | Corporate Round | Nov 29, 2023 |  |
| Zhero | Zhero is a focused developer of green and clean energy projects, such as renewables, H2 and derivatives, interconnections, energy storage, and repurposing. |  | Corporate Round | Aug 03, 2023 |  |
| NextDecade | NextDecade is an LNG development company focusing on LNG export projects and associated pipelines. The company develops an LNG export solution linking Permian Basin associated gas to the global LNG market, creating value for producers, customers, and stockholders.NextDecade's portfolio of LNG projects includes the 27 mtpa Rio Grande LNGexport facility in Brownsville, Texas, and the 4.5 Bcf/d Rio Bravo Pipeline that would transport natural gas from the Agua Dulce area to Rio Grande LNG. NextDecade’s technology selections are expected to foster operational reliability and provide their customers access to reliable, low-cost, abundant natural gas from the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, and other basins. | $40M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 13, 2023 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TotalEnergies SE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/totalenergies) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does TotalEnergies invest in?

TotalEnergies invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Corporate Round and Funding Round stage. Most of the 31 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's check size?

TotalEnergies typically joins rounds of $5.5M–$444M at Corporate Round and $40M–$1.7B at Post-IPO Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds TotalEnergies participates in.

### How do I contact TotalEnergies?

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### Who are the partners at TotalEnergies?

The team at TotalEnergies includes Christophe Margerie (Chairman and CEO), Edouard Bulteau (Program Manager) and Christian Cabrol (Chief Executive Officer Germany), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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