We are EnBW New Ventures
We are the venture capital arm of EnBW AG, one of the largest utility companies in Germany with around six million customers. We make financially driven investments in entrepreneurial teams that make infrastructure smart.
Benefits of our CVC set-up
We combine:
- committed capital without corporate budget constraints,
- a fast and independent decision process,
- a separate legal entity protected by chinese wall principles,
- an exit incentivised team with more than 100 VC transactions,
- a strong network to our corporate backer.
Our focus areas
We invest in European startups with our €100 million evergreen setup. We act as lead- or co-investor.
What we are currently looking for and why
The field of smart infrastructure is huge. Here are some topics that we're particularly interested in at the moment.
Our investments
We’re proud to work with amazing founders and their startup teams in scaling their businesses from initial investment until the exit.
3YOURMIND
#additivemanufacturing | #3Dprinting
DZ-4
#solar-as-a-service
ETF Partners
#fund-of-fund
gridscale
#cloudservices
Lumenaza
#utility-in-a-box
vialytics
#roadmaintenance | #AI
babelforce
#callcenter | #no-code-automation
Easelink
#EVcharging | #AutonomousCharging
GetHenry
#ebikes | #emobility
HOLO-LIGHT
#ARsoftware | #XRstreaming
replex
#cloudnative | #kubernetes
Cleverciti
#smartparking | #localguidance
enspired
#trading-as-a-service | #renewables
Greenbird
#iPaaS | #EnterpriseArchitecture
Intigriti
#cybersecurity | #bugbounty
THEVA
#high-temperature-superconductor
News
We’re always keen to share our latest investment and team news. Find the new ones here:
May 12, 2022
GetHenry raises €16.5 million in seed funding
Electric mobility is more than cars! GetHenry rents fleets of e-bikes and manages its service for large-scale customers. Customers receive a full-service-mobility subscription including financing, branding, insurance, software, maintenance, and repair.
April 26, 2022
Intigriti secures more than €21M in Series B funding
Together with Octopus Ventures and ETF Partners, we've invested more than €21 million to boost Europe’s leading bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform Intigriti.
January 19, 2022
Automated EV charging pioneer raises €8.3 M Series A
We believe that low touch operation is key in providing customer-oriented infrastructure. That’s why we’ve invested in Easelink together with SET Ventures, smartworks Innovation, and Hermann Hauser.
December 08, 2021
AI EnergyTech firm enspired boosting grid flexibility with $8.7 M funding round
We believe in energy-trading-as-a-service! That’s why we’ve invested in enspired together with Emerald Technology Ventures, 360 Capital, Helen Ventures, and i5invest.
December 07, 2021
"We will become the leading immersive streaming platform worldwide"
We believe that XR will change the future of work permanently, especially in an industrial context. We're now leading the $6 million funding round joined by Future Energy Ventures and Bayern Kapital.
October 25, 2021
Cisco intends to acquire Replex.io
We're beyond excited to share that Cisco intends to acquire our portfolio company replex! Congratulations to Patrick Kirchhoff, Costantino Lattarulo, Christian Falk, Patrick Gruhn, and the whole replex team - what a success!