etalytics expands Series A financing to 16 million euros

Darmstadt-based deep-tech company etalytics, a specialist in AI-supported energy intelligence, has announced an expansion of its Series A financing round by 8 million euros. This brings the total volume of the round to 16 million euros. The expansion is led by M12, Microsoft's venture fund. The existing investors Alstin Capital (Carsten Maschmeyer), ebm-papst and BMH continue to support the company and accompany its strategic expansion.

Capital for global expansion and technological development

With the new financing, etalytics intends to significantly expand its international presence. The plan is to enter the North American market, expand international projects in Europe and Asia and further develop the etaONE® AI platform. The platform optimizes energy use in real time in data centers, automotive production, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and other energy-intensive sectors, wherever traditional energy management systems reach their limits.

AI-supported energy intelligence for industrial standards

etalytics, a spin-off of the Technical University of Darmstadt, relies on digital twins, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to reduce energy consumption and emissions - while ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance. Customers such as Volkswagen, Equinix, NTT, Digital Realty and Merck have already achieved energy savings of up to 50 percent in cooling, heating and ventilation systems with etaONE®. This leads to measurable efficiency gains, lower emissions and reduced operating costs.

Focus on scaling and internationalization

With the fresh capital, etalytics:

• Establish its own US presence in the Bay Area,
• implement new installations in the USA, Europe and Singapore,
• expand the team to over 120 employees,
• and further expand the AI functionalities for industrial energy systems.

This will create an international platform for scalable, software-based energy optimization.

Strategic partnership with Microsoft M12

"We are delighted to have M12 on board as a strategic partner," says Dr. Niklas Panten, CEO and co-founder of etalytics."The investment is an important milestone on our journey to make industrial energy systems smarter, more resilient and more sustainable. With Microsoft's technology ecosystem, we are accelerating the digital transformation of energy-intensive industries worldwide."

M12 is also convinced:"etalytics is changing how some of the world's most energy-intensive industries operate," says Michael Stewart, Managing Partner at M12."The platform addresses one of the key global challenges: optimizing industrial energy consumption on a large scale while making sustainability measurable."

The expansion follows the original Series A financing of 2024, which was led by Alstin Capital and supported by ebm-papst and BMH. All partners bring extensive experience in industrial technology, automation and cleantech.