March 18, 2021
Breaking! PDENH, which is co-managed by us, is investing in Dexter Energy once again. With this, Dexter has successfully raised an additional €2.0 million to continue their mission: helping energy companies transition smoothly to renewable energy generation. Read all about it in the press release below.
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Newion leads €2 million investment round in Dexter Energy – for an accelerated energy transition
AMSTERDAM, March 18, 2021 – Dexter Energy, a fast-growing startup that helps energy companies in Europe optimize their energy portfolios using AI, has received €2 million in a Series A investment round led by Newion, an early-stage investor in B2B software companies. Existing investors PDENH, Stephen Asplin, and Andreas Gelfort also participated in this round.
The energy transition is changing the electricity market. Whereas previously a select number of fossil-fueled power plants supplied electricity on demand, green energy now flows onto the grid whenever the wind blows or the sun shines. To manage this, companies with large-scale energy generation or consumption must increasingly anticipate volatile weather and market conditions.
Dexter Energy addresses the need to reduce uncertainties resulting from the energy transition. Using AI-driven software, Dexter Energy predicts energy flows and market movements, allowing companies to optimize their generation and consumption. Customers also gain control over increasing imbalance costs caused by the energy transition. As a result, emission-free electricity sources gain a stronger market position, and fossil sources can be phased out sooner.
Luuk Veeken, CEO and founder of Dexter Energy:
“We are extremely pleased with this funding, which will be used to further improve the products for our customers. Newion has a strong track record in building and scaling software companies. We look forward to benefiting from their knowledge and experience and hope to roll out our optimization software to all liberalized European energy markets in the coming years.”
Patrick Polak, Managing Partner of Newion:
“Dexter Energy is accelerating the energy transition, not only in the Benelux, Germany, and the UK, but soon in the rest of the world as well. We see many opportunities and are very keen to support the Dexter team in their further growth toward market leadership.”
Anthony Viellevoije, Investment Director at PDENH:
“We are very proud of Dexter’s success and are happy to confirm our confidence in the team with a contribution to this Series A round. Dexter Energy’s forecasting solutions predict the load on the energy grid accurately and automatically, which is becoming crucial for energy companies.”
