{"id":98531,"date":"2024-03-07T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=98531"},"modified":"2024-03-07T09:18:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:18:29","slug":"phelas-seed-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/98531\/phelas-seed-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"Phelas raises \u20ac4.1 million in seed round"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Phelas specializes in the development of a liquid air energy storage technology tailored for integration with renewable energy sources. The Aurora long-term energy storage system is designed to help advance the energy transition. It stores electricity generated from renewable sources in a decentralized manner and makes it available around the clock. In addition, it offers <a href=\"\/en\/startups\/phelas\/\">the startup<\/a> with its Catalyst service, a software-based advisory tool that helps energy suppliers and renewable energy developers make decisions about technology deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Munich-based startup has now successfully completed its seed financing, securing \u20ac4.1 million. The round is led by the Israeli climate tech fund E44 Ventures. Axon Partners Group, Deutsche Telekom Hubraum, BNV Partners, and other unnamed investors also participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharon Shacham<\/strong>, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/e44ventures.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E44 Ventures<\/a>, explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;Our investment in Phelas reflects our strong belief in the great potential of long-term energy storage. We are excited to partner with Phelas and support their mission to develop innovative, scalable, and sustainable energy storage solutions. We are confident that Phelas, with its dedicated team of experts, will make significant advances in this field, enabling widespread adoption of renewable energy and driving the clean energy transition. This investment aligns perfectly with our mission to invest in key technologies that can have a transformative impact on gigaton-scale CO2, thus supporting our commitment to combat climate change.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cPhelas is a pioneer in transforming energy storage systems\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabriela Brodzi\u0144ska-Drozd<\/strong>, Investment Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hubraum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsche Telekom displacement<\/a>, added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;Phelas is a pioneer in transforming energy storage systems. With its groundbreaking approach, Phelas is changing the way energy is stored and managed and driving more efficient use of renewable energy. 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