Berlin-based cleantech startup FION Energy has closed a €1.4 million pre-seed funding round, led by HTGF and Norrsken Evolve, with participation from experienced business angels.
Most industrial companies want to reduce their energy costs but face significant technical complexity and high operational effort. FION addresses this by offering an end-to-end solution, from site analysis and system sizing to procurement and installation of turnkey battery systems, followed by ongoing operation.
Founded in 2025 in Berlin, FION Energy focuses on making industrial battery storage systems economical and easy to use through manufacturer-independent project development and AI-optimised real-time operation. FION uses battery storage systems to increase flexibility in industrial energy demand, providing manufacturer-agnostic, AI-controlled solutions designed for economically optimised operation.
The company’s proprietary AI dispatch engine learns consumption patterns, reads tariffs and market prices, and autonomously controls the battery. This helps smooth load peaks, reduce grid fees and enable price arbitrage without additional effort for plant operators, resulting in potential electricity cost reductions of up to 50 per cent.
According to Philipp Hamm, co-founder and Managing Director of FION Energy, Europe’s industrial sector is increasingly disadvantaged by high electricity costs:
With FION, energy becomes predictable and profitable again – our AI turns battery storage into a real competitive advantage.
FION targets industrial companies with an annual electricity consumption of more than 2 GWh. Several battery systems are already installed at industrial customer sites, with further projects in Germany and across the EU in development.
The new capital will be used to accelerate roll-out, further develop the platform and expand the team, with the goal of lowering energy costs and strengthening industrial sites. FION’s broader mission is to turn energy into a competitive advantage for industry and help make production in Europe economically attractive again.
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