Demeter Partners

Founded in 2005, Demeter Partners is a Paris-based private equity firm specializing in investments that drive the ecological transition. It focuses on seed to late-stage companies and infrastructure projects across Europe, with a particular emphasis on France. The firm invests between €0.5 million and €30 million, typically taking minority stakes and seeking board seats.

Thomas Beaugendre

Investment Manager

Thomas Beaugendre

Investment Manager

Olivier Bordelanne Ph.D

Partner

Cyrille Cabaret

Partner

Marie Cartet

Investment Manager

Past deals in Electricity

Sweetch Energy

Series A in 2023
Sweetch Energy develops innovative power harvesting technology that generates electricity by exploiting the difference in water salinity, utilizing a proprietary filtration system.

Insolight

Venture Round in 2022
Insolight is an energy company founded in 2015 that specializes in the development and manufacturing of advanced solar panels. The company has achieved record efficiency levels of 29 percent for its solar modules, significantly lowering residential solar electricity costs. Insolight utilizes innovative optical technology that combines high efficiency with the ease of mounting similar to standard flat panels. The company has also demonstrated its capabilities through third-party validations, achieving 36 percent efficiency on lab prototypes and 29 percent on pre-industrial modules. Insolight's business model focuses on developing intellectual property, controlling wholesale distribution, and outsourcing manufacturing. Additionally, the company is engaged in creating photovoltaic systems aimed at reducing solar electricity costs in the agricultural sector, employing integrated tracking methods to optimize energy production based on the sun's position.

Sweetch Energy

Seed Round in 2022
Sweetch Energy develops innovative power harvesting technology that generates electricity by exploiting the difference in water salinity, utilizing a proprietary filtration system.

SWEETCH Energy

Venture Round in 2021
SWEETCH Energy is developing a breakthrough technology in the field of salinity gradient power harvesting.

MyLight Systems

Series A in 2020
MyLight Systems develops innovative energy management solutions that enable homeowners to produce and consume their own solar electricity, aiming to promote energy independence.

EnergieIP

Series A in 2017
Energie IP is a company based in Paris, France, that specializes in building automation solutions. The firm has developed a building management system platform that enables the integration of power devices and data exchange through standard Ethernet cables. This platform focuses on providing an open and secure technology that operates on low DC energy, allowing for efficient energy distribution across buildings. Additionally, Energie IP's system facilitates communication with intelligent robots and equipment, as well as supports the development of geolocation platforms utilizing artificial intelligence.

SWEETCH Energy

Venture Round in 2017
SWEETCH Energy is developing a breakthrough technology in the field of salinity gradient power harvesting.

Enerbee

Venture Round in 2015
EnerBee is a industrial startup focused on developing energy harvesters that utilize motion to replace batteries in consumer and industrial smart devices. The company addresses the widespread use of devices like watches, remote controls, and connected objects that typically require batteries or charging cables. EnerBee's technology converts movement into energy, eliminating the need for traditional power sources. This innovative solution aims to reduce the environmental impact associated with battery disposal and lower operational costs by providing a sustainable and autonomous energy source for wireless connected objects.

Qualisteo

Venture Round in 2014
Qualisteo is a Nice, France-based company focused on energy efficiency monitoring technology. It developed Wattseeker, a software platform that monitors a building's electrical consumption and itemizes usage by equipment and zone, enabling audits, detailed reporting, and identification of savings opportunities. The technology covers whole buildings and industrial sites, helping measure, control, and reduce electricity consumption, lower energy bills, and optimize environmental footprint. The company provides installation services and aims to support compliance and energy management across buildings and industrial facilities. Founded in 2010, Qualisteo operates in the smart grids space as a provider of actionable energy data for organizations.

Renewable Power International, S.A.U.

Acquisition in 2011
Renewable Power International, S.A.U. is an independent power producer based in Madrid, Spain, specializing in renewable energy. The company is involved in the entire cycle of renewable energy project development, including identification, financing, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and management. It generates electricity from a diverse portfolio of hydrological, wind, and solar-photovoltaic plants. Renewable Power International, S.A.U. owns and operates 20 small hydro plants in Spain and Portugal, boasting a combined installed capacity of 88.5 MW. Additionally, it provides operational and maintenance services for various power plants and photovoltaic parks owned by third parties. Founded in 1987, the company was previously known as Minicentrales Dos, S.A.U. before rebranding in November 2014. It is a subsidiary of Hydrocontracting GmbH and Minicentrales, S.A.

ENGIE Solar

Series C in 2008
ENGIE Solar specializes in providing residential solar power solutions, offering customers clean energy options tailored to their homes.

ENGIE Solar

Series B in 2008
ENGIE Solar specializes in providing residential solar power solutions, offering customers clean energy options tailored to their homes.
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