Rockstart announced the 6 startups joining the Rockstart Energy portfolio for the Spring 2023 program, increasing the Energy portfolio to 33 companies. The program launched in February, welcoming early-stage startups focused on driving the energy transition. 

• Circadian – accelerates the energy transition of businesses in frontier markets.
• Fast Trek – network-based route optimization tool for long-haul road logistics.
• Hexwise – increases energy efficiency of heat exchangers via digital twins.
• Moost – personal energy assistants for households to reduce anergy waste.
• PF Nexus – a marketplace and global ecosystem for renewable energy projects.

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For the Fall 2022 session of the Rockstart Energy accelerator, four trailblazers join Rockstart’s Energy portfolio:

• Allihop – the first green business travel booking platform
• Bright Energy – renewable energy for construction sites 
• Circular IQ – manage sustainability goals through their digital platform and circularity programs
• TILER – Easy charging of e-bikes via street tiles

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It’s that time of the year: Rockstart Energy applications are now open!
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Rockstart Energy announced investments in Very, GridData and Novasole providing innovative solutions in the segments carbon reduction, smart energy grid and solar energy.
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Rockstart Energy announced investments in Hydrologiq, Clairify and IM Efficiency providing innovative solutions in the segments fuel alternatives, smart buildings and solar mobility.
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Closing its fund at €27 million Rockstart Energy exceeded its initial target and will allow the team to further invest in early-stage energy startups and co-invest in its energy portfolio companies up to series B. 
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We're proud that Eneco is joining us as co-investor in the Rockstart Energy Fund.  The Rockstart Energy fund was launched in 2020 and is targeting startups that drive the energy transition forward.
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Applications for Rockstart Energy 2021 are officially open. If you are an energy startup and you’re ready to fast track the growth of your business, Rockstart Energy team want to meet you! Don’t hesitate to apply if you want to secure a coveted position in the next cohort.
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In the last quarter of 2020, Rockstart launched its 20M+ Energy venture capital fund, backed by Enfuro Ventures, institutional investors, European family offices, informal investors and the government. Through its Energy fund, Rockstart invests in seed-stage startups contributing to the energy transition. Rockstart is now introducing the fund's first investments with nine startups. From smart grid technology to carbon reduction, these founders represent six segments in the energy industry and five different countries.
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Rockstart, one of Europe’s first accelerators and today a global accelerator-VC, launches its second Fund of € 21m to invest in energy startups. The Fund was launched with the Dutch pension fund ABP, and family office De Hoge Dennen Capital as cornerstone investors, together with Enfuro Ventures and other prominent private-wealth and industry investors and is supported by the seed capital scheme from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The Rockstart Energy Fund aims to invest in energy startups in Europe with a primary focus in the Netherlands.
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