FION Energy secures €1.4 million pre-seed round for AI-optimised battery systems, led by HTGF and Norrsken 

On average, European industry pays around 50% more for electricity than competitors in the US or China – a burden that puts production sites under pressure. The main reasons are fluctuating feed-in from wind and solar and a lack of flexibility on the consumption side in factories. 

Berlin-based cleantech startup FION Energy has developed a solution and closed a €1.4 million pre-seed funding round – led by HTGF and Norrsken Evolve, with participation from experienced business angels. FION uses battery storage systems to bring more flexibility to industrial energy demand – manufacturer-agnostic and AI-controlled for economically optimised operation. 

The fresh capital will accelerate roll-out, further development of the platform and team expansion in order to reduce energy costs and strengthen industrial sites. 

Industrial battery storage – simple, economical, intelligent 

Most industrial companies want to reduce their energy costs but run into technical complexity and high operational effort. FION offers an end-to-end solution – from site analysis and system sizing to procurement and installation of a turnkey battery system, all the way through to ongoing operations. 

The company’s proprietary AI dispatch engine learns consumption patterns, reads tariffs and market prices and controls the battery autonomously. This smooths load peaks, reduces grid fees and enables price arbitrage – without additional effort for the plant operators. 

The result: up to 50% lower electricity costs. 

Mission and outlook 

FION’s mission is to turn energy into a competitive advantage for industry – and make production in Europe economically attractive again. 

In the long term, FION is building a platform that connects industrial sites into an intelligent, decentralised energy network – where every factory not only consumes energy, but actively manages and markets it. 

Philipp Hamm, Co-Founder & Managing Director of FION Energy: “European industry is losing ground because of high electricity costs. With FION, energy becomes predictable and profitable again – our AI turns battery storage into a real competitive advantage.” 

Anne Umbach, Investment Manager at HTGF: “High energy costs are one of the biggest challenges for industry. FION offers a scalable solution that reduces costs and makes it easy to get started with battery storage. A strong team, a clear market – that’s why we are investing.” 

Rebecka Löthman Rydå, Partner at Norrsken Evolve: “We invested in FION Energy because their team combines deep energy-market expertise with a clear vision: making Europe’s industry greener and more competitive. Their battery and flexibility solutions reduce CO₂ and give industrial companies clear advantages in both cost and security of supply.” 

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About FION Energy 

FION Energy was founded in 2025 in Berlin. The cleantech startup makes industrial battery storage systems economical and easy to use – through manufacturer-independent project development and AI-optimised real-time operation. Target customers are industrial companies with an annual electricity consumption of more than 2 GWh. 
Several battery systems are already installed at industrial customer sites; further projects in Germany and across the EU are in the pipeline. 
Founding team: Philipp Hamm, Johannes Meriläinen, Dmytro Dzifuta 

Contact 
Philipp Hamm – Co-Founder | FION Energy 
Email: philipp@fion-energy.com 
Website: www.fion-energy.com 

About HTGF – High-Tech Gründerfonds 
HTGF is one of the leading and most active early-stage investors in Germany and Europe, financing startups in the fields of deep tech, industrial tech, climate tech, digital tech, life sciences and chemistry. With its experienced investment team, HTGF supports startups in all phases of their development on the way to becoming international market leaders. HTGF invests in the pre-seed and seed phase and can make significant follow-on investments in subsequent financing rounds. Since its launch in 2005, HTGF has financed around 800 startups and achieved 200 successful exits. HTGF manages more than €2 billion in fund volume. 
The public-private partnership’s fund investors include the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, KfW Capital as well as 45 companies and family offices. Further information is available at HTGF.de or on LinkedIn. 

About Norrsken Evolve 
Norrsken Evolve is a pre-seed fund providing capital, world-class in-person sprints, and an outstanding network, to accelerate the founders who are building Europe’s future. 
We invest in founders and visionaries who will redefine how we generate energy, rebuild manufacturing, move goods, construct buildings, produce food, treat our sick, secure our information, protect democracy, and safeguard our societies from climate disruption. 
Europe stands at a defining moment. In the face of unprecedented risks, our economies, industries, and ways of living, must evolve. The founders we back will lead this evolution. 
Norrsken Evolve is part of Norrsken, one of Europe’s largest impact ecosystems founded by Niklas Adalberth, with houses in Stockholm, Barcelona, Brussels and Kigali. The latest Norrsken Evolve fund was 57m euros and backed by leading institutions like EIF, Saminvest and Smartcap.