Companion.energy
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Founders
About
Companion.energy is a Ghent, Belgium-based energy software platform helping large industrial and commercial enterprises optimize energy procurement and manage distributed assets in real time 12. Founded in 2022 by Thomas Vyncke and Jonas Verstraeten, the company’s AI-driven platform manages more than 2 TWh of annual energy consumption and production, representing roughly €500M in combined energy spend and revenues 2. The company reports tenfold revenue growth in the year to mid-2026, surpassing €1M in annual recurring revenue 2.
The platform is positioned for a structural shift in European energy markets, where electricity prices have become significantly more volatile and operationally complex. Companion.energy plans to use the new funding to deepen the platform’s multi-asset, multi-market optimisation capabilities and expand commercially across Europe, beginning with Germany and Spain 12.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | Seed | €7.8M | Realyze Ventures, Pi Labs | Asterion Ventures 12 |
| 2024 | Seed | €2.1M | — | — 3 |
What Investors Say
“Enterprise energy management is moving from static procurement and reporting toward 24x7 real-time optimisation.” — Dhruv Gupta, Principal, Pi Labs 1
What Founders Say
“European energy markets are undergoing a structural shift…electricity markets are becoming significantly more volatile and operationally complex.” — Thomas Vyncke, Co-Founder 1
“We started Companion because we believed the energy transition would force every large industrial enterprise to manage energy actively.” — Jonas Verstraeten, Co-Founder 1
Sources
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EU-Startups, “Ghent’s Companion.energy raises €7.8 million to help large enterprises manage energy in real time,” June 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/ghents-companion-energy-raises-e7-8-million-to-help-large-enterprises-manage-energy-in-real-time/↩↩↩↩↩↩
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BeBeez International, “Ghent’s Companion.energy raises €7.8 million to help large enterprises manage energy in real time,” June 8, 2026. https://bebeez.eu/2026/06/08/ghents-companion-energy-raises-e7-8-million-to-help-large-enterprises-manage-energy-in-real-time/↩↩↩↩↩
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Silicon Canals, “Belgium’s Companion.energy raises €2.1M to help industries cut energy costs and emissions,” 2024. https://siliconcanals.com/companion-energy-raises-2-1m/↩