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ENVIOTECH Raises €1M To Develop Smart Street Lighting Solutions

May 4, 2026 | By Team SR

ENVIOTECH, a Frankfurt-based smart city startup, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding led by Jürgen Fitschen, with participation from Joachim Drees.

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  • ENVIOTECH, a Frankfurt-based smart city startup, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding led by Jürgen Fitschen, with participation from Joachim Drees.

Founded by Adrian Rhaese and Linh Pham, the company develops retrofit solutions for public street lighting, enabling municipalities to upgrade existing infrastructure without full replacement.

Its technology can be installed in under 15 minutes and allows cities to monitor and manage lighting more efficiently reducing energy consumption by up to 80% while improving safety and lowering costs.

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With the new funding, ENVIOTECH plans to expand pilot projects, enhance its technology, and scale its smart city solutions across municipalities.

We started ENVIOTECH after seeing firsthand the consequences of insufficiently managed infrastructure. Street lighting is fundamental to safety, quality of life, and public trust, and we believe it can be managed more intelligently, said Rhaese.

About ENVIOTECH

ENVIOTECH is a smart city startup founded in 2022 that develops retrofit kits for street lighting. Its technology enables motion based dimming of existing lamps helping cities reduce energy consumption, lower operational costs and build more sustainable and efficient urban lighting systems.

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