[Funding alert] Skoon Energy Secures €5 million in Series A Round Funding
Oct 19, 2023 | By Startup Rise EU
Skoon Energy secures Series Funding of €5 Million A investment round sponsored by the North American investment firm Blue Bear Capital featured the Graduate Entrepreneur Fund.
Skoon may break into new international markets, bolster its personnel, and progress the development of its software platform thanks to the fresh capital.
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Customers can choose the finest energy system for their particular requirements using its platform, actively track their energy use, and immediately report on carbon savings.
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More than 150 recognized suppliers can be located on Skoon's online marketplace, which is used by rental businesses throughout Europe, including Atlas Copco, Volta Energy, and Morillo Energy, as well as major energy consumers include Vattenfall, the Dutch Ministry of Defense, and the Port of Amsterdam.
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According to Peter Paul van Voorst tot Voorst, founder and CEO of Skoon Energy: “The energy market today is going through tremendous growth and rapid change, which is challenging for most companies to keep up with. Our years of experience replacing fossil fuel generators at project sites, such as construction and film sets has positioned Skoon perfectly to provide clean mobile energy solutions everywhere. This also means Skoon is ready to tackle grid congestion challenges at a large scale.”
Dr. Carolin Funk, partner at Blue Bear Capital shared: “Skoon unlocks access to low-carbon power generation to decarbonize the $10b global power rental market. Its platform provides an integral service that connects hard-to-electrify use-cases with innovative suppliers, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and improving overall grid stability.”
The Series A round follows after investments from Rabobank, one of the top Dutch banks, Damen Shipyards, the oldest family-run maritime services firm in the Netherlands, and Kees Koolen, an early investor and CEO of Booking.com and the former COO of Uber.
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About Skoon
Skoon Energy is a pioneering online marketplace that is changing the market for clean mobile energy. Through the use of our data-driven software platform, they want to facilitate the global transition to sustainable energy by bringing together energy suppliers and customers.
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They enable businesses, movie sets, and electricity providers to make significant strides toward a greener future by allowing the effective use and distribution of clean mobile energy solutions.
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