Tibo Energy, a Dutch startup developing next-generation Energy Management Systems (EMS) for industrial and commercial sites, has raised €6 million in Seed funding to expand its European presence and accelerate development of its AI-powered platform.
The round was led by KOMPAS VC, with participation from Hitachi Ventures, WEPA Ventures, SET Ventures, and Speedinvest. The investment will support Tibo’s expansion into Germany and Belgium, team growth, and the rollout of new product modules for applications such as fleet charging and e-boiler control.
Tackling grid congestion with software
Based in Eindhoven and founded in 2022, Tibo Energy offers a software solution designed to address the growing challenge of grid congestion – a problem already limiting business growth in the Netherlands and spreading across Europe.
Tibo’s platform features a drag-and-drop Energy System Simulator and a real-time EMS driven by the company’s proprietary AI engine “Alice,” which dynamically steers decentralised energy assets based on live data, forecasted prices, grid constraints, and CO₂ intensity.
Unlike traditional systems that rely on manual input or static controls, Tibo’s EMS updates energy schedules every five minutes and provides hardware-agnostic optimisation for a wide range of setups including solar PV, batteries, and EV chargers.
Remco Eikhout, CEO and co-founder of Tibo Energy, said, “With our AI engine Alice at the core, Tibo enables industrial players to leverage unused capacity, predict risks, and optimise in near real-time, whether managing a single battery or a full EnergyHub.”
Scaling Tibo Energy’s EMS platform from proof-of-concept to pan-European rollout
Since launching in late 2023, Tibo’s EMS has been deployed at over 30 industrial sites, including projects with logistics and retail operators such as Montea, Intratuin, and systems integrators like Unica, Hoppenbrouwers, and Stantec.
Clients use the platform to automate decisions that improve energy flexibility, avoid peak-load penalties, and reduce emissions-often without needing to upgrade grid connections.
Geert Oerlemans, Innovation Manager at Hoppenbrouwers, noted, “Thanks to Tibo Energy, we help customers facing grid congestion or maximum contracted capacity to achieve their sustainability goals.”
Tibo will use the new capital to double its 30-person team over the next year, expand its product suite with plug-and-play modules, and enhance user experience through tools such as PowerBI-based visualisation.
KOMPAS VC Partner Sebastian Peck commented, “With the rise of grid congestion and decentralisation, this kind of intelligence is no longer optional-it’s essential.”
Founded in 2022 by Remco Eikhout, Jeroen Althusius, Josh Mengerink, Linda Zandt-Sloot, and Bram Cappers, Tibo Energy develops AI-driven software for simulating and controlling decentralised energy systems. The company’s EMS platform helps industrial and commercial customers maximise energy efficiency, unlock grid capacity, and reduce emissions without major infrastructure changes. Tibo is based at Eindhoven University of Technology and has delivered measurable energy improvements for clients across Europe.
