Schneider Electric启动风险基金

施耐德电力公司(Schneider Electric)关注可持续性和能源效率,计划通过资金,孵化和合作伙伴关系为新公司提供支持。

With a focus on sustainability and energy efficiency, Schneider Electric will support new companies through funding, incubation and partnerships.
With a focus on sustainability and energy efficiency, Schneider Electric will support new companies through funding, incubation and partnerships.

One of the most significant indicators of automation technology’s rapid advance is the number of technology companies launching venture capital funds to take part in the newest developments. A few years ago, we covered the launch of西门子风险资本单位针对潜在的破坏性技术。从那时起,我们还了解了ABB和Rockwell Automation等公司的类似资金。

最近,我了解到,施耐德电气公司还推出了一家风险投资基金 - Schneider Electric Ventures。通过资金,孵化和合作伙伴关系,施耐德电力公司致力于投资300至5亿欧元,以“创新,这将为未来的可持续性和能源效率做出重大贡献。”

在施耐德电气公司(Schneider Electric)处理公司冒险和外部创新的赫里伯托·迪亚特(Heriberto Diarte)说:“当初创企业寻求解决问题时,我们可以帮助他们了解他们想要解决的问题的价值。我们还可以帮助他们微调产品,提供资本,测试产品,然后帮助他们投放市场并扩展业务。”

尽管Schneider Electric Ventures于11月在该公司的北美创新峰会上正式宣布,但Diarte表示,该公司已经投资了一年的初创企业。Schneider Electric已经投资的一些公司包括:Power Load分解技术的供应商Sense;Element Analytics,工业大数据分析技术的供应商;Habiteo,新住宅的3D专家;Schneider Electric公司Qmerit称为承包商的“ Uber”以及维护,维修和运营(MRO)支出;KGS,一种用于即时维护的预测引擎技术;和克洛罗, a supplier of cybersecurity technology for industrial operational technology (OT) networks.

根据公司的投资计划,施耐德电气公司表示,将重点关注2019年的三个主要项目:

  • eIQ Mobility, which accelerates electric mobility at scale by providing an "electric fleet as a service " to large commercial fleets.
  • Clipsal Solar是一家针对澳大利亚住宅和商业应用程序的网格和离网系统的企业,其中180万房主安装了太阳能电池板,以帮助管理能源账单。
  • Greentown Labs Bold Ideas Challenge是一个针对快速追踪企业家的项目,通过为他们开展成功的企业所需的导师,团队成员,赠款以及商业和技术资源提供。

强调施耐德电气的扩展成venture funding, Schneider Electric Chairman and CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire said, “Fifteen years ago, Schneider Electric was mostly a product company. Going into digital means living with your customer and resolving pain points. Our focus on products was not enough.”

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