Series A Extended to €16 Million

TU Darmstadt spin-off etalytics has expanded its Series A financing to €16 million, led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. The funding will accelerate the company’s market entry in North America—including team build-up in the Bay Area—and scale roll-outs across Europe and Asia. At the core is the further development of etaONE®, the company’s AI platform that optimizes energy and cooling systems in critical infrastructures. In industrial settings, energy savings of up to 50% for cooling/HVAC have been documented. Reference customers include Volkswagen, Equinix, Digital Realty, and Merck.

For TU Darmstadt, this financing round is a clear testament to its technology transfer strength and deep-tech excellence. Originating from university research, etalytics demonstrates the technological maturity and scalability that convince global industry partners. The involvement of M12 extends beyond the campus and strengthens the Rhine-Main start-up ecosystem, where research-driven founding teams—supported by HIGHEST, TU Darmstadt’s innovation and start-up center, and partners such as FUTURY—can rapidly move from idea to application and on to international scale. The message from Darmstadt is clear: deep tech from academia delivers measurable impact—locally rooted, globally relevant.