Zug-based CleanTech firm enshift has efficiently raised €18.5 million (CHF 17 million) in a Sequence A funding, positioning it as Switzerland’s fastest-growing photo voltaic financing accomplice and probably the most lively non-public operators of renewable-energy options.
The spherical was led by Swiss Photo voltaic Group – bringing complete funding to €25.5 million (CHF 23.5 million).
“2025 was a breakthrough 12 months for enshift,” says Pierre Bi, CEO and founder. “With our Sequence A funding we’ve laid the muse to speed up our mission: decarbonising massive actual property portfolios – effectively, economically, and with modern know-how. Our mannequin proves that the vitality transition shouldn’t be solely environmentally vital, but additionally financially compelling.”
Within the 2025–2026 funding panorama, enshift’s Sequence A might be contextualised in opposition to a broader move of capital into European clean-energy deployment and financing fashions.
In France, Spark Cleantech raised €30 million in a Sequence A spherical to scale low-carbon vitality options for heavy business, whereas fellow French firm ECAIR secured €11 million to develop financing merchandise for photo voltaic installations and residential renovations.
On the infrastructure finish of the market, Estonian clean-energy supplier Sunly closed near €85 million to develop 4 massive photo voltaic parks in Latvia. On the residential aspect, Sweden’s Elvy introduced €500 million in debt financing to roll out subscription-based photo voltaic, heat-pump and battery techniques for households.
Taken collectively, these rounds characterize greater than €630 million flowing into clean-energy manufacturing, financing and deployment fashions throughout Europe throughout 2025–2026, offering a backdrop for enshift’s newest increase.
“In 2026, we are going to proceed to scale our enterprise mannequin and set up enshift as certainly one of Europe’s main suppliers of built-in energy-transition options,” says Pierre Bi. “We’re investing in software program, in new markets, and in strategic partnerships—laying the groundwork for our subsequent chapter of progress.”
Based in 2022, enshift delivers totally built-in energy-transition options for business, industrial, and residential actual property throughout Europe. The corporate covers evaluation, simulation, financing, set up, and operations – all from a single supply – and funds put in applied sciences over their full lifecycle.
enshift employs round 50 folks from greater than 15 international locations and works carefully with ETH Zurich and EMPA.
With progress exceeding 300% and the profitable supply of tasks totalling €65 million (CHF 60 million) in financing, enshift’s enterprise mannequin has allowed them to capitalise on burgeoning demand within the European constructing sector for clear vitality options, notably in heating, photo voltaic, and storage.
This demand has been pushed by a mixture of latest necessities to cut back CO₂ emissions, geopolitical developments, and the pattern towards localised provide chains.
To fulfill rising operational growth in 2025, enshift considerably elevated the scale of its workforce, from 30 to 50 staff. This contains specialists in vitality buying and selling, software program improvement, CleanTech engineering, and sustainable development.
The corporate additionally enhanced its proprietary energy-management and energy-trading platform, boosting each undertaking effectivity and scalability.
Looking forward to 2026, enshift plans additional growth throughout Europe and the rollout of further digital platform options. Heating options, battery storage, and charging infrastructure will likely be additional built-in into the present system structure.
The corporate additionally expects further progress by new commercialisation alternatives pushed by ongoing regulatory developments – such because the introduction of the Native Electrical energy Communities (LEG) regulation in Switzerland initially of 2026 and related frameworks in different international locations.
