# Focused Energy funding: rounds and investors > Focused Energy has raised $280M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include US Department of Energy, RWE and EIC Accelerator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/focused-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Focused Energy* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Cleantech Climate Tech Energy Raised 5 months ago Follow Focused Energy and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Ffocused-energy) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$280M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources **$40M** Venture **$240M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $240M Jun 2026 - **Led by:** RWE - **Step-up i:** 6× - **Investors:** 6 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$40M** Venture **$240M** Series A - **First round:** Venture, $40M - **Biggest round:** $240M - **Between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Series A **$240M** *5 new* *1 returning* [RWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rwe) Lead [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Prime Movers Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-movers-lab) [German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/german-federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation-sprind) [Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other - **Dec 2024** Venture **$40M** *1 new* [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Focused Energy's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team. **Thomas Forner** Co-Founder & CEO **Prof. Dr. Markus Roth** Co-Founder & CSO - **Chris Wendel** President & CFO - **Decker Gentili** COO - **Dr. Debbie Callahan** Chief Strategy Officer - **Omar Biabani** CTO ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [RWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rwe) L [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [Prime Movers Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-movers-lab) [German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/german-federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation-sprind) [Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation) ## Everyone who backed them [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **2** rounds [RWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rwe) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government **1** round [Prime Movers Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-movers-lab) VC firm **1** round [German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/german-federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation-sprind) VC firm **1** round [Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/federal-agency-for-breakthrough-innovation) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=focused-energy). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Focused Energy as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [A-Rod Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-rod-corp) Family office Per its own site [East X Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-x-ventures) VC firm Seed, 2025, per its site [BMH Beteiligungs-Management Hessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmh-beteiligungs-management-hessen) Government Per its own site ## Quick answers about Focused Energy ### Who invested in Focused Energy? Focused Energy's investors include US Department of Energy, RWE, EIC Accelerator, Prime Movers Lab and German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND), and 1 more on record. RWE led its latest round. ### How much has Focused Energy raised? Focused Energy has raised $280M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Focused Energy last raise? Focused Energy's most recent round was a Series A of $240M in Jun 2026, led by RWE. ### What was Focused Energy's biggest round? Its most recent round, $240M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Focused Energy first? Focused Energy's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by US Department of Energy. ### What stage is Focused Energy at? Focused Energy's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Focused Energy based? Focused Energy is based in Germany. ### Who led Focused Energy's rounds? RWE led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Focused Energy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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