Companion.energy

What Companion.energy does

Companion.energy is a Belgian-headquartered software vendor that operates an AI-driven energy optimization platform for large enterprises managing complex, distributed energy assets. The company targets four primary verticals — manufacturing, telecom and data centers, EV charging and logistics, and energy suppliers — and sells to two distinct buyer personas: finance/procurement leaders seeking cost predictability and energy/operations teams seeking automated asset steering.

The platform is structured as two cooperating modules. Prism provides a financial and operational visibility layer that models contracts, meters, and market signals into a single live view, replacing spreadsheet-based workflows and reducing manual effort by 50–80%. Propel is the autonomous dispatch layer that uses machine learning to forecast demand, production, and market prices, then steers distributed assets (solar, wind, batteries, e-boilers, EV chargers) in real time across day-ahead, intraday, imbalance, and ancillary services markets. Across the deployed customer base, Companion manages approximately 2 TWh of annual energy consumption, 200+ MW of distributed asset capacity, and roughly €500 million in annual customer energy spend.

The business runs on an annual SaaS subscription model with custom quote-based pricing indexed to the Agoria Digital Index. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales across Benelux, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and (post-seed) Germany and Spain, with a consultative motion aimed at CFOs, energy directors, and grid operators. The company crossed €1M ARR in May 2025 (a 10x year-over-year increase) and serves 30+ named enterprise customers including TotalEnergies, KPN, Proximus Group, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, and Interparking. Strategic technology and co-development partnerships include Nokia (Altiplano Application Marketplace integration) and BEE (BEE HIVE imbalance flexibility system).

Name

Companion.energy

Legal name

Companion.energy BV

Website

https://companion.energy

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Companion.energy provides an AI-driven SaaS platform that automates enterprise energy optimization across distributed assets and multiple markets, serving manufacturers, telecoms, EV charging operators, and energy suppliers in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Energy Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Forecasting & AI Optimization for Flexibility (Load/Price/Renewables/SoC) (EUAFAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Trading & Portfolio Optimization for Flexible Assets (Retailer/GenCo/IPP) (EUAFAKAL), C&I Energy Optimization, Peak Shaving & Demand Charge Management Software (EUAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Energy optimization software
• Energy management platform
• Asset flexibility dispatch
• Enterprise energy analytics
• Renewable energy flexibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual license fee model with subscription pricing. The platform is sold as a software service with annual fees. Professional services for implementation may be additional. The company crossed €1M ARR in May 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Companion.energy sells a cloud-based AI-driven energy optimization SaaS platform that connects enterprise energy contracts, operational systems, and distributed energy assets (solar, wind, batteries, EV chargers, e-boilers) into a single system. The platform continuously forecasts demand, models market exposure across day-ahead, intraday, imbalance, and flexibility markets, and automates real-time dispatch decisions to reduce energy costs by 10–30% and manual effort by 50–80% for large industrial, telecom, logistics, and energy company customers.

Product overview

Companion.energy offers a unified software platform with two core modules: Prism (for transparency and cost visibility) and Propel (for autonomous asset dispatch and optimization). The platform connects energy contracts, operational systems, and distributed assets (solar, wind, batteries, EV charging) into one optimization system that continuously forecasts demand, models market exposure, and automates energy decisions in real time. Target segments include Manufacturing, Telecom & Data Centers, Charging & Logistics, Energy Suppliers, and serve both Finance/Procurement and Energy Management personas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prism: A platform module that models operational and financial energy data and surfaces where to improve. Built for transparency, it connects every meter, contract, and market signal into one live view, reducing manual work by 50-80%.
• Propel

Products and services

• Companion.energy Platform A unified AI-driven energy optimization SaaS platform that connects enterprise energy contracts, operational systems, and distributed energy assets (solar, wind, batteries, EV chargers, e-boilers) into a single system. Continuously forecasts demand, models market exposure across day-ahead, intraday, imbalance, and flexibility markets, and automates real-time dispatch decisions, reducing energy costs by 10–30% and manual effort by 50–80% for large industrial, telecom, logistics, and energy company customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce energy costs by 10-30% continuously across commodity and non-commodity charges
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BEE (Belgian Eco Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Strategic partnership for integrated imbalance management. Co-development of BEE HIVE flexibility system combining intelligent EMS, innovative contract models, and hardware ecosystem. Partnership enables energy-producing companies to automate and optimize consumption and injection end-to-end. Already managing over 50 MW of controlled capacity.
• NokiacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025Integration of Companion.energy application with Nokia's Altiplano Access Controller on the Nokia Altiplano Application Marketplace. Enables energy cost and carbon optimization for network operators by combining network management with machine learning-based energy forecasting. Allows operators to reduce costs and align energy consumption with renewable sources.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GridBeyond: Ireland-based AI-driven energy optimization platform for C&I customers, focused on battery, demand response, and multi-market flexibility dispatch. Closely comparable to Companion.energy in target segments (manufacturing, data centers) and autonomous dispatch technology.
• Kiwi Power (Engie Flex): UK-origin flexibility services and virtual power plant operator, now part of Engie. Provides industrial demand response and distributed asset aggregation across European markets — directly overlapping with Companion's flexibility monetization offering.
• Voltus: US-based virtual power plant platform serving C&I customers with demand response and distributed energy resource monetization. Comparable business model of optimizing flexible assets across multiple markets and selling into grid services.
• Energy Pool: France-based industrial flexibility and demand response aggregator serving large C&I customers across European markets. Direct competitor in industrial flexibility services with similar customer profile and value proposition.
• Upside Energy: UK-based flexibility aggregation platform coordinating distributed assets for grid services. Comparable to Companion in coordinating flexible assets across multiple markets for C&I and energy supplier customers.
• Piclo: UK-based flexibility marketplace matching distributed energy resources with grid services buyers. Comparable in the multi-market flexibility matching space, though more marketplace-oriented and less autonomous optimization than Companion.

Broad incumbents

• Stem: US-listed AI-driven energy storage optimization company. Comparable technology stack (AI-based optimization for storage and distributed assets) but focused primarily on storage assets and operating at significantly larger scale.
• AutoGrid: US-based energy AI platform (now part of Uplight) providing flexibility and DER optimization for utilities and large energy users. Broad incumbent in distributed energy optimization with comparable AI/ML capabilities to Companion.
• Tibber: Nordic energy retail platform offering smart energy management and consumption optimization. While primarily an energy retailer, Tibber's smart home/asset optimization capabilities overlap with Companion's consumer-facing concepts, though Companion targets industrial/commercial customers.

Emerging players

• Enode: Norway-based energy API platform connecting EVs, batteries, and solar assets to energy apps and services. Comparable in connecting distributed energy assets to optimization, though more developer-platform oriented than Companion's full-stack optimization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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