What Enerfip does

Enerfip is a Montpellier-based crowdfunding platform founded in 2014 that connects retail and professional investors with renewable energy project developers across Europe. Operating under AMF authorization as a European Crowdfunding Service Provider (FP-20222) and ACPR prudential supervision, the company enables investments starting at €10 in wind, solar, hydroelectric, bioenergy, hydrogen, storage, and energy infrastructure projects at various lifecycle stages (development, construction, operation). The platform applies a strict curation filter, accepting only 18.7% of proposed projects, and reports €869M cumulatively financed, 89,000+ registered investors, a 7.75% average yield over 2023-2025, and a 0.34% default rate as of January 2026. Investors can subscribe via bank card, transfer, or PEA/PEA-PME accounts, and the company maintains localized operations in France, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands.

The business operates a marketplace commission model, generating revenue by facilitating transactions between project developers seeking financing and retail investors seeking yield-bearing sustainable investments. Distribution is hybrid: a product-led self-serve web platform (app.enerfip.eu) handles retail investor onboarding and investment management, supplemented by an investor relations team, event presence, and a separate distributor channel. The company also operates Enerfip Gestion, a wholly-owned asset management subsidiary focused on renewable energy investment funds in Europe, which extends the parent platform's product surface into managed vehicles. Marketing relies on content (L'Empreinte blog, newsletters, glossary, educational guides), social channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), and an Eventbrite-driven events program.

Customer segments are horizontally distributed across individual retail investors (primary), corporate treasury allocators, and beginner investors, with named testimonial personas in engineering, business ownership, and HR. The firm is led by co-founders Sebastien Jamme and Julien Hostache (CEO), is privately held under Groupe Enerfip with no disclosed external institutional backers, and is a 2025 member of FranceFintech.

Name

Enerfip

Legal name

Enerfip

Website

https://fr.enerfip.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Enerfip is a French AMF-authorized crowdfunding platform that enables retail and professional investors to finance European renewable energy projects (wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy, hydrogen, storage) from €10, having channelled €869M to vetted projects across 89,000+ investors since 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Crowdfunding

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Finance & Capital Structuring (Debt/Tax Equity/Project Bonds) (EUAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Renewable energy crowdfunding
• Sustainable investment platform
• Participative financing
• Green energy bonds
• Impact investing marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crowdfunding platform fees: Enerfip operates as a marketplace connecting renewable energy project developers with retail investors. The platform generates revenue by facilitating investments and likely charges fees to project developers for listing and successfully funded projects. The platform is authorized by AMF as a European Crowdfunding Service Provider (FP-20222) and regulated by ACPR.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Enerfip operates a regulated participative crowdfunding platform that connects retail and professional investors with renewable energy project developers across Europe. Investors can browse curated projects spanning wind, solar, hydroelectric, bioenergy, storage, hydrogen, and energy efficiency, and finance them via simple bonds starting at €10, with yields up to 9.5% per annum over 3-5 year durations. The platform is authorized by the AMF as a European Crowdfunding Service Provider (FP-20222) and regulated by the ACPR.

Product overview

Enerfip operates as a unified participative crowdfunding platform that connects investors with renewable energy project developers across Europe. The core offering is the Enerfip Platform enabling investments starting at €10 in various project types including wind, solar, hydroelectric, bio-energy, hydrogen, storage, and infrastructure. The Investment Catalog provides access to individual projects like Meth'Enclaves, Sunrise, and Renaico, each offering different bond structures with varying returns and durations. Enerfip Gestion functions as a separate but affiliated asset management subsidiary. The platform supports subscription via credit card, bank transfer, and PEA/PEA-PME accounts, and publishes an Impact Report and Performance Indicators to track portfolio performance including the 869M€ financed and 7.75% average return metrics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enerfip Crowdfunding Platform Regulated participative crowdfunding platform enabling retail and professional investors to browse and finance renewable energy projects (wind, solar, hydroelectric, bioenergy, storage, hydrogen, energy efficiency) across Europe via simple bonds starting at €10, with yields up to 9.5% per annum over 3-5 year durations. Authorized by the AMF as a European Crowdfunding Service Provider (FP-20222) and regulated by the ACPR.
• Enerfip Gestion

Quantifiable outcome

• €869M total amount financed by investors
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Enerfip GestioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnerfip Gestion is a sister company specialized in asset management for renewable energy development in Europe. It operates as an investment fund management company within the Enerfip Group ecosystem, complementing the crowdfunding platform with additional investment products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Raizers: European (FR/BE/IT/CH/ES/DE) participatory investment platform covering equity, bonds, and revenue-based financing across multiple asset classes, including renewable energy. Competes with Enerfip for project developers and offers comparable regulated retail-investor rails.
• Lendosphere: French participatory lending platform specialized in renewable energy and ecological transition projects. Closely comparable to Enerfip in target asset class (green project bonds), investor base (retail impact investors), and AMF-regulated crowdfunding model.
• Companisto: Germany-based crowdfunding platform offering equity and silent participations to retail investors, with active operations in green/impact deals. Comparable to Enerfip as a regulated European retail-investor marketplace, though more equity-skewed.
• WiSEED: French AMF-regulated crowdfunding platform covering equity, bond, and revenue-sharing offerings, with a strong portfolio in renewable energy. Competes head-on with Enerfip for both project developers seeking financing and retail investors seeking impact exposure.
• Lumo: French crowdfunding platform focused exclusively on solar, wind, and bioenergy projects, allowing retail investors to subscribe to green bonds. Direct overlap with Enerfip's core offering and similar investor onboarding mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Enercoop: French cooperative utility supplying renewable electricity to consumer-members and financing renewable projects through collective schemes. Comparable to Enerfip as a French renewable-energy financier mobilizing retail/member capital, though via a cooperative rather than bond-crowdfunding structure.
• Crowdcube: One of Europe's largest retail equity crowdfunding platforms, active in the UK and selected EU markets. Comparable to Enerfip in offering regulated retail-investor access to private offerings, though predominantly equity-focused and broader in sector mix.
• Amundi: Europe's largest asset manager with extensive green-bond and ESG fixed-income fund offerings distributed to retail and institutional investors. Comparable to Enerfip's Enerfip Gestion arm as a large-scale manager channeling capital into renewable debt, though operating at very different scale and distribution model.
• Tikehau Capital: European alternative asset manager with dedicated energy transition and infrastructure debt strategies. Comparable to Enerfip as a capital provider into European renewable project finance, though serving institutional rather than retail investors.

Emerging players

• Younited: European regulated consumer-lending fintech operating across multiple EU countries. Comparable to Enerfip as a pan-European regulated digital lending/crowdfunding marketplace, though currently focused on consumer credit rather than renewable project debt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@enerfip_group
• Facebookfacebook.com/enerfip
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enerfip-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/enerfip_france
• Xx.com/EnerFip

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments1 record

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

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