
encentive is a growing company with the goal of decarbonizing the industry. With the help of our solution, the AI-based energy management platform flexOn, we support companies in automatically reducing their energy costs and CO2 emissions. flexOn uses AI-based data analysis and automation to shift the power consumption of existing infrastructure to green and favorable periods. As an intelligent control room, flexOn bi-directionally synchronizes energy flows with the availability of renewable energy at your site and in the markets. In this way, we create a new way for companies to consume energy efficiently: Transparent, predictable and independent. Through our strong network in the energy market and plant engineering, we set new standards and provide an answer to all relevant energy questions of our customers. The business idea and the flexOn energy management platform, which were created in 2019, are constantly being developed by a team of 18 experts. With a broad spectrum of expertise in the fields of mathematics, technology, software development, sales and marketing, we are ideally equipped to support our customers with their individual problems.

encentive is a growing company with the goal of decarbonizing the industry. With the help of our solution, the AI-based energy management platform flexOn, we support companies in automatically reducing their energy costs and CO2 emissions. flexOn uses AI-based data analysis and automation to shift the power consumption of existing infrastructure to green and favorable periods. As an intelligent control room, flexOn bi-directionally synchronizes energy flows with the availability of renewable energy at your site and in the markets. In this way, we create a new way for companies to consume energy efficiently: Transparent, predictable and independent. Through our strong network in the energy market and plant engineering, we set new standards and provide an answer to all relevant energy questions of our customers. The business idea and the flexOn energy management platform, which were created in 2019, are constantly being developed by a team of 18 experts. With a broad spectrum of expertise in the fields of mathematics, technology, software development, sales and marketing, we are ideally equipped to support our customers with their individual problems.
Headquarters: Neumünster / Hamburg, Germany
Product: flexOn — AI-based industrial energy management platform
Founded: 2020 (idea originated 2019)
Recent funding: €6.3M seed round announced (15 Sep 2025)
Team size (snapshot): Reported ~18–44 employees in sources
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Industrial energy management; decarbonization and cost-optimisation of electricity consumption for industry.
2020
Renewable Energy / Industrial Energy Management
€6.3M
Announced seed round naming additional participants including Summiteer, SIVentures, Vireo Ventures, HelloWorld, Stefan Müller and Bernhard Niesner.
€2.7M
Reported early tranche involving Vireo Ventures, Smart Infrastructure Ventures (SIVentures), Interface Capital, OMA Ventures and angel investors.
“Company attracted institutional and strategic investors including General Catalyst, Summiteer and SIVentures, indicating investor confidence in the market potential of its solution.”