Accelerating the transition to low carbon homes by building the leading heat pump OS for HVAC installers
Accelerating the transition to low carbon homes by building the leading heat pump OS for HVAC installers
What they do: Build an OS (SaaS) that uses AI and sensor/LiDAR/drone data to plan heat pump and PV installations for HVAC installers
HQ & founding: Founded January 2023 in Berlin
Founders / leadership: Etienne-Noel Krause (CEO) and Thies Hansen (COO)
Recent financing: Announced multi-million pre-seed round (Dec 11, 2023); lead investor PT1
Team size: Around 40 employees
Heat pump and PV planning / HVAC installation workflows
2023
Services for Renewable Energy
multi-million (single-digit) pre-seed
Announced December 11, 2023; other named investors include better ventures and angel investors (e.g., Lieferando founder Kai Hansen).
Crunchbase lists a later venture round on Dec 31, 2024 and records four funding rounds in total; amounts are obfuscated in the profile.
“Includes institutional lead investor PT1 and participation from better ventures and notable angels”
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Founded in Berlin, autarc is a 30-person start-up that has recently graduated from Y Combinator in San Francisco. Our team consists of individuals in Sales, Tech, and Operations, with the Engineering department currently comprising 11 people and aiming to grow to 14 by Q3 2025.
autarc is developing the leading operating system (OS) for heat pump installers, enabling a more digital and efficient installation process for heat pumps. Our mission is to reduce the hurdles to decarbonizing single-family homes and small apartment buildings in Europe, with the goal of assisting in the planning and designing of 1 million heat pumps by 2030.
Senior Fullstack Engineer Berlin Full-time 70,000 - 95,000 € per year
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