Companion.energy: Capital Raising
Companion.energy (Ghent-based enterprise energy management platform) raised €7.8 million in Seed round led by Realyze Ventures and Pi Labs. Company demonstrates strong traction with 10x revenue growth in past year, €1M+ ARR, 30+ enterprise clients, and plans to expand across Europe starting with Germany and Spain.
Source: Startup Rise UK/EU
The leadership read
European expansion phase requires: VP/Head of Sales (Germany & Spain market entry), Regional Account Executives, VP Engineering (platform scaling for multi-market optimization), VP Customer Success (managing enterprise retention), Go-to-market leadership, Operations Manager for European expansion
Market context: the MitchelLake Talent Market Index reads 108.5 — Hot (+10.8 vs prior month); EMEA signal share is steady (-1.2pts).
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