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Energy Down Under: SMAP Energy attends Startupbootcamp Selection Days in Australia
After meeting nearly 2000 energy startups worldwide and reviewing nearly 500 applications, 20 startups were invited to attend Selection Days in Melbourne for Startupbootcamp’s Energy Australia (SBC-EA) program. SMAP Energy was among those honoured with an invitation. SMAP Energy impressed the program leaders early on during the London Fast-Track event, and was one of the …
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SMAP Energy pitches at Greentech Challenge
On 17 November, SMAP Energy joined 12 other innovative green startups to pitch at Greentech Challenge’s London event. Greentech Challenge aims to connect the best green startups with top-tier consultants and investors through intense 4-day growth programmes all over Europe. Only 12-16 startups are selected to participate in each programme, and the criteria for selection …
SMAP Energy represents UK in IoT Trade Mission to China
SMAP Energy was selected as one of seven delegates on a UK trade mission to China sponsored by the Department for International Trade (DIT). Focused on Internet of Things (IoT) technology, SMAP Energy represented a specific industry use case – analytics and customer insight from smart-meter data – in the IoT space. The goal of …
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SMAP Energy completes Climate-KIC incubation
SMAP Energy proudly announces that it has successfully completed incubation within the Climate-KIC program, advancing to the final stage and winning a €30,000 equity-free grant. Climate-KIC is Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, consisting of dynamic companies, the best academic institutions and the public sector. Participants in the accelerator program are evaluated …
SMAP Energy completes £240K fundraising
SMAP Energy is pleased to announce the successful completion of a £240K seed fundraising round. The round was lead by Japanese energy retailer and SMAP early-adopter Looop and also included Japanese energy switching service Enechange. “We are happy to strengthen our relationship with both Looop and Enechange as we continue building our presence in the …
SMAP Energy Announces £175K Pre-Seed Funding
SMAP Energy, a University of Cambridge spinout providing data analytics solutions to energy utilities, announced today the successful close of a £175K pre-seed funding round. This funding follows the successful completion of early stage trials with utility clients since the company’s foundation in February 2016. “We plan to use these funds to continue the growth …
Looop goes live with Smart Meter Analytics Platform
Japanese energy supplier Looop is set to become SMAP Energy’s first utility customer in Japan after working for the past six months on a trial project. Japan has deregulated the electricity market in April 2016 and more than 100 new entrants joined the competition as electricity retailers. Looop is the one of the most promising …
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SMAP Energy wins Climate-KIC funding
SMAP Energy, a Cambridge, UK-based provider of advanced data analytics solutions for energy utilities, proudly announces its acceptance into the Climate-KIC accelerator program. Focused on early-stage cleantech startups, Climate-KIC offers €20,000 in equity-free funding in addition to personalised coaching, specialised masterclasses, and workspace allotments. An additional €30,000 is also available once program goals are met …
SMAP Energy Co-Founder Yohei Kiguchi Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
SMAP Energy proudly announces co-founder and CEO Yohei Kiguchi’s selection into the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe class of 2017. A serial entrepreneur, Kiguchi has founded two energy-tech startups. The first, Enechange, is based in Japan and is currently the largest online energy-switching company. The second, SMAP Energy, is based in the UK and is …
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SMAP Energy selected for Winton Labs data science accelerator
SMAP Energy, a Cambridge University born data-driven startup, proudly announced today its inclusion into the Winton Labs accelerator program. Run by the quantitative investment group Winton, the programme aims to attract early stage companies where the creation of data or the application of data science is central to the business. Winton has a long history …
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