CAELI Wind secures €11 million for global expansion and technological innovation

CAELI Wind, operator of a digital marketplace for wind energy sites, is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed a Series A funding round and raised €11 million. The round was led by Notion Capital, with additional support from Santander Alternative Investments and High Tech Gründerfond.

The goal: international expansion and greater integration into the value chains of the wind industry.

Since its founding in 2022 by Ben Schlemmermeier and Heiko Bartels, CAELI Wind has undergone extraordinary development. Through the use of advanced AI technology, CAELI Wind identifies and markets suitable areas for wind turbines and thus contributes significantly to accelerating the energy transition. Last year, the company was able to drive the development of 173 new wind turbine sites in Germany and shorten the lead time for wind farms by an average of 18 months.

Catalyst for wind-turbine.com Growth

As a partner for years, wind-turbine.com has been helping CAELI Wind increase its visibility, brand and network on a national scale for about three years. For about 10 months now, he has also been working in the field of content marketing and SEO with the "in-house" online marketing agency WIV GmbH.

Heiko Bartels, Managing Director of CAELI Wind, underlines the importance of these collaborations: "The cooperation with wind-turbine.com has been and is a real catalyst for Caeli's growth. We look forward to continuing and intensifying our cooperation in order to establish ourselves successfully in other countries as well. Thanks to Bernd Weidmann and the team at wind-turbine.com and WIV GmbH."

Bernd Weidmann, CEO of wind-turbine.com & WIV GmbH, adds: "It is an honour and a confirmation of our work to be described as a catalyst for the growth of CAELI Wind. This role motivates me personally and our entire team to step up and provide Heiko and his great team with maximum support for internationalization and other goals."

Oliver Naumann, Managing Director of KINZIG. VALLEY Venture, which invests in CAELI Wind & wind-turbine.com, also welcomes the deal: "It's great that such renowned investors believe in CAELI Wind and its innovative business model. I am also particularly pleased that wind-turbine.com has actively contributed to shaping the path and continues to do so." His father, Ehrhard Naumann, adds: "The two craftsmen, Heiko from CAELI and Bernd from wind-turbine.com, have been working together very amicably for years with the same intentions and motivation; It's great that they're both leveraging the synergies of both platforms to make progress."

The newly acquired funds will be used to expand CAELI Wind's international business activities and drive technological development. Investors are confident that CAELI Wind will play a key role in accelerating the global energy transition.

Commenting on the investment, Stephen Chandler, Managing Partner at Notion Capital, said: "We are impressed by CAELI Wind's vision and performance to date. CAELI's digital marketplace is a significant advancement in a critical segment of the wind energy value chain that has been largely untapped by technological innovation. We are convinced that the team has the ability to develop CAELI into a global leader in the wind energy market."

About CAELI Wind: ( https://www.caeli-wind.de/ )

CAELI Wind is an innovative digital marketplace that connects landowners and project developers through the professional analysis and marketing of sites with wind potential with the help of AI. With the aim of accelerating the realization of wind projects around the world, CAELI Wind pursues the ambitious goal of driving the energy transition globally.

About Notion Capital: ( https://www.notion.vc/ )

Notion Capital is a leading European venture capital firm specializing in B2B SaaS and cloud companies. With more than $1 billion in assets under management, Notion has invested in more than 100 companies and supports exceptional founders on their path to global market leadership.