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Iren UP

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent IrenHQ Reggio Emilia, ItalyFounded 2018

Iren UP is the corporate venture arm of Iren, an energy company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It invests from seed to growth. Sectors it names: climate and energy, artificial intelligence.

Commitment by parentS3
EUR 20M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Growth
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Growth
SectorsClimate and energy, Artificial intelligence
GeographyEurope
OfficesReggio Emilia, Italy

Sources: S1 Iren UP Cleantech Venture programme page.

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Investment stage: Seed to Growth

Sources: S1 Iren UP Cleantech Venture programme page.

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeEUR 20MCommitment by parentStated by the firm or its parentS3

Sources: S3 EconomyUp: Iren launches Iren UP, EUR 20 million programme (13 Jul 2018).

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S3 EconomyUp: Iren launches Iren UP, EUR 20 million programme (13 Jul 2018).

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Offices
  • Reggio Emilia, Italy

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS5

Iren UP on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyIren (BIT: IRE)Single sourceS6
Parent industryEnergy and utilitiesSingle sourceS6
Founded2018Single sourceS3
HeadquartersReggio Emilia, ItalySingle sourceS6
StatusActiveSingle sourceS2
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Headline sizeEUR 20M (Commitment by parent)Single sourceS3
StagesSeed, GrowthSingle sourceS1

About Iren

ItemDetailSource
Listed asBIT: IRES6
HeadquartersItalyS6

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeed, GrowthS1
Check sizeEUR 100,000 to EUR 2MS1
Leads roundsSometimesS1

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Iren UP programme budgetEUR 20M2018S3
Atlas AI VB Fund I (LP commitment)EUR 3M2026S2

History

  1. Iren UP launched as a EUR 20 million corporate venture capital programmeS3
  2. Iren UP joined the Tech4Planet technology transfer hub with CDP Venture Capital and Fondazione Politecnico di MilanoS1
  3. Iren committed EUR 3 million to Atlas AI VB Fund IS2

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: Enerbrain, Re Mat.S1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website www.gruppoiren.it/it/innovazione-e-ricerca/iren-up.html

Sources

  1. S1Iren UP Cleantech Venture programme pageFirm
  2. S2Iren release: commitment of EUR 3 million to Atlas AI VB Fund I (6 Mar 2026)Firm
  3. S3EconomyUp: Iren launches Iren UP, EUR 20 million programme (13 Jul 2018)Press
  4. S5SMAU speaker page: Matteo Vacchetti, Coordinator of Corporate Venture Capital programme, IrenPress
  5. S6Iren company profile (registered office Reggio Emilia)Parent company

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