Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital led a $28.5m round for the energy management software provider that included existing investor Aggreko.

Origami Energy, a UK-based energy distribution software developer, has raised £20m ($28.5m) in a funding round led by financial services firm Barclays’ Sustainable Impact Capital vehicle.

Power generation equipment producer Aggreko, patient capital fund Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and investment firm Octopus Ventures also participated in the round.

Founded in 2013, Origami has created a cloud-based software platform that automatically optimises energy generation, trading and consumption in real time.

The company aims to facilitate the move to renewable energy assets,…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.