Paris-based DejaBlue raises €6.8 million to power the next phase of energy optimization in the EV era

DejaBlue, a French electrification startup building a platform to optimise flexible energy loads, including EV charging and on-site solar, today announced a €6.8 million Seed round to fuel commercial expansion across France and select European markets, and develop an AI-powered automation for site management.

The round was led by redalpine, with the participation of Zeno Ventures and Bpifrance.

“The first wave of electrification was about installations and incentives,” said Parker Spielman, Co-founder and CEO of DejaBlue. “Now, as EV adoption becomes the norm, energy itself is the bottleneck – both in cost and complexity. We’re turning energy flexibility into a strategic lever for businesses by coordinating solar, charging, and tariffs to reduce their overall cost of energy.”

Founded in 2023, DejaBlue provides an energy optimisation platform helping commercial buildings and fleets cut energy costs and streamline EV charging through intelligent software, infrastructure management, and solar integration.

Founded by Parker Spielman and Baptiste Richard, the team brings experience in energy, mobility, and real-time systems to build the operating layer that gives businesses fine-grained control over their energy. To support its ambitions, the company will double its headcount from 15 to 30, with a focus on technical roles critical to building its vertically integrated energy platform.

Both Founders have a background in reliably managing and optimising distributed assets at scale from their experience at Google Fi, Uber and Lyft. They are leveraging this expertise to connect EV chargers, solar panels, and energy contracts into a single platform – enabling clients to lower energy bills, boost reliability, and make smarter investment decisions across their sites.

Mira Kamp, Principal at redalpine, said: “We were blown away by how efficiently the small team around Parker and Baptiste executed and built a best-in-class EV charging solution in record time. Now, with their move into vertical integration as both a charge point operator and energy retailer, DejaBlue is uniquely positioned to reshape the energy market through load optimisation, demand response, and a seamless end-to-end customer experience that no other provider offers today.”

With energy prices rising and grids growing more volatile, DejaBlue believes that flexible assets like EV chargers and batteries represent an untapped opportunity.

DejaBlue helps businesses take advantage of these moments by shifting EV charging and other loads to times when renewable electricity is abundant and cheap. This reduces energy bills, eases pressure on the grid, and gives renewable producers more consistent demand.

The company sees this as a win for everyone: cleaner energy, lower costs, and ensures more regular demand for green energy producers.

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