Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEA)
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About
Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEA) is the historical impact investment vehicle of Schneider Electric, launched in 2009 to drive an inclusive energy transition. Acting as a "solidarity-based" fund (often leveraging employee savings), it invests equity and quasi-equity in social enterprises fighting energy poverty in Europe (e.g., social housing renovation) and fostering energy access in emerging markets. It prioritizes high-social-impact projects—such as vocational training and off-grid solar entrepreneurship—over pure financial returns.
Key facts
- Type
- Corporate VC
- Stages
- Seed,Series A
- Sectors
- Climate / Cleantech / Greentech,Energy,Agritech,Software / SaaS
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Paris
- Geographic focus
- France
- Lead / Follow
- Follower
- Ticket size
- 0.1M€ – 0.5M€
- Assets under management
- 8M€
- Founded
- 2009
Notable investments in France
Enogrid
Key differentiators
Corporate-backed,Impact DNA,Evergreen