TheStorage
High-temperature 'sand-in-motion' thermal storage that lets industry electrify process heat: stores cheap renewable electricity and releases it as heat on demand, claimed to cut industrial energy costs by up to 70 % and emissions by up to 90 %. Founded 2023 by power-plant industry engineers. Legal entity Buffer Solutions Oy (TheStorage is a registered auxiliary trade name).
The row
- Stage
- Pre-revenue — No sales yet
- Location
- Tampere
- Founded
- 2023
- Business ID
- 3370251-9 · Finnish trade register
- Funding
- ~€4.6M total: €3.6M seed (4/2026, Voima Ventures lead; Superhero Capital, 2C Ventures, Momentum Partners) + an earlier €1M round
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