Homaio, a Paris-based investment platform focused on carbon and energy transition markets, has raised €3.6 million in seed funding as it looks to expand access to emissions-linked financial products for retail investors.
The round was led by RAISE Ventures and Groupe Eren, with participation from existing investors XAnge and Redstone, along with a group of strategic business angels. The new capital brings the company’s total funding to more than €5 million.
Founded in 2023 by Valentin Lautier, Homaio provides an investment platform that enables retail investors to access emissions allowance markets, which have traditionally been limited to institutional participants. The company structures financial securities backed by carbon allowances, allowing users to invest in these assets while tracking both environmental and financial performance in real time.
Since its public launch in September 2024, the platform has attracted thousands of users across more than 30 countries. The company works with financial and institutional partners, including Aether Financial Services, which acts as a security agent to help protect investors against counterparty risk.
With the new funding, Homaio plans to expand beyond European carbon allowances into a broader set of energy transition markets. This includes international emissions pricing mechanisms and electrification-related investment products. The company also intends to grow its distribution partnerships and scale assets under management as it builds out its platform.
The funding reflects growing investor interest in financial products tied to decarbonization and energy transition themes, particularly as regulatory frameworks and market structures around emissions continue to evolve globally.
KEY QUOTE:
I’m excited to announce the closing of Homaio’s €3.6M Seed round to build the investment platform of the energy transition. Super proud of the whole team in reaching this important milestone. This new round brings our total equity funding to over €5M. Two years ago, we started by unlocking Europe’s €800Bn emissions market to private investors. We built the financial, technological, and regulatory infrastructure to help thousands of private investors in over 30 countries access new, high performing assets anchored in energy sovereignty and reindustrialisation. That was only the beginning. Our goal is to open up the financial markets powering the electrification of everything, in Europe and beyond. This capital injection will enable us to expand our product range while building distribution partnerships and significantly scaling AUM. The challenges are massive, and we’re breaking ground at the fringes of financial innovation.
Valentin Lautier, Founder of Homaio
