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Bia Energy的软件驱动电力押注：4000+客户，Kaszek领投1850万美元
Bia Energy押注企业会为了数据驱动的电力节省而更换零售商：4000+客户，Kaszek领投的1850万美元，以及公用事业软件分拆。
Bia Energy
做的是什么生意
B2B energy retailer and technology company: it buys electricity on Colombia's wholesale market, supplies businesses, and uses smart meters plus AI analytics to cut consumption and cost; it is now adding small-scale solar generation and utility software.
启动资金：About US$40M raised since the 2022 founding, including the US$18.5M round led by Kaszek announced in August 2026 (with Endeavor Catalyst, RA Capital, EWA Capital and the Inter-American Development Bank); earlier support included a US$10M BBVA Spark credit line (September 2024) and, per Startup Researcher, strengthened BBVA/Santander facilities plus a pre-approved COP 40 billion line.
起因
Founded in Bogotá in 2022 by Sebastián Ruales, Leonardo Velásquez and Guillermo Plaza, Bia Energy started from the founders' reading of Colombia's energy reforms: retail competition was opening, but most businesses had no visibility into what they consumed or how to buy better. The company launched an 'intelligent' energy retailer that combines wholesale purchasing with smart meters, big data and machine learning to optimize each client's consumption.
经过
Bia grew fast on its data-led promise: by September 2024 LatamList reported 2,500+ clients in 134 Colombian cities, up to 18% average consumption reductions, about US$8M in monthly revenue, roughly US$22.5M raised and 200+ employees. The same month it secured a US$10M credit line from BBVA Spark. In 2024 it was admitted to Endeavor's entrepreneur network. By August 2026 the company reported 4,000+ business clients and about 50 GWh of electricity managed monthly, and closed a US$18.5M round led by Kaszek to reorganize into three businesses: energy commercialization, distributed solar generation (15 energy communities of about 1 MW planned for 2026), and Olibia, its internal operating platform being spun out as software for electricity, gas and water utilities.
结果
Still running and scaling: Bia is transforming from a technology-enabled power supplier into a group spanning retail supply, distributed solar generation and utility software, with about US$40M raised since founding and international talks for its Olibia platform reported in Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica and Colombia as of August 2026.
背景
Bia Energy的押注是，哥伦比亚放松管制的电力市场会奖励拥有更好数据的零售商。该公司于2022年在波哥大由Sebastián Ruales、Leonardo Velásquez和Guillermo Plaza创立，在批发市场购买电力并供应给企业，同时安装智能电表和机器学习分析，承诺为客户提供可见性并节省高达18%的消耗。
该模式迅速扩展：截至2024年9月，LatamList报告在哥伦比亚134个城市拥有2500+企业客户，月收入约800万美元，筹集2250万美元，并从BBVA Spark获得1000万美元信用额度；同年公司被Endeavor企业家网络接纳。到2026年8月，它报告拥有4000+客户，每月管理约50吉瓦时的电力。
2026年8月由Kaszek领投的1850万美元（参与方有Endeavor Catalyst、RA Capital、EWA Capital和美洲开发银行）资助了一项战略转变：Bia正在重组为能源商业化、分布式太阳能发电（计划2026年建设15个一兆瓦的“能源社区”），以及Olibia——其运营自身的软件——将分拆面向拉丁美洲的电力、天然气和水务公用事业。
这件事要成立，得有什么
- 一个清晰且有据可查的轨迹：2022年创立，到2024年9月拥有2500+客户和1000万美元信用额度，然后在2026年8月由Kaszek领投1850万美元重组公司为三条业务线。
- 这一押注在公用事业市场中具体且反主流：先做数据驱动的零售，然后拥有发电和产品化软件，而不是把一切都押在电力利润上。
- 增长势头具体：2024年9月在134个城市拥有2500+客户，月收入约800万美元，然后到2026年8月拥有4000+客户，每月约50吉瓦时，自创立以来筹集约4000万美元。
- 结果正在进行且可观察：扩展到计划中的15个太阳能能源社区以及Olibia公用事业软件的国际试点。
可借鉴之处
先销售可衡量的改进，然后沿价值链向下整合：拥有发电以获取利润，并将你必须构建的软件产品化，这样每个阶段都能为下一阶段提供资金并降低风险。
后续进展
截至2026-09-02，Bia Energy正在扩展而非出售或关闭：它为4000+哥伦比亚企业供电，每月管理约50吉瓦时的电力，并利用Kaszek领投的1850万美元在2026年建设15个一兆瓦的太阳能能源社区，同时将Olibia（其公用事业运营软件）分拆为面向拉丁美洲电力、天然气和水务公司的独立业务。公司还报告使用AI自动化工作流程，将员工从170人减至115人，并利用来自BBVA和桑坦德银行等非稀释性信贷额度补充股权融资。
资料来源
- Bia Energy secures $10M credit line
- Bia Energy Raises $18.5 Million to Expand into Three Business Lines
- Bia Energy se transforma en grupo corporativo tras levantar $18.5 millones de dólares
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