Junction Energy Transition Fund I

Belgium
Growth
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About Junction Energy Transition Fund I

First close at €115M

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium
Funding StageGrowth
Industry Focus
Climate Sustainability
Energy Tech
Infrastructure Tech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Post-revenue climate-tech founder scaling energy transition solutions

energy transition
climate-tech
growth equity
buyout
net-zero

Bullish Signals

€115M dedicated energy transition fundexternal
Team cut 1M+ tons GHG emissionsexternal
8 investment professionals, 3 MDsexternal
Growth equity + buyout — rare comboexternal
Portfolio spans BE, AT, CH, PTexternal
Advisory board: ex-ELIA CEO, ex-tado CEOexternal
Advisory board + ex-Deloitte ExCo addedexternal
Built green suppliers, PV, storage, aggregatorsexternal

Contrarian Signals

Energy-only thesis — narrow scopeexternal
Belgium-headquartered, EU-centric dealsexternal
Seed & Series A explicitly excludedexternal

Founder Do's

Be post-revenue, beyond pilot stage
Operate in energy transition / net-zero
Seek €2M–€17M ticket sizes
Show scalable, stable go-to-market
Be ambitious about GHG impact at scale

Founder Don'ts

Don't apply if pre-revenue or seed stage
Don't pitch outside energy transition verticals
Don't expect ticket below €2M

Key GPs & Partners

PM
Pieter-Jan Mermans
Managing Partner
entrepreneur-turned-investorclimate-techgrowth-focused
BV
Bruno Vanderschueren
Managing Partner
entrepreneur-turned-investorclimate-techBelgium-based
DD
Dirk Dewals
Managing Partner
entrepreneur-turned-investorclimate-techoperator
VG
Vincent Gregoir
Principal
investment professionalenergy transition
DV
Daan Van Parys
Principal
investment professionalenergy transition
WM
William van Mael
Investment Manager
investment professionalenergy transition
BC
Barbara Coussée
Investment Manager
investment professionalenergy transition
RL
Ruben Lorer
Investment Manager
investment professionalenergy transition
ST
Sandra Trittin
Advisory Board
entrepreneurenergy transition
CP
Chris Peeters
Advisory Board
ex-CEOenergy infrastructureBelgium
TB
Toon Bouten
Advisory Board
ex-CEOsmart energyscale-up
LC
Lieve Creten
Advisory Board
financial advisoryex-DeloitteBelgium

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€115M
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Key People

Pieter-Jan Mermans, Bruno Vanderschueren, Dirk Dewals

Pieter-Jan MermansManaging Partner
Bruno VanderschuerenManaging Partner
Dirk DewalsManaging Partner
Vincent GregoirPrincipal
Daan Van ParysPrincipal
William van MaelInvestment Manager
Barbara CousséeInvestment Manager
Ruben LorerInvestment Manager
Sandra TrittinAdvisory Board
Chris PeetersAdvisory Board
Toon BoutenAdvisory Board
Lieve CretenAdvisory Board

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