• 1Komma5, a Hamburg-based clean-tech group, raised EUR 70 million in a private funding round to scale its Heartbeat AI energy software.
• The round valued the company at a pre-money USD 1.35 billion, up 35% from its July 2025 financing.
• b2venture led the financing; Marunouchi Innovation Partners joined as a new shareholder; existing backers including CalSTRS participated.
• Proceeds target AI development, new software features, and faster commercialization; the group plans to invest more than EUR 100 million in 2027.
• Management said the core hardware business is profitable and cashflow-positive, while the company remains debt-free despite stepped-up software spending.

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