Aira
Clean energy-tech to every home
Sectors
IndustrialWebsite
www.aira.comAIRA was established in 2022 with the ambition to accelerate the electrification of residential heating in Europe. Residential heating is to >90% reliant on fossil fuel heating, i.e., oil and gas boilers, corresponding to Europe’s third largest contributor to CO2 emissions.
In addition, heat pumps is the most efficient and affordable decarbonization technology for residential heating, reducing home energy consumption with some 75%. Aira is targeting to manufacture, sell and install heat pumps at scale, through a vertically integrated business model and a direct to consumer offering with “heating as a service“.
Why we believe in AIRA
- Attractive heat pump market estimated to show double digit growth until 2030 driven by favourable end-customer economics and regulation
- Fragmented and inefficient heat pump value chain, with local, sub-scale players in each part of the value chain
- AIRA’s vertically integrated model is fundamentally more cost efficient and offering a superior value proposition to end-customers
About Aira
2023 turnover (CY)
EUR < 50M
Employees
< 500
Investment date
Aug 2023
Fund
Fund VI
Team
Martin Lewerth | CEO
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2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR < 50M
Employees
< 500
Investment date
Aug 2023
Fund
Fund VI
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR <50m
Employees
<100
Investment date
June 2024
Fund
Fund VI
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 3000M
Employees
> 9000
Investment date
Jan 2023
Fund
Fund V
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 400M
Employees
> 3000
Investment date
Nov 2020
Fund
Fund V
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 200M
Employees
> 500
Investment date
Mar 2012
Fund
Fund III
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 100M
Employees
< 100
Investment date
Sep 2015
Fund
Fund IV
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 100M
Employees
> 500
Investment date
Sep 2021
Fund
Fund V
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 500M
Employees
> 1000
Investment date
Feb 2015
Fund
Fund IV
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 300M
Employees
> 1000
Investment date
Jun 2011
Fund
Fund III
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR < 50M
Employees
< 200
Investment date
Feb 2024
Fund
Fund VI
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR < 50M
Employees
< 200
Investment date
Mar 2021
Fund
Fund V, Fund VI
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 50M
Employees
< 200
Investment date
Jun 2017
Fund
Fund IV
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR > 800M
Employees
> 1000
Investment date
March 2018
Fund
Fund IV
2023 turnover (Calendar year)
EUR N/AM
Employees
< 200
Investment date
Sep 2022
Fund
Fund V
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