David Budde, Co-founder & CEO at trawa | Slush 2025
summary
trawa presents a B2B energy platform that replaces incumbent tariffs with wholesale and direct-from-renewables supply, bundles an energy management software with actionable cost CO2 analytics, and sells flexibility as a service via on-site batteries and trading. Built from scratch including an AI optimization engine and customer/internal platforms, trawa is live in Germany and Austria, serves ~200 companies at several thousand locations, claims up to 30% annual electricity savings and up to 80% market-price protection, and targets pan‑European expansion by 2027.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and energy crisis
- 1:26Problem of high energy costs
- 3:32Energy challenges for SMEs
- 4:56Traa’s holistic solution
- 6:21Product overview and benefits
- 8:27Current progress and market size
- 9:52Future plans and hiring
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