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The group of investors GVAngels and Eneva announced an investment of R$ 1 million in the Ceará-based startup Sunne, which operates in the DG (distributed generation) segment. The company uses the sharing economy model, connecting renewable plants to consumers.
“We are accelerating the empowerment of the end consumer who, similar to what happened in other markets, is also beginning to be an active agent”, said Yuri Frota, CEO and founder of Sunne.
“Today, the only link that consumers have with their local utility is that they receive a bill every month that they don’t understand, and even then they have to pay to avoid being left without electricity. Focusing on experience and delivering savings to this consumer, we want to disrupt the sector”, he highlighted.
Still according to the executive, within a few years, the energy market in Brazil will be 100% free, and each consumer will be able to choose who they want to buy electricity from. “At this moment, we want to position ourselves as the utility of the future, 100% digital and without generation assets”.
For Francisco Aguiar, the investor who led the contribution by GVAngels, the electricity sector is undergoing complete transformation and it makes sense for the company to position itself in the face of this type of change.
“We understand that Sunne presents, in addition to an excellent product, also a great entrepreneur willing to achieve this big dream. In terms of solution architecture, everything seems adequate to the challenges of the chosen strategy, so we are sure that there will be a disruption, with positive results for the segment and everyone involved”, he highlighted.
This is Eneva's first investment in a startup and was made through Eneva Ventures, the company's initiative to foster innovative businesses.
“There are several trends that have been shaping the gas and energy sector, with intense debate for cleaner and more efficient solutions”, commented Marcelo Habibe, CFO of Eneva.
“In view of this, Eneva has been seeking business opportunities through its innovation lens based on relevant topics, such as the sustainability of assets, the digitalization of operations, decentralization of the chain and decarbonization of the sector. We believe that Sunne brings together these attributes and offers a sales model that tends to grow in the country”, he concluded.
