Companies
BeFC
a CNRS spinout based in Grenoble, France, developing paper-based glucose-fueled biofuel cells for wearable, implantable, and disposable IoT trackers, confirmed via industry press coverage of the company positioning its technology as a compostable alternative to lithium batteries.
- Country
- France
Enzymatic biofuel cell
Coverage
| EU | |
|---|---|
| biofuels-bioenergy | ✓ |
Regulatorsreach
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | €16 million Series A round closed in June 2023 | befc.fr · brefeco.com · eetimes.com |
| Funding | €3 million seed funding in 2020 | extremetechchallenge.org · befc.fr · eetimes.com |
| Capacity | 1,000 units per day (initial pilot facility) | brefeco.com |
| Capacity | Targeted 1 million units per day by the end of 2024 | befc.fr · eetimes.com |
| Certification | ISO 9001 Certification | befc.fr |
| Production site | Villard-Bonnot (near Grenoble), France | befc.fr |
| Headcount | 45 employees as of 2023 announcement | befc.fr · brefeco.com |
| Headcount | 72 employees projected for 2025 | brefeco.com |
| Revenue | €319,000 in 2022 | brefeco.com |
| Revenue | €2 million projected for 2023 | brefeco.com |
| Revenue | €74.6 million projected for 2025 | brefeco.com |
Independent sources: brefeco.com · eetimes.com · extremetechchallenge.org
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-powered IoT charging | biofuels-bioenergy | High | → |
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