AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
AlpSemi has raised €17 million to expand production and sales of semiconductor power switches for solid-state circuit breakers. Yotta Capital led the round, with backing from SE Ventures, Navitas Semiconductor and Cycle Group.
The Grenoble-based startup will use the money to industrialise its switching technology for residential and commercial buildings, as well as 800V direct current systems for AI data centres.
Solid-state circuit breakers use semiconductor switches instead of the electromechanical components found in conventional breakers. AlpSemi is targeting a part of the electricity system that has changed little for decades, as operators and equipment makers seek ways to manage rising power demand, tighter efficiency requirements and greater digital control over networks.