Hugues Defreville, Founder of NewHeat

About Hugues Defreville

Hugues Defreville is the CEO and co-founder of NewHeat, a Bordeaux-based renewable heat supplier founded in 2015. He is an engineer who developed NewHeat's core technology of storing solar heat in water-filled underground reservoirs. Under his leadership, NewHeat secured €30M in Series B funding in 2023.

Hugues Defreville at a glance

• Company: NewHeat
• Total raised: $56M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: SWEN Capital Partners
• Location: Bordeaux, France

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