French startup Epyr raises €15M following successful industrial heat storage deployment

French industrial energytech company Epyr has raised a €15 million Series A round led by  SlateVC. Existing investors AENU and Daphni are doubling down, alongside WEPA Ventures , OVNI  Capital and Aurum Impact. Industrial heat accounts for around 20 per cent of global energy consumption and is still largely produced by burning fossil fuels, mostly natural gas in Europe.