Our values

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Relationships
We believe in long-term human relationships
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Curiosity
We constantly explore new possibilities to be the best
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Green
We contribute to a greener planet for generations to come

Our story

2004-2014
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Pre-establishment phase
10 years of research at the renowned electronic laboratory of the Université Catholique de Louvain have preceded the creation of e-peas.
Dec. 2014
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Incorporation of e-peas
In December 2014, thanks to a seed investment from The Faktory, our CEO – Geoffroy Gosset – and CTO – Julien De Vos established e-peas with the conviction that the trillion of connected nodes of the IoT to be deployed in the next few years will require disruptive solutions to extend batteries life-time
Sept 2016
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First Ambient Energy Manager is released
e-peas releases the first energy harvesting chip dedicated to solar energy harvesting – AEM10940
July 2017
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e-peas gets further seed investment
We are proud to get trust and support from such reliable and established market leaders as Partech, Airbus Ventures, SRIW, Semtech, JCDecaux and Vives.
February 2018
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Release of a new family of energy harvesting chips
Significant step for e-peas growth – release of market leading next generation solar, thermal, vibration and RF energy harvesting chips with improved performances – AEM10941, AEM20940, AEM30940, AEM40940.
December 2018
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e-peas becomes the start-up of the year
Digital Wallonia selects e-peas as the start-up of the year based on such criteria as the technological innovation of the solution, the development and growth of the startup, the market opportunity, the funding received, and international development.
February 2019
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e-peas wins “Best Disruptive Innovation of the Year” Award
Every year startup.be opens voting for the most innovative and disruptive companies of the year and we are grateful to be recognized as the best disruptive innovation of the year.
September 2019
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e-peas opens office in Switzerland
With the growing demand in energy harvesting solutions and deepening interest towards e-peas top performing AEMs, we have expanded to Switzerland, opening a new office in La Neuveville lead by such industry leading experts as Jean-Paul Bardyn and Christian Ferrier.
June 2020
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e-peas closes its series A fund raising
We are proud to get further trust and support from our amazing existing investors, Partech, Airbus Ventures, SRIW, and Vives as well as additional investment from new renowned investors, KBC Focus Fund, Noshaq, Leansquare and Nivelinvest.
July 2020
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July 2020 – Venture Capital Infusion Fuels e-peas’ Growth
In July 2020, e-peas marked a significant milestone by securing an additional Euro 8 million in venture capital funding. This infusion of capital positioned e-peas for long-term growth and solidified its reputation as a leading provider of advanced energy harvesting solutions.
June 2021
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Launch of Versatile Buck-Boost ICs for Energy Harvesting
Expanding its portfolio of advanced power management ICs (PMICs), e-peas introduced versatile new buck-boost ICs in June 2021. These ICs, including the RF AEM30330, Vibration AEM30330, and solar AEM10330 PMICs, further pushed the boundaries of efficiency in energy harvesting from solar and vibrational sources.
July 2021
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Recognition in Top 100 Startups by EE Times
For the third consecutive year, e-peas was recognized as one of the “SILICON 100: STARTUPS WORTH WATCHING IN 2021” by EE Times in July 2021. This acknowledgment highlighted e-peas’ continued innovation and its status as a key player in the tech startup ecosystem.
July 2021
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Introduction of Compact Battery Chargers for Wearable & IoT Devices
In July 2021, e-peas unveiled a new family of compact ultra-efficient battery chargers designed specifically for wearable and IoT devices. These innovative chargers addressed the growing demand for streamlined power management solutions, catering to the needs of wearable, medical, and smart sensor products.
April 2022
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Release of Constant Voltage PMICs for Energy Harvesting Arrangements
April 2022 saw the release of three new power management ICs (PMICs) by e-peas, providing developers with enhanced flexibility for implementing energy harvesting systems. These constant voltage PMICs offered greater scope and efficiency for intermittent input energy harvesting arrangements.
July 2022
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e-peas’ PMICs Sent to the Moon for NASA Project
In July 2022, e-peas achieved a significant milestone as its PMICs powered hundreds of LunaSats in a University of Colorado/NASA project. These LunaSats, weighing just 5 grams each, utilized e-peas’ solar Ambient Energy Manager (AEM10941) for local and distributed science missions on the Moon.
August 2023
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Introduction of Energy Harvesting PMIC for Dual Energy Sources
August 2023 marked the introduction of the AEM13920 PMIC by e-peas, offering the capability to handle two independent energy sources simultaneously. This pioneering PMIC provided valuable flexibility in deploying a mix of PV, RF, thermal, and kinetic energy sources for various applications.
January 2024
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Launch of Energy Harvesting PMICs for Remote Control Units and Wireless Keyboards
In January 2024, e-peas unveiled the AEM00920 & AEM10920 PMICs optimized for remote control units and wireless keyboards at CES 2024. These fully-featured PMICs, powered by ambient energy, offered board designers seamless integration and maintenance-free operation.
March 2024
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e-peas Secures €17.5 Million Funding for Accelerated Deployment
March 2024 witnessed a significant milestone for e-peas as it secured €17.5 million in funding to accelerate the deployment of its energy harvesting solutions. This funding underscored the groundbreaking technology developed by e-peas, enabling significant CO2 savings and reduced use of rare earth materials.
The future
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We keep on developing new energy harvesting solutions and new product lines in order to provide you with the best performing solutions for smart and efficient IoT devices.
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Leadership

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Geoffroy Gosset
CEO – Co-Founder
Geoffroy Gosset received the Industrial Engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Metiers (ECAM), Belgium, in 2005, after pursuing his Master thesis research at Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland and the M.Sc. degree in electromechanical engineering as well as the Ph.D. degree from the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 2007 and 2013 respectively. In 2013 and 2014, he pursued a MBA at the Louvain School of Management.
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Julien De Vos
CTO – Co-Founder
Julien De Vos received the M.Sc.degree in electromechanical engineering in engineering science and the Ph.D. degree from Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 2008, and 2013 respectively. In 2012, he was a visiting Ph.D student at STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France, in DC/DC converter design. In 2014, he received the ICTEAM Thesis Award for his Ph.D. work. His research interests include low-power circuit design, wireless sensor networks, and DC/DC converters with a specific interest on switched-capacitor networks and on energy harvesters management.
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Coralie Brancart
CFO – Chief Financial Officer
Carolie Brancart brings over 15 years of strategic financial leadership, paired with deep expertise in managing critical areas of business operations such as human resources, people management, Board responsibilities, fundraising, and asset deals.
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Christian Ferrier
CMO – Chief Marketing Officer
Christian Ferrier is driving e-peas marketing strategy and sales after 12 years in Semtech (SMTC). He is experienced in both the business and technical aspects of the IoT and IT marketplace and has years of experience in building strategic relationships with many successful outcomes. Christian’s last years position was worldwide Product Marketing Director of LoRa’s 2.4GHz product line and director of the global EDA organisation at Semtech. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of Nexlink SA, Hosted and IT services. Christian got his engineering degree from EIVD (CH) in 1999, EMBA from the university of Applied Sciences at HEG ARC and Certificate of Advanced Studies in company management (CH) in 2014.
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Abdelali Lotfi
Sr VP Operations and Global Supply
Abdelali Lotfi comes with more than 25 years experience in the Semiconductor’s industry, through various major players such as MOTOROLA, STMicroelectronics, SOITEC, in which he managed several positions in worldwide manufacturing operations and supply chain area. He also led the creation and the implementation of a full site (Nemotek Technologies) dedicated to micro camera modules products (WLCSP sensors + lenses) for Sharp and Lenovo, using TSV process. Abdelali is graduated with an Engineer’s degree in Computer Science and Advanced Mathematics from the National Engineer’s School of Electronics & Computer Science of Toulouse-FRANCE.
Geoffroy Gosset received the Industrial Engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Metiers (ECAM), Belgium, in 2005, after pursuing his Master thesis research at Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland and the M.Sc. degree in electromechanical engineering as well as the Ph.D. degree from the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 2007 and 2013 respectively. In 2013 and 2014, he pursued a MBA at the Louvain School of Management.
Julien De Vos received the M.Sc.degree in electromechanical engineering in engineering science and the Ph.D. degree from Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 2008, and 2013 respectively. In 2012, he was a visiting Ph.D student at STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France, in DC/DC converter design. In 2014, he received the ICTEAM Thesis Award for his Ph.D. work. His research interests include low-power circuit design, wireless sensor networks, and DC/DC converters with a specific interest on switched-capacitor networks and on energy harvesters management.
Carolie Brancart brings over 15 years of strategic financial leadership, paired with deep expertise in managing critical areas of business operations such as human resources, people management, Board responsibilities, fundraising, and asset deals.
Christian Ferrier is driving e-peas marketing strategy and sales after 12 years in Semtech (SMTC). He is experienced in both the business and technical aspects of the IoT and IT marketplace and has years of experience in building strategic relationships with many successful outcomes. Christian’s last years position was worldwide Product Marketing Director of LoRa’s 2.4GHz product line and director of the global EDA organisation at Semtech. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of Nexlink SA, Hosted and IT services. Christian got his engineering degree from EIVD (CH) in 1999, EMBA from the university of Applied Sciences at HEG ARC and Certificate of Advanced Studies in company management (CH) in 2014.
Abdelali Lotfi comes with more than 25 years experience in the Semiconductor’s industry, through various major players such as MOTOROLA, STMicroelectronics, SOITEC, in which he managed several positions in worldwide manufacturing operations and supply chain area. He also led the creation and the implementation of a full site (Nemotek Technologies) dedicated to micro camera modules products (WLCSP sensors + lenses) for Sharp and Lenovo, using TSV process. Abdelali is graduated with an Engineer’s degree in Computer Science and Advanced Mathematics from the National Engineer’s School of Electronics & Computer Science of Toulouse-FRANCE.

Our offices

E-PEAS HEADQUARTERS
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Boulevard Baudouin 1er, 19
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Belgium
OFFICE IN SWITZERLAND
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Chemin de Prapion 12,
2520 La Neuveville,
Switzerland
OFFICE IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
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2100 Geng Road, Suite 228,
Palo Alto,
California, 94303, USA

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We are proud to be backed by a private seed investment fund – The Faktory – created by a true entrepreneur like Pierre L’Hoest.
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W.IN.G (Wallonia Innovation and Growth) is an investment fund specialized in Deep-Tech and Digital start-ups. W.IN.G is managed by SRIW.
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With a portfolio of almost 180 companies spread across 30 countries in Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia, Partech Ventures has been one of the leading international investors helping visionary founders for almost 40 years. The Partech team – made up of both former entrepreneurs and executives from 15 different countries – brings capital, experience, strategic support, and networks to entrepreneurs at every stage of development: seed, venture, and growth. With over €1.5B under management, Partech invests from €200K to €50M in B2B and B2C technologies reshaping industries. Companies backed by Partech have completed more than 21 IPOs and more than 50 strategic M&A transactions valued over $100M.
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Headquartered in Silicon Valley and Paris, Airbus ventures is a venture capital firm proudly inheriting the Adaptive Innovation, Systems Thinking, and International Mindset that distinguish our mothership Airbus, an aerospace upstart since its own beginnings. Building on this heritage we always aim to deeply support our portfolio companies, so that once invested, we can better understand, team and promote our portfolio Founders’ businesses to the Airbus worldwide network of partnering opportunities. We invest in early- and increasingly, in growth- stage companies, acting as lead investors where appropriate, recognizing that new and fast-accelerating technologies reshaping aerospace now require newly inspired, ever-curious innovators and entrepreneurs untiring in their pursuit of excellence, from domains often well outside the traditional industry. We actively and successfully team our portfolio companies to help accelerate each other’s businesses, all the while strengthening our knowledge of the gaps in the system so that looking ahead we can sharpen our hunt for system plays.
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JCDecaux — now the global industry leader — is an international player focused exclusively on outdoor advertising, developing 3 areas of business: street furniture, transport advertising and billboard advertising.
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Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platforms and advanced algorithms, having 31 offices worldwide, located in 14 different countries.
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VIVES is a multi-sectoral technology fund that invests in UCL spin-offs and start-ups in both Belgium and neighbouring countries. The fund invests in the different developmental stages of a company: seed, start-up and growth.
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KBC Focus Fund is a €50 million venture capital fund that invests in advanced technologies with a particular emphasis on semiconductor, nanotechnology and IoT. We focus on Belgium and surrounding countries where well-known expertise centers are located. KBC Focus Fund leverages on the network and expertise of KBC Group. It is managed by KBC Securities, which has a solid knowledge of the tech ecosystem in Belgium and beyond with experienced teams in M&A, Corporate Finance, and Research & Sales. As part of the KBC Group, the KBC Focus Fund aims to be long-term partners for entrepreneurs.
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Noshaq is a portfolio of 464 companies and 600 million euros of resources. Noshaq is the reference financial partner for the creation and development of SMEs in the Liege Region. Over the years, Noshaq has developed a range of financing vehicles in line with the needs and trends of the market and its strategy. Each service offered by Noshaq (capital – loan – leasing) is always determined according to the demand and needs of the owner-investor. The objective is always to have a leverage effect on the company’s development.
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Nivelinvest is a regional evergreen investor with more than EUR 100 million under management. Its strategy is to invest in all stages of company developments with the aim to support entrepreneurs in their long-term ambitions.
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