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Embue partners with Enduring Planet to expand intelligent building controls
Embue helps multifamily apartment owners, asset managers, and property operators reduce carbon emissions and energy costs through intelligent building controls that work with existing HVAC systems.
By continuously optimizing building performance, the company lowers operating expenses, improves resident comfort, simplifies maintenance, and gives property teams portfolio-wide visibility into energy use. Its technology enables building owners to achieve measurable financial and operational results without major capital investments or disruption to residents.
Their controls can reduce electricity consumption in multifamily buildings by up to 25%, lowering greenhouse gas emissions while making existing properties more efficient, comfortable, and affordable to operate. The technology has already been deployed across more than 10,000 apartment units and is used by leading national housing portfolios.
As the company prepared to execute on grant-funded projects, it faced a familiar challenge: the work needed to begin before milestone payments were received.
Embue needed a financing partner that understood how grants are structured and could provide capital against future grant revenue. That is where Enduring Planet stepped in.
Embue partnered with Enduring Planet to:
- Secure non-dilutive financing without giving up company ownership
- Access capital without collateral or personal guarantees
- Move through a straightforward process designed for grant recipients
The company considered several lending options, but Enduring Planet stood out for its understanding of the specific needs of grant recipients. The team knew how to assess both grantors and grantees, allowing the financing process to reflect the underlying structure of Embue’s awards.
Embue is using the capital to fund grant deliverables before receiving milestone payments. This allows the company to preserve its working capital and revenue for growth, including expanding its sales team and entering the New York and mid-Atlantic markets.
With Enduring Planet’s support, the company can continue executing on its grant commitments without slowing its broader commercial expansion. The financing helps Embue maintain momentum while directing more of its own resources toward sales, market growth, and serving additional multifamily properties.
By bridging the timing gap between project expenses and grant payments, Enduring Planet is helping Embue scale its technology and reduce carbon emissions and energy costs across more apartment buildings.
Only Enduring Planet understood the particular needs of grant recipients and, equally important, knew how to underwrite specifically against grantors and grantees.
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