Europe’s energy system is undergoing one of the biggest transformations in generations. Energy security, the rapid growth of renewables, rising demand from AI and data centres, and the continuing challenge of climate change are fundamentally reshaping how we generate, store and consume power. At the centre of that transformation is energy storage.
Today, I’m joined by Philipp Mann, Founder of terralayr, a company building and operating battery storage infrastructure with ambitions to become a major force in Europe’s energy transition.
We explore why Philipp believes the coming decades will belong to energy and infrastructure technology businesses, why Germany represents such a compelling starting point, and how terralayr has scaled rapidly while raising hundreds of millions in equity and project financing.
We also get into leadership, building a high-agency culture, attracting exceptional talent, and Philipp’s ambition to build a company of generational scale and lasting impact.
This is a conversation about energy sovereignty, infrastructure, technology, and what it takes to build an enduring energy business at the heart of Europe’s transformation.
Tune in for an inside look at turning an ambitious student experiment into scalable energy infrastructure.
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Timestamps:
01:08 — From Watches to Energy
03:36 — Solving Europe’s Storage Gap
07:06 — Why Batteries, Why Now?
10:15 — Finding Product-Market Fit
13:16 — Winning Major Energy Partners
15:45 — How Virtual Tolling Works
21:32 — Energy’s Defining Decades
25:19 — Raising €400M+ Capital
28:37 — Agency, Integrity & Culture
Useful links:
terralayr Website: https://www.trlyr.com/
terralayr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/terralayr/
Phillip Mann Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippman/
Leaders on a Mission website: https://cs-partners.net/podcasts/
Simon Leich’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/executive-talent-headhunter-agtech-foodtech-agrifoodtech-agritech/