Experience Across Global Energy Markets & Strategic Growth
Our team brings deep experience across global energy markets, investing, and scaling businesses
Dr. Markus Hummel
Managing Partner
Dr. Markus Hummel is a senior energy expert, entrepreneur, and investor with over 20 years of experience across energy markets, digital solutions, and commercial strategy. He is Managing Partner at Elektron Invest and the founder of Oxford Energy GmbH.
Markus brings deep expertise in energy market analysis, digital transformation, business model scaling, supporting companies and investors across the energy transition.
He holds a Doctorate from WU Vienna and an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Péter Ilyés
Business Development Manager
Péter Ilyés is a senior energy executive and investor with more than 20 years of international experience. At Elektron Invest, he drives strategic positioning, market entry, and partnership development for early‑stage climate‑tech and energy innovators.
In parallel, he supports several technology companies as an advisory board member and supervisory board member, including MOOST, Hive Power, and Electron Holding. Previously CEO, CFO and Senior Vice President at E.ON, he brings deep expertise in M&A, market expansion, and building high performance organizations across global energy markets.
Thierry Letouzé
Portfolio Manager
Thierry is a Portfolio Manager with over 10 years of leadership and project management experience. He focuses on renewable and sustainable energy investments, combining analytical rigor with practical execution to support early‑stage companies scaling energy technologies. At Elektron Invest, his work spans across sourcing, evaluation, due‑diligence processes, and portfolio performance development.
He brings experience in market analysis, concept development, and early commercial groundwork from his entrepreneurial work at terraXcharge, developing mobile‑battery and energy‑infrastructure solutions. Prior to that, he served as Sales & Customer Relations Manager at John Harris, building expertise in leadership, cross‑functional project delivery, and stakeholder engagement — enabling him to support founders with strategic insight and practical implementation.
Dr. Markus Hummel
Managing Partner
Dr. Markus Hummel is a senior energy expert, entrepreneur, and investor with over 20 years of experience across energy markets, digital solutions, and commercial strategy. He is Managing Partner at Elektron Invest and the founder of Oxford Energy GmbH.
Markus brings deep expertise in energy market analysis, digital transformation, business model scaling, supporting companies and investors across the energy transition.
He holds a Doctorate from WU Vienna and an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Péter Ilyés
Business Development Manager
Péter Ilyés is a senior energy executive and investor with more than 20 years of international experience. At Elektron Invest, he drives strategic positioning, market entry, and partnership development for early‑stage climate‑tech and energy innovators.
In parallel, he supports several technology companies as an advisory board member and supervisory board member, including MOOST, Hive Power, and Electron Holding. Previously CEO, CFO and Senior Vice President at E.ON, he brings deep expertise in M&A, market expansion, and building high performance organizations across global energy markets.
Thierry Letouzé
Portfolio Manager
Thierry is a Portfolio Manager with over 10 years of leadership and project management experience across renewable and sustainable energy. At Elektron Invest, his work includes sourcing, evaluation, due‑diligence, and portfolio performance development, supporting early‑stage companies scaling climate and energy technologies.
He brings hands‑on entrepreneurial experience from terraXcharge, where he developed mobile‑battery and energy‑infrastructure concepts, shaping market analysis, concept development, and early commercial strategy. Previously, as Sales & Customer Relations Manager at John Harris, he drove growth and built deep expertise in leadership, cross‑functional project management, and stakeholder engagement across complex industrial environments.