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Best Environment Companies in Bavaria, Germany

The 134 best Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BayWa re.

134companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
35have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × BAVARIA

Our analysis of 50 Environment companies

$11.1b in tracked funding; 74% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2020.

50companies analysed
74%cloud-native stacks
2020funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2018median founding year
263kcombined LinkedIn audience
43%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Bavaria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1BayWa re
Developer & distributor of renewable energy
53Tech top 21%Product top 26%Funding top 35%Talent top 38%
All 12 signals ▾
Techtop 21%
Producttop 26%
Fundingtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Patentstop 45%
Innovationtop 47%
Globalbottom 47%
Marketbottom 37%
Fin. healthbottom 28%
Newsbottom 24%
Tech: 63 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$843M63 mo ago249Matthias Taft
CEO
Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+31Top 5M42 patents
Agricultural equipment coupling and plant cultivation support/roofing structures
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2Sonnen Energy
Provider of residential and commercial energy storage and management solutions
67Tech top 12%Growth top 32%Product top 38%Customers top 41%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 12%
Growthtop 32%
Producttop 38%
Customerstop 41%
Markettop 44%
Fundingbottom 45%
Globalbottom 25%
Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Growth: Headcount 257 → 319 (+24%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$180M89 mo ago319
319 → 522 (+64%)
—Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+26Top 1M—1 launch
3Marvel Fusion
Provider of quantum enhanced and laser-induced clean fusion energy solutions
53Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Patents top 29%Funding top 31%
All 11 signals ▾
Moattop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Patentstop 29%
Fundingtop 31%
Innovationtop 36%
Techtop 38%
Partnerstop 45%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 40%
Growthbottom 40%
Newsbottom 21%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 26 patents
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$106M14 mo ago70Georg Korn
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+13Top 5M26 patents
High-power laser generation, beam shaping, pulse compression, and nuclear track detector analysis
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4SiC Processing
Provider of mechanical wet-cutting technologies for wafer industry and recycling of slurries
$75M224 mo ago700Christopher Seagon
CEO & MD
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5Pacifico Renewables Yield
Developer of wind and solar energy projects
5Funding top 49%Global bottom 37%News bottom 27%Market bottom 10%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 27%
Marketbottom 10%
Funding: Raised $39.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Germany
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100
$39M51 mo ago2————1 partnership
6Proxima Fusion
Developer of fusion power plants
53Talent top 23%Funding top 33%Patents top 39%Innovation top 41%
All 10 signals ▾
Talenttop 23%
Fundingtop 33%
Patentstop 39%
Innovationtop 41%
Techtop 47%
Moatbottom 49%
Growthbottom 47%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 26%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $29.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$30M9 mo ago—Jonathan Schilling
Co-Founder & Head of Labs
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+11Top 5M17 patents
Advanced stellarator magnetic confinement: superconducting coil structures and plasma vessel shielding
1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 award
7MEP Werke
Provider of SWITCH home systems on a residential scale
$22M85 mo ago—Konstantin Strasser
Founder & CEO
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8Pacifico Energy
Developer and manager of wind, solar, battery, and hydrogen energy projects
53Growth top 33%Talent top 38%Funding top 48%Tech top 50%
All 7 signals ▾
Growthtop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 48%
Techtop 50%
Marketbottom 38%
Globalbottom 30%
Newsbottom 27%
Growth: Headcount 22 → 35 (+59%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$21M42 mo ago35
35 → 51 (+46%)
Fabian Herberg
Managing Director
WordPressPleskMySQL+23Top 10M—1 job opening
9Wegatech Greenergy
Company specializing in renewable energy solutions, primarily focusing on photovoltaic systems, energy…
53Growth top 27%Fin. health top 43%Funding top 44%Talent top 45%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 27%
Fin. healthtop 43%
Fundingtop 44%
Talenttop 45%
Techtop 49%
Marketbottom 42%
Globalbottom 32%
Newsbottom 21%
Growth: Headcount 86 → 134 (+56%) across vintages · Revenue +47% YoY
Fin. health: Revenue ~$16.7M · Revenue +47% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$16M28 mo ago134Andreas Durth
CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20Top 1M——
107C Solarparken
Independent power producer
$16M66 mo ago24Steven Proost
Founder & CEO
BootstrapApache HTTP ServerSlider Revolution+4Top 10M——
11Reonic
Provider of solutions for renewable energy management
62Tech top 23%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 46%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 23%
Growthtop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 46%
Productbottom 48%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 37%
Tech: 25 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$14M21 mo ago—Tristan Menzinger
Co-Founder
Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQL+21Top 1M——
12Pyrolyx
Provider of tier recycling services
$14M87 mo ago44———24 patents
Producing hybrid carbon black and multistage thermal recycling of rubber waste.
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13Feldwerke
Developer of solar renewable energy power projects
40Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 46%Global bottom 25%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 43%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 46%
Globalbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $14.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$14M1 mo ago—Nils Kuchenbuch
Co-Founder
WebflowMicrosoft Advertisinglit-html+12Top 10M——
14The Landbanking Group
Developer of a platform for natural capital investment.
27Talent top 28%Tech bottom 46%Funding bottom 43%Market bottom 34%
All 5 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Techbottom 46%
Fundingbottom 43%
Marketbottom 34%
Globalbottom 29%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 19 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$11M31 mo ago27Sonja Stuchtey
Founder & Managing Director
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16Top 10M——
15Co-Power
Provider of solar installation services
55Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 36%
All 3 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$7M12 mo ago—Jan Kruger
Co-Founder & Managing Director
————
16Inge Watertechnologies
Provider of water treatment development services
$7M203 mo ago85—————
17AE Solar
Developer of solar energy projects
$6M153 mo ago134Alexander Maier
Founder
Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14Top 5M76 patents
Silicon wafer texturing, silicide coating, etching chemistries, and solar panel mounting systems.
—
18Predium
Provider of a platform for managing sustainable and profitable real estate
45Funding top 39%AI top 45%Market bottom 44%Global bottom 37%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 39%
AItop 45%
Marketbottom 44%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $6.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr)
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$6M18 mo ago31—————
19Redavia
Offers small sized deploy able solar farms on rent
$5M56 mo ago5—————
20BAUM
Provider of energy efficiency and sustainability consulting services
$5M49 mo ago—Peter Krabbe
CEO & MD
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M——
21FWE
Provider of waste recycling services
$4M79 mo ago—Pierre Haider
Founder & CEO
————
22Pina
Provider of CO2 certificates from forest carbon projects.
$2M36 mo ago15Viet Le
ex-Co-Founder
Webflow EcommerceWebflowYouTube+15Top 10M——
23kiteKRAFT
Developer of airborne wind energy systems using tethered aircraft technology
$2M44 mo ago8Andre Frirdich
Co-Founder & Head of Aerodynamics
WebflowCloudflare TurnstileHSTS+7Top 50M——
24BiPRO
Provider of waste management services
$1M113 mo ago22Jens-Peter Saul
Managing Director
————
25Memsys
Vacuum-Multi-Effect-Membrane-Distillation (V-MEMD) modules
$1M185 mo ago——————
26Isodetect
Provider of investigation services for contaminated sites, groundwater & energy reservoirs
$607K56 mo ago—Heinrich Eisenmann
CEO
————
27Belectric
Utility scale solar power project developer
$371K128 mo ago25—WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+17Top 5M8 patents
Control and operation of high‑voltage battery storage systems for grid integration
2 job openings

Top 12 Environment companies in Bavaria

#1
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2023
$14Mraised
▾

Developer of solar renewable energy power projects

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 43%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 46%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $14.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Conventional Debt$14M
Founders & team
Nils KuchenbuchCo-Founder
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHttp/3Hubspot
#2
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2023
$29.8Mraised
▾

Developer of fusion power plants

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 23%
Funding
top 33%
Patents
top 39%
Innovation
top 41%
Tech
top 47%
Moat
bottom 49%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $29.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Patents: 17 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 37k LinkedIn followers — 14.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, RWE, Freistaat Bayern, and 50+ European partners in Alpha Alliance) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A$17.6M
  • Jun 2025Series A$148.4M
  • Apr 2024Seed$21.7M
  • Nov 2023Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Jonathan SchillingCo-Founder & Head of LabsMartin KubieCo-Founder / Head of EngineeringLucio MilaneseCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Investors
UVC Partners, HTGF, Wilbe, Plural, Visionaries Club, Thehummingbirdcollective
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Cloud Trace
#3
Series B · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 70 employees
$106.4Mraised
▾

Provider of quantum enhanced and laser-induced clean fusion energy solutions. The company offers laser-driven fusion technology that combines intensity and repetition rates to generate energy. Its mission is to provide carbon free, sustainable energy by developing commercial fusion power plants, aiming to address global energy and climate challenges.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Patents
top 29%
Funding
top 31%
Innovation
top 36%
Tech
top 38%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 26 patents · Soonicorn
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Patents: 26 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 8.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Diagnostics Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series B$53.7M
  • Sep 2024Series B$67M
  • 2024Grant (prize money)$18.8M
  • Feb 2022Series A$39.4M
Founders & team
Georg KornCo-FounderMoritz LindenCo-Founder & CEOKarl SchlesingerCo-Founder
Investors
Earlybird, Primepulse, Bayern Kapital, HV Capital, b2venture, Tengelmann Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGodaddyHstsMicrosoft 365Next.JsNext.Js App Router
#4
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2024
$7.3Mraised
▾

Copower is a provider of energy management solutions that enable companies to reduce their energy costs by up to 50%. The company's technology combines various use cases to optimize energy consumption and provide a single point of service for clients. With a focus on delivering clean and reliable energy, Copower aims to empower businesses to achieve their energy efficiency goals.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 49%
Global
bottom 36%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (Germany)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$7.3M
Founders & team
Jan KrugerCo-Founder & Managing DirectorKilian ZedeliusCo-Founder & Managing Director
Investors
Cherry Ventures, ABACON CAPITAL, Aurum Impact Invest
#5
Series A · Augsburg, Bavaria · founded 2021
$14.4Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for renewable energy management. It provides users with a software company that accelerates the energy transition economically and ecologically. It also generate pre-qualified online customer enquiries efficiently. They help clients achieve climate goals by providing regenerative technologies in various sectors.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%
Growth
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 46%
Product
bottom 48%
Market
bottom 40%
Tech: 25 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$14.4M
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Tristan MenzingerCo-FounderLars-Manuel SchneiderCo-FounderUdo SillCo-Founder
Investors
Northzone, Point Nine, Puzzle Ventures, SpinLab
Tech stack
AlbacrossApolloCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#6
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2021 · 31 employees
$6.4Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform for managing sustainable and profitable real estate. The platform helps real estate companies prioritize investment decisions. It supports companies in achieving their sustainability goals cost-effectively, from ESG analysis and action planning to reporting and transaction analysis. The platform uses technologies and artificial intelligence to identify ESG risks and opportunities, prioritize modernization roadmaps, and create automated reports for investors. It assists in making data-driven investment decisions that lead to climate-friendly buildings and improved economic efficiency.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%
AI
top 45%
Market
bottom 44%
Global
bottom 37%
News
bottom 18%
Funding: Raised $6.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2024)
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Market: 31 employees (top 50% of Environment)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series A$13.7M
  • Oct 2023Series A$4.7M
  • May 2022Seed$1.7M
Investors
Norrsken VC, UVC Partners, b2venture, Mutschler Ventures, 2bX, LionCorn Capital
#7
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2009 · 249 employees
$843.2Mraised
▾

Developer & distributor of renewable energy

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%
Product
top 26%
Funding
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 43%
Growth
top 45%
Tech: 63 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Funding: Raised $843M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2021)
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$632.9M
  • Dec 2020Post IPO$93M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$538.2K
  • Apr 2020Post IPO—
Founders & team
Matthias TaftCEOSusanne BeyerleinExecutive Assistant to the CEO
Investors
RBC Capital Markets, Energy Infrastructure Partners, Migdal Group, Europa
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBackbone.JsBamboohrBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#8
Public · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 134 employees
$15.8Mraised
▾

Company specializing in renewable energy solutions, primarily focusing on photovoltaic systems, energy storage, and heat pumps. It provides tailored energy systems designed to meet individual customer needs. Also their offerings include comprehensive services from consultation to installation and commissioning.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 27%
Fin. health
top 43%
Funding
top 44%
Talent
top 45%
Tech
top 49%
Market
bottom 42%
Growth: Headcount 86 → 134 (+56%) across vintages · Revenue +47% YoY · Web rank 1,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY
Fin. health: Revenue ~$16.7M · Revenue +47% YoY · Revenue 1.1x total funding
Funding: Raised $15.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2024)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series C$3.8M
  • Oct 2022Series B$9.8M
  • Dec 2019Series B$2.2M
Founders & team
Andreas DurthCEOOliver Meyer
Investors
Yabeo, Wessel Management, Berlin Venture Partners, BonVenture, Gothaer, PAC Pallas-Athene-Consulting
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#9
Funding Raised · Wildpoldsried, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 319 employees
$180.4Mraised
▾

Provider of residential and commercial energy storage and management solutions. The company offers battery systems, virtual power plants, and related energy services. It facilitates energy independence through renewable energy production, storage, and intelligent networking. The company develops technologies and business models for power storage and digital services.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%
Growth
top 32%
Product
top 38%
Customers
top 41%
Market
top 44%
Funding
bottom 45%
Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Headcount 257 → 319 (+24%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +34% YoY
Product: 3 published apps (102k installs)
Audience (LinkedIn): 43k LinkedIn followers — 16.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Ancora Finance Group
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApolloApple Icloud Mail
#10
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2022 · 27 employees
$11Mraised
▾

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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Tech
bottom 46%
Funding
bottom 43%
Market
bottom 34%
Global
bottom 29%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 19 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$11M
  • Aug 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Pius StuchteyFounding MemberSonja StuchteyFounder & Managing DirectorTobias BandelCo-Founder
Investors
Planet A, Sun institute, BonVenture, 4P CAPITAL, Vanagon Ventures
#11
Series B · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 35 employees
$21.1Mraised
▾

Developer and manager of wind, solar, battery, and hydrogen energy projects. The company develops greenfield projects and repowers existing plants. It provides asset management services and facilitates the acquisition of operational and turn-key plants. The company focuses on project development and planning, asset acquisition, financing, construction, and operation of renewable energy plants.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 33%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 48%
Tech
top 50%
Market
bottom 38%
Global
bottom 30%
Growth: Headcount 22 → 35 (+59%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $21.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2022)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Local Counsel for German Project Development
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Series B$21.1M
Founders & team
Fabian HerbergManaging DirectorUlf OesterlinManaging Director
Tech stack
Alpine.JsBorlabs CookieCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-Js
#12
Acquired · Grunwald, Bavaria · founded 2018 · 2 employees
$39.3Mraised
▾

Developer of wind and solar energy projects

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 5how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 49%
Global
bottom 37%
News
bottom 27%
Market
bottom 10%
Funding: Raised $39.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2022)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Germany
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 4 types)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. clearvise AG) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Conventional Debt$39.3M
Investors
UBS, AB1204

Funding & investor landscape

$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
68disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa11 rounds
BayBG3 rounds
AQAL Group2 rounds
Bayern Kapital2 rounds
Berger Venture2 rounds
BonVenture2 rounds
Cherry Ventures2 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds
ESA BIC Bavaria & Northern Germany2 rounds
European Innovation Council2 rounds

Notable founders

Nils Kuchenbuch
Co-Founder · Feldwerke
Jonathan Schilling
Co-Founder & Head of Labs · Proxima Fusion
Martin Kubie
Co-Founder / Head of Engineering · Proxima Fusion
Georg Korn
Co-Founder · Marvel Fusion
Moritz Linden
Co-Founder & CEO · Marvel Fusion
Jan Kruger
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Co-Power
Kilian Zedelius
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Co-Power
Tristan Menzinger
Co-Founder · Reonic
Lars-Manuel Schneider
Co-Founder · Reonic
Matthias Taft
CEO · BayWa re
Susanne Beyerlein
Executive Assistant to the CEO · BayWa re
Andreas Durth
CEO · Wegatech Greenergy
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,137,204 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Environment coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Germany

A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 826 Germany-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 32% → 49% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research93
  • German Environment Agency37
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel36
  • Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung33
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.30
leading researchers
Christian Lieberum · Rolf Karez · Claas Hiebenthal · Lieberum, Christian · Hiebenthal, Claas · Karez, Rolf · Beate I. Escher · Werner Brack
▲ Breakthroughs154 · 19%
▲ 14%→19% share
▲1.4× share momentum0 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Biodiversity monitoring newly emerged with 18 papers, while groundwater and ecosystem topics debuted simultaneously across German institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Environmental data1→8
  • Sampling (signal processing)1→8
  • Software deployment3→9
  • Contamination1→7
  • Context (archaeology)1→6
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→18 · Groundwater 0→9 · Ecosystem 0→8
Landmark Detecting marine hazardous substances and organisms: sensors for pollutants, toxins, and pathogens · 140 cites
◆ Advancements233 · 28%
▲ 24%→29% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations73% since 2021mostly methods-led
Water quality research is intensifying — German papers surged from 3 to 25, with pollution and pollutant topics rising sharply alongside.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality3→25
  • Pollution1→17
  • Pollutant2→14
  • Continuous monitoring1→13
  • Biodiversity3→14
Newly emergingContamination 0→13 · Pesticide 0→12 · Sustainability 0→8
Landmark Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment · 716 cites
▼ Concerns208 · 25%
▼ 45%→22% share
▼0.5× share momentum1 median citations62% since 2021mostly empirical
Risk assessment research is rising from 5 to 16 papers as microplastics, soil water, and surface water concerns newly emerge in German monitoring.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Biodiversity6→18
  • Agriculture2→13
  • Risk assessment5→16
  • Pollution1→9
  • Ecosystem2→10
Newly emergingMicroplastics 0→7 · Soil water 0→6 · Surface water 0→6
Landmark Pharmaceuticals in the environment—Global occurrences and perspectives · 1,441 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Germany

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Jülich/Bonn40 · +0.28
Hot · Data qualityAdvancing · MetadataOpportunity · Hydrology (agriculture)Concern · Pollution
Munich39 · +0.44
Hot · Environmental DNAAdvancing · Sample (material)Opportunity · Detector
Berlin31 · +0.10
Hot · Scale (ratio)Advancing · WastewaterOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Ecosystem
Aachen27 · +0.13
Hot · PesticideAdvancing · PollutionOpportunity · Climate change
Dresden20 · +0.16
Hot · Water qualityOpportunity · Tailings
Karlsruhe16 · +0.56
Hot · Climate changeAdvancing · Scale (ratio)Opportunity · Contamination
Heidelberg12 · +0.35
Advancing · Pollution
Stuttgart9 · +0.41
Hot · Air pollutionAdvancing · PollutantOpportunity · Pollution
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany

Who's filing environmental monitoring patents in Germany

Germany environmental monitoring patent filing is accelerating — 61 filings from 30 assignees (2016–2025), led by Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, AUDI; annual filings 2→16.

61 filings30 assigneespeak 16/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Robert Bosch26
  • Infineon Technologies15
  • AUDI7
  • Mercedes BENZ Group5
  • Bayerische Motoren Werke4
  • Biotecon Diagnostics4
  • Valeo Schalter & Sensoren4
  • Groenewald Astrid2

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Bavaria, Germany?
Radar tracks 134 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Bavaria, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany?
The Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Bavaria, Germany?
BayWa re is the highest-funded Environment company in Bavaria, Germany, with $843.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany are funded?
30 of the 134 Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Bavaria, Germany?
None of the Environment companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bavaria, Germany Environment companies?
The most active investors in Bavaria, Germany Environment companies on this list include Europa, BayBG, AQAL Group, Bayern Kapital, Berger Venture.
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