Radar · Solar Energy in Bavaria
Best Solar Energy Companies in Bavaria, Germany
The 65 best Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BayWa re.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
65companies tracked
$1.2Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
13have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × BAVARIA
Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies
$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
193kcombined LinkedIn audience
51%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Bavaria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BayWa 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 | $843M | 63 mo ago | Acquired | Matthias Taft CEO | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+31 | 42 patents Provides modular support and roofing systems for protected agriculture. | — |
| 2 | Sonnen 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 | $180M | 89 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2010 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+26 | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | Pacifico 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 | $39M | 51 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2018 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | MEP Werke Provider of SWITCH home systems on a residential scale | $22M | 85 mo ago | Deadpooled | Konstantin Strasser Founder & CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Pacifico 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 | $21M | 42 mo ago | Series B | Fabian Herberg Managing Director | 2016 | WordPressPleskMySQL+23 | — | — |
| 6 | Wegatech 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 | $16M | 28 mo ago | Public | Andreas Durth CEO | 2010 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | — | — |
| 7 | 7C Solarparken Independent power producer | $16M | 66 mo ago | Public | Steven Proost Founder & CEO | 2008 | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerSlider Revolution+4 | — | — |
| 8 | Reonic 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 | $14M | 21 mo ago | Series A | Tristan Menzinger Co-Founder | 2021 | Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQL+21 | — | — |
| 9 | Feldwerke 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 | $14M | 1 mo ago | Funding Raised | Nils Kuchenbuch Co-Founder | 2023 | WebflowMicrosoft Advertisinglit-html+12 | — | — |
| 10 | Co-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 | $7M | 12 mo ago | Seed | Jan Kruger Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2024 | — | — | — |
| 11 | AE Solar Developer of solar energy projects | $6M | 153 mo ago | Funding Raised | Alexander Maier Founder | 2003 | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14 | 76 patents Silicon wafer texturing, silicide coating, etching chemistries, and solar panel mounting systems. | — |
| 12 | Redavia Offers small sized deploy able solar farms on rent | $5M | 57 mo ago | Series A | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Belectric Utility scale solar power project developer | $371K | 128 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2001 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+17 | 8 patents Control and operation of high‑voltage battery storage systems for grid integration | 2 job openings |
Top 12 Solar Energy companies in Bavaria
#1
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2023$14Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2023
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
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHttp/3Hubspot
#2
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2024$7.3Mraised▾
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2024
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
Investors
Cherry Ventures, ABACON CAPITAL, Aurum Impact Invest
#3
Series A · Augsburg, Bavaria · founded 2021$14.4Mraised▾
Series A · Augsburg, Bavaria · founded 2021
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 — 8.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$14.4M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Northzone, Point Nine, Puzzle Ventures, SpinLab
Tech stack
AlbacrossApolloCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#4
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2009 · 249 employees$843.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2009 · 249 employees
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
Investors
RBC Capital Markets, Energy Infrastructure Partners, Migdal Group, Europa
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBackbone.JsBamboohrBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#5
Public · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 134 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Public · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 134 employees
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
Investors
Yabeo, Wessel Management, Berlin Venture Partners, BonVenture, Gothaer, PAC Pallas-Athene-Consulting
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#6
Funding Raised · Wildpoldsried, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 319 employees$180.4Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Wildpoldsried, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 319 employees
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 — 22.5% 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
#7
Series B · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 35 employees$21.1Mraised▾
Series B · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 35 employees
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 — 4.8% 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
Tech stack
Alpine.JsBorlabs CookieCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-Js
#8
Acquired · Grunwald, Bavaria · founded 2018 · 2 employees$39.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Grunwald, Bavaria · founded 2018 · 2 employees
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 — 4.8% 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
#9
Deadpooled · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2009$21.9Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2009
My Energy Partner is a company based in Germany that provides solar installation services on a distributed scale. Products include SWITCH Solar where solar systems are leased to homeowners, SWITCH Home where home appliances are rented to individuals, SWITCH Green where electricity & gas are provided to customers and SWITCH Secure where electronic and mechanical security systems are provided to homeowners. Also provides financing options.
Funding rounds
- May 2019Series B$21.9M
- Jan 2017Venture Debt$31.6M
Founders & team
Investors
PI Energy, Strasser Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareHttp/3
#10
Public · Bayreuth, Bavaria · founded 2008 · 24 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Public · Bayreuth, Bavaria · founded 2008 · 24 employees
7C Solarparken is a Germany based independent power producer which owns and operates solar parks with a combined capacity of 120 MWp. Projects include a 5,938 MWp solar park in Moorenweis, a 1.06MWp solar power plant in Hiendorf, a 1.15 MWp roof-mounted solar power system in Dahlen and a 1.90 MWp solar plant in Michelin.
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Post IPO$15.8M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapGodaddyJqueryJquery MigrateMicrosoft 365
#11
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 5 employees$5Mraised▾
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 5 employees
Redavia rents out containerized, re-deployable solar farms to communities and industrial operations in remote areas and developing countries. The solar farms are pre-assembled and hence the installation work is not labor intensive and thus are installed and un-installed without time consumption.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$1M
- Dec 2015Series A$5M
- Oct 2015Seed—
Investors
Factor[e] Ventures, InfraCo Africa, AlphaMundi, AMF, Global Climate Partnership Fund, Shell Foundation
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapThe Events CalendarContact Form 7
#12
Funding Raised · Bobingen, Bavaria · founded 2003 · 134 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Bobingen, Bavaria · founded 2003 · 134 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 32k LinkedIn followers — 16.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2013Grant (prize money)$3.2M
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont AwesomeGoogle Ads
Funding & investor landscape
$1.2Btotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
21disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Nils Kuchenbuch
Co-Founder · Feldwerke
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
Oliver Meyer
· Wegatech Greenergy
Fabian Herberg
Managing Director · Pacifico Energy
Ulf Oesterlin
Managing Director · Pacifico Energy
Konstantin Strasser
Founder & CEO · MEP Werke
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,141,361 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Solar Energy coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM Bavaria · institutions
What Bavaria researches in solar pv
25 papersstance +0.366% breakthrough6% concern
local research themes
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies
top institutions
- Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research22
- Bavarian Polymer Institute3
Common questions
How many Solar Energy companies are there in Bavaria, Germany?
Radar tracks 65 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Bavaria, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany?
The Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have raised a combined $1.2B in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Bavaria, Germany?
BayWa re is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Bavaria, Germany, with $843.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany are funded?
13 of the 65 Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Bavaria, Germany?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bavaria, Germany Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Bavaria, Germany Solar Energy companies on this list include Europa, Global Climate Partnership Fund, AB1204, ABACON CAPITAL, AMF.
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