# Alfa8

> Alfa8 is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Solar, Energy and Mining. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alfaeight/about
- Website: https://alfa8.co

Alfa8 is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Solar and Energy. Alfa8 concentrates on creating long-term value while maintaining a stable financial foundation and adaptable investing mandate.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Shipping | 1 | 25% |
| Logistics | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| Slovakia (Slovak Republic) | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sage Geosystems | Sage Geosystems develops geothermal and energy storage technologies that use subsurface heat and pressure to generate and store electricity. The company’s offerings include systems that store energy underground during low demand and release it to produce power when needed, and technologies that extract geothermal energy for continuous powergeneration. Its platform supports integration with intermittent renewable sources and grid applications, including long-duration storage and consistent electricity supply. Sage also works with partners on pilot projects and commercial deployments that apply its geothermal and storage systems to utility and infrastructure use cases. | $97M | Series B | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| ignis H2 Energy | ignis H2 Energy Inc is a Geothermal exploration and development company that mainly provides sustainable green energy. | $13.6M | Series A | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Hive | Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between fivefulfillment centers to save money and time.Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany. | $19.5M | Series A | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| GA Drilling | GA Drilling is a high-tech company developing and commercializing a groundbreaking technology platform PLASMABIT. Our technology enables massive time and cost savings compared to relevant existing drilling technologies and opens up vast new possibilities in oil & gas, geothermal energy, mining and tunneling. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 18, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nabors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nabors-drilling) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amplifier](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplifier-36cb) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Carbon Direct Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon-direct) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cubit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cubit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exascale Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exascale-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alfa8 invest in?

Alfa8 invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Mining startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alfa8 last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alfa8 closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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