# BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures

> BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures is a VC fund in Munich backing SaaS and Solar. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://energy-ventures.baywa-re.com/

BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures is a Munich based venture capital firm looking for early stage investment opportunities in the energy market all over Europe and Israel.They focus on scalable business models in the areas of digital energy solutions, storage and e-mobility. They believe the key to success is ensuring great chemistry and collaborationbetween the founders, management team and investors.As the venture capital unit of the BayWa r.e. Holding, they combine corporate stability and a deep understanding of the energy market with the entrepreneurial experience and mindset within their dedicated team.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$2.2M |
| Series B | $6.8M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 30% |
| Solar | 3 | 30% |
| Energy | 3 | 30% |
| CleanTech | 2 | 20% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 30% |
| Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 20% |
| Israel | 1 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |
| Estonia | 1 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olga Jensen | Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olga-jensen |
| Raamu Moneyam | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raamu-moneyam |
| Ulrich Seitz | Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulrich-seitz |
| Greg Zavorotniy | Investment Management Representative | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-zavorotniy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Circadian Technologies GmbH | Circadian Technologies accelerates the energy transition in frontier markets with a SaaS business model, empowering solar developers & energy service companies to reduce operating costs and grow revenue with a data driven platform and proprietary IoT hardware.Circadian transforms the entire value chain of its customers by uniquely providingan end-to-end solution to better design, finance, operate and maintain decentralized renewable energy systems for commercial & industrial sites. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 18, 2023 |  |
| Pexapark | Pexapark provides software and advisory services for post-subsidy renewable energy sales and risk management.We make PPA transactions happen. -- Our advisory team has supported more than 60 PPA transactions, with a volume of over 10 GW. We manage transactions, support negotiations, source offtakers and advise M&A. We empower you to masterrenewable energy risks. -- We distil 20+ years of energy trading knowledge into user-friendly software tools that build capabilities and give you mastery over renewable energy risks.We connect and educate renewables professionals. -- With our community platform “LinkedIn for renewable energy professionals” we connect key players in the renewable energy market to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, renewable energy future.For more information please visit www.pexapark.com, or get in touch with us at togetherbetter@pexapark.com. | $21.1M | Series C | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| Roofit.solar | Roofit.solar designs, manufactures and builds 2-in-1 building-integrated solar roofs. The unique, electricity-producing solar roof modules combine high-tech solar technology with traditional Nordic steel roofing techniques and materials.The solar roofs by Roofit.solar are the best option for house owners building a new house or renovating a roof.The installation time is faster, and the CO2 footprint is lower than for regular rooftop PV panels.Aimed at premium customers who value the overall design of their house, the high-end solar roofs offer a beautiful design solution for a competitive price. The sleek black solar modules are seamlessly integrated with the architecture of the building, lightweight, long-lasting, easy to care for, and also suitable for façades. | $6.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| Pexapark | Pexapark provides software and advisory services for post-subsidy renewable energy sales and risk management.We make PPA transactions happen. -- Our advisory team has supported more than 60 PPA transactions, with a volume of over 10 GW. We manage transactions, support negotiations, source offtakers and advise M&A. We empower you to masterrenewable energy risks. -- We distil 20+ years of energy trading knowledge into user-friendly software tools that build capabilities and give you mastery over renewable energy risks.We connect and educate renewables professionals. -- With our community platform “LinkedIn for renewable energy professionals” we connect key players in the renewable energy market to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, renewable energy future.For more information please visit www.pexapark.com, or get in touch with us at togetherbetter@pexapark.com. | $8M | Series B | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Roofit.solar | Roofit.solar designs, manufactures and builds 2-in-1 building-integrated solar roofs. The unique, electricity-producing solar roof modules combine high-tech solar technology with traditional Nordic steel roofing techniques and materials.The solar roofs by Roofit.solar are the best option for house owners building a new house or renovating a roof.The installation time is faster, and the CO2 footprint is lower than for regular rooftop PV panels.Aimed at premium customers who value the overall design of their house, the high-end solar roofs offer a beautiful design solution for a competitive price. The sleek black solar modules are seamlessly integrated with the architecture of the building, lightweight, long-lasting, easy to care for, and also suitable for façades. | $7.4M | Series A | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| zolar | With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $17.7M | Series B | Sep 10, 2020 |  |
| Pexapark | Pexapark provides software and advisory services for post-subsidy renewable energy sales and risk management.We make PPA transactions happen. -- Our advisory team has supported more than 60 PPA transactions, with a volume of over 10 GW. We manage transactions, support negotiations, source offtakers and advise M&A. We empower you to masterrenewable energy risks. -- We distil 20+ years of energy trading knowledge into user-friendly software tools that build capabilities and give you mastery over renewable energy risks.We connect and educate renewables professionals. -- With our community platform “LinkedIn for renewable energy professionals” we connect key players in the renewable energy market to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, renewable energy future.For more information please visit www.pexapark.com, or get in touch with us at togetherbetter@pexapark.com. | $6.8M | Series B | Jun 22, 2020 |  |
| zolar | With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $11M | Series B | Aug 27, 2019 |  |
| Raycatch | Raycatch is an AI diagnostics technology for solar energy, on a mission to revolutionize the PV market by enabling automated management of solar assets. By deciphering existing solar energy data, Raycatch transforms PV Operation and Maintenance (O&M) tasks from traditional manual scheduled operations to on-demand automatic management. TheRaycatch app, DeepSolar™, analyzes production data on a daily basis and aims to generate a full diagnostic mapping of all components in a PV portfolio. All insights are ROI driven and fully quantified, include panels under warranty but below the spec, maintenance on demand (dust + grass), disconnected cables, PID, temperature coefficient, MPPT/Inverter efficiency, tracking systems and many more. The result is maximized performance and maintenance of solar assets, leading to increased yield, decreased operational costs and the acceleration of solar energy penetration in the global energy market. No hardware or software installation, No site visits are needed. |  | Series B | Nov 06, 2018 |  |
| Blixt | Blixt offers semiconductor-based circuit breakers and household fuses. These will enable various smart metering and smart grid solutions. Together with angel investors, the total funding amounts to a total of two million euros since Blixt was founded in February 2018. BayWa re Energy Ventures is the main investor in the seed round of financing. Theventure capital company of BayWa re was founded in April 2018. | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 25, 2018 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures invest in?

BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures's check size?

BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$2.2M at Seed and $6.8M–$16M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures?

The team at BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures includes Olga Jensen (Investment Associate), Raamu Moneyam (Senior Associate) and Ulrich Seitz (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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