# bettervest GmbH

> bettervest GmbH is a VC fund backing Social Entrepreneurship and Solar. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/4998550/
- Website: http://www.bettervest.de/

bettervest GmbH is a VC fund in Frankfurt focused on Social Entrepreneurship and Solar. bettervest is a crowdinvesting platform that enables people to jointly invest individual sums of money – from as little as 50€ onward – in renewable energy, energy and resource efficiency projects initiated by established enterprises, NGOs and local municipalities. In return, investors benefit financially from the resulting cost and energy savings.The bettervest platform has thus opened up the energy efficiency market to private investors. With these targeted investments ecologically and economically viable energy efficiency measures are able to be implemented, leading to cost, energy and CO2 reductions.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $100k–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 2 | 50% |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 75% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 25% |
| Zambia | 1 | 25% |
| Belgium | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marilyn Heib | Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Sales | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marilyn-heib |
| Patrick Mijnals | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-mijnals |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emerging Cooking Solutions | Emerging Cooking Solutions manufactures and distributes SupaMoto® clean-burning stoves and biomass cooking fuel for low-income urban families in Zambia, improving air conditions and reducing the need for fossil fuels.Emerging Cooking Solutions seeks to serve the 850,000 low-income urban households in Zambia that are in need of a cheaperalternative to charcoal for their cooking needs as well as the 150,000 higher-income households that are in need of a higher-performing alternative to charcoal that is more reliable during power cuts.Emerging Cooking Solutions manufactures and distributes SupaMoto® stoves and densifies waste biomass into fuel pellets, which together create an improved cooking solution that is a cheaper and healthier alternative than charcoal and other fossil fuels. Use of the stove and fuel reduces the incidence of diseases caused by indoor air pollution and strengthens local economics through the use of sustainable fuels. | $300K | Debt Financing | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Hydrobox | Hydrobox provides smart power plant, AI technology, mini-grid, hydropower, energy, renewable energy, solar, sustainability, turbine, electrification, reliability, off-grid, power, kenya, and smart grid services. | $800K | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 22, 2022 |  |
| BURN | BURN's core business is the design, local manufacture, and distribution of fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world. Their modern manufacturing facility outside of Nairobi makes one stove per minute and is the largest of its kind on the continent. | $100K | Debt Financing | Aug 01, 2021 |  |
| Ariya Finergy | Ariya Finergy is an energy and power stabilisation solution. They provide services that include stabilization systems, batteries, and solar PV & thermal. They offer operations and maintenance services throughout the lease period and beyond if requested. | $1.4M | Debt Financing | May 21, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does bettervest GmbH invest in?

bettervest GmbH invests primarily in Social Entrepreneurship, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is bettervest GmbH's check size?

bettervest GmbH typically joins rounds of $100k–$1.4M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds bettervest GmbH participates in.

### How do I contact bettervest GmbH?

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### Who are the partners at bettervest GmbH?

The team at bettervest GmbH includes Marilyn Heib (Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Sales) and Patrick Mijnals (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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