BitStone Capital
VC Fund
Cologne, Germany
BitStone Capital is an internationally operating company builder and investor who selectively invests in innovative digital Real Estate and Construction business models, and also accelerates their growth with own resources. BitStone supports young companies with its outstanding network, excellent industry know-how and broad expertise in newtechnologies - from product development through market entry to successful rollout.
- Total investments:
- 45
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries BitStone Capital invests in
Stages BitStone Capital invests in
Countries BitStone Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $560k–$9.6M
- Series A
- $1.2M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 12 (27%)
- Real Estate 11 (24%)
- Construction 6 (13%)
- SaaS 4 (9%)
- Internet 3 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 16 (36%)
- Series A 10 (22%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (13%)
- Series B 3 (7%)
- Funding Round 3 (7%)
Country
- Germany 24 (53%)
- Switzerland 2 (4%)
- Israel 1 (2%)
- Austria 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kai Panitzki
Managing Partner & Founder
|
Managing Partner & Founder | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Manfred Heid
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optiml develops software that supports real estate decarbonization and energy transition planning. The company provides a digital platform that models building portfolios, evaluates renovation pathways, and assesses financial and carbon impacts of retrofit strategies. Its tools integrate technical, economic, and regulatory data to help assetmanagers prioritize investments and align with climate targets. Optiml also enables scenario analysis, tracking of emissions performance, and reporting capabilities that support sustainability decision-making. The company serves property owners, investors, and financial institutions seeking structured analysis for decarbonization planning and capital allocation. | $9.6M / Seed / Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Aedifion develops tools for the cloud-based processing of operating data from building automation systems. | $19.7M / Series B / Jun 23, 2025 | ||
| node.energy builds SaaS solutions for the regulatory and commercial management of decentralized energy supply systems for commercial and industrial real estate. Our software massively reduces administrative workload, helps to save energy costs and ensure that our customers are always up to date and compliant to the current regulation. | $17M / Series B / Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Green Fusion is developing a cloud-based energy manager for the intelligent control of heat, electricity, and e-mobility. The focus here is on hybrid heating systems in buildings such as heat pumps + gas boilers and the coupling to photovoltaic systems and electric vehicle charging stations. | $12.5M / Series A / Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| Lichtwart is a startup that creates a cloud control platform for efficiently controlling and maintaining lighting systems. | Pre-Seed / Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Optiml develops software that supports real estate decarbonization and energy transition planning. The company provides a digital platform that models building portfolios, evaluates renovation pathways, and assesses financial and carbon impacts of retrofit strategies. Its tools integrate technical, economic, and regulatory data to help assetmanagers prioritize investments and align with climate targets. Optiml also enables scenario analysis, tracking of emissions performance, and reporting capabilities that support sustainability decision-making. The company serves property owners, investors, and financial institutions seeking structured analysis for decarbonization planning and capital allocation. | $4.1M / Pre-Seed / Aug 21, 2024 | ||
| MISSION We empower our customers to focus on what they love: crafts & construction VISION In times of automation, individual and high-quality work of craftsmen will be as demanded as ever. Plancraft paves the way for profitable projects by bringing powerful calculation to an easy-to-use and accessible level. | $13M / Series A / Jun 05, 2024 | ||
| Okibo is developing intelligent, mobile, multi-purpose and autonomous robots for use in construction sites. The company’s first product is a robot for wall rendering (e.g., stucco, EIFS, concrete, primer, and adhesives) that will be used to simplify and lower costs of handling wall isolation.` Okibo’s robots sit atop a highly mobile platform anduse advanced computer vision, laser detectors, geo-positioning, and inertial motion sensors to operate at, and assimilate into any construction site. The robot’s versatile robotic manipulators enable the programming of a multitude of tasks that are today performed by manual labor or limited machinery. | $7.9M / Seed / Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Green Fusion is developing a cloud-based energy manager for the intelligent control of heat, electricity, and e-mobility. The focus here is on hybrid heating systems in buildings such as heat pumps + gas boilers and the coupling to photovoltaic systems and electric vehicle charging stations. | $2.9M / Seed / Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow. | Seed / Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| See all 45 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does BitStone Capital invest in?
BitStone Capital invests primarily in Software, Real Estate and Construction startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is BitStone Capital's check size?
BitStone Capital typically joins rounds of $560k–$9.6M at Seed and $1.2M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BitStone Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at BitStone Capital?
The team at BitStone Capital includes Kai Panitzki (Managing Partner & Founder) and Manfred Heid (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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