# Caliza Holding

> Caliza Holding is a VC fund in Netstal backing Energy, Recycling and Energy Storage. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Netstal, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calizaholdingag/
- Website: https://www.caliza.ch/en

Caliza Holding is a VC fund in Netstal focused on Energy and Recycling. Caliza is a family office promoting entrepreneurship, with a track record of value creation, and with fast and efficient decision-making processes. They strive for long-term value creation rather than short-term profits. Caliza is a Swiss single family office pursuing a globally oriented investment strategy. They are the preferred partner forestablished small and medium-sized enterprises as well as innovative startups in the areas of manufacturing, energy, real estate, mining and raw materials. They work and invest to ensure that future generations benefit from the continued existence of these companies and their value creation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electrochaea | Electrochaea is commercializing a disruptive, scalable technology to convert electric power into methane, the principal component of natural gas. Using CO2 as a feedstock gas, power can be efficiently converted to renewable natural gas for power storage, for transportation fuels, or for transmission via a natural gas network. The company licensedtechnology from the University of Chicago and is led by the Nidus Partners, a St. Louis investment group specializing in renewable energy. Mich Hein, a Nidus Managing Partner, serves as CEO.Electrochaea has developed a commercially viable and disruptive solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing, and carbon reuse. Their proprietary process converts low-cost and stranded electricity and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade renewable gas for direct injection into the existing natural gas grid, a conversion process known as “power-to-gas”. | $40.9M | Series D | Jan 07, 2022 |  |
| Electrochaea | Electrochaea is commercializing a disruptive, scalable technology to convert electric power into methane, the principal component of natural gas. Using CO2 as a feedstock gas, power can be efficiently converted to renewable natural gas for power storage, for transportation fuels, or for transmission via a natural gas network. The company licensedtechnology from the University of Chicago and is led by the Nidus Partners, a St. Louis investment group specializing in renewable energy. Mich Hein, a Nidus Managing Partner, serves as CEO.Electrochaea has developed a commercially viable and disruptive solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing, and carbon reuse. Their proprietary process converts low-cost and stranded electricity and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade renewable gas for direct injection into the existing natural gas grid, a conversion process known as “power-to-gas”. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 28, 2021 |  |
| Electrochaea | Electrochaea is commercializing a disruptive, scalable technology to convert electric power into methane, the principal component of natural gas. Using CO2 as a feedstock gas, power can be efficiently converted to renewable natural gas for power storage, for transportation fuels, or for transmission via a natural gas network. The company licensedtechnology from the University of Chicago and is led by the Nidus Partners, a St. Louis investment group specializing in renewable energy. Mich Hein, a Nidus Managing Partner, serves as CEO.Electrochaea has developed a commercially viable and disruptive solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing, and carbon reuse. Their proprietary process converts low-cost and stranded electricity and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade renewable gas for direct injection into the existing natural gas grid, a conversion process known as “power-to-gas”. |  | Series A | Nov 06, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [b2venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btovpartners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [KfW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfw) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Baker Hughes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baker-hughes) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Energie360°](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energie360) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- FocusFirst — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Munich Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/munich-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Caliza Holding invest in?

Caliza Holding invests primarily in Energy, Recycling and Energy Storage startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Caliza Holding last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Caliza Holding closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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