# ELFH Holding

> ELFH Holding is a VC fund in Bremen backing B2B, B2C and Solar. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bremen, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

ELFH Holding is a VC fund in Bremen focused on B2B and B2C. ELFH Holding GmbH is a vehicle of the Berninghausen family in Germany.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| B2C | 1 | 50% |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 50% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sono Motors | Sono Motors Vision is to become an established provider of sustainable mobility, by focusing on manufacturing electric vehicles with alternative power technologies and innovative sharing services.Their first model will be an electric car called “Sion” with the inclusion of photovoltaics (“viSono”) in the chassis, a range of 250 km and a retailprice of 16 000 €. In short: an affordable mainstream electric car which provides an array of solutions for the future of e-mobility and urban transport. | $54.7M | Series C | Dec 15, 2020 | https://www.sonomotors.com/ |
| NexSteppe | NexSteppe is dedicated to pioneering the next generation of scalable, reliable, cost-effective feedstock solutions for the biofuels, biopower and biobased products industries.Using advanced breeding techniques and cutting-edge analytical technologies, NexSteppe is developing sweet sorghum, high biomass sorghum and switchgrass to producefeedstocks tailored for these biobased industries. NexSteppe is also refining crop management practices and supply chain operations to provide optimized, fully-integrated feedstock solutions.Through the development and commercialization of these tailored crops and fully-integrated feedstock solutions, NexSteppe is laying a foundation for a more secure and sustainable future for our economy, our environment, and our energy supply. | $22M | Series C | Sep 23, 2014 | http://www.nexsteppe.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- DuPont Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TotalEnergies Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/total-energy-ventures-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braemar-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- DNCA Finance — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [kopa ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kopa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pario Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pario-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ELFH Holding invest in?

ELFH Holding invests primarily in B2B, B2C and Solar startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ELFH Holding last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ELFH Holding closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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