# Matthias Engel

> Matthias Engel is a seed investor at Vireo Ventures (Berlin) backing Energy and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vireo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vireo-ventures)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthiasengel/

Matthias Engel is a seed investor at Vireo Ventures in Berlin focused on Energy and Software. Matthias Engel is the Managing Partner at Vireo Ventures. Matthias Engel attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| encentive | We provide an energy demand management platform that connects energy providers with energy demanding appliances. We solve the problem of wasting valuable renewable energy by rewarding appliance owners for shifting their electricity demand to times when renewable energy is abundant. We put renewable energy to work. Efficient, scalable and fullyautomated! | $7.4M | Seed | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Scale Energy | Scale Energy develops Europe´s largest decentralized network of energy storage | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Artem Technologie AG | ARTEM offers a combination of software and hardware tools to help EU importers and non-EU producers collect, verify, and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. | $1.6M | Seed | Dec 12, 2024 |  |
| encentive | We provide an energy demand management platform that connects energy providers with energy demanding appliances. We solve the problem of wasting valuable renewable energy by rewarding appliance owners for shifting their electricity demand to times when renewable energy is abundant. We put renewable energy to work. Efficient, scalable and fullyautomated! | $2.9M | Seed | Jan 22, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smart-infrastructure-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Summiteer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/summiteer) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climentum Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climentum-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hello World](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hello-world-021b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vireo Ventures

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

We believe that electrification and digitalization are the backbone of decarbonization and green transformation. Vireo Ventures is a seed- and pre-seed-stage VC. We invest in European tech start-ups that drive electrification. As Vireo we take the long-term view and support our portfolio companies wherever possible.

5 contacts available at Vireo Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Felix Krause | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-krause |
| Matthias Engel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthias-engel |
| Mischa Wetzel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mischa-wetzel |
| Thomas Labryga | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-labryga |
| Thomas W. Thomas | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-w-thomas |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthias Engel invest in?

Matthias Engel invests primarily in Energy, Software and Industrial startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matthias Engel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthias Engel closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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