Steffen Funck
Managing Director @ Statkraft Ventures
Düsseldorf, Germany
Steffen Funck is a Series A investor at Statkraft Ventures in Düsseldorf focused on Energy and SaaS. Steffen is a Managing Director at Statkraft Ventures. He believes that the current situation in the energy sector constitutes a once in a lifetime opportunity for growing ambitious start-ups.Steffen has extensive experience in market positioning & strategy, B2B sales and management of start-ups targeting the energy sector. Prior to joiningStatkraft Ventures he was an entrepreneur and the COO/CMO of Venios GmbH, a smart-grid- and distributed-energy-analytics company. Steffen started his career in energy at RWE's corporate strategy department. He holds an MSc in Physics from Imperial College London.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries Steffen Funck invests in
Stages Steffen Funck invests in
Countries Steffen Funck invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (25%)
- SaaS 1 (13%)
- Solar 1 (13%)
- GovTech 1 (13%)
- Big Data 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Country
- Germany 3 (38%)
- Austria 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Efficient Energy Technology makes renewable energy simple, safe, and dependable for everyone. Efficient Energy Technology develops a small power plant consisting of photovoltaic and storage for complete self-installation. | $7.2M / Series A / Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| vialytics' mission is to digitize road management in cities, municipalities and counties. Providing up-to-date image data and automatic evaluation, vialytics's AI simplifies the day-to-day work of our partner municipalities— from road inspection to maintenance management. We save cities time, money, and manpower, all while making roadssafer. Over 400 partner municipalities in the US and Europe trust in vialytics. | $10M / Series A / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $105.8M / Series C / May 19, 2022 | ||
| HeyCharge provides charging infrastructure, payment systems, and installation for electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria. | $4.7M / Seed / Jan 13, 2022 | ||
| vialytics' mission is to digitize road management in cities, municipalities and counties. Providing up-to-date image data and automatic evaluation, vialytics's AI simplifies the day-to-day work of our partner municipalities— from road inspection to maintenance management. We save cities time, money, and manpower, all while making roadssafer. Over 400 partner municipalities in the US and Europe trust in vialytics. | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 14, 2020 | ||
| With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $17.7M / Series B / Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $11.1M / Series B / Aug 27, 2019 | ||
| With the zolar online configurator, homeowners can customise the components of their PV system to suit their individual requirements and receive personal assistance from one of our solar energy experts at the same time. zolar’s extensive network of local partner companies takes care of the installation on site. The Berlin-based start-up employsaround 200 employees across Germany and pursues the vision of installing a PV system on every roof in the world in order to make private households more independent from the mains grid. The dovetailing of energy generation, electricity storage and mobility allows customers to design electrified and smart households. As a next green energy company, zolar enables its customers to become energy providers for their own four walls, neutralise their carbon footprint and, in turn, make an effective contribution to climate protection. | $4.7M / Series A / Nov 16, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About Statkraft Ventures
SK Ventures is a venture capital investor focused on the energy transition and climate tech. They partner with exceptional founders in early- and growth-stage start-ups in Europe and North America. With offices in Germany and Norway and backed by Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, SK Ventures provides capital andexpertise to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.
Statkraft Ventures Contacts
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Alexander Küppers
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Lars Odin Mellemseter
Managing Director
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Odette Yga
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Stefan Hülsen
Managing Director
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Steffen Funck
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What does Steffen Funck invest in?
Steffen Funck invests primarily in Energy, SaaS and Solar startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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