Top 9 Smart (Energy-Efficient) Home startups in Germany

Oct 08, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet

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Funding: €652M
1Komma5° is aiming to offer households everything needed for a carbon neutral home, including energy storage, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and solar.
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Funding: $250.1M
Tado° offers smart thermostats and apps that adjusts to the real-time behavior of residents in private homes and small businesses.
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Funding: $169.2M
Sonnen is a German-based pioneer for intelligent lithium based energy storage. The sonnenBatterie is not just a battery, it's an intelligent storage system that automatically adjusts the energy usage in your household. In combination with solar panels the sonnenBatterie will enable you to supply yourself with clean energy – thus making you independent and protecting you from energy price hikes.
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Funding: €78.9M
ecoworks uses industrial prefabrication, digital processes, and energy systems to modernise multi-family houses with up to four floors within a few weeks. During the renovation process, the building is converted into “a small, decentralised power plant” by installing photovoltaic systems, heat pumps and thermal reservoirs.
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Funding: $69.4M
Spot My Energy increases the value of smart power by making energy flows transparent.
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Funding: €39.4M
Enter provides one-stop energy audits, procurement, financing & benchmarking for electrifying european homes.
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Funding: €925K
Pionierkraft develops a sustainable solution that increases the proportion of energy consumed on-site.
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Funding: $806.3K
eCozy wants to eliminate the user's pain of setting up a digital thermostat, maintain comfortable and price-reasonable heating regimes. eCozy’s ergonomic shape & form makes it a long-lasting solution for years.
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We Do Solar is a smart balcony solar system that saves up to 25% on electricity bills and reduces CO2.
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Editor: Alexander Gillet
Alexander Gillet is a senior editor for EnergyStartups. He has a deep background in energy sector and startups. Alexander graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability and has written over 250 articles on energy technology for various websites. In his free time, Alexander enjoys yoga, camping and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can contact Alexander at alexgillet(at)energystartups(dot)com