Internship
Pre-Sales Werkstudent
Updated on 8/23/2026
VREY
11-50 employees
Turnkey communal solar energy for buildings
Compensation Overview
€15 - €18/hr
Berlin, Germany
In Person
The role is based in the Berlin office; relocation to Berlin is expected if needed.
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- Currently studying in business administration, industrial engineering, entrepreneurship, sales, real estate management, or a comparable relevant field.
- Ideally, initial practical experience in business-to-business sales, business development, customer success, a fast-paced start-up environment, venture capital, or Tier 1 / Tier 2 consulting.
- Ability to think entrepreneurially, make well-founded independent decisions, and set clear priorities with a focus on impact, scalability, and long-term company success.
- Structured, key performance indicator-driven working style and a strong focus on customer care.
- Strong interest in start-ups, energy, or real estate.
- Based in Berlin or willing to relocate to Berlin.
- Fluent German at least at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level C2 and fluent English.
- Work closely with the Head of Growth and the sales team to help scale the direct sales department.
- Own the initial qualification of inbound leads and conduct structured conversations with property owners interested in solar and energy solutions.
- Analyze needs, potential, and decision-making structures early and ensure high-quality handoffs to the sales team.
- Coordinate follow-up appointments and prepare structured handoffs to the sales team to provide a professional customer journey from initial contact through handoff.
- Document all relevant steps in the customer relationship management system and keep the sales pipeline transparent and up to date.
- Identify opportunities, objections, and recurring patterns in the sales process and communicate them to the team.
- Analyze existing pre-sales processes and systematically identify friction points throughout the inbound and qualification funnel.
- Develop practical ideas and test new approaches to sustainably improve pre-sales speed, quality, and efficiency.
- Help build simple, effective structures for customer relationship management, reporting, lead tracking, and funnel management.
- Initial practical experience in business-to-business sales, business development, customer success, a fast-paced start-up environment, venture capital, or Tier 1 / Tier 2 consulting.
VREY is a Berlin PropTech company that helps landlords enable solar power for multi-family buildings. It handles planning, installing photovoltaic systems, and the operational setup, including a digital platform that automates legally compliant billing to tenants. As a metering point operator (wMSB), it also manages contracts with other energy providers, removing the supplier obligation from landlords and allowing tenants to buy solar energy directly (potentially lowering bills by up to 20%). Its goal is to scale communal solar use, support building decarbonization, and increase property value through tenant-accessible clean energy.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.6M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VREY raised €3.3 million on 2026-04-23 from Rubio, HTGF, and Kopa.
- It claims more than 200 buildings across all 16 German states, proving early demand.
- Germany's 2024 Solarpaket 1 and 2025-2026 tax changes expand tenant-electricity economics.
What critics are saying
- VREY is one of many German tenant-electricity vendors; Solarize and EinhundertEnergie already serve hundreds.
- Seed funding on 2026-04-23 bought only near-term runway for a 20-person team.
- If §42b EnWG adoption stalls, the business becomes a niche billing tool, not infrastructure.
What makes VREY unique
- VREY combines smart metering, billing, and installation for §42b EnWG communal supply.
- It targets multi-family buildings, where Solarize and EinhundertEnergie still dominate tenant-electricity software.
- Its certified metering-point operator role removes landlord utility headaches and speeds deployment.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -13%1 year growth
↓ -13%2 year growth
↓ -13%Berlin-based startup VREY has secured €3.3 million in seed financing to scale its solar power solutions for multi-family homes. The company specialises in bringing photovoltaic systems directly to urban residential buildings. VREY is already active in over 200 buildings, demonstrating early traction in the multi-family housing sector. The funding will support the company's expansion efforts as it works to increase solar power adoption in urban residential properties. The investment highlights growing interest in decentralised renewable energy solutions for apartment buildings, where traditional solar installations have historically been more challenging to implement compared to single-family homes.
Styx, a Mannheim-based investment firm, has invested in Vrey, a Berlin start-up focused on solar projects and communal building energy supply. This partnership aims to overcome the challenges of existing tenant electricity models. Styx specializes in early-stage investments in start-ups that promote more sustainable cities and buildings.