Chief of Staff
About the job
- You have initial experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 consulting, high-growth startups, or venture capital/private equity.
- You have completed a degree or hold an equivalent qualification in a relevant area such as energy economics or business administration.
- You have experience in the energy or real estate industry, or a strong interest in startups, energy, or real estate.
- You think entrepreneurially, make well-founded decisions independently, and set clear priorities focused on impact, scalability, and long-term company success.
- You want to take responsibility in a fast-paced, founder-adjacent environment and build structures while actively contributing to growth.
- You are based in Berlin or willing to relocate, and the office is the home base.
- You speak German and English fluently.
- You structure complex questions and prepare well-founded decision bases for the founders.
- You translate vision and strategy into concrete roadmaps and operational objectives.
- You challenge assumptions, identify risks, and ensure clear prioritization.
- You own cross-functional key projects such as new business models, organizational design, and fundraising preparation.
- You ensure the structured and timely implementation of strategic initiatives.
- You identify bottlenecks early and resolve critical issues with a high degree of ownership.
- You help build scalable structures, decision-making processes, and reporting systems.
- You establish clear goal systems such as objectives and key results and create performance transparency.
- You support recruiting, team development, and leadership topics.
About the company
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 closed a €3.3 million seed round on April 23, 2026.
- VREY reported a three-digit project pipeline across all 16 German federal states.
- Germany's §42b framework reduces landlord supplier obligations, expanding VREY's addressable market.
What critics are saying
- metergrid raised €10 million in January 2026, crushing VREY's financing disadvantage.
- §42b EnWG still excludes subsidies, squeezing VREY margins and slowing landlord adoption.
- If tenant churn or project delays hit, VREY's 20-person team burns seed capital fast.
What makes VREY unique
- RE Joule GmbH pairs certified smart metering with automated billing for §42b EnWG.
- VREY targets Germany's underserved multi-family solar market, not single-family rooftop installs.
- Founders Julius Pahmeier and Cedric Jaeger launched VREY in Berlin in 2024.
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↑ 7%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.