Full-Time
Business Development Manager
Growth
Updated on 9/11/2026
VREY
11-50 employees
Turnkey communal solar energy for buildings
No salary listed
Berlin, Germany
In Person
The role is based in Berlin, and relocation is required if you are not already there.
Bachelor's
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- You have initial experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 consulting, high-growth startups—ideally in business development, partnerships, or sales—or the venture capital environment.
- You have a completed degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, such as business administration, industrial engineering, energy economics, entrepreneurship, or a related field.
- You think entrepreneurially, make well-founded decisions independently, and set clear priorities with a focus on impact, scalability, and long-term business success.
- You have a strong interest in startups, energy, or real estate.
- You are based in Berlin or willing to relocate.
- You speak German fluently at C2 level and can explain complex products clearly.
- Work closely with the Head of Growth and play a central role in building a key go-to-market unit.
- Develop structures, processes, and initiatives that enable the scalable nationwide implementation of the energy transition in multifamily buildings.
- Initially lead the setup of the Partnerships business unit with substantial autonomy and direct influence on company success.
- Work with external stakeholders to make the new business development channel efficient and reproducible.
- Own the development and advancement of a scalable partner and project channel.
- Work closely with Growth, Sales, and the CEO to continuously test go-to-market hypotheses and rapidly scale successful models.
- Own pipeline, deal closures, and revenue contributions.
- Develop and take responsibility for revenue operations processes that keep pace with company growth.
- Build simple, effective structures such as customer relationship management, reporting, and automations.
- Use learnings to build additional business units in the future.
- Experience in business development, partnerships, or sales within a high-growth startup.
- Experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 consulting.
- Experience in the venture capital environment.
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
- Germany’s June 2026 Energy Sharing rules expand local-solar policy momentum beyond §42b.
- VREY’s August 2026 hiring spree spans enterprise sales, operations, product, and finance roles.
- The April 2026 funding extends runway for platform automation and new building deployments.
What critics are saying
- §42b EnWG still demands 15-minute metering, contracts, and allocation logic, creating rollout friction.
- VREY’s model depends on landlord adoption; slow conversion leaves enterprise hiring underutilized by 2027.
- E.ON, Enpal, and local metering operators can bundle similar services faster, crushing differentiation.
What makes VREY unique
- VREY combines PV installation, wMSB metering, and billing for §42b buildings.
- The April 2026 €3.3 million seed round backs Rubio, HTGF, and kopa.
- VREY reports over 200 residential buildings across all 16 German states.
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6 month growth
↑ 4%1 year growth
↑ 4%2 year growth
↑ 4%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.