Fall 2026
Founders Associate Intern
Energy Operations & Automation
Updated on 8/23/2026
VREY
11-50 employees
Turnkey communal solar energy for buildings
Compensation Overview
€13.85 - €14.42/hr
Berlin, Germany
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Bachelor's, Master's
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- You have initial experience from internships in Tier 1 or Tier 2 consulting, high-growth startups—ideally in operations or process optimization—or project management.
- You are currently studying for a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, such as industrial engineering, energy economics, or business administration, or are taking a gap year.
- You think entrepreneurially, make well-founded decisions independently, and set clear priorities with a focus on impact, scalability, and long-term company success.
- You have a strong interest in startups, energy, or real estate.
- You are seeking responsibility in a fast-paced, founder-oriented environment rather than a conventional 9-to-5 job.
- You are based in Berlin or willing to relocate.
- You speak German and English fluently.
- You support the operational and technical implementation of ongoing customer projects from signature through successful realization.
- You work closely with internal teams and external partners to help ensure smooth project execution.
- You independently take ownership of subprojects and ensure structured documentation and follow-up.
- You analyze existing processes and identify complexity and optimization potential.
- You help structure decision-making processes and set up automations operationally and cleanly.
- You support the development of scalable technological structures, standards, and templates for operational projects.
- You further develop internal processes and tools, such as Airtable, to increase operational efficiency and scalability.
- You identify improvement opportunities in existing workflows and implement concrete optimizations, for example using automations with Claude.
- You take ownership of cross-functional special projects in organization, tooling, and internal structures.
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.