Greentech startup MARCLEY from Hannover has raised a latest financing round of over €4M. The round was led by investors Virida Capital, a new energy-hardware VC (part of the Green Giraffe Group), the Munich-based VC Venture Stars, as well as business angels including Emma Tracey and Florian Bennhold.

Previous investors, such as the Hannover-based fund managed by Enjoy Ventures and the investor Climate Founders, also participated in this round. Additionally, the MBG and banks expanded this round with financial resources. MARCLEY offers owners of multi-family homes a solar solution that allows residents to benefit from green electricity, which is even much cheaper than any other provider. “This funding will enable us to expand our pioneering status in communal building supply. This will allow us to provide residents of multi-family homes with solar power from their own roofs more quickly and reduce their annual electricity costs by several hundred euros,” said Friedrich Grimm, co-founder of MARCLEY.

“At Virida Capital, we focus on new hardware-based technologies and business models that accelerate the energy transition. Therefore, we are pleased to welcome MARCLEY to the seed portfolio of our newly launched fund. Their approach makes access to green electricity easier and more affordable for residents. We are proud to be part of this journey and look forward to supporting MARCLEY in further expanding their leadership position in the field of communal building supply,” says Niels Jongste of Virida Capital.

The goal is to enable access to green energy without investment costs or effort for the owners and to provide residents with cost-effective, environmentally friendly electricity.

“We know the particular challenges of multi-family homes as well as the energy industry and use our expertise to develop a win-win solution for all involved. With our support, multi-family homes can finally make a significant contribution to the energy transition while also benefiting economically from solar energy,” said Florian Schnipkoweit, co-founder of MARCLEY.

“Our investment in MARCLEY reflects our commitment to startups that want to transform promising markets with innovative solutions. We are convinced that MARCLEY’s disruptive solar solution will have a major impact on the participation of residents in multi-family homes in the energy transition. The market potential is unmatched. Our mission is to support such pioneers and create sustainable growth together,” concludes Martin Junker of Venture Stars.

MARCLEY was founded by energy experts Florian Schnipkoweit, Florian Schulte, and Friedrich Grimm. The company is a pioneer in the regulation of the renewable energy industry. MARCLEY enables residents of multi-family homes to generate their own electricity in an environmentally friendly and cost-saving manner – without investment costs or effort.

Virida is a Europe-based venture capital fund founded in 2024 and backed by the Green Giraffe Group. Virida invests in start-ups and scale-ups in the field of the energy transition and supports them with capital and sector expertise to help them grow. In particular, Virida Capital supports founders in accelerating the deployment of new hardware-based technology solutions and business models.

Venture Stars is a venture capital fund from Munich focused on early-stage investments in innovative, digital B2C and B2B business models. The Venture Stars team typically invests 0.5 – 1.5 million euros initially and up to 3 million euros per company. The Venture Stars partners are serial start-up entrepreneurs themselves and work closely with the founders of the portfolio companies. The collaboration with Venture Stars usually goes beyond the investment of capital and includes know-how, network, and operational support on topics such as strategy, organizational development, financing, and exit.