Realyze Ventures

Realyze Ventures at the 5th HAL Family Office Day 2025 in Munich.   At this year’s HAL #FamilyOffice Day, key questions focused on how AI, global trends, sustainability, and digitalization will shape long-term family office #investment strategies.   Our General Partner Kai Panitzki highlighted how digitalization, process intelligence, and integrated energy concepts are becoming decisive value drivers in the #realestate sector.   His key message: Where digital systems, intelligent processes, and energy integration come together, the most attractive value-creation and return opportunities in the industry are emerging.   It was a great opportunity to exchange perspectives within the HAL network. Many thanks to HAUCK AUFHÄUSER LAMPE for the excellent organization. Copyright Foto: HAUCK AUFHÄUSER LAMPE

If there is one thing the residential sector needs to accelerate ESG implementation, it is clarity – especially in terms of regulatory direction and long-term incentives. I had the chance to join a panel at the Jahreskongress ESG by Heuer Dialog on “ESG in the residential sector”, together with Ulrike Janssen 🎗 (LEG-Immobilien-Gruppe), Prof. Dr. Christoph van Treeck (RWTH Aachen University) and Philipp M. Kühn (RSM Ebner Stolz). A key takeaway: effective ESG technologies already exist. The bottleneck is not innovation, but integration. Recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analyses underline this: 55% of low-carbon technologies are already cost-competitive. The economic case is clear; scaling and operational integration are the real challenge. It was great to see our portfolio founders Jan Ossenbrink (Vamo), Johannes Fütterer (aedifion) and Nico Dehnert (Optiml) contribute to the discussion on site with concrete examples of how their solutions strengthen the operational phase – from HVAC optimization and renewable integration to intelligent, data-driven portfolio analytics. With around 80% of ESG impact determined in the operational phase, intelligent control, data transparency and digital infrastructure often outperform structural measures in speed, cost efficiency and measurable results. At the same time, the discussion showed why scaling remains slow: fragmented processes, missing data models, rollout complexity – and the absence of clear regulatory guidance that would accelerate market adoption. That’s why the coming years will be defined by operating excellence. ESG becomes ROI when it meets the right infrastructure. We already see this in practice: our portfolio companies are scaling rapidly through our industry-integrated approach and close collaboration with leading real estate players. Many thanks to Heuer Dialog for the invitation and to my fellow panelists for the insightful exchange.

Heute als Jury beim Smart Building / Smart Construction Innovation World Cup auf der BIM World MUNICH. Die BIM World stellt die richtigen Fragen: Wie trägt Digitalisierung zu nachhaltigerem, effizienterem Planen, Bauen und Betreiben bei? Ich bin davon überzeugt: Der größte Hebel liegt dort, wo Planung, Ausführung und Betrieb digital zusammenwachsen, auf Basis konsistenter Datenstrategien und den dadurch möglichen Insights — BIM kann ein technischer Rahmen dafür sein, wenn es konsequent gemacht wird. Spoiler: Wird es heute aber immer noch nicht. Daher braucht es noch einige Innovationen und out-of-the-box Ansätze, um Daten wirklich nutzbar zu machen und Schnittstellenbrüche zu eliminieren. Bei Realyze Ventures suchen wir genau die Lösungen, die diesen Brückenschlag schaffen: nicht „nice‑to‑have“-Features, sondern Technologien, die echten operativen und wirtschaftlichen Nutzen liefern und sich projekt‑ und portfolioübergreifend skalieren lassen. Darauf achte ich heute besonders bei den Pitches: - schließen sie die Schnittstellen zwischen Planung, Bau und Betrieb sauber? - machen sie Daten im gesamten gewerkübergreifend nutzbar oder mastern sie einen kritischen Aspekt? - bieten sie echte Skalierbarkeit? - liefern sie einen schnellen, nachweisbaren ROI? Etablierte Unternehmen brauchen die Agilität der Gründer, Gründer brauchen den Zugang zur Praxis. Ich bin gespannt, welche acht Start-up es in die Finals schaffen. Danke an die BIM World Munich für die Einladung und an meine Mitjuror:innen (Anna Stetter, Ivo Polten, CFA, Julian Riedlbauer, Máté Péntek, Stefanie Samtleben, Thomas Waldmann, Carsten Feddern, Ines Strohm, und einigen mehr — ich freue mich auf die Diskussion über die innovativsten Ideen mit euch.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿? Join our panel discussion at this year’s Annual ESG Congress by Heuer Dialog   Manfred Heid joins the panel to share Realyze Ventures’ perspective on “#ESG in Residential Real Estate – Challenges, Costs, Priorities.”   Together with: ▪️ Ulrike Janssen 🎗 (Managing Director | LEG-Immobilien-Gruppe) ▪️ Prof. Dr. Christoph van Treeck (Head of Institute | RWTH Aachen University) and Philipp M. Kühn (Partner | RSM Ebner Stolz) as moderator,   he will discuss where #investments truly pay off – and which priorities are key to making the existing #building #stock future-proof.   Join the discussion this week to explore how genuine change can be achieved amid ESG frustration and funding complexity!

We’re looking forward to the Smart Building / Smart Construction Innovation World Cup® at BIM World MUNICH – and to seeing this year’s innovators in action.   More than 120 startups, scale-ups, and techpreneurs from over 40 countries have submitted solutions tackling planning, construction, operations, and environmental challenges. David Nadge joins the jury – together with Günther Ruhe, Ivo Polten, CFA, Anna Stetter, Julian Riedlbauer, Máté Péntek, Michael Muenkel, Ines Strohm, Gunther Wölfle, Stefanie Samtleben, Thomas Waldmann, Andi Schneider, Paulina Sala, Markus Hennecke, Matthias Max, Jens Jürgensen, Carsten Feddern, Alexander Wonner, and Ralf Knafla – to evaluate the finalists live on stage.   🗓️ November 26–27, 2025 📍 BIM World Munich – Innovation Stage   The Top 8 innovators, selected through live jury evaluation, will advance to the Grand Finals Pitch & Award Ceremony on November 27th.   Looking forward to discovering the solutions pushing our industry forward. #BIMWorldMunich #InnovationWorldCup #RealyzeVentures #SmartBuilding #SmartConstruction

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻.   At 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, hosted by RheinEnergie AG, ROCKETHOME GmbH and Realyze Ventures, more than 130 leaders from real estate, energy, technology, and politics came together to examine the shifts shaping the future of the built world.   𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮:   1️⃣ Decarbonization of buildings is inseparable from the transformation of the energy system.   2️⃣ Efficiency offers the fastest and most robust economic return.   3️⃣ Buildings are becoming active components of the energy infrastructure – a new asset class. 4️⃣ Scaling transformation requires stability, collaboration, and new investment logic.   The takeaway: Subsidies won’t get us there. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻.   #RealEnergyEstate underscored that this is only possible through cross-industry alignment between energy providers, asset owners, developers, operators, and technology innovators. A new market is emerging at the intersection of energy and real estate. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.   If you’re interested in how our industry-integrated approach creates both strategic and financial advantages, feel free to connect. #RealyzeVentures #VC

🔋  𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘇 𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘇 – 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘇𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗢₂-𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗸𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱?  Diese Frage stand im Mittelpunkt der Panel-Debatte beim #RealEnergyEstate – mit dabei: #ZIA-Hauptgeschäftsführerin Aygül Özkan, gemeinsam mit Frank Christian Hinrichs (ODH/inno2grid GmbH) und Dr. Markus Wiedenmann (Art-Invest Real Estate) unter Moderation von Kai Panitzki (Realyze Ventures).    „𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘮 𝘎𝘦𝘣ä𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘵ä𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘻𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘭ö𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭ä𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴ä𝘵𝘻𝘦, 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘥," so Aygül Özkan.    Bei der Real Energy Estate kamen heute führende Köpfe aus Immobilienwirtschaft, Energie, Technologie und Politik zusammen, um über die Verknüpfungen der Branchen zu sprechen, aber vor allem um ihre Ideen zu teilen, wie #Klimaneutralität, #Energieeffizienz und #Innovation gemeinsam gelingen können.    Ein herzliches Dankeschön an die Veranstalter RheinEnergie AG, Realyze Ventures und ROCKETHOME GmbH.