Caeli Wind

What Caeli Wind does

Caeli Wind GmbH is a Berlin-based digital marketplace operator founded in 2022 that intermediates between German landowners and wind energy project developers. The platform is positioned as Germany's first digital marketplace for wind energy sites (Windflächen-Marktplatz), and its primary function is to compress the timeline from land identification to contract signing in a wind park development process that historically takes years. The company targets two primary customer segments in parallel: landowners (farmers, forest owners, municipalities, churches, industrial investors, pooling communities, and state-owned enterprises), who are served free of charge, and project developers (utilities and independent power producers), who access pre-screened sites through qualified digital auctions or direct allocation.

The platform's product surface comprises five named components: the Marktplatz (marketplace) for listing and transacting pre-validated wind sites; the Flächencheck (site check), a self-service tool providing landowners an initial suitability assessment within one minute; the Pachtrechner (lease calculator) for estimating lease income; the Digitale Vergabe (digital auction system) enabling transparent bidding and contracting; and the KI-Assistent, an AI-powered chatbot built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI for user support. The underlying technology uses AI algorithms to process structured geographic and environmental data — wind speeds, topography, suitability classifications, environmental constraints — to predict and prioritize viable wind sites. Caeli Wind has identified 173 new wind sites in Germany in 2023 and has facilitated 50+ projects, 100 contracts, and approximately 400 turbines representing roughly 2,800 MW of total capacity since founding.

The business model is a transaction-based marketplace: landowners receive free consultation, site assessment, and land marketing services, while project developers pay commission or transaction fees to access pre-screened sites and participate in auctions. The company states pricing for project developers is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. Revenue is recognized on successful matching of landowners with developers. Operational signals indicate marketplace liquidity — 90 active project developers registered on the platform and an average of 4.2 bidders per auction — and the company claims an 18-month average time saving for developers using the platform versus traditional acquisition. Caeli Wind has raised approximately €12 million in disclosed funding (a seven-figure pre-seed in June 2022 led by Wilfried Gillrath, an HTGF-led seed in June 2023, and an €11 million Series A in May 2024 led by Notion Capital with participation from Santander Alternative Investments and HTGF). The company is headquartered at Mollstraße 32, 10249 Berlin, employs 51–100 people, and currently operates in Germany with stated plans for international expansion.

Name

Caeli Wind

Legal name

Caeli Wind GmbH

Website

https://caeli-wind.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Caeli Wind is a Berlin-based digital marketplace connecting German landowners (farmers, forest owners, municipalities) with wind energy project developers. Its AI-assisted platform identifies wind potential sites, screens them economically, and runs transparent digital auctions, compressing site acquisition timelines by an average of 18 months.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wind Energy Marketplace

akta.pro primary industry

Onshore Wind Project Development & Permitting (EUAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wind Farm Development & Permitting (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACAFAE)

Keywords

• Wind energy marketplace
• Renewable energy platform
• Wind site identification
• Energy project matching
• Land lease facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Transaction Fees: Revenue generated from facilitating transactions between landowners and project developers on the digital marketplace. The platform enables project developers to secure wind sites through qualified auctions or direct allocation.
2. Free Services for Landowners: Landowner services (consultation, site assessment, land marketing) are offered free of charge, with revenue generated from transaction fees when projects are successfully matched with developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caeli Wind operates a digital marketplace that connects landowners with wind energy project developers in Germany. The platform uses AI to pre-screen and identify suitable land parcels for wind energy development and facilitates site allocation through a transparent digital auction process. Landowner-side services are offered free of charge, while project developers pay transaction-based fees on successfully matched sites.

Product overview

Caeli Wind operates a digital marketplace platform for wind energy sites in Germany, connecting landowners (including farmers, forest owners, municipalities, and industrial investors) with project developers. The core platform consists of the Marktplatz (Marketplace), which enables the listing and transaction of pre-validated wind sites, supported by the Flächencheck tool for initial site suitability assessment and the Pachtrechner (Lease Calculator) for financial projections. The platform facilitates site transactions through its digital auction system (Digitale Vergabe), enabling transparent bidding and contracting. The Caeli KI-Assistent provides AI-powered user support. The company also offers expert consultation services and regional wind energy information resources to support both landowners and developers throughout the wind project development process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aufwind: Newsletter for landowners providing insights into wind power projects, legal changes, and funding opportunities.
• Flächenmonitor

Products and services

• Caeli Wind Marketplace (Marktplatz)
• Caeli Wind Flächencheck

Quantifiable outcome

• 173 new wind sites identified in Germany in 2023
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Impact FactoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on Caeli Wind's website under 'Starke Partner' (Strong Partners) section, suggesting a strategic partnership or collaboration relationship.
• Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner listed under 'Starke Partner' (Strong Partners) section, indicating collaboration in research or knowledge development for wind energy solutions.
• Waldeigentümer AGDWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest owner association partner listed on Caeli Wind's website, supporting the platform's services for forest landowners interested in wind energy development.
• Bundesverband WindenergieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Wind Energy Association member, providing industry representation and network access for Caeli Wind within the German wind energy sector.
• LEE Landesverband Erneuerbare Energien Niedersachsen Bremen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level renewable energy association member for Lower Saxony and Bremen, supporting regional networking and industry representation.
• Future Forest InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization related to forest and wind energy, supporting Caeli Wind's services for forest owners in wind energy projects.
• MaschinenringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural machinery ring organization partner, potentially supporting connections with farmer landowners for wind energy land opportunities.
• Team Energiewende BayernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBavaria Energy Transition Initiative supporter, listed as partner supporting the energy transition in Bavaria with Caeli Wind's participation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABO Wind: One of Germany's largest independent onshore wind and solar project developers with its own in-house land acquisition team. Both a potential customer of Caeli Wind's marketplace and a competitor with proprietary site sourcing capabilities.
• Enertrag AG: German-based wind energy developer and operator with vertically integrated capabilities across project development, grid services, and operations. Comparable as a potential enterprise customer and incumbent competitor in wind site sourcing.
• juwi GmbH: German renewable energy developer (subsidiary of MVV Energie) with extensive experience in wind and solar project development including land acquisition. Comparable as a major addressable buyer on Caeli Wind's platform.
• Encavis AG: German independent power producer operating wind and solar parks across Europe. As an asset owner/operator that procures new sites, Encavis is a comparable enterprise customer segment for Caeli Wind's marketplace.
• PNE AG: German wind and solar project developer with international operations and its own project pipeline development team. Represents the incumbent model Caeli Wind's marketplace aims to complement or partially disintermediate.
• UKA Projektentwicklung: German wind and solar project developer with growing pipeline across Germany. Operates its own land acquisition function and represents a target enterprise customer for Caeli Wind's marketplace.
• wpd AG: Major German-based onshore wind and solar developer with established land acquisition operations across Europe. Operates in the same target market as Caeli Wind's developer customers and could either source through or bypass the marketplace.

Direct peers

• Landgate: US-based digital marketplace and data platform for renewable energy site identification, valuation, and transaction support. Directly comparable to Caeli Wind in operating an online marketplace that matches landowners with renewable energy project developers using data-driven site assessment.

Others

• Next Kraftwerke: German virtual power plant operator aggregating distributed renewable energy assets. Operates a marketplace-like platform in an adjacent renewable energy vertical, making it thematically comparable as a European digital energy marketplace.

Emerging players

• Pexapark: Swiss-based renewable energy pricing and market intelligence platform serving wind and solar developers and investors. Comparable as a digital-first SaaS/data platform targeting the same renewable energy developer customer base as Caeli Wind.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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