Berg

What Berg does

Berg GmbH is a German energy management solutions provider headquartered in Martinsried near Munich, founded in 1992 and operating for over 30 years. The company sells an integrated stack of hardware measurement devices, cloud-connected software platforms, and energy consulting services to industrial, commercial, healthcare, and EV infrastructure customers across the DACH region. Its software portfolio centers on three products: Efficio, a web-based energy and environmental management platform mapped to ISO 50001, DIN EN 16247, and ISO 14001 compliance workflows; Berg.Charge, a cloud-based EV charging management system supporting OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1 protocols; and Optimo, a dynamic load management system for peak shaving and energy cost optimization. The hardware portfolio includes the BDL CU data logger, LoRaWAN IoT sensors, electricity/gas/heat/cold/water meters, and clamp-on ultrasonic flow sensors used to feed consumption data into the software layer.

Revenue is generated through three channels: recurring software subscriptions (Efficio, Berg.Charge), one-time hardware sales (sensors, meters, data loggers), and professional services spanning energy audits per DIN 16247, ISO 50001 certification support, BAFA federal funding advisory, system installation, and operator training. The company cites more than 1,600 completed projects and a customer list that includes Pilkington Deutschland AG, Dentsply Sirona, Arla Foods, Coherent Inc., Knapp AG, Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, KAGes, and RYGOL Baustoffwerk. Distribution is conducted via direct enterprise field sales through six regional managers across Germany and Switzerland, an inside sales team, a technical support hotline, and self-serve access through the Efficio mobile app on Apple App Store and Google Play. The company itself operates a DIN ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system and an ISO 50001-certified internal energy management system, reinforcing its regulatory-compliance positioning.

Since 2019, Berg has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VIVAVIS AG, a diversified technology group with 750+ employees serving approximately 10,000 customers. Within the VIVAVIS ecosystem, Berg sits alongside sister companies including eoda GmbH (data science and advanced analytics), CAIGOS GmbH (geographic information systems), and AMW Anlagen-Montagen Werkzeugbau GmbH (switchgear and plant assembly), creating latent cross-sell and bundled-solution potential. Berg is led by CEO Marijan Valic (CTO 2008-2019, CEO since 2019) and CTO Dr.-Ing. Peter Günther, with a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

Berg

Legal name

Berg GmbH

Website

https://berg-energie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berg GmbH is a German energy management solutions provider offering integrated hardware (meters, LoRaWAN sensors, data loggers), software (Efficio, Berg.Charge, Optimo), and consulting services for industrial, commercial, healthcare, and EV infrastructure customers across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Software and Industrial IoT Solutions

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Energy Engagement (In-Home Displays, Portals, Usage Insights) (EUADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

DER Program Operations & Customer/Installer Enablement (Applications, Portals, Inspections) (EUADALAO), EV Charging Network Management & Software Services (CPMS, Monitoring, Billing) (TLAKAMAG)

Keywords

• Energy management software
• Industrial energy monitoring
• EV charging management
• Load management solutions
• ISO 50001 compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Martinsried

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Management Software (Efficio): Web-based subscription software for energy management providing measurement, analysis, visualization, and reporting capabilities. Revenue from software licensing with regular updates and functional expansions.
2. Measurement and Communication Technology: Hardware products including electricity meters, network analyzers, power converters, data loggers, gateways, sensors (LoRaWAN, M-Bus), clamp-on sensors, water meters, heat/cold flow meters, and gas meters. One-time hardware sales.
3. System Service and Consulting: Professional services including concept creation (measuring point concept, system construction concept, expansion stage concept), installation, commissioning, training, certification and audit support, and success monitoring.
4. Energy Audits and Compliance Services: Energy audit services according to DIN 16247-1 and ISO 50001, including preparation, execution, and audit support. BAFA funding consultation services.
5. Berg.Charge Charging Management: Cloud-based charging infrastructure management platform with static and dynamic load management capabilities for EV charging stations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Berg GmbH develops and sells an integrated energy management ecosystem centered on the Efficio web-based software platform for measuring, analyzing, visualizing, and reporting industrial energy consumption. The offering combines the Efficio energy/environmental management software, Berg.Charge EV charging management, and Optimo load management with a comprehensive hardware portfolio of IoT sensors, data loggers, electricity/gas/water/heat meters, and professional services including energy audits and ISO 50001 compliance consulting for industrial and commercial customers.

Product overview

Berg GmbH offers an integrated energy management ecosystem combining the Efficio software platform (energy management), Berg.Charge (EV charging management), and Optimo (load management) with a comprehensive hardware portfolio of measurement and communication technology. The offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture where Efficio serves as the central energy management hub connecting various measurement devices including electricity meters, network analyzers, gas meters (BMG series), heat/cold meters (BMH/BMC series), water meters (FlowIQ series), and clamp-on sensors. IoT data collection is enabled through LoRaWAN sensors and data loggers like BDL CU. Professional services include energy auditing according to DIN 16247 and ISO 50001 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Efficio: Energy management software solution for industrial energy management 5.0, providing measurement, analysis, and optimization of energy flows.
• Berg.Charge
• Optimo

Products and services

• Efficio Energy Management Software

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy monitoring effort decreased significantly with more detailed database
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• VIVAVIS AGflagshipOthersBerg GmbH is a subsidiary of VIVAVIS AG. Under the VIVAVIS umbrella, Berg shapes the future of digital infrastructures. VIVAVIS bundles expertise in infrastructure and IoT topics, helping decode complex processes and translate them into intuitive applications. The group employs over 750 people and serves approximately 10,000 customers.
• Widap AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWidap AG serves as Berg's trade representative (Handelsvertretung) for Switzerland. Janko Caesar represents Berg at Widap AG.
• AMW Anlagen-Montagen Werder GmbHminorOthersPart of the VIVAVIS Group of companies. Specializes in plant assembly and installation services.
• BAFA (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle)coreOthersFederal Office of Economics and Export Control. BAFA provides funding support for energy efficiency measures, covering up to 30% of net investment costs for eligible energy management systems and audits.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KISTERS: German software company focused on energy data management, energy forecasting, and load management for utilities and industrial customers. Direct peer on Efficio/Optimo overlap with strong overlap in ISO 50001-style use cases and DACH market footprint.
• Optergy: Energy management software platform serving commercial and industrial buildings, competing in the same product category as Efficio with dashboards, submetering, and BAS integration. Comparable in core functionality and mid-market target customers.
• DEXMA: Cloud-based energy intelligence platform for multi-site commercial and industrial users with analytics, alarms, and benchmarking. Competes with Efficio on SaaS delivery and supports similar ISO 50001-style monitoring and reporting workflows.
• Last Mile Solutions: EV charging management platform offering OCPP backend, billing, and load management for charge point operators and fleets. Direct competitor to Berg.Charge in the EV charging management software category.
• chargecloud: German SaaS for EV charging infrastructure management with billing, OCPP, and roaming. Direct competitor to Berg.Charge with strong overlap in DACH enterprise and fleet customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure): Global industrial automation and energy management incumbent whose EcoStruxure platform includes energy monitoring, submetering, and sustainability reporting. Overlaps with Berg's Efficio but as part of a much broader portfolio of building and industrial solutions.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens's infrastructure division offers building energy management, sub-metering, and industrial energy optimization (e.g., Navigator, Sentron). Competes broadly with Berg across both software and metering hardware categories.
• ABB Ability Energy Manager: ABB's energy management suite delivers energy monitoring, optimization, and asset analytics for industrial and commercial facilities. Overlaps with Berg's portfolio but as part of ABB's wider electrification and automation offering.

Emerging players

• GreenCom Networks: IoT platform for distributed energy resource management and energy community monetization. Overlaps with Berg's Efficio/Optimo plus DER integration ambitions but targets utility and energy community use cases with a SaaS delivery model.
• Pionix: EV charging management software with EVerest open-source OCPP stack and load management features. Comparable to Berg.Charge in OCPP compliance and dynamic load management but positioned as an emerging open-source alternative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berg_energie
• Facebookfacebook.com/BerggmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berg-die-energieoptimierer

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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