Digital Energy Solutions

Name

Digital Energy Solutions

Website

https://digital-energysolutions.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Digital Energy Solutions is a Munich-based 2015 joint venture between the BMW Group and the Viessmann Group, operating a digital energy platform at the intersection of electric mobility and residential heating. It serves its two industrial parents and their ecosystems, employing 51-100 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed EV Charging Software (Residential, Fleet, Workplace) (EUAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

V2G/V2H/V2B Enablement Platforms (Control, Optimization, Dispatch) (EUAFAMAB), EV Charging Infrastructure IoT & Smart Charging (V1G/V2G) (EUADAPAH), Vehicle OEM & Tier-1 V2G Enablement (Telematics, Vehicle Energy APIs) (EUAFAMAM), Smart Energy Management (Meters, EV Chargers, Solar/Battery Monitors) Retail (CRACAGAI)

Keywords

• Digital energy management
• Connected home energy
• EV charging solutions
• Energy IoT platform
• Smart energy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

Digital Energy Solutions operates as a joint venture between the BMW Group and the Viessmann Group, focused on developing digital energy solutions. The company builds connected energy management technology linking electric vehicles, residential heating systems, and home energy ecosystems. It enables integrated digital energy services that combine automotive and HVAC domains through a software-based platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Energy Solutions Platform

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Emerging players

• Tibber: European digital energy retailer with a smart-home energy management app and EV charging integration; comparable as a software-driven EV/smart-home energy player expanding across European markets where Digital Energy Solutions also targets.

Direct peers

• GreenCom Networks: German-based energy IoT and white-label smart energy management platform provider; directly comparable as a software layer connecting distributed home energy assets (PV, storage, EV chargers, heat pumps) for utilities and OEMs, similar in customer and technology profile to Digital Energy Solutions.
• Sonnen (sonnen GmbH / Shell subsidiary): German home battery and virtual power plant provider integrating with PV and EV charging; comparable as a home energy management platform active in the same DACH market and increasingly focused on EV/V2H integration.
• Lichtblick (SE Vernetzt): German home energy management and virtual power plant operator focused on heat pumps, EV chargers, and PV/battery integration; comparable as a software-centric home energy platform targeting similar residential assets and grid services use cases.
• Solarwatt: German home energy company offering PV, battery storage, EV charging and an energy management app; comparable as a German home energy bundler integrating PV, storage, heat pumps, and EV charging with software-driven energy management.
• Hager Group (Hager Energy / flow): European provider of energy management hardware/software including EV charging controllers and home energy management systems; comparable as a peer selling smart-charging and DER orchestration technology to installers and OEMs in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• EnBW mobility+ / EnBW energy solutions: Large German utility with a substantial EV charging network and home energy offerings; comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same DACH smart-charging and home energy market Digital Energy Solutions serves.
• Next Kraftwerke: German virtual power plant operator aggregating distributed assets including EV chargers for grid services; comparable as a broad incumbent providing VPP and DER orchestration services overlapping with DES's grid integration ambitions.
• E.ON Home / E.ON Drive: Major German/European utility with home energy management, heat pump, and EV charging propositions; comparable as a broad incumbent bundling smart charging, heat pumps, and energy services for residential customers in the same geographies.

Others

• BMW Wallbox / BMW Charging (parent-side offering): BMW's in-house EV charging hardware and service program; directly comparable as the OEM charging ecosystem that Digital Energy Solutions' JV with BMW is designed to power and extend, rather than an external competitor.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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