Christoph Ostermann

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) is the Austrian promotional bank, fully controlled by the Government of Austria. Based in Vienna, AWS emerged in 2002 from the merger of several government funding agencies including FGG-Finanzierungsgarantiegesellschaft mbH and BÜRGES Förderungsbank GmbH. The firm later absorbed Innovationsagentur GmbH. The Seed Financing division of AWS manages venture capital investments by way of mezzanine financing. AWS also comprises several divisions not directly involved in investment management, namely Tecma which is specialized in technology marketing support, Tecnet which supplies technology information, i²-Ideas & Investment which is a networking platform for business angels and Biotech, providing business support for biotechnology projects. AWS manages the university spin-off fund Uni Venture, sponsored by BAWAG-Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft.

eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG (eCAPITAL) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Münster, Germany.

SUNMACHINE GmbH develops thermal power plants. Its thermal power plants generates electricity and heat for single and multiple family houses. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Wildpoldsried, Germany.

KMC Management Consultants GmbH & Co. KG is a German business development company that has been assisting medium-sized and large corporations in developing their business strategies and implementing them in their target markets since 1988. The private company is based in Meerbusch, Germany, and has an international team that develops pragmatic concepts, taking country-specific characteristics into account. KMC's primary activities include successful sales and marketing strategies, portfolio optimization, market entries, acquisitions, and the implementation of strategic alliances. The company is implementation-oriented and actively involves the client's organization to write enduring success stories. KMC is a cross-industrial functional specialist with extensive expertise in different sectors based on more than 29 years of experience. The CEO is Christian Klausmeier.

sonnen GmbH develops lithium storage systems and battery technologies. It specializes in the design of lithium storage systems and renewable energy development technologies. The firm engages in research and development investment projects focused on the production of power battery storage solutions. The company was founded by Christoph Ostermann and Torsten Stiefenhofer in April 2010 and is headquartered in Wildpoldsried, Germany.

Faradion Ltd. manufactures batteries. It offers sodium-ion batteries that can be tailored to both energy and power applications. The company was founded by Jerry Barker and Christopher J. Wright and Ashwin Kumar Kumaraswamy in 2011 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

ES.FOR.IN SE provides energy solutions for industrial customers. The private company is based in Essen, Germany. The German company was founded in 2014 by Christoph Gardlo and Christian Hövelhaus. Christian Hövelhaus has been the CEO since 2014.

sonnen Holding GmbH (Germany) engages in the holding and management of participations in other firms. The company was founded on April 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Wildpoldsried, Germany.

Part of LichtBlick SE, Installion GmbH is a digital marketplace for photovoltaic systems, energy storage, and wall boxes, and a strong advocate for the energy transition. The company is based in Cologne, Germany. Installion offers a digital platform for nationwide PV installations with installation guarantees, and provides career opportunities for both beginners and professionals in the field. The German company was founded in 2019 by Florian Meyer-Delpho and Till Pirnay, with Florian Meyer-Delpho serving as CEO since then. Installion was acquired by LichtBlick SE on April 01, 2023.