Simon Bartmann
Founder of bullfinch
Simon Bartmann
Founder of bullfinch
Berlin Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & Co-CEO
2024 - Current
Leading Point-of-Sale financing platform for climate technologies like Solar, Storage or Smart Meter. Bullfinch serves >9,000 Households and >EUR 200. Mio contracted revenues. We finance hardware assets for residential, C&I and Agri-Solar as wells as energy communities
Vorstand
2024
Responsible for Marketing, Sales, Finance & Risk, Investor Relations and Commercial Product
Founder &Chairman of the Supervisory Board
2019 - 2024
Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender (chairman) at Bullfinch Asset AG (Aktiengesellschaft) Europe’s fastest growing private equity (IPX:LSE Impax Asset Management Group PLC ) backed investment and asset management platform for decentralized energy assets such as solar, storage, charging and metering.
Strategy Board Member
2023
Investor
2020
Flagship Founders is a company builder with a focus on maritime technology, logistics and shipping. We aim at bringing cutting edge technology and innovation to the shipping industry by empowering founders to create world-class companies.
Managing Director
2015
Family Office and private investment company
Member of the Supervisory Board
2021 - 2024
Swobbee is the efficient solution for the professional operation of Small electric vehicle fleets in the field of sharing, logistics and delivery as well as other electricity-based applications. Our Battery-as-a-Service and Charging-as-a-Service approach enables a simple, convenient and cost-optimized transition to electric mobility. Eight common battery types for numerous micromobile applications are already integrated into the Swobbee system: OKAI A, OKAI B, Segway, AES, AkkuVision, Kumpan, Torrot and GreenPack. More will follow.
Managing Director
2022 - 2023
One of Germany‘s leading residential solar players and subsidiary of EWE AG with >8,6 Bn. Euros (2022) in annual revenues. EIGENSONNE: among largest residential solar companies in Germany | > 430 employees | >35mn debt facilities | nationwide construction teams | >EUR 50mn revenue
Senior Investment Manager & Executive Director
2019 - 2023
Executive Director - Dept. Venture Capital | Business Innovation Corporate Venture Capital of EWE AG ( 8,6Billion Euro Revenue) Our vision: we make innovation a part of everyday life By combining electricity, heat, telecommunications and mobility, we are driving the energy turnaround. EWE sees itself as a driving force behind the energy turnaround and will further expand the business fields of energy, mobility and telecommunications.
Senior Manager Corporate Development
2017 - 2019
Holistic corporate development management activities. Management board position at BTC AG. Responsible for Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, New Business and Digital Innovation of BTC AG 100% subsidiary of EWE AG (€ 8.5 billion revenue). Development of BTC AG group organization and new ventures. www.btc-ag.com | www.ewe.de
Limited Partner
2020 - 2023
Energy Impact Partners is a leading investment firm focused on companies optimizing energy consumption and improving sustainable energy generation.
Limited Partner
2020 - 2023
Venture capital fund with $ 1bn raised capital
Business Mentor
2018 - 2023
Oldenburg-based tech accelerator powered by large corporates and Banks e.g. EWE AG, Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA, NORD LB, LzO Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg
Interim Managing Director | Chief Investment Officer
2022 - 2023
One of Germany‘s leading residential solar players and subsidiary of EWE AG with >8,6 Bn. Euros (2022) in annual revenues. EIGENSONNE: among largest residential solar companies in Germany | > 430 employees | >35mn debt facilities | nationwide construction teams | >EUR 50mn revenue
Member Of The Supervisory Board
2020 - 2022
Board Observer
2019 - 2022
Board Observer with SIGNA and Deutsche Wohnen (Today Vonovia SE) Mit Comgy in die digitale Zukunft. Comgy digitalisiert die Messung, Visualisierung und Abrechnung von Wärme-, Wasser- und Stromverbräuchen in Immobilien. https://comgy.io/de/
Education
Harvard Innovation Lab 2017 Summer Program
2017 - 2017
Industrial Business Management Assistant
2008 - 2011