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Michael Kowatschew is the Founder of Heizma, a company helping households transition to clean energy through electrification solutions such as heat pumps, solar, and smart energy systems. He is also a Partner at Optima, developing AI-powered energy management systems, and an Investor at morgen ventures, a private investment vehicle backing early-stage startups. Michael also acts as a Scout Investor for Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm.

Michael Schneider

Apr 14 2026

Bootstrapped to €1M MRR. Oversubscribed in two weeks. Then everything changed

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Corporate Sustainability · Sustainable Finance

How Heizma raised an oversubscribed €2.5M round, survived an 85% market crash, and still tripled revenue through rapid pivots and disciplined execution

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