About us
Together we make climate protection simple and profitable.
An idea revolutionizes heat management for non-residential buildings.
Link to: Kontakt
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Link to: Hilfe
We are vilisto. passionate. empathetic. creative.
We are a complementary team of over 30 passionate developers, empathetic communicators, result-oriented doers and creative designers who make our products a little better every day. This is how we increase our impact on the energy and heat transition and make our contribution to climate protection. We want to continuously expand this – for a sustainable and livable future on our planet.
The idea for vilisto came from our three founders Christoph Berger, Lasse Stehnken and Christian Brase. Already during their studies, they realized that non-residential buildings are mostly heated inefficiently and that the solutions available on the market are not able to solve this challenge comfortably.
Since then, we have stood for a world in which people automatically consume only as much energy as they need for their personal well-being.
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Our management
Christoph Berger
Founder & CEO
As an energy engineer from TU Hamburg and UC Berkeley, Christoph developed the original idea for vilisto. He leads the company as CEO and is responsible for corporate development, finance and human resources. Based on his energy engineering background, he continuously develops the future products at vilisto.
Lasse Stehnken
Founder & CTO
Lasse is the perfect complement to the technical implementation of the ideas. He is a software developer and has also gained in-depth hardware knowledge through his studies at the Technical University of Munich as well as international work experience. Lasse leads the technical development at vilisto and is very good at thinking his way into complex issues.
Christian Brase
Founder & CSO
As a behavioral economist, Christian is largely responsible for the sustainable growth of our business figures. He is responsible for sales and marketing and always has an open ear for customer needs. After completing his Master’s degree at the University of Cologne, he gained experience in building up the sales department of another fast-growing startup, among other things.
Dr. Michael Heuer
Head of Control Engineering
Michael holds a PhD in control engineering from the TU Hamburg and takes care of the intelligence of the products at vilisto. He develops algorithms with his team, incorporating his broad and deep expertise in machine learning and control engineering.
Come join our team!
You want to be part of our climate mission and work together with us on the topics of energy efficiency and climate protection? Here you can find our job offers. We look forward to hearing from you!
These customers are already part of our climate mission
Our network
What’s new?
Building sector misses climate target
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vilisto on a journey to climate neutrality
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Exchange with the Federal Minister Svenja Schulze at the bitkom Founders’ Breakfast
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vilisto TV report on ZDF & ARTE “Heat thanks to hemp and hightech”
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Municipality of Binzen in Baden-Württemberg reduces energy consumption by 22
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Winners of the E.ON Grid Startup Challenge
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Awarded the Hessian State Prize for Energy
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Self-help startup launched through online B2B event
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Podcast Deep Dive CleanTech from digital kompakt
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Not just hot air – digital heat management for the climate
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Innovative and promising start-up
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Municipality reduces energy consumption with smart radiator thermostats
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About thermostats that learn if someone is in the room
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vilisto wins German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment
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