Let's build something great together

It's time to move beyond the era of dirty buildings and bring Net Zero Real Estate closer: simplify your job and banish outdated technology to grow your business faster.

Together we can build something great, and provide a more sustainable future for generations to come.

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Our science-based solution is a pioneering force, transforming real estate

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Origin story

How does the industry navigate this journey towards a Net Zero future?

That's the challenge that Evan (CEO) wanted to solve through his PhD at ETH Zurich: his academic team developed optimization algorithms that combine profitability requirements with sustainability and forecasting methodologies - the heart and brain of what would become Optiml.

It was during a cycling holiday that Jordi (CTO) decided to come on board, and Optiml spun off from ETH in November 2022. Nico (CCO) completes the co-founder trio, complementing the deep industry and technology expertise of the other founders with his business background.

Backed by leading investors

Trusted by

logoInnovation EndeavorsLeading venture capital firm based in San Francisco focused on and high impact startups ($1.5B AuM). Founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
logoPlanet AOne of the top Climate Tech Venture Capital firms in Europe, based in Berlin. Deep connections in real estate asset management with €160M fund size.
logoWSGSwiss real estate developer with focus on low-CO₂ building projects and digitalization of construction.

Meet the Optiml Team

The people decarbonizing real estate

We're innovators and climate optimists. We're building an outstanding team of technologists, sustainable building experts and market specialists to deliver on our goal: Net Zero Real Estate.

  • member-photoDr. Evan PetkovCo-Founder & CEO10+ years in energy engineering, policy, and sustainable buildings. ETHZ PhD & Stanford MSc
  • member-photoNico DehnertCo-Founder & CCOFormer Boston Consulting Group Partner, CleanTech & B2B SaaS, MBA & Energy Engineer
  • member-photoJordi CamposCo-Founder & CTOPhysicist turned entrepreneur, modeling and optimization focus. ETHZ MSc
  • member-photoVeronica MagnoProduct DesignerUser experience designer specializing in sustainability and green futures
  • member-photoXavier SpagnoloFounding Software EngineerFormer Senior Software Engineer at Google Search & Lens
  • member-photoMaximilian MittelstaedtProduct Lead6+ years experience in sustainable engineering, consulting & architecture. ETHZ MSc IBS
  • member-photoMareike JensChief of StaffFormer Boston Consulting Group Project Leader, IBM IT Consultant
  • member-photoJonas HeitzData EngineerFormer ML Platform Lead at Squirro. Machine learning & data specialist with a strong background in software engineering
  • member-photoHleb BelehauFullstack EngineerNext.js Typescript expert, BMSTU Nanoengineering M. Eng
  • member-photoEric MartyFullstack EngineerTech startup veteran specializing in Systems & DevOps. ETHZ MSc EE
  • member-photoPolina SaanteProduct EngineerETHZ MSc Integrated Building Systems specializing in building energy simulations
  • member-photoJulia KuczyńskaSenior Product DesignerDesigner with a background in architecture and graphic design, experienced in prop-tech startups
  • member-photoNicolas KupferSenior Fullstack EngineerMathematician, LLM, and Frontend expert with a focus on rapid prototyping
  • member-photoHellen HohoffSenior Communications & Product Marketing Manager6+ years of experience in marketing & PR with a focus on comms for GreenTech startups
  • member-photoDr. Melanie HerrmannSenior UX Researcher10+ years in sustainable innovation. HCI, PhD, UCL. Psychology, MSc, RWTH. Sustainability Management, Uni of Cambridge
  • member-photoGilles OttervangerSoftware EngineerFormer Google Software engineer with a research background in multi-objective optimization of machine learning models
  • member-photoMatthias MüllerProduct Lead - PlatformSenior proptech product leader with extensive experience, including PriceHubble and PwC
  • member-photoDaltonChief Dog OfficerOptimized for running and sleeping

Minimum environmental impact

Sustainability at our core

At Optiml, we practice sustainability not only in our business model, but also in our values and practices: from how we design our product, host our cloud-based solution, and develop code to minimize our environmental impact.

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Join our team

We're looking for talented people

Optiml is growing fast, and we are always looking for passionate, dynamic, and talented individuals to join our distributed team all around the world.

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