Next Big Thing.

Next Big Thing AG is a Berlin-based venture capital and accelerator firm established in 2016, focusing on the incubation and investment in early-stage companies within the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain sectors. The firm offers a three-month program designed to support startups with essential resources, including mentorship, engineering expertise, and innovative financing options. As an operational venture capital firm, Next Big Thing actively engages in fostering entrepreneurship and driving innovation, particularly in Europe’s digital economy. It combines technical and business knowledge to create a framework that enhances the development of high-tech ventures, emphasizing decentralization and security in the use of data and smart contracts. By leveraging its extensive network of investors, partners, and policymakers, Next Big Thing aims to make entrepreneurship more accessible and translate emerging technologies into valuable solutions across various industries.

Sandra Panknin

COO

Harald Zapp

Founder and CEO

2 past transactions

Metr

Series A in 2023
Metr is focused on developing a universal IoT infrastructure tailored for the housing industry, aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and operational transparency in buildings lacking installed management systems. The company's digital platform facilitates the entire value chain for energy-efficient buildings, offering solutions that include metering point operations to monitor energy consumption and optimizing energy use across various heating systems. Metr’s hardware platform supports multiple utility applications and seamlessly integrates third-party services, positioning it as a comprehensive solution for modernizing tenement buildings. Through its innovative approach, Metr enables clients to digitalize their processes and deliver cost-effective services to tenants while promoting sustainable energy practices.

Enclave Networks

Seed Round in 2022
Enclave Networks (formerly Westgate Cyber Security) is a UK-based company engaged in the research and development of new computer security technologies, and board-level cybersecurity risk awareness training. Enclave Networks helps business and public sector bodies understand and overcome emerging cybersecurity threats, and believe in adopting more preventative methods to deal with cybercrime which lower complexity barriers to secure and effective digital communication. Their experienced senior team engages directly with our clients and we pride ourselves on our ability to substantially reduce the risk of their clients falling victim to cyberattacks. Enclave Networks builds one-to-one connections and cloaks their applications with invisible network access gates using "authenticate-then-connect" technology, which only materialises when certain trust standards met - protecting from discovery, targeting, and attack. Enclave Networks undertakes executive training on a bespoke basis delivered by its directors. Sometimes this is designed to highlight risk and governance, sometimes to address specific awareness. By improving their awareness they can substantially reduce the risk of their organization falling victim to cyberattacks. They deliver programmes and short courses covering topics from digital hygiene and assurance through to data governance and control.
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