Brandenburg Kapital

Brandenburg Kapital is the private equity and venture capital investment arm of Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg, based in Potsdam, Germany. Established in 2000, the firm specializes in providing financing to small and medium-sized enterprises across various sectors, including life sciences, technology, industrial applications, and information and communication technology. Brandenburg Kapital typically invests between €0.3 million and €3.0 million in companies that are headquartered or have facilities in the state of Brandenburg. It focuses on firms at all stages of development, from seed/start-up to pre-IPO, and generally takes minority stakes or silent partnerships. The company has a strong track record with over 200 investments and aims to support fast-growing, technology-oriented businesses. Exits are typically sought within four to eight years. The current venture capital fund is supported by the European Regional Development Fund, reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic growth in the region.

Markus Barnickel

Senior Investment Manager

Sebastian Bertram

Senior Investment Manager

Torsten Fiegler

Investment Manager

Thomas Krause

Managing Director

Katja Kühnel

Senior Investment Manager

Thilo Neu

Senior Investment Manager

Sebastian Seyfarth

Investment Manager

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulmke

Director

Olav Wilms

Managing Director

Past deals in Central Europe

DearEmployee

Seed Round in 2023
DearEmployee is the Workplace Mental Health Platform. As a corporate health start-up, we support employers in designing healthy and motivating working conditions for their employees in order to reduce mental stress and to increase employee productivity. Using the DearEmployee platform, companies can easily and digitally measure mental stress at the workplace in a scientific way, and subsequently sign up to tailored health and HR measures. The solution also meets the legal requirements for mental health risk assessment in Germany.

Hum Systems

Seed Round in 2022
HUM develops home safety devices and technology to increase building security and communication. The company's smart living station provides burglary and fire security while remaining invisible and only appearing when needed, allowing consumers to enhance their daily lives with additional safety and comfort.

smedo

Seed Round in 2022
„Our goal is to enable contactless, affordable, precise and versatile measurement of vital signs for any relevant application and environment.“ The smedo sensor measures micro-vibrations of the skin to determine heartbeat, HRV, HeartSound, RespirationRate & bloodpressure. It works from of up to 7meters through clothing, in the dark and on moving targets. Smedo provides maximum freedom and comfort for personnel and patients and delivers accurate vital data with zero disruption. No wires, no restrictions, no effort. Smedo supervises defined areas and monitors the biometrics. Acoustic or digital alarms as well as insightful reports can be triggered when and where needed. smedo - we sense vital signs.

Staex

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Award-winning lightweight software layer connecting, communicating, and orchestrating IoT machines such as Autonomous Mobile Robots in a distributed and decentralized network. For lower latency, lower cost, faster deployment time, and more reliable and secure than traditional VPNs.

Solandeo

Seed Round in 2022
Solandeo GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in manufacturing and marketing metering and power management solutions tailored for renewable energy plants. The company offers cost-effective and innovative services to green electricity traders and plant operators, focusing on energy management, measurement data provision in real time, data logging, and oversight of measured installations. Solandeo's solutions encompass smart metering, remote control technology, and technical upgrades for wind, solar, and biomethane heating plants, facilitating efficient operation and integration into the green electric power market.

Lindis Blood Care

Venture Round in 2022
Lindis Blood Care´s mission is to optimise the outcome of cancer surgeries by developing a Medical Device to remove cancer cells from blood during cancer surgeries to enable Autologous Blood Transfusion.

zkSystems

Seed Round in 2020
ZkSystems GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in software solutions for industrial manufacturers, particularly those engaged in Industry 4.0. The company develops a scalable blockchain protocol tailored for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), enabling manufacturers to achieve seamless integration and automation without a central authority. ZkSystems' software is designed to enhance scalability and privacy, making it an ideal choice for industrial leaders. The company collaborates with prominent partners such as Oracle, Sopra Steria, and SAP.iO, further establishing its presence in the technology sector. Notably, its software is utilized by major players in the industry, including Siemens, highlighting its relevance and impact on modern manufacturing practices.

Arioso Systems

Venture Round in 2020
Arioso Systems GmbH manufactures silicon based micro loudspeaker. It develops rows of 20-micrometer-wide bending strips built into the body of a silicon chip. The company is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

CI HUB

Seed Round in 2020
CI HUB GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Potsdam, Germany, specializes in brand management software, particularly its product iBrams. The company targets global businesses, providing solutions for social content creators, marketing professionals, and sales managers by automating the creation of marketing materials. CI HUB offers a microservice that seamlessly integrates into existing marketing applications, allowing users to generate professional content without switching tools. This innovation aims to replace manual adaptations and approvals in marketing agencies, thereby enhancing efficiency and compliance with brand standards. The company’s digital asset aggregator platform connects various data systems, including on-premise and cloud-hosted solutions, facilitating access to centralized marketing data and assets. CI HUB's core team, with extensive experience in marketing, automation, design, and technology, is dedicated to setting high standards for brand compliance and marketing automation.

Lindis Blood Care

Venture Round in 2019
Lindis Blood Care´s mission is to optimise the outcome of cancer surgeries by developing a Medical Device to remove cancer cells from blood during cancer surgeries to enable Autologous Blood Transfusion.

Sphingotec GmbH

Series A in 2019
Sphingotec GmbH, founded in 2002 and located in Brandenburg, Germany, specializes in the development of innovative biomarkers aimed at the diagnosis, prediction, and monitoring of acute medical conditions. Their focus includes critical areas such as acute heart failure, acute kidney injury, and circulatory shock, providing essential tools for healthcare professionals in managing these serious health issues. The company’s advancements in biomarker technology contribute significantly to improving patient outcomes in acute medical scenarios.

Familynet GmbH

Series A in 2019
familynet developes Looping. Looping is a social organizer which helps to share events between individuals, groups, organizations and brands

Synfioo GmbH

Series A in 2019
Synfioo GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Potsdam, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for logistics specialists and transport planners. The company offers an innovative platform that provides real-time transportation monitoring, enabling users to receive immediate updates on setbacks affecting transport plans, such as traffic congestions, security controls, strikes, and adverse weather conditions. By utilizing a big data approach, Synfioo predicts arrival times and analyzes how external factors influence logistics operations. This functionality allows transportation planners to access crucial information seamlessly within their existing workflows, facilitating prompt reactions to ensure a smooth supply chain.

Betterguards

Venture Round in 2019
Betterguards Technology GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing innovative adaptors designed to enhance the protection of joints such as ankles, wrists, and knees. These adaptors can be integrated into various footwear, including work shoes and sports shoes, to stabilize the ankle joint and mitigate the risk of injuries during activities like football, basketball, hiking, and skiing. The company's products also serve therapeutic purposes, catering to individuals with unstable ankles or balance disorders, particularly the elderly who are at a higher risk of falls. Betterguards aims to transform the approach to preventing and treating acute joint injuries while allowing for a high range of motion, similar to the protective function of a seatbelt.

Styla.com

Series B in 2019
Styla GmbH offers content marketing services using digital storytelling and content commerce software. It enables businesses to create visually stunning stories in a magazine appeal without any layout work or HTML effort that users can seamlessly shop from a deep ecommerce integration. The company is based in Germany.

Industrial Analytics IA

Seed Round in 2019
Industrial Analytics offers a holistic all-in-one solution from sensor to analytics for industrial processes and rotating equipment such as compressor, turbines and pumps. They digitalize industrial plants within weeks.

CloudRadar

Seed Round in 2019
CloudRadar provides a straightforward Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for monitoring IT infrastructure, focusing on server and network management. The platform enables users to efficiently monitor Windows and Linux servers, network devices, and web assets through an easy-to-use interface. It features a comprehensive dashboard, a customizable rule engine, and versatile alerting options, including notifications via email, Slack, Telegram, Pushover, Teams, SMS, and phone calls. The service is designed for rapid deployment, coming fully pre-configured to ensure a reliable start. CloudRadar offers competitive and transparent pricing, charging $1.70 per host per month, making it an affordable option for businesses seeking effective IT monitoring solutions.

Store-Anything

Seed Round in 2019
Store-Anything GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in the rental of containers and operates within the self-storage growth sector. The company provides a logistics solution that caters to the increasing demand for flexible storage options, allowing customers to securely store their belongings in a convenient manner. By focusing on container rentals, Store-Anything aims to address the diverse storage needs of both individuals and businesses, contributing to the evolving landscape of the self-storage market.

Cinuru Research

Seed Round in 2019
Cinuru Research is a data analytics company for the movie industry, offering AI-powered digital loyalty systems to cinemas and data-driven online campaigns to film studios. We reimagine the way movies are marketed in the Netflix age by bringing the potential of recommender algorithms to cinemas, leveraging deep taste profiles from our cinema loyalty app Cinuru to identify most likely audiences for any given film. We then help cinemas and studios to target moviegoers more efficiently, drastically reduce waste in campaigning, and bring more people to the theater.

Housy

Seed Round in 2018
Housy GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Kleinmachnow, Germany, operates an apartment portal that facilitates the rental process for both tenants and landlords. The platform utilizes a matching algorithm to compare users' search profiles with available apartment listings and landlords' requirements. When a match is found, users can communicate directly with property owners to arrange viewings and exchange necessary documents, streamlining the rental experience. By consolidating the entire process in one location, Housy aims to simplify the search for housing and enhance communication between parties involved.

Sphingotec GmbH

Venture Round in 2018
Sphingotec GmbH, founded in 2002 and located in Brandenburg, Germany, specializes in the development of innovative biomarkers aimed at the diagnosis, prediction, and monitoring of acute medical conditions. Their focus includes critical areas such as acute heart failure, acute kidney injury, and circulatory shock, providing essential tools for healthcare professionals in managing these serious health issues. The company’s advancements in biomarker technology contribute significantly to improving patient outcomes in acute medical scenarios.

MOTIONTAG

Seed Round in 2018
MotionTag GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in smartphone-based mobility analytics and ticketing applications. The company, which was previously known as MotionTag UG (haftungsbeschränkt) until its name change in March 2017, leverages its proprietary technology, MOTION OS, to analyze data from smartphone sensors. This technology provides insights into transportation usage patterns, helping clients understand customer behavior, optimize existing transport systems, and develop innovative mobility solutions. By focusing on seamless and sustainable urban mobility, MotionTag aims to enhance the overall transportation experience for users.

Sinfosy

Series A in 2017
Sinfosy provides production departments of companies of any size with solutions in the smart manufacturing and smart logistics industry. Sinfosy was founded to provide businesses of all sizes and industries with affordable, ready-to-use Industry 4.0 solutions. The company's standard solution SILVA was the world's first system-as-a-service offer. This was followed by two more with SCIP (Digital Communication for all divisions) and SINTRA (Indoor Localization for Manufacturing and Logistics). You get all this without high investment costs. Together with our partners, we can offer you a worldwide service that guarantees optimal operation of your company.

Synfioo GmbH

Seed Round in 2017
Synfioo GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Potsdam, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for logistics specialists and transport planners. The company offers an innovative platform that provides real-time transportation monitoring, enabling users to receive immediate updates on setbacks affecting transport plans, such as traffic congestions, security controls, strikes, and adverse weather conditions. By utilizing a big data approach, Synfioo predicts arrival times and analyzes how external factors influence logistics operations. This functionality allows transportation planners to access crucial information seamlessly within their existing workflows, facilitating prompt reactions to ensure a smooth supply chain.

Kinematics

Venture Round in 2016
Tinkerbots is a toy building set with easy-to-add robotics that make it possible for young children (and adults, too) to create an endless number of toy robots simply by snapping together Tinkerbots’ patented “Powerbrain,” kinetic modules and passive pieces, and even LEGO bricks. No wiring or programming required. Tinkerbots is like “living LEGOs.” Tinkerbots is the perfect hands-on introduction to the world of robotics. While experiencing hours of fun, children won’t even notice that they are actually learning something extremely valuable and getting a solid foundation in technology. Tinkerbots is not only for children; it’s for the entire family. It’s a toy that fascinates kids and parents alike, engaging them in playing together, and in sharing a learning experience. And with its Arduino-compatible microcontroller, Tinkerbots is also the perfect tool for schools and all the makers out there.

Oculyze

Seed Round in 2016
Oculyze GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Wildau, Brandenburg, Germany, specializes in the development of smartphone microscopes equipped with integrated image recognition technology. The company utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to transition traditional laboratory image analysis to a cloud-based platform. Oculyze's flagship product, a yeast cell counter, is designed for breweries and wineries, allowing users to capture images through a connected microscope and analyze them in real time using advanced image recognition algorithms. This innovative approach has gained traction among yeast labs globally. Additionally, Oculyze has introduced the MUH product for on-site diagnosis of subclinical endometritis in cows. The company aims to expand its cloud-based image recognition capabilities to various applications, including blood and sperm counts, parasite detection, and asbestos analysis. Oculyze offers solutions as either custom systems for specific applications or through APIs and apps that enhance existing laboratory equipment.

Snaptrust

Seed Round in 2016
Snaptrust specializes in the creation, authentication and marketing of anti-counterfeiting features. Snaptrust specializes in the creation, authentication and marketing of anti-counterfeiting features. These features enable product identification checks and thereby protect the intellectual property of companies. Using the unique and patented Snaptrust system, branded goods can be marked in a completely invisible way — without any additional printing technique or alteration in production lines. The main uses of the system are protection against counterfeiting and the management of logistics processes — particularly for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, electronics, spare parts, textiles and printing houses.

PaulCamper

Seed Round in 2016
PaulCamper GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates as Europe's largest RV rental marketplace. The company connects RV owners with outdoor enthusiasts seeking to rent motor homes and campervans for their adventures. By providing a platform tailored to the needs of both renters and owners, PaulCamper enables vehicle owners to earn additional income by renting out their RVs. In turn, travelers can easily access a variety of rental options across the country, facilitating their outdoor experiences and road trips. The company fosters a community centered around a shared passion for camping and exploration.

Familynet GmbH

Seed Round in 2016
familynet developes Looping. Looping is a social organizer which helps to share events between individuals, groups, organizations and brands

dropnostix

Seed Round in 2016
They are developing a rumen-sensor based cow monitoring system to assist dairy producers in efficient herd management for improved herd health & higher milk yield. Ultimately, the improved health of the herd results in higher milk productivity and sustains a stable herd population. Through the use of their system, dairy farmers can easily observe and continue to monitor an animals’ condition. Diseases and production related events could also be detected faster. Thus allowing dairy farmers to take actions in a specified and timely manner.

Softgarden

Venture Round in 2015
Softgarden is a provider of online recruitment software that simplifies the hiring process for businesses. Its platform allows companies to post job advertisements on their websites and various job boards, facilitating online applications from candidates. The software includes features for candidate tracking, application management, and employer branding, enabling businesses to assess and discuss applications efficiently. By offering analytics, Softgarden provides insights into the recruitment process, helping organizations make informed decisions. The cloud-based system covers the entire recruitment lifecycle, from publishing job postings to processing applications and selecting suitable candidates, streamlining the hiring workflow for companies.

asgoodasnew

Series C in 2015
asgoodasnew electronics GmbH (formerly asgoodas.nu GmbH) is the No. 1 source for refurbished Consumer Electronics in Europe and also runs WIRKAUFENS, the easy, fast, and safe way to turn your used electronic gadgets into cash. The company is active in Germany and Austria (WIRKAUFENS), Spain (LOCOMPRAMOS) and Poland (KUPIMYTO) as a trade-in service and selling their products worldwide B2C and B2B.

New Swedish Design

Venture Round in 2014
New Swedish Design GmbH, based in Potsdam, Germany, specializes in developing and distributing functional applications and equipment designed to enhance and personalize IKEA furniture. Through its online channels, the company offers a range of products aimed at modifying the design and improving the functionality of IKEA's offerings. By focusing on innovative solutions, New Swedish Design caters to consumers looking to adapt their furniture to better suit their individual needs and preferences.

Pentracor

Series B in 2013
Pentracor GmbH is a German company based in Hennigsdorf that specializes in the development and distribution of an adsorber designed for the therapeutic removal of C-reactive protein (CRP) from plasma. This technology is primarily aimed at patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction, where elevated levels of CRP can exacerbate cardiac damage. By targeting and reducing CRP levels, Pentracor's product helps maintain cardiac performance and mitigates tissue necrosis, offering a potential improvement in patient outcomes during critical cardiac events.

EBS Technologies

Venture Round in 2013
EBS Technologies GmbH, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Hennigsdorf, Germany, specializes in developing and commercializing medical devices aimed at treating neurologically induced impairments, particularly visual field loss. The company offers EBS Therapy, a non-invasive optic nerve stimulation treatment that utilizes low-voltage electrical currents to promote neuroregeneration and neuroprotection. This therapy targets conditions resulting from stroke, traumatic brain injury, and glaucoma, among others. With over 15 years of research and clinical experience involving more than 1,200 patients, EBS Technologies has demonstrated through double-blind, randomized studies and clinical observations that its therapy can help partially restore vision in affected individuals. The company received the CE Mark for its stimulation device in 2013 and commenced commercial treatments in 2014. Currently, there are eight EBS Treatment centers operating across Germany, with plans to expand the network further.

Fludicon

Series A in 2013
Fludicon GmbH develops, manufactures, and distributes intelligent and flexible system solutions based on electro-rheological technology for the automobile industry. The company manufactures fluids, mechanical and hydraulic components, amplifiers, shock absorbers, controllers, and hardware and software. It also provides semi-active suspension systems for various motor vehicles, such as cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles, and motorcycles; and electro-rheological fluids composed of a base fluid and polarizable particles made of polyurethane for valve functions, oil brakes, vibration and setting attenuators, and actuators. The company’s products are used in various industrial and automotive applications worldwide. Fludicon GmbH was founded in 2001 and is based in Darmstadt, Germany.

excentos

Series A in 2013
excentos develops web-based technologies for product recommendation and sales processes (Guided Selling). excentos' goal is to offer the same quality of product recommendation as the best human salespersons.

asgoodasnew

Series B in 2012
asgoodasnew electronics GmbH (formerly asgoodas.nu GmbH) is the No. 1 source for refurbished Consumer Electronics in Europe and also runs WIRKAUFENS, the easy, fast, and safe way to turn your used electronic gadgets into cash. The company is active in Germany and Austria (WIRKAUFENS), Spain (LOCOMPRAMOS) and Poland (KUPIMYTO) as a trade-in service and selling their products worldwide B2C and B2B.

GILUPI

Series C in 2011
GILUPI GmbH, a Potsdam, Germany-based company that develops and produces medical devices for the in vivo isolation of rare cells out of the circulating blood.