Heidi Health
Series A in 2025
Heidi Health is focused on transforming primary care through innovative AI-driven software that enhances the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. The company has developed a clinical training and decision support platform designed to improve clinical reasoning among medical professionals. This platform facilitates real-time data collection on patient feedback and disease states for accurate diagnosis and automatically stores this information for easy access on an integrated dashboard. By providing healthcare practitioners with valuable insights into patient health, Heidi Health aims to reduce the incidence of missed diagnoses and improve overall patient outcomes.
HyperHeat
Pre Seed Round in 2024
HyperHeat is developing an innovative all-electric heating solution capable of achieving temperatures up to 2,000°C, providing a sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuel combustion. By utilizing renewable electricity, HyperHeat offers a highly efficient system with an efficiency rate of up to 98%, making it particularly suitable for retrofitting industrial processes. This technology aims to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement, and chemicals. As the company operates in stealth mode, it focuses on creating scalable and cost-effective solutions to decarbonize thermal processes, with the potential to contribute to a reduction of over 4.5 gigatons of global CO2 emissions annually.
Hippos Exoskeleton
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Hippos Exoskeleton created an auto-inflating knee brace to avoid tears in the ACL and other injuries.
Tozero, founded in July 2022 in Munich, Germany, by Sarah Fleischer and Dr. Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, specializes in lithium-ion battery recycling technology. The company aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts by developing a scalable and sustainable machine for recovering critical materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese from various battery types. By enabling industries to reintroduce these valuable raw materials into the supply chain, Tozero contributes to more sustainable practices in battery production and reduces dependency on virgin resources.
LEVY Health
Seed Round in 2024
LEVY Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in clinical decision support software for endocrine disorders. Its proprietary algorithm, based on established clinical guidelines, assists medical professionals in recommending accurate ICD-10 diagnoses and tailored therapeutic strategies. By leveraging this technology, LEVY Health significantly reduces the time to diagnosis from an average of 4.5 years to just a few weeks, thereby improving patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
Reverion specializes in the development of innovative, reversible, carbon-negative power plants that harness biogas through patented technology. The company’s containerized units are designed for mass manufacturing and achieve remarkable electrical efficiencies of 80% for both power generation and energy storage. By effectively doubling the electricity output of traditional gas engines, Reverion’s technology not only enhances the performance of existing biogas plants but also mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a negative CO2 balance. In addition to generating renewable energy, Reverion’s solutions utilize excess solar and wind power, thereby contributing to grid stability and promoting a renewable and decarbonized future.
Insempra is a biotechnology-powered company focused on producing sustainable ingredients and materials for various industries, including beauty and personal care, food and nutrition, and fashion. By leveraging advanced synthetic biology, Insempra enables businesses to shift away from petrochemical production and reduces environmental impact through innovative solutions. The company connects bioengineers with nature to develop new organisms and integrates these solutions into existing manufacturing processes. This approach not only helps brands meet consumer demand for eco-friendly products but also addresses regulatory pressures for sustainability. Insempra's mission is to facilitate the transformation of ingredient lists, empowering leading brands to create superior, sustainable products that contribute to a healthier planet.
Cosmic Aerospace
Seed Round in 2024
Cosmic Aerospace is an innovative aerospace technology company focused on advancing sustainable aviation. The company specializes in the development of ultra-efficient all-electric passenger aircraft designed to achieve long flight ranges while minimizing environmental impact. By creating advanced propulsion systems and a unique airframe design, Cosmic Aerospace aims to reduce air pollution associated with regional flights, facilitating a transition to more energy-efficient air travel. Its commitment to sustainability positions it as a leader in the movement towards greener aviation solutions.
Zafrens is a drug discovery company founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It focuses on developing life sciences products that facilitate the detailed characterization of diverse cell populations. The company's innovative platform provides a resolution approach to studying interactions between cells and drugs, as well as between different cell types, by directly mapping the molecular states of individual cells. Zafrens leverages large volumes of curated experimental data to train artificial intelligence models for drug discovery, enhancing its capabilities in T cell immunotherapies and ribonucleic acid regulation. By integrating insights from biology, chemistry, and engineering, Zafrens aims to advance the medical industry with its proprietary data and experimental techniques.
Heidi Health
Series A in 2023
Heidi Health is focused on transforming primary care through innovative AI-driven software that enhances the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. The company has developed a clinical training and decision support platform designed to improve clinical reasoning among medical professionals. This platform facilitates real-time data collection on patient feedback and disease states for accurate diagnosis and automatically stores this information for easy access on an integrated dashboard. By providing healthcare practitioners with valuable insights into patient health, Heidi Health aims to reduce the incidence of missed diagnoses and improve overall patient outcomes.
Orbem is a company that specializes in a sensor-based artificial intelligence breeding monitoring system designed to transform food production systems. Utilizing advanced magnetic resonance imaging, Orbem's technology automatically analyzes and classifies biological samples, significantly enhancing food production methods to address the demands of a growing global population. The company’s solutions enable customers to optimize their processing lines, leading to increased cost efficiency and the creation of high-quality products, while also opening new revenue streams. By focusing on sustainability, Orbem aims to revolutionize the way food is produced, making it more efficient and environmentally friendly.
Pow.bio specializes in intelligent fermentation services tailored for industrial and synthetic biology applications. The company focuses on optimizing fermentation processes using a combination of continuous fermentation techniques and advanced control methodologies. This approach allows Pow.bio to enhance production efficiency, yielding high outputs at reduced costs. Their fermentation capacity ranges from 1 to 100 liters and is applicable to a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi. By addressing capacity challenges in fermentation, Pow.bio enables scientists and businesses to develop innovative products that can effectively compete against less sustainable alternatives in the market.
Eden Brew
Series A in 2023
Eden Brew is a food and beverage company focused on producing animal-free and precision-fermented milk and dairy products. The company aims to provide an environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional cow's milk, offering dairy products that are vegan-friendly and lactose-free. Using precision fermentation technology, Eden Brew creates milk that contains nature-identical proteins and nutrients, allowing consumers to enjoy the taste and nutritional benefits of dairy without the environmental impact associated with conventional dairy farming.
Automata
Venture Round in 2023
Automata is an automation company focused on providing robotic solutions for the life sciences sector. It specializes in developing simple and affordable robotic devices designed to enhance laboratory efficiency and accelerate innovation. By offering robotic automation to labs, Automata enables organizations to scale operations and achieve results more quickly. The company's technology allows for seamless reconfiguration of tasks, making it accessible for professionals in various environments, including labs, classrooms, and production lines. This flexibility ensures that businesses can easily adapt their robotic systems to meet evolving needs, facilitating greater productivity and collaboration in scientific research and manufacturing.
Octav is a data analytics platform tailored for the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, offering users a comprehensive toolkit for portfolio tracking and management. The platform enables investors to analyze their financial activities by providing insights into cost basis, profits, and losses across various assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on major blockchain networks. Users can correct inaccurate transaction records and utilize in-house tools to engage with the web3 ecosystem, allowing them to buy, sell, claim, or compound their assets directly within the platform. This functionality empowers investors to make informed decisions regarding their DeFi investments.
Auriga Space
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Next-generation space launch company providing efficient, clean and flexible transport to space
Chemify specializes in developing a chemical digitization platform designed to facilitate drug and materials discovery as well as chemical synthesis. The company's innovative approach involves using automated synthetic hardware combined with digital XDL code to convert code into molecules on demand. This system is modular, universal, scalable, and teachable, making it highly versatile for various applications in chemical and material research. Chemify's software includes a unique chemical programming language and natural language recognition capabilities that translate synthetic procedures efficiently. Additionally, the platform features a comprehensive ontology that provides detailed insights into reaction conditions and flags potential issues, offering scientists real-time telemetry of reactions.
Tilebox
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Tilebox is a company that provides a fully integrated midstream cloud platform tailored for space companies, facilitating the management of their distributed computing operations. Its platform offers a secure, high-performance, and scalable solution that helps accelerate time-to-market while optimizing costs. By utilizing Tilebox, space companies can enhance satellite lifetime utilization, improve cloud processing efficiency, and boost revenue generation. The platform is designed to support the development of scalable, mission-specific data processing pipelines, allowing for seamless onboarding for software developers and data analysts. With a commitment to reliability, Tilebox boasts over 99% uptime, ensuring consistent performance. Furthermore, the platform integrates advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and in-orbit computing, enabling space companies to maintain control and remain competitive in their midstream operations.
Renoster Systems
Seed Round in 2023
Renoster is a technology company that creates software and data platforms for the carbon markets. Deep transparency, powered by remote sensing, for the world's carbon projects. Renoster believes in a future for carbon to preserve and restore nature for generations.
AwesomeQA
Seed Round in 2023
AwesomeQA is an AI-powered platform designed to enhance engagement and support for web3 communities by providing automatic answers to user inquiries on platforms such as Discord, Telegram, and websites. The platform utilizes various knowledge sources, including FAQs, documentation, and chat history, to generate accurate responses with verifiable references. In addition to answering questions, AwesomeQA features a Support Portal that compiles unanswered queries from community members, allowing organizations to address them efficiently. The platform also includes a feature called FAQ insights, which offers valuable information about community interests and concerns, enabling organizations to refine their products or services and strengthen their knowledge bases.
Aquila is an energy transition company focused on advancing clean energy adoption and fostering a sustainable future. The company specializes in developing innovative technology that employs specialized solar cells on drones, satellites, and other devices to capture and convert light into electrical energy over long distances. This approach allows Aquila to operate independently from traditional power sources, providing industries with sustainable and reliable energy solutions for their operations. Through its flexible, light-based energy network, Aquila enhances and expands the capabilities of energy distribution systems, contributing to a more sustainable energy landscape.
Number 8 Bio
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Number 8 Bio is focused on decarbonizing agriculture and addressing the challenges of a growing global population. By leveraging the capabilities of specialized bacteria, the company aims to convert harmful greenhouse gases into valuable animal feed. Utilizing synthetic biology, Number 8 Bio develops precision fermentation products that produce microbial proteins intended for livestock feed. This innovative approach not only aims to enhance feed efficiency but also significantly reduces methane emissions generated during livestock digestion, thus minimizing the environmental impact of the livestock industry.
Cakewalk
Seed Round in 2023
Cakewalk is a developer of an identity and access management platform tailored for fast-moving companies seeking to regain control over their software usage. The platform offers a centralized system for managing user identities and access permissions, featuring a user-friendly interface and integration with popular applications and cloud services. This enables IT and security teams, as well as the end users of software, to enhance security measures, boost user productivity, and reduce IT costs. By focusing on effective management of software access, Cakewalk aims to empower organizations to streamline their operations while maintaining robust security protocols.
Farmless
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Farmless is a food-tech startup focused on revolutionizing food production by decoupling it from arable land. The company employs advanced fermentation technology to transform renewable energy into essential food components, including proteins, carbohydrates, beneficial fats, vitamins, and minerals. By utilizing a liquid feedstock derived from renewable energy sources, Farmless aims to produce carbon-negative, functional proteins with a complete amino acid profile. This innovative approach not only enables the creation of low-cost proteins at a planetary scale but also assists farmers in reducing their carbon footprints. Farmless is pioneering a new interface between food and electricity, leveraging specific microbes chosen for their desirable food properties to drive sustainable food production.
Sensible Biotechnologies
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Operator of a cell-based biotechnology platform designed to produce messenger ribonucleic acid(mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines. The company's platform uses cell engineering, computational biology, and precision fermentation to optimize the production of vaccinia capping enzymes, enabling medical professionals to provide optimal medicines to their patients.
Spoke.ai (acq. by Salesforce)
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Spoke.ai offers an AI-driven platform designed to address information overload in the workplace by providing personalized feeds for individuals within organizations. The platform aggregates and summarizes information from various tools and teams, delivering detailed insights on ongoing projects alongside high-level company updates. By integrating third-party applications, Spoke ensures that users have access to relevant context without the need for excessive meetings or communication. This streamlined approach helps teams stay informed and engaged, particularly in global settings where asynchronous communication is common, ultimately enhancing productivity and collaboration.
Oxygen is a financial technology company that offers a modern banking platform tailored for digital natives, creators, and entrepreneurs. The company provides a seamless user experience through its application, which combines personal and business accounts in one interface. Users benefit from features such as no monthly fees, early direct deposit, simple transfers, cashback rewards, high-yield savings, subscription reimbursements, and various retail and travel advantages. Additionally, Oxygen Technical Services delivers essential technology solutions, including computer and network designs, connectivity, and e-commerce solutions, with a focus on cybersecurity through secure data storage and compliant backup processes. The platform also includes tools for managing finances effectively, tracking bills, and projecting income, catering to the evolving needs of modern users in both personal and business banking.
The Exploration Company
Series A in 2023
The Exploration Company specializes in the development and operation of modular and reusable spacecraft, known as Nyx, designed for use in low Earth orbit and near the Moon. These spacecraft can be refueled in orbit and utilize environmentally friendly propellants, promoting sustainable space exploration. The company aims to democratize access to space by providing a cost-effective alternative for conducting in-space experiments, making it easier for new entrants to participate in the space exploration sector. Additionally, it offers an open-source operating system for its spacecraft, enhancing accessibility and innovation in the industry.
Snaptrude
Seed Round in 2023
Snaptrude is a web-based collaborative 3D building design tool that enhances the architectural design process through real-time collaboration and data insights. The platform allows design teams to work together efficiently on building projects, facilitating multi-user engagement in a shared 3D environment. Snaptrude provides critical feedback on aspects such as budget, compliance, and climate considerations, enabling architects to make informed decisions and promote sustainable building practices. By streamlining the design process, Snaptrude helps teams reduce the time spent on manual design tasks, fostering a more efficient workflow. Its focus on data-driven design aligns with contemporary building information modeling (BIM) approaches, ultimately leading to the creation of more effective and sustainable buildings.
Enveda Biosciences
Series B in 2022
Enveda Biosciences is a biotechnology company that employs artificial intelligence-powered tools to investigate and define molecules sourced from living organisms. Its primary objective is to build an exhaustive database of chemical biodiversity, thereby expediting the discovery of novel medicines. The company's innovative drug discovery platform integrates machine learning, metabolomics, and robotics to analyze natural samples for both chemical structure and biological activity, eliminating the need for isolating individual compounds or extensive experimentation. This enables healthcare industry clients to develop a wide range of new medications, from antibiotics to hypotensives.
Uluu is a manufacturer of innovative seaweed-based materials designed to replace traditional plastics and actively benefit the environment. The company's carbon-negative and home compostable polymers are versatile and sustainable alternatives that can be utilized across various applications, including fashion, furniture, packaging, consumer electronics, and automotive interiors. Uluu's products are lightweight, waterproof, and biocompatible, making them suitable for a wide range of uses such as textiles, films, foams, coatings, and 3D printing filaments. By providing these eco-friendly solutions, Uluu aims to reduce global pollution and transform the market for plastic materials, enabling customers to decrease their reliance on conventional plastics and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Return
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Return Protocol is a company focused on enabling consumers, businesses, and communities to engage in transparent and value-aligned climate action. It has developed a blockchain-based infrastructure tailored for the mass adoption of regenerative finance within the Web3 space. The company’s innovative environmental offsetting protocol integrates with on-chain wallets, allowing users to fund current or future climate projects through on-chain environmental assets. This system provides a comprehensive and automated offsetting solution for transactions conducted via these wallets, facilitating effective contributions to combat climate change.
Februar
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Februar is an information technology company specializing in payment solutions tailored for Web3 projects. The company has developed a platform that enables seamless integration of fiat payments within Web3 environments, facilitating direct purchases of tokens into user wallets. By providing a straightforward on-ramp for wallets and checkout infrastructure, Februar simplifies the process for users to invest in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and engage with non-fungible tokens and token sales. This approach offers Web3 companies enhanced flexibility and comprehensive guidance on integrating their projects, fostering a more efficient transaction experience within the evolving digital landscape.
crowd.dev
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, crowd.dev is a community-led growth platform designed specifically for developer-first companies. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools that enables businesses to analyze, grow, and leverage online communities to achieve their objectives. crowd.dev is open-source, providing users with the flexibility to choose between self-hosted or hosted versions, ensuring complete control over their community's data. It facilitates real-time aggregation of community member information and organizational data across various platforms, allowing companies to effectively engage, support, and collaborate with developers. Through its innovative approach, crowd.dev aims to enhance how businesses harness the power of community engagement to drive growth.
Holidu GmbH, established in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, operates a platform that simplifies the process of finding and booking vacation rentals. Its search engine compares prices and user reviews of millions of rental properties across numerous travel websites, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. Holidu's proprietary image recognition technology ensures users find the best deals, potentially saving up to 55%. The company also offers a mobile application for convenient use.
Kite Magnetics
Seed Round in 2022
Kite Magnetics is a manufacturer specializing in electric aviation motors. They develop and produce innovative electric propulsion systems for the aerospace industry, utilizing advanced nanocrystalline magnetic materials and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques. Their products aim to enhance efficiency, reliability, reduce costs, emissions, and noise, thereby facilitating the broader adoption of electric aircraft and drones.
Cello
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Cello turns users into your most valuable growth channel and lets you launch a User Referral program on autopilot in hours Industry leaders like Typeform, Miro and VEED already rely on Cello's platform to accelerate their flywheel. Drive word-of-mouth growth at scale with the power of incentives. • Deploy an affiliate & user referral program — across UX, billing, and payout — in just 4h of development • Offer a sharing UX/UI that feels native and delightful without being intrusive • Set up flexible, automated personal incentives and rewards with fully-automated attribution • Track performance in real-time, making attribution and proving ROI a breeze • Integrate natively with your CRM, events tracking, database, BI tools, and more
Smitten is an innovative online dating application designed to facilitate engaging conversations between users. The platform incorporates creative games, interactive profiles, and icebreakers, making it easy for individuals to initiate discussions regardless of their conversation skills. By transforming users' personalities into a playful format, Smitten aims to connect like-minded individuals in a fun and interactive manner, enhancing the overall dating experience.
tozero
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tozero, founded in July 2022 in Munich, Germany, by Sarah Fleischer and Dr. Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, specializes in lithium-ion battery recycling technology. The company aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts by developing a scalable and sustainable machine for recovering critical materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese from various battery types. By enabling industries to reintroduce these valuable raw materials into the supply chain, Tozero contributes to more sustainable practices in battery production and reduces dependency on virgin resources.
Antaris
Seed Round in 2022
Antaris is a software platform provider focused on simplifying the design, simulation, and operation of satellites. The company offers a comprehensive digital space software platform that includes design tools, digital twinning, and open APIs, enabling clients to manage the entire lifecycle of their satellites. With features that encompass complete spacecraft software and mission control, Antaris aims to enhance operational efficiency, reduce time-to-orbit, and lower mission operating costs. Additionally, the platform incorporates a secure space data networking protocol stack, further streamlining satellite operations for its clients.
Concert Bio
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Concert Bio is a technology company that assists businesses in enhancing their microbial communities' productivity through its proprietary full-stack platform. This platform integrates monitoring, analytics, and intervention strategies to manipulate microbiomes, empowering clients to optimize these communities for improved performance.
Zharta is a company that specializes in developing a lending protocol for instant loans backed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It offers a real-time loan platform that utilizes blockchain technology and machine learning to facilitate NFT collateralized loans. By leveraging AI-driven appraisals, Zharta enables collectors and investors to stake their NFT assets in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens. This innovative approach aims to create a more accessible and efficient marketplace for NFT-backed loans, connecting borrowers and lenders within the decentralized finance ecosystem.
Omeda Studios
Series A in 2022
Omeda Studios is a game development company headquartered in London, specializing in cross-platform third-person multiplayer online battle arena games. Founded in 2020, the studio is currently focused on its inaugural release, Predecessor, a third-person action shooter MOBA that is being developed for PC and console. Omeda Studios emphasizes community engagement, as evidenced by its active Discord presence of over 35,000 fans and more than 100,000 signups prior to the game's launch. The company's platform is designed to deliver an interactive gaming experience, catering to players seeking dynamic multiplayer environments.
Reverion
Seed Round in 2022
Reverion specializes in the development of innovative, reversible, carbon-negative power plants that harness biogas through patented technology. The company’s containerized units are designed for mass manufacturing and achieve remarkable electrical efficiencies of 80% for both power generation and energy storage. By effectively doubling the electricity output of traditional gas engines, Reverion’s technology not only enhances the performance of existing biogas plants but also mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a negative CO2 balance. In addition to generating renewable energy, Reverion’s solutions utilize excess solar and wind power, thereby contributing to grid stability and promoting a renewable and decarbonized future.
Tacter is a personal gaming assistant that focuses on enhancing players' performance in team-based games. The company has developed a gaming application that offers real-time guidance and support during critical team fights, helping users to improve their strategies and tactics. By leveraging technology, Tacter aims to provide gamers with the tools they need to succeed in competitive environments, making it easier for them to navigate complex scenarios and make informed decisions.
Modern Synthesis
Seed Round in 2022
Modern Synthesis is a biomaterials company focused on developing sustainable, biobased textiles for the fashion industry. By harnessing the capabilities of bacteria, the company creates customizable bio-textiles and composites that serve as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Their innovative approach utilizes bacterial nanocellulose, recognized for its strength and versatility, to produce textiles that do not rely on petrochemical binders or harmful chemicals. This process allows for the creation of a wide range of aesthetics and functionalities, meeting the diverse needs of designers while eliminating animal inputs. Modern Synthesis is positioned to transform the fashion industry by providing scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing manufacturing practices, thereby reducing reliance on nonrenewable resources and promoting sustainable material usage.
Knowunity
Series A in 2022
Knowunity is a digital learning platform designed to support students in their everyday academic pursuits. It provides a comprehensive range of resources, including summaries, study notes, presentations, and answers to various questions, all accessible through a single application. The platform allows students to share their own learning materials, follow successful peers, and engage in idea exchange, fostering a collaborative educational environment. By offering these resources free of charge, Knowunity aims to enhance the accessibility of educational tools, enabling students to effectively navigate their studies from the convenience of their homes.
Virtex Stadium
Seed Round in 2022
Virtex Stadium is an esports-focused virtual stadium developer. People using Virtex Stadium can enter a lobby and chat with dozens of others, or they can go directly into the stadium to find a seat to watch an event. The stadium itself will be able to accommodate hundreds of people at once. Virtex Stadium brings together the best of the physical and virtual worlds to create an immersive esports experience that brings fans closer to the game.
Solid World
Seed Round in 2022
Solid World is a company focused on revolutionizing the carbon credit market by integrating artificial intelligence and web3 technologies to enhance transparency and accessibility. Founded in October 2021, it aims to address the challenges of underperforming carbon projects and the illiquidity of carbon investments. Solid World facilitates the pre-sale of carbon credits, allowing project developers to secure reliable financing while creating a liquid marketplace that connects carbon suppliers, distributors, and liquidity providers. This marketplace ensures price discovery and mitigates risks associated with carbon investments. By leveraging a specialized blockchain infrastructure and collaborating with leading companies in the sector, Solid World de-risks carbon investments and accelerates capital deployment for carbon projects. The company has established a world-class team with extensive industry and blockchain expertise, positioning itself with a first-mover advantage in developing forward carbon credit infrastructure and innovative financial solutions.
Koala is a developer of a gamified education platform aimed at enhancing online tutoring for children. Its platform provides a virtual environment where tutors can create engaging and interactive classrooms using customizable avatars and games. This design facilitates effective interaction between students and teachers, allowing for a cohesive and immersive learning experience. By consolidating various teaching tools in one location, Koala aims to reinvent the way education is delivered over the internet.
Waitroom is an innovative video meeting application that facilitates timed face-to-face conversations between hosts and their audiences. The platform allows hosts to engage in live chats with followers, manage the duration of discussions, and interact with high-profile individuals, streamlining the communication process. With features such as clip reuse and a live timer, Waitroom enhances the experience of personalized engagement, enabling hosts to focus on one-on-one interactions. The company addresses customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications, ensuring comprehensive support for its users.
prePO
Private Equity Round in 2022
prePO is a decentralized trading platform that enables users to speculate on the valuation of pre-initial public offering companies and pre-token projects. The platform is designed to provide neutral liquidity, allowing participants to take synthetic positions on these assets. By leveraging token incentives and a composable architecture, prePO aims to democratize access to investment opportunities in the pre-IPO space, making it possible for individuals worldwide to engage with and trade these assets.
Gama is a space exploration and interplanetary transportation company that specializes in the development of solar sails. These innovative sails offer a unique propulsion method, providing free and infinite thrust, which significantly reduces mission costs. Gama collaborates closely with the French Space Agency and the German Space Agency to advance its technology. Its solar sails are particularly effective for maintaining unstable orbits and facilitating movement beyond near-Earth orbit, thereby enabling space researchers to explore distant regions of the solar system. This pioneering approach opens new possibilities for space exploration while making it more accessible and cost-effective.
Immutable Systems
Series C in 2022
Immutable Systems, founded in 2018 and based in Sydney, Australia, develops video games that integrate blockchain technology to enhance player experience. The company, previously known as Fuel Games, focuses on creating a platform that allows players to own digital assets and engage in secure trading. By utilizing the Ethereum blockchain, Immutable Systems aims to provide scalable infrastructure that promotes transparency in in-game economies, empowering players with greater control over their gaming experiences. The company's innovative approach includes offering tools and services that facilitate the development and management of player-owned assets, fostering a user-friendly environment for both gamers and developers.
Exakt Health
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Exakt Health operates a digital health platform focused on sports injury management. Their core service is an app that guides users through self-diagnosis of common sports injuries, followed by the creation of personalized rehabilitation plans tailored to each user's needs. This platform aims to provide accessible professional physiotherapy, enabling patients to receive daily exercise routines and treatment advice, along with individual feedback for improved recovery outcomes.
CryptoTaxCalculator
Seed Round in 2022
CryptoTaxCalculator is a financial technology platform established in 2018, designed to simplify the process of calculating taxes on cryptocurrency gains. The platform enables users to upload their transaction history from various exchanges, blockchains, and wallets. By processing this data, it generates detailed reports that break down realized capital gains and income. This functionality allows investors to efficiently prepare their crypto taxes, saving them significant time and effort during tax season.
Automata is an automation company focused on providing robotic solutions for the life sciences sector. It specializes in developing simple and affordable robotic devices designed to enhance laboratory efficiency and accelerate innovation. By offering robotic automation to labs, Automata enables organizations to scale operations and achieve results more quickly. The company's technology allows for seamless reconfiguration of tasks, making it accessible for professionals in various environments, including labs, classrooms, and production lines. This flexibility ensures that businesses can easily adapt their robotic systems to meet evolving needs, facilitating greater productivity and collaboration in scientific research and manufacturing.
Marvel Fusion
Series A in 2022
Marvel Fusion is a Munich-based company established in 2019 that specializes in the development of fusion energy technology. The company focuses on creating a laser-based nuclear fusion reactor designed to provide environmentally friendly and safe energy solutions. Its innovative reactor utilizes short pulse, high energy, and electrically efficient lasers, making it suitable for the commercialization of baseload fusion electrical power. By advancing this technology, Marvel Fusion aims to enable consumers to access clean, reliable energy sources, contributing to a sustainable energy future.
OwnHome is a company focused on providing alternatives to traditional homeownership, specifically aimed at transforming renters into homeowners. The company purchases homes on behalf of its clients, allowing them to gradually build equity through a system of purchase credits. Clients make secure monthly payments, and at a pre-agreed price, they can transfer full ownership of the property after a designated settlement period. This innovative approach helps individuals who may struggle to enter the housing market, offering them a pathway to homeownership.
Orbem is a company that specializes in a sensor-based artificial intelligence breeding monitoring system designed to transform food production systems. Utilizing advanced magnetic resonance imaging, Orbem's technology automatically analyzes and classifies biological samples, significantly enhancing food production methods to address the demands of a growing global population. The company’s solutions enable customers to optimize their processing lines, leading to increased cost efficiency and the creation of high-quality products, while also opening new revenue streams. By focusing on sustainability, Orbem aims to revolutionize the way food is produced, making it more efficient and environmentally friendly.
Buildxact
Series A in 2022
Buildxact is a software company focused on creating tools that facilitate connections among homeowners, builders, and suppliers. The company offers an online estimating and job management platform tailored for residential builders and trades. Utilizing cloud computing technology, Buildxact addresses key challenges in the construction industry by streamlining the building process. Its software enables users to manage various aspects of their projects, from preparing quotes and cost estimates to purchasing materials, scheduling tasks, managing projects, and invoicing. This comprehensive approach allows residential home builders and renovators to efficiently handle multiple projects while maintaining clarity from the initial contact to the final invoice.
Byte Trading
Seed Round in 2022
Byte Trading is an algorithmic market maker specializing in digital assets. The company develops a capital market platform designed to create efficient and liquid markets on both centralized and decentralized exchanges. By offering advanced risk management systems, Byte Trading enables capital allocators to implement scalable and profitable trading strategies that can adapt to various market environments.
Perion
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Perion is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on empowering the gaming community through innovative engagement and monetization strategies. The company invests in, manages, and leases non-fungible token (NFT) gaming assets, enabling gamers to generate income within the play-to-earn ecosystem. By connecting highly skilled gamers with advanced technology and ongoing training programs, Perion aims to cultivate a top-performing player base. It leverages insights from metagame analysis and resource allocation to create optimal scenarios for its members, driving brand recognition and fostering a strong network effect within the competitive gaming landscape. By championing its players and providing them with opportunities for exceptional remuneration, Perion positions itself as a leading representative of the play-to-earn community.
Zafrens
Seed Round in 2021
Zafrens is a drug discovery company founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It focuses on developing life sciences products that facilitate the detailed characterization of diverse cell populations. The company's innovative platform provides a resolution approach to studying interactions between cells and drugs, as well as between different cell types, by directly mapping the molecular states of individual cells. Zafrens leverages large volumes of curated experimental data to train artificial intelligence models for drug discovery, enhancing its capabilities in T cell immunotherapies and ribonucleic acid regulation. By integrating insights from biology, chemistry, and engineering, Zafrens aims to advance the medical industry with its proprietary data and experimental techniques.
Inventia Life
Series B in 2021
Inventia Life Science Pty Ltd is an Australian company founded in 2013 and based in Alexandria. It specializes in 3D bioprinting technology aimed at enhancing cell-based research and clinical applications. The company develops, manufactures, and sells equipment, reagents, and bio-inks—both natural and synthetic—designed for advanced medical research. Inventia's innovative approach focuses on creating low-cost and standardized methods for producing three-dimensional human tissue and organ models. This technology is intended to accelerate cancer research, drug discovery, and advancements in regenerative medicine. By providing a comprehensive suite of hardware, software, consumables, and customized protocols, Inventia Life Science facilitates the flexible production of 3D cell-based assays, significantly impacting the medical research landscape.
Provectus Algae
Seed Round in 2021
Provectus Algae is a biotechnology company focused on optimizing microalgae species to produce high-value biobased chemicals, specialty ingredients, and biologics for various industries. By integrating innovative proprietary technology with an in-depth understanding of microalgae's unique biological traits, Provectus Algae rapidly develops and licenses biomanufacturing processes tailored to the specific needs of commercial partners. The company harnesses advanced automation, machine learning, and synthetic biology to facilitate the creation of microalgae-based products. Its end-to-end biomanufacturing platform enables the transition of these products from discovery to large-scale production. Provectus Algae's work holds significant promise for applications in food and beverage, cosmetics, therapeutics, and agriculture, while also contributing to sustainability by utilizing photosynthetic microalgae to convert CO2 into valuable biomolecules. This positions the company as a leader in developing environmentally friendly biomanufacturing processes and reducing carbon footprints across diverse sectors.
Podimo is an audio entertainment subscription company designed to support podcasters by rewarding them for their creative work. The platform offers a diverse range of podcasts, including both popular titles and exclusive content from established and emerging hosts. By providing users access to a variety of podcasts, Podimo aims to enhance the listening experience, allowing users to enjoy audio content conveniently, regardless of their location or time. The company's focus on creating a supportive ecosystem for creators underscores its commitment to fostering the podcasting community.
Bardee is an agtech company focused on addressing food waste through an innovative upcycling platform. The company collects food scraps from both businesses and households and utilizes black soldier fly larvae to transform these scraps into sustainable products, specifically protein and fertilizer. These products are used in the production of pet food, fish bait, and for agricultural purposes, thereby promoting efficient waste management while supporting the livestock feed industry. Bardee's approach not only reduces food waste but also contributes to the creation of environmentally friendly alternatives in the food supply chain.
AnyDesk is a German company founded in 2014 that specializes in remote desktop access software. Its platform has gained significant popularity, with over 100 million downloads globally and an additional 5 million users each month. The software is distinguished by its proprietary codec, DeskRT, which facilitates virtually latency-free collaboration, enabling users to access devices seamlessly from any location. AnyDesk's technology supports stable remote control and efficient data transmission, making it ideal for various business applications. The company has rapidly established itself as one of the fastest-growing firms in Germany, recognized for its innovative approach to remote desktop solutions.
Drip
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Drip is a fintech company that provides innovative payment solutions designed for online shopping. It offers a smart alternative to traditional payment methods by allowing customers to make purchases without a down payment and pay in three monthly installments. Retailers can seamlessly integrate Drip's payment system, which utilizes the Pix payment method, into their checkout processes. This approach enhances the shopping experience by making it more accessible and flexible for consumers.
Cala is a French company based in Paris that designs, manufactures, and operates automated robotic systems for cooking and serving pasta dishes. Their primary business involves developing the first fully robotic pasta restaurant, aiming to revolutionize the fast-casual dining experience by reducing costs and improving efficiency. Cala's robots cook fresh, organic pasta and prepare homemade sauces, enabling them to serve up to 800 customized meals per hour in a compact kitchen space of just three square meters.
FLO.materials
Seed Round in 2021
FLO.materials specializes in recycling services with a focus on sustainable manufacturing. The company offers comprehensive solutions for circular product design, circular manufacturing, and end-of-life management of products. Founded by Kezi Cheng and Peter Christensen, FLO.materials utilizes its proprietary polydiketoenamine (PDK) material to enable closed-loop lifecycles for hard-to-recycle plastics, including thermosets and mixed material composites. This technology allows manufacturers to remove all additives and re-manufacture the recovered monomers into next-generation materials without compromising mechanical performance or aesthetic quality.
Game Jolt
Seed Round in 2021
Game Jolt is a social media platform tailored for gamers and the content they generate. It operates as a user-generated marketplace for digital collectibles, facilitating connections between brands, creators, and the Gen Z gaming community. The platform allows users to share and download video games, while also offering on-platform events and mini-games that enhance user engagement. Game Jolt enables players to interact, compete, and collaborate with friends and other players, fostering a vibrant community dedicated to gaming culture.
Psylo is a drug development company that specializes in next-generation psychedelics aimed at treating mental illness. The company focuses on creating novel therapeutic solutions for psychiatric and neurological disorders, with an emphasis on non-hallucinogenic and rapid-acting agents. Psylo's mission is to develop improved medications that can serve as effective alternatives to traditional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), thereby enhancing treatment options for mood disorders, addiction, and certain neurological diseases. By leveraging psychedelic molecules as the foundation for its innovative therapies, Psylo seeks to make significant advancements in mental health treatment.
Heyflow
Seed Round in 2021
Heyflow is a software development company that specializes in creating a no-code platform for building interactive applications. Its platform enables users to design, integrate, and manage click flows through features like drag-and-drop functionality, real-time previews, and customizable color options. This empowers sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals to create engaging website experiences that enhance conversion rates without the need for coding skills. Heyflow addresses customer inquiries through various channels, including phone, email, and online applications, ensuring effective support and service.
VSPARTICLE
Seed Round in 2021
VSPARTICLE is a company that specializes in the development of nanoparticle generators, facilitating the on-site production of microscopic particles for various applications, including sensors, batteries, catalysis, solar cells, healthcare, and additive manufacturing. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Delft, The Netherlands, VSPARTICLE enables researchers and industry professionals to create new materials with ease, allowing for faster development and integration into final products. The company's technology emphasizes sustainable and flexible production methods, providing essential building blocks for innovative applications across multiple sectors. By streamlining the production process, VSPARTICLE supports the advancement of materials science and contributes to the creation of environmentally friendly technologies.
Hats Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Hats Finance is a decentralized cybersecurity incentive network that aims to transform security practices to align with the development of web3. The company provides a platform that enables projects to safeguard their smart contracts through a security vault and an ecosystem skin, thereby enhancing the security of users on the Ethereum network. Governed by stakeholders, including hackers, projects, and token holders, Hats Finance fosters a collaborative environment that incentivizes security improvements and innovation within the decentralized space.
Heidi Health
Seed Round in 2021
Heidi Health is focused on transforming primary care through innovative AI-driven software that enhances the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. The company has developed a clinical training and decision support platform designed to improve clinical reasoning among medical professionals. This platform facilitates real-time data collection on patient feedback and disease states for accurate diagnosis and automatically stores this information for easy access on an integrated dashboard. By providing healthcare practitioners with valuable insights into patient health, Heidi Health aims to reduce the incidence of missed diagnoses and improve overall patient outcomes.
EntryLevel
Pre Seed Round in 2021
EntryLevel is a company dedicated to assisting individuals in securing meaningful employment by providing a range of soft skill courses. It offers educational opportunities in areas such as product management, growth marketing, data analysis, and digital marketing. Through a combination of videos and assessments, EntryLevel enables customers to tailor their learning experience according to their needs, ultimately equipping them with the skills necessary to enhance their employability and succeed in the job market.
Fable Food Co is a company that specializes in plant-based meat alternatives, primarily utilizing shiitake mushrooms to replicate the taste and texture of traditional meat. The organization focuses on creating minimally processed, clean label products made from all-natural ingredients, catering to the growing demand for healthier and sustainable food options. Fable's offerings are widely available in major Australian grocery chains such as Harris Farm Markets, Coles, and Woolworths, as well as through meal delivery services like Marley Spoon and Dinnerly. Additionally, its products can be found on various restaurant menus across Australia, Singapore, and the UK, making them accessible to a diverse range of consumers seeking vegan substitutes for meat dishes.
Customuse
Seed Round in 2021
Customuse is a company that develops virtual apparel design software, allowing users to create wearable augmented reality outfits. The platform features an intuitive interface and offers unique templates for designing outfits for virtual avatars. This enables users to bring their product ideas to life and effectively market their designs in popular games and augmented reality spaces. Through Customuse, creators can sell their designs while engaging with their audience on social media, thereby promoting their brands and expanding their reach within the digital environment.
OwnHome
Seed Round in 2021
OwnHome is a company focused on providing alternatives to traditional homeownership, specifically aimed at transforming renters into homeowners. The company purchases homes on behalf of its clients, allowing them to gradually build equity through a system of purchase credits. Clients make secure monthly payments, and at a pre-agreed price, they can transfer full ownership of the property after a designated settlement period. This innovative approach helps individuals who may struggle to enter the housing market, offering them a pathway to homeownership.
Linearity
Venture Round in 2021
Linearity GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Hilden, Germany, is a software company that specializes in professional vector graphic design solutions. Its flagship product, Vectornator Pro, is designed for iOS users and is complemented by additional tools such as Linearity Curve and Linearity Move. These products cater to both marketing professionals and design enthusiasts, offering a comprehensive suite of features for creating graphics, illustrations, and layouts. Linearity's software is aimed at enhancing the design process and facilitating innovative visualizations, enabling users to produce millions of design assets weekly, including logos, marketing materials, and application interfaces.
Sizle.io
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sizle.io is a developer of a document-sharing and presentation platform that integrates design, analytics, and real-time feedback to enhance team collaboration. The platform offers features such as live analytics, managed access, and document security through password protection and PIN access. Additionally, Sizle.io provides tools for document analytics, file conversion, and sales insights, allowing users to add, edit, and merge files within a document viewer. This comprehensive solution enables professional services teams to share information efficiently and facilitate deal closures effectively.
Donut
Funding Round in 2021
Donut is a financial technology company that facilitates wealth building through its innovative platform focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2018 and dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin, Donut offers users a straightforward and reliable method to access both fixed and variable yields. The platform effectively bridges traditional finance and DeFi, providing a fast mobile onramp experience that is designed to be accessible, educational, and transparent. By prioritizing user experience, Donut enables individuals to save and earn competitive yields, making it easier for them to explore new financial opportunities.
Smitten
Seed Round in 2021
Smitten is an innovative online dating application designed to facilitate engaging conversations between users. The platform incorporates creative games, interactive profiles, and icebreakers, making it easy for individuals to initiate discussions regardless of their conversation skills. By transforming users' personalities into a playful format, Smitten aims to connect like-minded individuals in a fun and interactive manner, enhancing the overall dating experience.
Edgeless Systems
Seed Round in 2021
Edgeless Systems is a cybersecurity startup based in Germany that specializes in confidential computing technology. The company focuses on enhancing the security of applications and workflows by enabling the encrypted and verifiable processing of sensitive data at scale. Edgeless Systems offers an enterprise solution named Constellation, which isolates entire Kubernetes deployments and workloads from the underlying infrastructure, ensuring that even cloud providers cannot access any data. This transforms public cloud environments into private clouds, providing organizations with heightened data protection. Additionally, Edgeless Systems is dedicated to developing an open-source software stack for cloud-native applications, allowing developers to create confidential cloud-native apps while maintaining encryption, particularly in the Go programming language.
Avi Medical
Series A in 2021
Avi Medical GmbH is a digital healthcare company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2020. It specializes in telemedicine services, offering a platform that allows patients to book appointments, manage their health data, and communicate with healthcare practitioners through chat and video calls. By leveraging data-driven medicine, Avi Medical aims to create a more streamlined and modern healthcare experience for both patients and providers. The company's services are designed to empower collaboration between doctors and patients, facilitating access to medical care tailored to individual needs.
Yuri is a company specializing in the design and manufacturing of hardware for the aviation and aerospace industry. It offers a comprehensive range of services aimed at supporting microgravity research and experiments. These services encompass mission definition, hardware selection and development, as well as launch and return logistics. In addition to its focus on space missions, Yuri is involved in various scientific research areas, including growing cell cultures in 3D, modeling human diseases, analyzing proteins and molecules, synthetic biology, studying plant biology, and nanofluidics. This diverse expertise positions Yuri as a key player in advancing research capabilities within the aerospace sector.
Cognigy GmbH is an enterprise software provider specializing in conversational AI automation. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, the company also has offices in San Francisco, Sydney, Seoul, and Tokyo. Cognigy offers two main products: Cognigy.AI, a low-code platform designed to automate customer and employee communications through intelligent voice and chatbots, and Cognigy.VG, an AI-based voice gateway solution for virtual voice agents in automated phone conversations. Cognigy.AI is known for its precise intent recognition, flexible dialogue capabilities, and seamless integration with backend systems, which collectively enhance user experiences while reducing support costs and improving scalability. The platform supports multilingual interactions across various channels, including web, phone, SMS, and mobile applications, enabling enterprises to conduct natural conversations between humans and machines.
Molecule.one
Seed Round in 2021
Molecule.one is a biotechnology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven software for chemical synthesis. Its m1 platform enhances the preclinical pipeline by maximizing efficiency in chemistry-related processes. The company’s software predicts the likelihood of synthesizing novel small molecules and automates significant portions of the manual work involved in synthesis design. By leveraging vast datasets that exceed human processing capabilities, Molecule.one enables clients to concentrate on drug candidates that are not only cost-effective to synthesize but also have a higher probability of success in the development process. This integration of AI into chemical synthesis represents a significant advancement in the field, streamlining workflows for bench chemists, data scientists, and computational chemists alike.
re:cap
Pre Seed Round in 2021
re:cap is a developer of a digital platform that transforms financing for subscription revenue companies. The platform offers an innovative approach by enabling these businesses to access inexpensive and timely financing while avoiding equity dilution and high interest rates associated with traditional lending. It allows companies to sell a portion of their recurring revenue for a specified period, thereby providing on-demand, non-dilutive capital. By integrating financial products and operations into a single, customizable system, re:cap addresses the challenges of manual workflows and fragmented insights, streamlining the financial operations necessary for success in the digital economy. This seamless integration helps subscription-based businesses manage their funding and liquidity more effectively.
Insempra is a biotechnology-powered company focused on producing sustainable ingredients and materials for various industries, including beauty and personal care, food and nutrition, and fashion. By leveraging advanced synthetic biology, Insempra enables businesses to shift away from petrochemical production and reduces environmental impact through innovative solutions. The company connects bioengineers with nature to develop new organisms and integrates these solutions into existing manufacturing processes. This approach not only helps brands meet consumer demand for eco-friendly products but also addresses regulatory pressures for sustainability. Insempra's mission is to facilitate the transformation of ingredient lists, empowering leading brands to create superior, sustainable products that contribute to a healthier planet.
Holidu GmbH, established in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, operates a platform that simplifies the process of finding and booking vacation rentals. Its search engine compares prices and user reviews of millions of rental properties across numerous travel websites, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. Holidu's proprietary image recognition technology ensures users find the best deals, potentially saving up to 55%. The company also offers a mobile application for convenient use.
Cookaborough
Seed Round in 2021
Cookaborough is a unique SaaS platform designed to facilitate the establishment, operation, and growth of ready-made meal businesses utilizing a batch model. The company provides an innovative solution for caterers, local food stores, artisan wholesalers, home cooks, and chefs, enabling them to deliver meals efficiently while expanding their business opportunities. By streamlining the process of running a meal service, Cookaborough supports various food entrepreneurs in enhancing their offerings and reaching a broader customer base.
Anything World
Seed Round in 2021
Anything World Limited is a London-based company founded in 2018 that develops a software platform for creating virtual 3D worlds in real time. The platform combines artificial intelligence, voice computing, and 3D rendering, allowing users to interact with virtual environments using voice and text commands. Among its products is Rabbids Playground, an augmented reality application that simulates a pet within a real-world playground, and Speak To Anything, which enables users to converse with any imagined creature. The platform utilizes publicly available 3D assets and machine learning to animate these assets based on user inputs, streamlining the process of crafting immersive virtual experiences.
Shop LIT Live
Seed Round in 2021
Shop LIT Live is a live streaming platform that facilitates connections between brands, merchants, and consumers through immersive shopping experiences. The company offers a mobile application that serves as a stage for brands to narrate their stories and display their products in real time. This unique approach allows consumers to engage with brands directly, enhancing the shopping experience by providing interactive and dynamic content.