UVC Partners

Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners (UVC Partners) is a Munich-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in European technology-based startups. UVC Partners focuses on investments in the areas of industrial technologies, enterprise software and mobility. The fund typically invests between €0.5-3m initially and up to €12m in total per company. Portfolio companies benefit from the extensive investment and exit experience of the management team as well as from the close cooperation with UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading innovation and business creation center. With over 180 employees and more than 100 industry partners, UnternehmerTUM can draw from many years of experience in establishing young companies. This cooperation enables UVC Partners to offer startups unique access to talent, industry customers, and other financial partners. The portfolio includes investments such as FlixBus, Carjump, KONUX, Blickfeld, 3YOURMIND and Vimcar.

Amanda-Stella Birkenholz

Investment Manager

Johannes von Borries

Managing Partner

Benjamin Erhart

Partner

Alexander Huber

Director Finance

Alexander Kiltz

Principal

Lisa Liu

Investment Associate

Ingo Potthof

Managing Partner

Daniel Reese

Investment Manager

Helmut Schonenberger

Managing Partner

Oliver Schoppe

Investment Associate

Andreas Unseld

Partner

Anne von Wolff

Investment Associate

115 past transactions

DyeMansion

Private Placement in 2018
DyeMansion GmbH provides post processing and coloring of 3D-printed laser sinter parts. The company was formerly known as Trindo GmbH. DyeMansion GmbH was founded in 2013 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Ciara

Seed Round in 2019
Ciara GmbH designs and develops a cloud-based digital assistant platform that allows users to create, manage, and use digital playbooks for sales calls. The company's software integrates into customer relationship management and sales productivity stack to provide assistance to the sales team. It enables sales representatives to conduct phone conversations and offers inside sales teams with interactive guides, playbooks, and objection handling reports to structure their phone conversations. The company is based in Munich. Germany.

Aleph Alpha

Series A in 2021
Aleph Alpha GmbH designs and develops artificial intelligence (AI)-based security systems by using machine-learning. It offers data protection from hackers and cyber attacks, leak detection, and tracing using AI. The company is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

Forget Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Forget Finance is the first digital financial advisor that empowers everyone to plan their financial future holistically from their smartphone.

fos4X

Seed Round in 2012
With modern lightweight materials such as glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastics higher demands on measurement technology arise. Innovative fiber optic sensors tolerate 1,000 times more load cycles and 10 times higher strain amplitudes than conventional sensors. They are significantly more compact and thus ideally suited for tasks related to material and structural testing. They offer support with their innovative measurement technology and their extensive know-how in the field of fiber optics.

Tacto

Seed Round in 2022
tacto enables procurement teams to focus on what matters while automating what does not. The team's belief is that modern procurement deserves a modern solution to focus on strategic efforts instead of transactional activities. Therefore, they are building the first intelligent automation engine for strategic procurement.

Aleph Alpha

Series A in 2021
Aleph Alpha GmbH designs and develops artificial intelligence (AI)-based security systems by using machine-learning. It offers data protection from hackers and cyber attacks, leak detection, and tracing using AI. The company is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

Isar Aerospace

Series B in 2020
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

HQS Quantum Simulations

Seed Round in 2022
HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH develops quantum algorithms to predict molecular properties for performance materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Blickfeld

Private Placement in 2020
Blickfeld GmbH manufactures light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Its product helps to survey near-infrared light to detect the shape of objects, allowing autonomous vehicles to see, and analyze the world around them. The company also develops object detection and mapping software which measures the data provided by the sensors and helps in city planning, connected mobility, real-time mapping, and usage pattern analysis. The company caters to automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Isar Aerospace

Series B in 2021
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

ValueDesk

Private Placement in 2020
Valuedesk Gmbh develops a company-wide solution that enables employees to record, analyze, and prepare for implementation improvements and savings. It offers Valuedesk, a solution that allows transparency and communication channels for team work, as well as provides workshops, focused methodological training measures, and seminars. Its solution is used in automotive/suppliers, biotechnology, energy/environment, food, furniture, construction industry, chemicals/raw materials, IT sector, transport/logistics, telecommunications, electronics, pharmaceuticals/cosmetics, machine/plant construction, and textiles/clothing industries. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bielefeld, Germany.

Veact

Series A in 2016
VEACT GmbH develops and sells a software-based platform for the digitization of marketing processes in the automotive industry. With “self-learning” technology and broad automobile expertise, VEACT supports its customers in making their marketing and sales processes more efficient through data. VEACT uses all available data sources – invoices, service histories, satisfaction surveys and campaign data – and compresses it into one customer profile. The goal is to qualitatively process this information to create individual customer profiles and recommended courses of action (predictive customer intelligence). Car dealerships and automakers profit from lower process costs, improved customer loyalty and the resulting revenue increases.

HQS Quantum Simulations

Seed Round in 2019
HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH develops quantum algorithms to predict molecular properties for performance materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

fos4X

Series B in 2018
With modern lightweight materials such as glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastics higher demands on measurement technology arise. Innovative fiber optic sensors tolerate 1,000 times more load cycles and 10 times higher strain amplitudes than conventional sensors. They are significantly more compact and thus ideally suited for tasks related to material and structural testing. They offer support with their innovative measurement technology and their extensive know-how in the field of fiber optics.

Innoactive

Series A in 2018
Innoactive Hub enables global roll-outs of VR Planning, Simulation and Training applications, supporting the transformation of manufacturing processes in industries such as Automotive, Aerospace/Aviation, Semiconductors, Chemicals, Transportation, and Energy. The Hub comprises a Content Management System (CMS) centralising all VR content, a Software Development Kit (SDK) speeding up the creation of VR applications as well as a VR Launcher with rich functionalities for end-users and device management.

i2x

Private Placement in 2019
i2x GmbH develops artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimize sales and customer calls through real-time automated coaching. Its features for team and individuals includes enables recording of calls for future reference, helps in analyzing calls using a combination of machine learning algorithms, big data and the experiences of colleagues, and receives feedback after every call so that team improves and enhances each customer's experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Arzneimittelwerk Warngau

Series C in 2016
Arzneimittelwerk Warngau develops and markets drug delivery systems. Its portfolio includes active ingredient/biodegradable implants and transdermal systems in the areas of oncology, pain therapy, and neurology. It focuses on transdermal passive and microchip controlled patches, as well as subcutaneous biodegradable implants. Wilfried Fischer founded Arzneimittelwerk Warngau in 2008. It has its headquarters in Warngau in Germany.

Blickfeld

Series A in 2020
Blickfeld GmbH manufactures light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Its product helps to survey near-infrared light to detect the shape of objects, allowing autonomous vehicles to see, and analyze the world around them. The company also develops object detection and mapping software which measures the data provided by the sensors and helps in city planning, connected mobility, real-time mapping, and usage pattern analysis. The company caters to automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

ELISE

Seed Round in 2019
ELISE was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, a renowned German research center. ELISE develops software that empowers engineers to visually create end-to-end workflows for automated product development by adding established modeling and simulation tools to Generative Design.

FAZUA

Private Placement in 2019
FAZUA specializes in developing an e-Bike drive system. Its e-Bike drive system was designed to meet sportive demands and, at the same time to create a natural feeling of non-motorized bike riding. FAZUA was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Ottobrunn, Bayern, Germany.

GNA Biosolutions

Series B in 2015
GNA Biosolutions is a molecular technology company based in Martinsried, Germany. Their breakthrough technology, Pulse Controlled Amplification, transforms molecular testing by combining ultrafast nucleic acid amplification with intrinsic sample prep, to enable powerful solutions for the laboratory, on-site applications and the Point of Care. Their vision is to bring the power of molecular testing, from sample to answer, to everyone, everywhere.

FAZUA

Debt Financing in 2019
FAZUA specializes in developing an e-Bike drive system. Its e-Bike drive system was designed to meet sportive demands and, at the same time to create a natural feeling of non-motorized bike riding. FAZUA was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Ottobrunn, Bayern, Germany.

shyftplan

Series A in 2021
shyftplan is a SaaS solution for employee management and communication. While the core product is scheduling, shyftplan brings everything together by offering solutions for absence management, time tracking, working time accounts, HR management, and payroll. HR managers are able to set up and manage shift plans and to appoint individual employees to certain shifts according to their specific competencies. shyftplan moves beyond pure workforce management functionalities by providing employee intelligence and connecting non-desk workers to their direct work environments (e.g. human-machine communication) and to their organization.

Loyalty Prime

Venture Round in 2018
Loyalty Prime is a leading international provider of innovative customer loyalty solutions for enterprise clients. With our award-winning SaaS Loyalty Platform, we help companies around the world create the leading loyalty programs in their industry.

GNA Biosolutions

Series C in 2019
GNA Biosolutions is a molecular technology company based in Martinsried, Germany. Their breakthrough technology, Pulse Controlled Amplification, transforms molecular testing by combining ultrafast nucleic acid amplification with intrinsic sample prep, to enable powerful solutions for the laboratory, on-site applications and the Point of Care. Their vision is to bring the power of molecular testing, from sample to answer, to everyone, everywhere.

3YOURMIND

Private Placement in 2020
3YOURMIND GmbH develops industrial 3D printing software platform. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Wroclaw, Poland.

ELISE

Private Placement in 2019
ELISE was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, a renowned German research center. ELISE develops software that empowers engineers to visually create end-to-end workflows for automated product development by adding established modeling and simulation tools to Generative Design.

KONUX

Series A in 2017
KONUX is a German AI scale-up, transforming railway operations for a sustainable future. We combine Machine Learning and IoT to make railway the mobility choice of tomorrow by increasing capacity, reliability, and cost-efficiency. Since its foundation in 2014, KONUX has raised more than $50 million from world-leading investors, expanded to multiple countries in Europe and Asia, and was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the world’s 30 most innovative start-ups and scale-ups worldwide.

Blickfeld

Seed Round in 2017
Blickfeld GmbH manufactures light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Its product helps to survey near-infrared light to detect the shape of objects, allowing autonomous vehicles to see, and analyze the world around them. The company also develops object detection and mapping software which measures the data provided by the sensors and helps in city planning, connected mobility, real-time mapping, and usage pattern analysis. The company caters to automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FlixBus

Series D in 2015
FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States. From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.

Orpheus GmbH

Series A in 2014
Orpheus is a leading software vendor for spend controls, spend analytics, and transparent strategic procurement. Their AI algorithms and semantic data management enable procurement professionals to recognize hidden bundling and savings potential. Orpheus was founded by Dr. Joerg Dittrich and Michael Lauer in 2005. The company is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and has an office in Mainz. International clients, innovative DAX and MDAX companies as well as large midsize companies utilize their software modules. Contact us to learn more about their references.

Innoactive

Private Placement in 2018
Innoactive Hub enables global roll-outs of VR Planning, Simulation and Training applications, supporting the transformation of manufacturing processes in industries such as Automotive, Aerospace/Aviation, Semiconductors, Chemicals, Transportation, and Energy. The Hub comprises a Content Management System (CMS) centralising all VR content, a Software Development Kit (SDK) speeding up the creation of VR applications as well as a VR Launcher with rich functionalities for end-users and device management.

FINN

Private Placement in 2020
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

DyeMansion

Series B in 2020
DyeMansion GmbH provides post processing and coloring of 3D-printed laser sinter parts. The company was formerly known as Trindo GmbH. DyeMansion GmbH was founded in 2013 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FlixBus

Series A in 2014
FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States. From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.

Capmo

Series B in 2021
Capmo enables construction and real estate professionals to finish construction projects on time and on budget. The company’s intuitive Construction Site OS replaces pen, paper and manual processes through digital workflows and smart construction analytics. Capmo is the first holistic solution that allows construction professionals to manage sites digitally, collaborate seamlessly with others and gain unique data-based insights into their projects. The company helps smaller offices as well as major construction players to move from gut-driven to data driven construction and is used on thousands of sites across Europe.

Veact

Private Placement in 2018
VEACT GmbH develops and sells a software-based platform for the digitization of marketing processes in the automotive industry. With “self-learning” technology and broad automobile expertise, VEACT supports its customers in making their marketing and sales processes more efficient through data. VEACT uses all available data sources – invoices, service histories, satisfaction surveys and campaign data – and compresses it into one customer profile. The goal is to qualitatively process this information to create individual customer profiles and recommended courses of action (predictive customer intelligence). Car dealerships and automakers profit from lower process costs, improved customer loyalty and the resulting revenue increases.

Orpheus GmbH

Seed Round in 2012
Orpheus is a leading software vendor for spend controls, spend analytics, and transparent strategic procurement. Their AI algorithms and semantic data management enable procurement professionals to recognize hidden bundling and savings potential. Orpheus was founded by Dr. Joerg Dittrich and Michael Lauer in 2005. The company is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and has an office in Mainz. International clients, innovative DAX and MDAX companies as well as large midsize companies utilize their software modules. Contact us to learn more about their references.

Dynamic Biosensors GmbH

Seed Round in 2012
Dynamic Biosensors GmbH develops biomolecular interaction analysis solutions. The company offers switchSENSE, a system for label-free interaction analysis that includes switchSENSE Analyzer to electrically actuate switchable DNA interfaces; and switchSENSE Biochip with various receptors for target molecules. Its products are used in switchSENSE platform, protein-protein analysis, DNA-protein analysis, and DNA-DNA-analysis applications. The company is based in Munich, Germany.

fos4X

Private Placement in 2018
With modern lightweight materials such as glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastics higher demands on measurement technology arise. Innovative fiber optic sensors tolerate 1,000 times more load cycles and 10 times higher strain amplitudes than conventional sensors. They are significantly more compact and thus ideally suited for tasks related to material and structural testing. They offer support with their innovative measurement technology and their extensive know-how in the field of fiber optics.

Vimcar GmbH

Private Placement in 2018
Vimcar GmbH develops a digital car logbook based on an on board diagnostic (OBD) plug, which connects to the cloud and records trip made by the car. Vimcar GmbH was formerly known as Vimba GmbH. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

3YOURMIND

Series A in 2020
3YOURMIND GmbH develops industrial 3D printing software platform. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Wroclaw, Poland.

Pave Group GmbH

Private Placement in 2018
Pave Group GmbH develops software solutions for construction industry. The software can be used take and add photos, manage projects, create digital construction plans, create reports and blueprints, and communicate with colleagues. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Tacto

Pre Seed Round in 2020
tacto enables procurement teams to focus on what matters while automating what does not. The team's belief is that modern procurement deserves a modern solution to focus on strategic efforts instead of transactional activities. Therefore, they are building the first intelligent automation engine for strategic procurement.

DeepDrive

Seed Round in 2022
We are DeepDrive, a high-tech company headquartered in Munich, Germany, offering revolutionary drive units for electric vehicles. Our patented DeepDrive Dual Rotor technology increases vehicle range by up to 20 % and significantly decreases their costs, enabling the next generation of cheaper, more sustainable EVs. Our drive units are highly compact and torque dense and can be integrated within the wheels or as a traditional central drive. They are optimized for low-cost, large-scale production and offer maximum performance and efficiency. We are currently working with eight of the top ten automakers on various development projects and are on track to introduce the DeepDrive Dual Rotor to the market in large-scale series production by 2026. Our team consists of 30 + experts with experience from leading players in the automotive industry and is backed by high-profile investors, including BMW i Ventures, Continental's CVC, UVC Partners, and Bayern Kapital. Additional investors include industry veteran Dr. Peter Mertens (former board member and CTO of Audi and Volvo) and top start-up executive Jonas Rieke (COO of Personio).

Capmo

Seed Round in 2018
Capmo enables construction and real estate professionals to finish construction projects on time and on budget. The company’s intuitive Construction Site OS replaces pen, paper and manual processes through digital workflows and smart construction analytics. Capmo is the first holistic solution that allows construction professionals to manage sites digitally, collaborate seamlessly with others and gain unique data-based insights into their projects. The company helps smaller offices as well as major construction players to move from gut-driven to data driven construction and is used on thousands of sites across Europe.

KONUX

Private Placement in 2018
KONUX is a German AI scale-up, transforming railway operations for a sustainable future. We combine Machine Learning and IoT to make railway the mobility choice of tomorrow by increasing capacity, reliability, and cost-efficiency. Since its foundation in 2014, KONUX has raised more than $50 million from world-leading investors, expanded to multiple countries in Europe and Asia, and was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the world’s 30 most innovative start-ups and scale-ups worldwide.

TWAICE

Seed Round in 2018
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Free2Move

Seed Round in 2015
Free2Move allows people to find and compare vehicles from a wide variety of carsharing providers in one app. Users can see cars from major carsharing providers in their area, find the closest one, compare offers and book the best fit.Their mission is to provide people with easy access to a variety of vehicles and enable them to book directly from the app. The Free2Move App is available for Android, iOS and Windows devices.

Orpheus GmbH

Series A in 2013
Orpheus is a leading software vendor for spend controls, spend analytics, and transparent strategic procurement. Their AI algorithms and semantic data management enable procurement professionals to recognize hidden bundling and savings potential. Orpheus was founded by Dr. Joerg Dittrich and Michael Lauer in 2005. The company is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and has an office in Mainz. International clients, innovative DAX and MDAX companies as well as large midsize companies utilize their software modules. Contact us to learn more about their references.

FINN

Seed Round in 2019
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

FAZUA

Series C in 2018
FAZUA specializes in developing an e-Bike drive system. Its e-Bike drive system was designed to meet sportive demands and, at the same time to create a natural feeling of non-motorized bike riding. FAZUA was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Ottobrunn, Bayern, Germany.

3YOURMIND

Series A in 2021
3YOURMIND GmbH develops industrial 3D printing software platform. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Wroclaw, Poland.

Dynamic Biosensors GmbH

Series A in 2015
Dynamic Biosensors GmbH develops biomolecular interaction analysis solutions. The company offers switchSENSE, a system for label-free interaction analysis that includes switchSENSE Analyzer to electrically actuate switchable DNA interfaces; and switchSENSE Biochip with various receptors for target molecules. Its products are used in switchSENSE platform, protein-protein analysis, DNA-protein analysis, and DNA-DNA-analysis applications. The company is based in Munich, Germany.

Hypatos

Private Placement in 2020
Hypatos is a process automation startup. It is applying language processing AI and computer vision tech to speed up financial document processing for business use cases such as invoices, travel and expense management, loan application validation and insurance claims

Blickfeld

Private Placement in 2017
Blickfeld GmbH manufactures light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Its product helps to survey near-infrared light to detect the shape of objects, allowing autonomous vehicles to see, and analyze the world around them. The company also develops object detection and mapping software which measures the data provided by the sensors and helps in city planning, connected mobility, real-time mapping, and usage pattern analysis. The company caters to automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

TWAICE

Private Placement in 2018
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

GNA Biosolutions GmbH

Private Placement in 2019
GNA Biosolutions GmbH manufactures ultrafast pathogen diagnostic instruments. The company develops assays and instruments for ultrafast detection of biomolecules, based on GNA optothermal NANOSTOVE technology. It offers Pharos V8, a PCR platform that rely on thermocyclers that limit the speed of the reaction and Pulse Controlled Amplification (PCA), a platform designed for time sensitive molecular applications. GNA Biosolutions GmbH was founded in 2010 and is based in Munich, Germany.

i2x

Venture Round in 2022
i2x GmbH develops artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimize sales and customer calls through real-time automated coaching. Its features for team and individuals includes enables recording of calls for future reference, helps in analyzing calls using a combination of machine learning algorithms, big data and the experiences of colleagues, and receives feedback after every call so that team improves and enhances each customer's experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

fos4X

Series A in 2013
With modern lightweight materials such as glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastics higher demands on measurement technology arise. Innovative fiber optic sensors tolerate 1,000 times more load cycles and 10 times higher strain amplitudes than conventional sensors. They are significantly more compact and thus ideally suited for tasks related to material and structural testing. They offer support with their innovative measurement technology and their extensive know-how in the field of fiber optics.

fruitcore robotics

Series A in 2021
fruitcore robotics is a robotic system that leverages intelligent software and innovative mechatronics.

Isar Aerospace

Private Placement in 2018
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

TWAICE

Private Placement in 2020
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

KONUX

Series A in 2016
KONUX is a German AI scale-up, transforming railway operations for a sustainable future. We combine Machine Learning and IoT to make railway the mobility choice of tomorrow by increasing capacity, reliability, and cost-efficiency. Since its foundation in 2014, KONUX has raised more than $50 million from world-leading investors, expanded to multiple countries in Europe and Asia, and was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the world’s 30 most innovative start-ups and scale-ups worldwide.

Arzneimittelwerk Warngau

Series B in 2015
Arzneimittelwerk Warngau develops and markets drug delivery systems. Its portfolio includes active ingredient/biodegradable implants and transdermal systems in the areas of oncology, pain therapy, and neurology. It focuses on transdermal passive and microchip controlled patches, as well as subcutaneous biodegradable implants. Wilfried Fischer founded Arzneimittelwerk Warngau in 2008. It has its headquarters in Warngau in Germany.

Vimcar

Series A in 2017
As one of Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS startups, Vimcar is redefining business mobility by seamlessly integrating commercial vehicles into digital ecosystems. An innovative combination of live car data and a set of cloud-based applications offer real-time insight into vehicle activity to reduce operational cost for fleets. The company specializes in providing low-price vehicle management services and has already equipped more than 90,000 vehicles with its SaaS solutions in German-speaking countries. In early 2020 Vimcar announced its expansion to the United Kingdom.

Isar Aerospace

Private Placement in 2020
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FlixBus

Series A in 2013
FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States. From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.

KONUX

Series A in 2017
KONUX is a German AI scale-up, transforming railway operations for a sustainable future. We combine Machine Learning and IoT to make railway the mobility choice of tomorrow by increasing capacity, reliability, and cost-efficiency. Since its foundation in 2014, KONUX has raised more than $50 million from world-leading investors, expanded to multiple countries in Europe and Asia, and was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the world’s 30 most innovative start-ups and scale-ups worldwide.

Veact

Series A in 2015
VEACT GmbH develops and sells a software-based platform for the digitization of marketing processes in the automotive industry. With “self-learning” technology and broad automobile expertise, VEACT supports its customers in making their marketing and sales processes more efficient through data. VEACT uses all available data sources – invoices, service histories, satisfaction surveys and campaign data – and compresses it into one customer profile. The goal is to qualitatively process this information to create individual customer profiles and recommended courses of action (predictive customer intelligence). Car dealerships and automakers profit from lower process costs, improved customer loyalty and the resulting revenue increases.

Isar Aerospace

Series A in 2019
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

FINN

Private Placement in 2019
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

Kiutra

Seed Round in 2019
kiutra builds easy-access turn-key refrigeration solutions. Their all-electrical cooling devices combine magnetic refrigeration and closed-cycle pre-cooling to provide cryogenic temperatures cryogen-free and conveniently. Cryogenic temperatures are a key prerequisite for research and development, and many industrial applications. The Physics Department at the Technical University of Munich has a long tradition in developing novel methods and devices providing these low temperatures. kiutra is a TUM spin-off launched at the Chair for the Topology of Correlated Systems. Their team brings in more than 50 years of experience in applied low-temperature physics and cryo-engineering. kiutra is currently funded by “EXIST Transfer of Research”, a program of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy which supports excellent, research-based Startups.

presize.ai

Seed Round in 2020
50% of fashion products are returned. 75% of them due to wrong size and bad fit. Fashion eCommerce shops lose money every day and online shoppers are annoyed by returns. Our solution: presize allows web-shoppers to turn around in front of their smartphone camera once with normal clothes (you can wear jeans and t-shirt while doing it), and automatically get their best fitting clothing size recommended. We use a pipeline of Deep Learning algorithms to create a 3D human body model and match this to a database of sizing charts, fits and sewing patterns from our partner webshops and the internet. Your size persists on all partner webshops.

Isar Aerospace

Private Placement in 2019
Isar Aerospace is a space technology company that aims to lower the entry barriers to space. It develops launch vehicles dedicated to deploying and resupplying satellite constellations and to ensure low-cost space access for small satellites. Based on rocket engineering research, environmentally friendly propellants, and advanced manufacturing, the company delivers small and medium payloads to orbit. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Ciara

Private Placement in 2019
Ciara GmbH designs and develops a cloud-based digital assistant platform that allows users to create, manage, and use digital playbooks for sales calls. The company's software integrates into customer relationship management and sales productivity stack to provide assistance to the sales team. It enables sales representatives to conduct phone conversations and offers inside sales teams with interactive guides, playbooks, and objection handling reports to structure their phone conversations. The company is based in Munich. Germany.

TWAICE

Series A in 2020
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Capmo

Series A in 2020
Capmo enables construction and real estate professionals to finish construction projects on time and on budget. The company’s intuitive Construction Site OS replaces pen, paper and manual processes through digital workflows and smart construction analytics. Capmo is the first holistic solution that allows construction professionals to manage sites digitally, collaborate seamlessly with others and gain unique data-based insights into their projects. The company helps smaller offices as well as major construction players to move from gut-driven to data driven construction and is used on thousands of sites across Europe.

Dynamic Biosensors GmbH

Series A in 2016
Dynamic Biosensors GmbH develops biomolecular interaction analysis solutions. The company offers switchSENSE, a system for label-free interaction analysis that includes switchSENSE Analyzer to electrically actuate switchable DNA interfaces; and switchSENSE Biochip with various receptors for target molecules. Its products are used in switchSENSE platform, protein-protein analysis, DNA-protein analysis, and DNA-DNA-analysis applications. The company is based in Munich, Germany.

3YOURMIND

Series A in 2017
3YOURMIND GmbH develops industrial 3D printing software platform. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Wroclaw, Poland.

Everskill

Seed Round in 2016
everskill GmbH develops a software solution for learning and development that translates training content into practical behaviors for professionals. It also provides trainer portal that enables trainers to stay connected with their participants; create or customize learning goals and behaviors; upload training-specific content; and interact with their participants through the application. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

fos4X

Series B in 2015
With modern lightweight materials such as glass fiber or carbon fiber reinforced plastics higher demands on measurement technology arise. Innovative fiber optic sensors tolerate 1,000 times more load cycles and 10 times higher strain amplitudes than conventional sensors. They are significantly more compact and thus ideally suited for tasks related to material and structural testing. They offer support with their innovative measurement technology and their extensive know-how in the field of fiber optics.

Loyalty Prime

Private Placement in 2018
Loyalty Prime is a leading international provider of innovative customer loyalty solutions for enterprise clients. With our award-winning SaaS Loyalty Platform, we help companies around the world create the leading loyalty programs in their industry.

Blickfeld

Seed Round in 2018
Blickfeld GmbH manufactures light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Its product helps to survey near-infrared light to detect the shape of objects, allowing autonomous vehicles to see, and analyze the world around them. The company also develops object detection and mapping software which measures the data provided by the sensors and helps in city planning, connected mobility, real-time mapping, and usage pattern analysis. The company caters to automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Wire

Series B in 2021
Wire™ is the most secure collaboration platform. We are transforming the way businesses communicate in the same way and speed that our founders disrupted telephony with Skype. Wire™ is consistently delivering groundbreaking first - from our unique “message fortress” architecture to encrypted video conferences and guest rooms - our customers rely on Wire to be at the forefront of secure, private yet sleek collaboration. Wire™ offers two distinct products - Wire Pro, for organizations to collaborate faster and more securely - Wire Red, an on-demand crisis collaboration platform for Fortune 1000 companies. We are a 70 people strong organization with offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Zug. We proudly serve over +1,800 customers on five continents - from the biggest brand names over non-profits to small medium businesses.

FINN

Series B in 2022
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

FlixBus

Series C in 2014
FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States. From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.

FAZUA

Private Placement in 2018
FAZUA specializes in developing an e-Bike drive system. Its e-Bike drive system was designed to meet sportive demands and, at the same time to create a natural feeling of non-motorized bike riding. FAZUA was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Ottobrunn, Bayern, Germany.

Tacto

Private Placement in 2020
tacto enables procurement teams to focus on what matters while automating what does not. The team's belief is that modern procurement deserves a modern solution to focus on strategic efforts instead of transactional activities. Therefore, they are building the first intelligent automation engine for strategic procurement.

Everskill

Seed Round in 2017
everskill GmbH develops a software solution for learning and development that translates training content into practical behaviors for professionals. It also provides trainer portal that enables trainers to stay connected with their participants; create or customize learning goals and behaviors; upload training-specific content; and interact with their participants through the application. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

i2x

Series A in 2019
i2x GmbH develops artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimize sales and customer calls through real-time automated coaching. Its features for team and individuals includes enables recording of calls for future reference, helps in analyzing calls using a combination of machine learning algorithms, big data and the experiences of colleagues, and receives feedback after every call so that team improves and enhances each customer's experience. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

TWAICE

Private Placement in 2019
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

TWAICE

Seed Round in 2019
TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops battery analytics software in the form of digital twins. The platform enables electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, fleet operators, and financial service providers to accelerate product development, improve performance, ensure long-term reliability, extend life, and mitigate financial risks of batteries. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Wire

Series C in 2022
Wire™ is the most secure collaboration platform. We are transforming the way businesses communicate in the same way and speed that our founders disrupted telephony with Skype. Wire™ is consistently delivering groundbreaking first - from our unique “message fortress” architecture to encrypted video conferences and guest rooms - our customers rely on Wire to be at the forefront of secure, private yet sleek collaboration. Wire™ offers two distinct products - Wire Pro, for organizations to collaborate faster and more securely - Wire Red, an on-demand crisis collaboration platform for Fortune 1000 companies. We are a 70 people strong organization with offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Zug. We proudly serve over +1,800 customers on five continents - from the biggest brand names over non-profits to small medium businesses.

FINN

Series A in 2020
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

ValueDesk

Seed Round in 2021
Valuedesk Gmbh develops a company-wide solution that enables employees to record, analyze, and prepare for implementation improvements and savings. It offers Valuedesk, a solution that allows transparency and communication channels for team work, as well as provides workshops, focused methodological training measures, and seminars. Its solution is used in automotive/suppliers, biotechnology, energy/environment, food, furniture, construction industry, chemicals/raw materials, IT sector, transport/logistics, telecommunications, electronics, pharmaceuticals/cosmetics, machine/plant construction, and textiles/clothing industries. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Bielefeld, Germany.

Tanso

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tanso aims at making sustainability accounting as integrated, transparent, and verifiable as financial accounting. Tanso Technologies enables industrial companies to become part of the solution to a lower-carbon economy.

FlixBus

Series F in 2019
FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States. From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.