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Top 50 Automotive Startup Investors in Germany (September 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Germany Automotive startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Germany Automotive startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
UVC Partners
VC Fund
8 Germany, Switzerland, Denmark Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $2.2M–$470M
HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)
VC Fund
8 Germany, Switzerland, United States Seed, Series A Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology $850k–$31M
Bayern Kapital
VC Fund
8 Germany, United States, Finland Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.7M–$32M
KfW
VC Fund
7 Germany, India, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Software, Health Care $2.2M–$17M
TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen
VC Fund
6 Germany, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $796k–$15M
Porsche Ventures
VC Fund
5 United States, Germany, Israel Series A, Series B, Seed Automotive, Transportation, Software $2M–$74M
FJ Labs
VC Fund
5 United States, Brazil, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services $1.2M–$65M
IBB Ventures
VC Fund
5 Germany, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, SaaS $1M–$11M
Continental
VC Fund
5 United States, Germany, China Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence $6.5M–$101M
MAHLE
VC Fund
5 Germany, Israel, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed Automotive, GreenTech, Lifestyle
Atlantic
VC Fund
4 Germany, Switzerland, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence $850k–$30M
Project A Ventures
VC Fund
4 Germany, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $1.5M–$75M
DN Capital
VC Fund
4 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Seed Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence $1M–$82M
coparion
VC Fund
4 Germany, Switzerland, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, FinTech
Vector Venture Capital
VC Fund
4 Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Automotive, Robotics $3.5M–$6.4M
Axel Springer Digital Ventures
VC Fund
4 Germany, United States, The Netherlands Series A, Seed Internet, Real Estate, Digital Media $475k–$34M
Capnamic
VC Fund
4 Germany, United States, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $1.8M–$30M
Cherry Ventures
VC Fund
4 Germany, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Financial Services $1.9M–$117M
Redstone.VC
VC Fund
4 Germany, Finland, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $460k–$17M
DEPO Ventures
VC Fund
4 Czech Republic, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $300k–$4.3M
eQventure
VC Fund
4 Austria, Germany, Switzerland Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Automotive $540k–$13M
HV Capital
VC Fund
3 Germany, United Kingdom, United States Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Internet $1.5M–$80M
Creathor Ventures
VC Fund
3 Germany, Switzerland, United States Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Biotechnology $2M–$30M
MBG Baden Wuerttemberg
VC Fund
3 Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Transportation, Information Technology $687k–$30M
Creandum
VC Fund
3 Sweden, Germany, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.8M–$80M
kopa ventures
VC Fund
3 Germany, Spain, Switzerland Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Renewable Energy, Solar, Software $736k–$218M
NAP
VC Fund
3 Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Services $1.3M–$28M
Helvetia Venture Fund
VC Fund
3 Germany, Switzerland, Spain Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech $2.6M–$17M
Schwarzwälder Bote
VC Fund
3 Germany, Switzerland Series A, Seed, Series C SaaS, FinTech, Consumer $1.2M–$8M
nbr technology ventures
VC Fund
3 Germany Seed, Series A Automotive, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.1M–$7.9M
EOS VC Fund
VC Fund
3 United States, Germany, Australia Grant, Seed, Series A Blockchain, Software, Gaming $50k–$30M
BayBG Venture Capital
VC Fund
3 Germany, Italy, United States Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Health Care $732k–$21M
Peter Mertens
Angel
3 Germany, Israel Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Software, Automotive, CleanTech $414k–$4.9M
Alpana Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Switzerland, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Health Care $729k–$45M
Troy Capital Partners
VC Fund
3 United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Transportation, Travel $2.2M–$56M
TA Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, Germany, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, E-Commerce $150k–$28M
Oskar Hartmann
Angel
3 Germany, India, Russian Federation Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive $125k–$52M
Target Partners
VC Fund
3 Germany, United States, Switzerland Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS $1.2M–$31M
MobilityFund
VC Fund
3 Germany, Israel, Poland Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Transportation, Logistics $580k–$11M
MBG Schleswig-Holstein
VC Fund
3 Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence $147k–$2M
Picus Capital
VC Fund
3 Germany, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, Software, FinTech $563k–$33M
Scania Growth Capital
VC Fund
3 Sweden, Germany, Canada Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B Manufacturing, Logistics, Industrial Automation $1.4M–$600M
bmp Ventures
VC Fund
3 Germany, United States, Austria Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $165k–$5.9M
MANN+HUMMEL
VC Fund
3 United States, Germany, Canada Seed, Series A, Series C Hardware, Analytics, CleanTech $3.6M–$33M
Antler
VC Fund
3 Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $100k–$29M
IT-Farm
VC Fund
3 United States, Japan, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, Medical $1M–$36M
Bâloise Holding
VC Fund
3 Germany, Switzerland, France Seed, Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Automotive, Service Industry $6.5M–$8.7M
STS Ventures
VC Fund
3 Germany Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Software, SaaS, Internet $27k–$4M
BayStartUP
VC Fund
2 Germany Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Information Technology, SaaS
Kinled Holding
VC Fund
2 United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services
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UVC Partners
VC Fund · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 8 investments in Germany Automotive startups

UVC Partners is a Munich- and Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-based startups in the areas of enterprise software, industrial technologies, and mobility. The fund typically invests between € 0.5 - 10m initially and up to € 20m in total per company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$14M; Series A $5.5M–$32M; Series B $5.4M–$470M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $276M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • kausable — kausable focuses on putting science at the core of AI by developing causal "world models". Unlike conventional models relying on pattern memorization from massive datasets, kausable trains foundation models on abstract cause-and-effect structures. This allows the AI to reason through unfamiliar, dynamic systems across multiple domains(such as robotics, healthcare, and finance) without requiring expensive retraining cycles.
  • Stabl Energy — Scalable battery storage systems for energy storage in industry and commerce made by STABL Energy help to utilise the full potential of renewable energies.
  • INLEAP Photonics — INLEAP Photonics develops ultra-fast, high-precision laser system technology for secure drone defence and highly efficient industrial processes.
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HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)
VC Fund · Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 8 investments in Germany Automotive startups

High-Tech Grunderfonds finances startups with growth potential. Its team of investment managers supports young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion. The company focuses in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, and related business areas. It also focuses on financial services in varioussectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 725
  • Round size: Seed $850k–$7M; Series A $3.1M–$31M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $515M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Pylba — Pylba is the developer of 'Simply News', the highest rated news app globally. Pylba also provides all features of Simply in a white label model to content owners (e.g. publishers). Pylba, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Mateo, California.
  • Solandeo — Solandeo bietet Grünstromhändlern und Anlagenbetreibern kostengünstige und innovative Lösungen in den Bereichen Messstellenbetrieb, Messdienstleistung, Betrieb intelligenter Messsysteme, registrierende Leistungsmessung, Smart Metering, Fernwirktechnik, Fernsteuerung und die technische Aufrüstung von Windanlagen, Solaranlagen undBiomethan-Heizkraftanlagen.
  • BlueID GmbH — Smart locks for professionals. BlueID delivers flexible, secure and convenient smart locks for all doors in and around your office.
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Bayern Kapital
VC Fund · Landshut, Bayern, Germany · 8 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Bayern Kapital (founded at the end of 1995) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the LfA Foerderbank Bayern (Bavaria‘s development bank). Bayern Kapital’s objective is to finance research and development as well as the market launch of new products, product diversifications, and expansion of the market share.The requesting company has to be located inBavaria. Industries are e. g. IT/software, life sciences, new materials, micro-systems and environmental technologies.Bayern Kapital and its funds have invested in more than 250 companies and currently manages funds to the value of EUR 340 m. The five investing funds currently managed by Bayern Kapital are Seedfonds Bayern, Clusterfonds Start-Up!, Innovationsfonds, Innovationsfonds EFRE and Wachstumsfonds Bayern.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, United States, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 253
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5.9M; Series A $3.9M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $29M in 2010

Portfolio highlights

  • Hema.to — Flow cytometry analysis software, re-imagined. From raw FCS and LMD data to finalized report with AI-powered CellStudio.
  • 4.screen — The Driver Interaction Platform. Connect with drivers in real-time to deliver personalized and targeted campaigns.
  • inContAlert — inContAlert is a deep tech start-up disrupting the field of incontinence. The technology of inContAlert helps people with bladder dysfunction to monitor the filling level of their urinary bladder.inContAlert, therefore, developed an mHealth device, which collects and analyzes data with the help of deep learning algorithms. The information is thendisplayed on an app and sends an alert to incontinence patients when a predefined filling level is reached. inContAlert thereby minimizes the risk of an uncontrolled loss of urine or the harmful distension of the bladder. With the help of inContAlert, incontinence patients can go back to normal and live a carefree life.
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KfW
VC Fund · Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany · 7 investments in Germany Automotive startups

KfW gives impetus to economic, social and ecological development worldwide. As a promotional bank under the ownership of the Federal Republic and the Länder (federal states), it offers support to encourage sustainable improvement in economic, social, ecological living and business conditions, among others in the areas of small and medium-sizedenterprise, entrepreneurialship, environmental protection, housing, infrastructure, education finance, project and export finance, and development cooperation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 162
  • Round size: Series A $2.2M–$7.7M; Series B $3.3M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Andercore — Andercore connects global suppliers and local buyers on one AI-driven platform, automating inventory selection, pricing, quotes, financing and global distribution at scale.
  • AtlasEdge — Empowering a sustainable digital society by enabling infrastructure where it is needed.
  • Quantum Systems — Our vision is to become the global leader in providing aerial data for decision making by the use of our drones.
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TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen
VC Fund · Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany · 6 investments in Germany Automotive startups

TGFS - Technologiegruenderfonds Sachsen is an early stage VC fund targeting high tech startups with strong growth potential. The fund invests into ventures located in Saxony/Germany, Europe's leading semiconductor cluster. The team has invested into more than 120 companies so far, including more than 40 investments from the currentfund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 159
  • Round size: Seed $796k–$4.8M; Series A $1.9M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Prodlane — Prodlane, the company behind MAIA, is a technology company based in Leipzig that specializes in intelligent software solutions for SMEs in the DACH region. With MAIA, we are setting new standards in data analysis and daily knowledge management in all areas of the company using AI, thereby driving forward the digital transformation of SMEs.
  • Cyber Insight — Cyber Insight - Measure, Manage, Mitigate Cyber Risks
  • HandsOn Robotics — Handson Robotics provides state of the art robotics automation workflows for commercial kitchens.
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Porsche Ventures
VC Fund · Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 5 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Porsche Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in frontier technology to advance the industrial sector.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Transportation, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Germany, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$17M; Series A $2M–$60M; Series B $11M–$74M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $117M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • &Charge — &Charge is your e-mobility platform which rewards your activities and shopping trips with free energy for your electric car.
  • South 8 Technologies — South 8's LiGas cells are engineered to deliver unmatched performance and safety in the most demanding environments.
  • Bumper — Split the cost of your car repairs and servicing into manageable monthly instalments with 0% interest. Fix it. Split it. Sorted.
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FJ Labs
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 5 investments in Germany Automotive startups

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1763
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.5M; Series A $5M–$30M; Series B $10M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.5M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
  • Lastro — Lastro is building Lais, an autonomous AI worker for real estate agencies, starting in Brazil. Our AI agent initially automated lead engagement and qualification via WhatsApp, helping brokerages boost revenue and improve marketing ROI. In each brokerage, Lais acts as a personalized AI “team member” that engages with leads instantly, searches forproperties and answers common inquiries. Brokerages that have Lais in their teams are growing quickly and reporting up to 60% increases in lead conversion rates.
  • Odyssey — Discover how Odyssey Energy Solutions unblocks bottlenecks in DRE project development. Access diverse financing, procure equipment efficiently, and remotely monitor system performance. Join over 2000 renewable energy companies that use Odyssey to scale. Get in touch today.
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IBB Ventures
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 5 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Pre-Seed to Series A for Berlin-based founders. Where 30 years of expertise, capital and execution power meet.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 253
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$4.6M; Series A $2.3M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $120M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Nenna AI — Nenna AI is a powerful AI enablement platform designed for the secure application of AI technologies.
  • Jurafuchs — Jurafuchs provides legal education via a mobile app.
  • AERLIN — AERLIN GmbH is an innovative aerospace technology company based in Berlin, Germany, focused on designing and manufacturing a next-generation flying-wing aircraft platform. The company aims to transform regional and light aviation by moving away from traditional tube-and-wing designs. Instead, they use a highly efficient airframe architectureinspired by the aerodynamic principles of the albatross. Their scalable platform is engineered to support clean propulsion technologies—including Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), hybrid systems, and battery-electric power—without compromising payload volume, cruise range, or passenger comfort.
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Continental
VC Fund · Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany · 5 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Our Goal: Healthy Mobility - clean, safe and connected. Our heart beats for this. Learn more about it on our homepage.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Germany, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Series A $6.5M–$62M; Series B $13M–$67M; Series C $15M–$101M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 4.screen — The Driver Interaction Platform. Connect with drivers in real-time to deliver personalized and targeted campaigns.
  • Ingeek — Ingeek provides information security consulting and services.
  • asellerate — Retromotion is a D2C multichannel e-commerce platform for high-quality old- and youngtimer spare parts and matching accessories. Retromotion offers a 360 degree E-Commerce approach to their clients, including B2C Fulfillment and Direct Customer Service.
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MAHLE
VC Fund · Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 5 investments in Germany Automotive startups

MAHLE is an international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry. With its products for combustion engines and their peripherals as well as solutions for electric vehicles, the group addresses all the crucial issues related to the powertrain and air conditioning technology—from engine systems and components to filtration tothermal management. In 2015, the group generated sales of approximately EUR 11.5 billion with around 76,000 employees and is represented in 34 countries with over 170 production locations.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, GreenTech, Lifestyle
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, Israel, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Inspekto — Out-of-the-box visual quality inspection for industry, easy to set up and scale
  • Sunmaxx — SunMaxx Solar is a manufacturer of solar hot water collectors and system components including evacuated tubes, flat plates and solar storage.
  • Sunmaxx PVT — Sunmaxx develops, produces & sells innovative PVT systems that use the ideal available and sustainable energy source.
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Atlantic
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures.&nbsp;<br><br>We partner with founders early, providing the capital, tools and network necessary to growing their companies and accompanying them on their entrepreneurial journey. We are currently active in areas including Digital Health, Future of Work, Machine Learning, Decentralized Networks, Mobility and Industrial Applications.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 260
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.4M; Pre-Seed $850k–$3.5M; Series A $4.6M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Stenon — Stenon is a laboratory independent real-time soil analyst that offers solutions for agriculture.
  • 42matters — 42matters offers a full suite of mobile and connected TV app intelligence solutions, including APIs, file dumps, and visual, web-based platforms.
  • Phase0 — Payment platform for construction projects
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Project A Ventures
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies. In addition to $1bn in assets under management, Project A provides its portfolio companies with a wide range of operational support services. This includes more than 100 experts from key areas such as software engineering,business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.

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  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 222
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$8.9M; Series A $3.3M–$27M; Series B $11M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $377M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Nexcade — Nexcade AI agents run freight quoting, tenders, rates, bookings, and reporting with your team, visible and controlled at every step.
  • Project Q — European defence integration. Deployed with Bundeswehr, validated at NATO. Open-core, ITAR-free, no vendor lock-in. Connect sensors to C2 in seconds.
  • STARK — EUROPEAN DEFENCE SOVEREIGNTY
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DN Capital
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

DN Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests primarily in Europe and North America. The firm focuses on companies that plan to establish operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and strives to help its companies build international businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has operations in London and Silicon Valley. DN Capital’sprevious funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world's largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 431
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$12M; Series A $4.5M–$25M; Series B $10M–$82M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Gaussion — Gaussion is revolutionising batteries by utilising magneto-electrochemistry.
  • unique.ai — Automate personalized experiences to successfully transform your organization.
  • sherpa — AI Operating System for External Workforce Management
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coparion
VC Fund · Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Coparion provides venture capital to accelerate momentum and growth. With a currently active fund of EUR 275 million, Coparion has the means to do so.Coparion supports entrepreneurial vision with know-how, but without intervening in daily business operations. Thanks to in-depth experience in venture capital and in building companies, the Coparionteam discerns potential and opens up new perspectives. Coparion has the substance, tenacity, and creativity required to mutually manage difficult situations successfully.Coparion only invests with co-investors. The fund invests up to EUR 15M per company, usually in several financing rounds of EUR 0.5-8M each. The investment focus is on German companies in the start-up and early growth phases. Coparion is based in Cologne and Berlin.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 97
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Finoa — Finoa is the leading European crypto-asset management platform, empowering businesses and institutions to engage with crypto safely and intuitively.
  • Protembis — ProtEmbo is designed to be a simple and reliable solution for one of the most feared complications during TAVR.The advent of transcatheter treatments for valvular heart disease has been a major revolution in the care of patients with disabilities or intercurrent illnesses that precluded undergoing stressful open cardiac surgical procedures.Nonetheless, in spite of ongoing improvements in TAVR procedures and outcomes, the occurrence of cerebrovascular events represents a significant morbidity of TAVR.Protembis was founded based on the vision to reduce the risk of cerebrovascular events, thereby improving outcomes and making TAVR even safer – especially in light of TAVR shifting to younger and lower-risk patients. The ProtEmbo System is an adjunctive device used during TAVR and removed following completion of valve implantation. The ProtEmbo is an intra-aortic filter device that is designed to deflect embolic material arising during TAVR away from the cerebral circulation.
  • Tubulis — Reimagining Antibody Drug Conjugates Tubulis generates uniquely matched protein-drug conjugates through the combination of novel proprietary technologies and disease-specific biologic insight. Our goal is to expand the therapeutic potential of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) by increasing design flexibility while overcoming constraints of toxicity, efficacy and indication. Tubulis will build new conjugates to fill its pipeline and
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Vector Venture Capital
VC Fund · Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Vector Venture Capital GmbH is targeted promotion of young start-up companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Robotics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $3.5M–$6.4M
  • Lead/follow: 94% lead, 6% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • JUCR — JUCR is revolutionizing the way people charging their electric vehicles. Don’t think about the process itself - just pick the right location and you’re ready to go! Never worry about where to charge, how much it will cost, or when is the best time for doing this. With a global charging flatrate and more than 250,000 charging points you can enjoythe freedom every time.
  • UpVisit — UpVisit is a digital operating system for upgrading physical spaces, with DeepTech access and a focus on consistently connecting the analog and digital worlds.
  • Dissecto — Simplify security testing with dissecto. From automated testing tools over pentests to workshops: we help secure embedded systems and meet compliance standards.
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Axel Springer Digital Ventures
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Axel Springer Digital Ventures is the Venture Capital unit of Axel Springer SE, investing in digital companies globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Real Estate, Digital Media
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Germany, United States, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $475k–$4.9M; Series A $2.9M–$34M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wunderflats — Find verified mid-term furnished apartments across Germany and Europe. Sign contracts online, move in within days with Wunderflats.
  • Proportunity — Proportunity is a technology-driven mortgage lender. The company pushes the edge on real estate data-driven investment insights. It uses machine learning to accurately forecast house prices and up-and-coming areas, providing loans to buyers looking to purchase homes in forecasted high-growing areas.Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea startedProportunity in 2016, which is headquartered in London, England.
  • Goggo Network — Goggo is developing the legal and engineering framework of European autonomous mobility networks.Goggo strives to lead the driverless revolution in order to solve the transportation challenges of today heavy traffic, pollution etc. their vision is to provide all people with autonomous, electric and shared mobility solutions through the creation ofAutonomous Mobility Networks.
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Capnamic
VC Fund · Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Capnamic is a Venture Capital firm supporting ambitious founders in the German-speaking regions. Our focus is on the early stages, from (Pre-)Seed to Series A.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 172
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$8.6M; Series A $2.6M–$25M; Series B $5.3M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $210M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Freshflow — Freshflow is harnessing AI to build the food supply chain technology of the future and tackle global food waste.
  • Omegga GmbH — Omegga is developing a non-invasive, purely optical, Al-powered method for in-ovo sex detection of chicken embryos at an early stage.
  • Logistikbude — Logistikbude is a web-based software to automate the load carrier management. It is independent of load carrier types and addresses both the tracking of own load carriers and the management of exchange processes in open pools.
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Cherry Ventures
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 293
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$14M; Series A $7.3M–$44M; Series B $14M–$117M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $500M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Resolutiion — Resolutiion provides AI-powered software for managing commercial conflict, delivery risk, and business relationship performance. The platform supports organizations with dispute detection, workflow automation, contract monitoring, issue resolution, and operational risk management across customers, suppliers, workforce teams, and commercialpartnerships. Its system uses AI-driven analysis to identify relationship friction, monitor delivery performance, and support structured resolution processes. Resolutiion also provides commercial intelligence tools, reporting, and collaboration features for enterprise delivery and governance management.
  • Bits Technology — Bits Technology connects data sources & orchestrates workflows for financial tech services.
  • Black Forest Labs — Official Account: https://t.co/iF047jr0Yg @bfl_ai
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Redstone.VC
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 22 in the past 12 months

The Redstone team is an international and diverse group of serial entrepreneurs, investors, investment professionals, tech analysts and data scientists.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, Finland, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 178
  • Round size: Seed $460k–$8M; Pre-Seed $1M–$4.4M; Series A $1.7M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $29M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Nomerra — Private market operations, made AI-native
  • LimX Dynamics — Zhuji Dynamics is a general-purpose footed robot company that focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of sports intelligence and footed robots
  • Zhuji Dynamics — Zhuji Dynamics is a general-purpose footed robot company that focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of sports intelligence and footed robots
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DEPO Ventures
VC Fund · Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 6 in the past 12 months

DEPO Ventures is an angel network and VC (Grouport and DEPO Angels Fund II), which connects world of startups and investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Czech Republic, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $564k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tapaya — A modern, fast payment app that runs on any device you already own: phone, tablet or kiosk. Accept contactless payments in store with Tap to Pay, with nothing to buy and nothing to install on a counter.
  • ArcSpace — ArcSpace is a SpaceTech company that develops proprietary high energy electron beam technology to cut, join, and weld materials under vacuum conditions. This compact system enables the maintenance, infrastructure assembly, and in-orbit repair of satellites that were not originally designed for servicing.
  • WanderWallet — Pay with Pix in Brazil, Mercado Pago in Argentina, QR in Bolivia, without a local bank account. Fund with USD or EUR, scan QR codes, pay instantly. No ATM fees.
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eQventure
VC Fund · Graz, Steiermark, Austria · 4 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Seed $540k–$1.2M; Series A $781k–$5.6M; Series B $4.2M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 77% lead, 23% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Diamens — Diamens is a company focused on femtech that develops a non-invasive menstrual blood-based molecular diagnostic to detect women-specific diseases like endometriosis.
  • Respory — Respory provides real-time people-tracking using proprietary radar sensors, all without capturing personal data. Our scalable sensor network, powered by AI-driven algorithms, delivers precise customer journey insights, critical for in-store performance in retail.
  • 2nd Cycle — 2nd Cycle creating a cost-effective, fully automated, and scalable solution for modules for a second life cycle.
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HV Capital
VC Fund · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

HV Capital is one of the leading early-stage and growth investors in Europe. With nine fund generations in 23 years and €2.8 bn in managed assets, HV Capital is one of the continent's most active investors. The investment team has many years of experience in identifying European startups with great potential for success. In addition tointernational success stories like Zalando, Delivery Hero, Sumup, and Depop, innovation leaders such as Enpal, Flixbus, Sennder, and Isar Aerospace are also part of the portfolio. HV Capital has invested in around 225 internet and technology companies, supporting startups with ticket sizes ranging from €0.5 to €60m. It is one of Europe's few venture capital firms that can finance startups through all growth phases. HV Capital has a team of more than 40 investment and operations professionals who provide a variety of perspectives and expertise across the venture capital landscape.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 503
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Series A $3.3M–$37M; Series B $7.7M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $783M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Exein — Exein develops embedded cybersecurity solutions designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. The company provides a platform that integrates security directly into the firmware of embedded systems, enabling real-time threat detection, monitoring, and response. Exein’s technology focuses on runtime protection and behavioranalysis at the edge, helping manufacturers secure devices without requiring major hardware changes or external software agents. Its solution is compatible with widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux-based environments, allowing for flexible integration across different devices. The company also offers tools for vulnerability assessment and threat intelligence tailored for firmware-level defense. Exein supports developers with APIs and SDKs to incorporate security features during the product development phase. Through its platform, the company addresses growing security risks in critical sectors such as automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
  • Flip — The AI employee experience platform for frontline workers without a company email. Flip unites comms, HR, identity and AI in one app. Book a demo.
  • Ore Energy — Ore Energy is creating a new generation, cost effective, long-duration energy storage solution which will enable a decarbonized energy future by utilizing some of the most readily available materials
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Creathor Ventures
VC Fund · Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

We have been investing at the frontier of technology and science for over 30 years. We know what it takes to succeed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 95
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $5.1M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • AYOXXA — AYOXXA is a biotech company commercializing innovative technology developed at the National University of Singapore (NUS). AYOXXA’s patented technology platform is producing a new generation of biochips – merging biology with IT. This allows the biochip to accumulate large numbers of applications – measuring multiple protein markers for cancer,allergies, cardiovascular and infectious diseases – in a single test.
  • CryoTherapeutics — CryoTherapeutics is focusing on the development, demonstration of clinical benefit, and early-stage commercialization of a proprietary cryotherapy system for use in the treatment of coronary artery disease that causes heart attacks. The safety and efficacy of cryoenergy in the cardiovascular system has been demonstrated and CryoTherapeutics intendsto extend the benefits of cryoenergy to the problem of diseased coronary arteries.
  • Chundsell Medicals — Chundsell Medicals AB was founded in 2007 as a spin off from Karolinska Institutet, Solna, in order to commercialize the research results of Chunde Li and his group on prostate cancer genomics. The first product: The Prostatype® Test System can assess prostate cancer aggressiveness in conjunction with currently used clinical parameters. TheProstatype® Test System measures the expression pattern of three selected and specific prostate cancer embryonic stem cell genes in tumor cell tissue specimens. These expression patterns together with a group of a selected number of known clinical parameters will help the health care professional to predict the disease outcome, the overall survival as well as cancer specific survival of patients.
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MBG Baden Wuerttemberg
VC Fund · Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

MBG Baden Wuerttemberg is an investment company that helps small and medium sized companies strengthen their capital base.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Transportation, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $949k–$6.5M; Series A $687k–$30M; Series B $4.4M–$7.3M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $53M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • yasp — Agentic optimized GPU code and full-model compilation for NVIDIA, AMD, and edge silicon. You choose the hardware, yasp handles the rest.
  • Pionix — PIONIX develops EVerest, a fully featured commercial open source SW platform for charging stations. With our open platform, we will provide a broad ecosystem for EV charging that can be easily extended by the open-source community and utilized by any commercial party.PIONIX as main developer of the EVerest ecosystem offers integration andsoftware update services, cloud operations and productivity & security enhancements as subscriptions.
  • Computomics — Computomics is a team of world-leading experts in plant research and bioinformatics, offering next-generation sequencing (NGS) analyses for agriculture biotech companies and crop scientists. Whether you are concerned with crop improvement, seed production or plant protection, Computomics helps navigate the complexities of grain, vegetable, fruitand other genomes. Our advanced bioinformatics services provide our customers with quality NGS data interpretation from state-of-the-art genomics tools and technologies. Let us help you achieve your research goals.
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Creandum
VC Fund · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 22 in the past 12 months

We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Sweden, Germany, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 318
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$17M; Series A $5.5M–$35M; Series B $8M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $545M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Rillet — Rillet automates majority of month-end close and offers powerful GAAP and SaaS reporting. The software has built-in revenue recognition, invoicing, and AI-powered accounting.
  • Jack & Jill AI — Jack helps candidates find the perfect job and Jill helps companies find the perfect candidate.
  • OLIX — OLIX designs and manufactures optical processors that use light-based circuits to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads. The company develops Optical Tensor Processing Units that execute matrix and tensor operations for training and running inference on large-scale machine learning models. Its hardware aims to increase performance and reducepower consumption relative to conventional electronic accelerators by processing data in the optical domain. Flux Computing focuses on infrastructure for generative AI and advanced neural networks, targeting data centers and organizations that require intensive model computation. The product stack centers on custom optical chips integrated with supporting electronics, control software, and tools that link into existing AI frameworks. Sales and partnerships primarily address customers building large AI clusters, research environments, and emerging applications that benefit from high-throughput, low-energy computation.
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kopa ventures
VC Fund · Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

kopa is a venture capital investment firm. kopa ventures, formerly Wi Venture, is a leading early-stage impact investment firm focusing on Europe's most innovative climate tech startups in the areas of Energy, Mobility, and Nature & Carbon Tech. Since its inception in 2017, Wi Venture has successfully invested in over 25 incubations andstartups, resulting in numerous exits, an IPO, and more achievements on the horizon.As an early-stage investor, we prioritize the impact potential of startups during our investment decision-making process. Our mission is to support and empower these groundbreaking startups as they develop cutting-edge solutions to foster a climate-positive economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Renewable Energy, Solar, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, Spain, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 37
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $736k–$1.5M; Series A $7.4M–$218M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VREY — VREY is a startup that empowers landlords of multi-tenant buildings to generate and manage solar energy on-site.
  • encosa — encosa helps commercial and industrial customers cut electricity costs with battery storage systems and software. It plans, finances, installs, and operates these systems as a complete service. The company also uses energy optimization and electricity trading to improve system returns.
  • Capsule Corporation — Capsule Corporation (the Italian spacetech startup) develops and commercializes WaterCube, a water-based propulsion system for CubeSats and Smallsats, designed to offer compact, non-toxic, and cost‑effective orbit control, collision avoidance, and deorbiting capabilities
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NAP
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 10 in the past 12 months

The Expert Founders Fund

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$5.9M; Series A $5M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Almetra — We use computer vision and AI analytics to provide insights into manual assembly processes - our platform supports process engineers in driving productivity and quality of assembly processes
  • Zalera — Zelara is an agentic lifecycle system that works on top of your CRM stack to increase customer activation, retention, and lifetime value.
  • SPREAD AI — SPREAD AI develops engineering intelligence software that enables organizations to unify, analyze, and act on complex product data across the entire product lifecycle. The company provides a platform that aggregates structured and unstructured data from systems such as engineering tools, production systems, and documentation into a single,connected data layer. Its core technology creates a “product twin,” a graph-based representation that models how mechanical, electrical, and software components interact within a product. This allows engineering teams to understand dependencies, assess the impact of changes, and make informed decisions based on a complete view of product behavior.SPREAD AI integrates with existing enterprise systems rather than replacing them, acting as a layer that connects data sources and enables real-time analysis and workflow automation. It also provides customizable applications and low-code tools that allow teams to build domain-specific solutions tailored to their engineering needs. The platform incorporates artificial intelligence and automation capabilities, including AI agents that assist with tasks such as data mapping, validation, troubleshooting, and requirements analysis. These tools help reduce manual work and enable faster resolution of engineering issues across development, production, and aftersales processes.
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Helvetia Venture Fund
VC Fund · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Helvetia has a long tradition: in over 150 years, it has grown from a number of Swiss and foreign insurance companies into a successful international insurance group. Today, Helvetia has subsidiaries in its home market Switzerland as well as in the countries that make up the Europe market area: Germany, Italy, Austria and Spain. Helvetia is alsopresent in France with its Specialty Markets market area and through selected regions worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $3.3M–$4.9M; Series A $5.9M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.6M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $54M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Napo Pet Insurance — UK pet insurance with dental cover, direct vet payments and free 24/7 video vet calls. Get a 5% multi-pet discount!
  • Flitter — Flitter is a neo-insurance company that provides pay-per-mile insurance and connected technology.
  • INKI.TECH — Equip your business with high-end, secure IT equipment through INKI's device-as-a-service model. Reduce operational costs, increase agility, and embrace sustainability while minimizing total cost of ownership.
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Schwarzwälder Bote
VC Fund · Hechingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Schwarzwälder Bote is an online media company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, FinTech, Consumer
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series C
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • eduBITES — eduBITES provides a new university and corporate learning experience.
  • holo|one — holo|one is a software company developing “sphere” – the award-winning, standardized Mixed Reality (MR) platform solution. It hails from Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, the Bay Area, and Chongqing, China.
  • German Autolabs — German Autolabs builds powerful voice assistance tools to augment the daily workflows of professional drivers, couriers and delivery teams.
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nbr technology ventures
VC Fund · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

nbr technology ventures

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$7.9M
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bareways — Bareways develops AI-driven software solutions to enable driving assistance functionalities outside of urban- or high way environments.
  • gestigon — gestigon was founded in 2011. Despite of being a rather young company in the automotive market, they target to be global market leader in all solutions that they bring into serial production.During the last years the company practically doubled in size every year – regardless which measure you apply: people, customer base, experience or squaremeters. They also greatly expanded their lines of code, financials and revenues. They managed to hire rock-star-developers building the #BestTeamEver. The majority of the experience and lines of code as well as the solutions and products are home-grown. As well as their enthusiasm!Since early 2017 they are part of the Valeo group, a leading tier one with more than 90,000 employees all over the globe. Sharing visions, focusing on people and customers, reusing experience, optimizing market focus are the core elements of their joint success.
  • German Autolabs — German Autolabs builds powerful voice assistance tools to augment the daily workflows of professional drivers, couriers and delivery teams.
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EOS VC Fund
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Galaxy Digital is a NYC-based multi-strategy investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Software, Gaming
  • Stage:Grant, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Germany, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 99
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$6M; Grant $50k–$50k; Series A $1.5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wyden — Wyden is an institutional trading platform for banks and brokers, unifying digital asset execution, treasury, settlement, accounting, and connectivity through a single platform.
  • Timeless — Buy shares in exclusive assets such as rare sneakers, watches & luxury cars from as little as €50 per share (incl. VAT).
  • Stableton Financial — Explore private blue-chip tech investment opportunities with Stableton. Diversify your portfolio with top private tech companies, offering liquidity, transparency, and growth potential.
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BayBG Venture Capital
VC Fund · München, Bayern, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Innovative post-revenue startups with first customers trust us as highly reliable investors. We have been an active player in the venture capital market for over 25 years. Due to our evergreen approach, we offer institutional venture capital without the limitations of the usual fund structure. Predominantly we invest straight equity. Additionally,we can offer venture debt to mature startups close to break-even in order to avoid further dilution for founders. Being a private investment company we act as both lead investor or co-investor. We can also fulfill the private lead investor role for public investors like Bayern Kapital. Together we are increasing YOUR company's value.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, Italy, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 118
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$6.4M; Series B $732k–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • socialhub — Boost your social media success with SocialHub. Manage channels, schedule posts & get meaningful analytics. Try it out now!
  • SPiNE — SPiNE is a startup that provides safe, clean, and inexpensive energy to all end users. It is focused on smart meter rollout and, as a result, digitalization in metering and control of charging infrastructure, heat pumps, and battery storage.
  • TalentRocket — Talent Rocket is a job search engine that enables its users to find jobs with a suitable work environment for them. Job seekers can select their preferred company culture, follow their favorite companies, and start career conversations with employers. Talent Rocket was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Peter Mertens
Angel · Kefar Sava, HaMerkaz, Israel · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Peter Mertens

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, CleanTech
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Germany, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $414k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Certivity — Certivity offers software to model digital regulatory twins of their products. This will ensure that current regulatory requirements are integrated in the right place in the engineering process. Product compliance will be smarter, safer, more transparent, more efficient, and significantly cheaper.
  • DeepDrive — We are DeepDrive. We are powered by fusion. Absolute professionalism mixed up with our deeply rooted urge to discover. Deep expertise meets revolutionary innovations.
  • Leegle — Moonblock is a tool to navigate Web3 with the right insights with a Web3 Brand Intelligence platform.
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Alpana Ventures
VC Fund · Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Alpana Ventures is a Swiss VC focusing on digital transformation.Since 2016 we backed 45 founder teams with 3 Funds, supporting them in their journey towards a positive impact.Committed to value creation, we discover deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe and the US.We invest to embed them into innovative business models and back them tobecome global market leaders.Applying ESG criteria, our portfolio companies help create a more sustainable future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Switzerland, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 103
  • Round size: Seed $729k–$4M; Series A $2.1M–$14M; Series B $3M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sinay — Sinay provides numerous solutions for maritime sector stakeholders, such as collecting and analysing maritime data.
  • Nezasa — Discover how to grow your business with Nezasa TripBuilder, the world's leading travel commerce solution for travel businesses.
  • Tinamu — Trusted inventory intelligence delivered in real-time
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Troy Capital Partners
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Multi-stage venture capital. Partnering every step of the way

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Transportation, Travel
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$5.6M; Series A $5M–$56M; Series B $14M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $68M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Dack — Operto's comprehensive hospitality management software streamlines operations, enhances guest experiences, and drives growth.
  • dot.LA — dot.LA is a digital newsroom covering L.A.'s startup and tech community. dot.LA’s mission is to celebrate and empower the Los Angeles startup and tech community, fueling innovation around the world.
  • Archer — Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds ofup to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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TA Ventures
VC Fund · Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments. We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Germany, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 283
  • Round size: Seed $580k–$6M; Pre-Seed $150k–$2.3M; Series A $2.5M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Willidrop — Willidrop is a B2B automotive logistics platform that optimizes cross-border vehicle transportation. The company provides a unified digital coordination layer that integrates real-time pricing, carrier matching, live tracking, and digital proof of delivery into a single workflow.
  • SpeedLabs — The real-time market engine and foundational AI for sports.
  • Native Commerce — A unified e-commerce platform combining CMS, OMS, WMS, Delivery & Logistics to help modern retailers operate, scale & deliver great e-commerce experiences.
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Oskar Hartmann
Angel · Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, India, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$52M; Pre-Seed $125k–$200k; Series A $7.4M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
  • Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
  • MoonAI Inc — MoonAI enables businesses to deploy no-code AI agents—referred to as “AI salespersons”—within one day, with no installation cost. These agents automate lead qualification, escalate warm leads to managers, schedule meetings, and integrate with CRMs, messaging platforms.The solution operates 24/7, supports multiple languages (includingRussian, English, and informal Kazakh), and processes customer interactions in just seconds. It has helped companies double the volume of processed inquiries, reduce response times from minutes to seconds, and even autonomously close a portion of leads—all while reducing sales team workload and improving customer satisfaction.
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Target Partners
VC Fund · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Target Partners is a German venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. With 300 million Euro under management, Target Partners is one of the leading venture capital investors in Germany.The partners of Target Partners have years of collective experience as successful managers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalinvestors in Europe and the USA. They founded or led companies their selves, developed or sold technology products their selves. They have seen numerous companies through to IPO and beyond. They understand the challenges an entrepreneur faces and that the road to success often isn't simple and straight.Both in Europe and the USA Target Partners has a large network in industry and venture capital. They open doors for you to customers, business partners, experienced managers and financial markets. They support you in business development, in international expansion, in closing OEM or distribution contracts, and in acquisition decisions. In addition, several dozen European and US entrepreneurs and top managers, as well as a number of US venture capitalists, have personally invested in their funds and thus have a particularly strong interest in your company's success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: Germany, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Series A $1.2M–$7.8M; Series B $3.3M–$20M; Series C $3.1M–$31M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $85M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • tado° — Tado° develops a heating app for private homes and small businesses. It adjusts to the residents' behavior in real-time and also takes current weather forecasts and building characteristics into account. Tado° is committed to changing how heating and cooling systems function in structures, minimizing energy waste, and lowering carbonemissions. The company regulates indoor temperatures using automation and various control methods. The company's application allows users to modify settings, track usage, and access reports. Integration with smart home systems enables temperature adjustments via voice commands. Features such as geofencing change settings based on occupancy, while weather adaptation adjusts heating or cooling according to forecasts. Intelligent scheduling helps users create personalized temperature plans, and automation capabilities handle climate control without requiring manual intervention.
  • NavVis — NavVis next-generation technology for the built environment enables accurate mobile mapping of indoor spaces and enterprise-ready digital twin solutions.
  • Dedrone — Dedrone is the global leader in anti-drone / counter-drone solutions with the most customers in more countries
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MobilityFund
VC Fund · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Our mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable mobility by backing the best founders in European mobility start-ups. We invest in disruptive mobility start-ups with ambitious founders from Seed to Series A and onwards. Our experienced team includes entrepreneurs from Europe and Silicon Valley who partner with our companies as they scale to become global transportation leaders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Transportation, Logistics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, Israel, Poland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $580k–$7.3M; Series A $8M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MANSIO — MANSIO's unique IT solution enables cross-company relay transportation. Thereby, the semi-trailer is handed over from one truck to another at a parking lot along the route. After this “trailer swap”, the truckers drive back to their particular home regions with their own semi-truck and the swapped trailer from the opposite direction.In theMANSIO transportation system, empty runs to find return loads and parking-search-traffic are eliminated. Semi-trucks can be used very cost-efficiently in a second shift and - by that - generate additional revenue. In the future, the MANSIO trailer handover system will also allow battery-electric trucks with short ranges to be used on certain sections of long distance transport routes.
  • k2-mobility — Operators of heavy vehicle fleets are facing one of the most significant transformational challenges by switching to electric vehicles. The additional time for battery charging, the limited vehicle range as well as diligent planning of energy consumption need to be dynamically integrated and accounted for in their daily operations. K2Mobility's software PANION has a real-time connection to the transport and tour plans, to the vehicles, the chargers and the grid and is planning and optimizing charging for operational excellence, energy cost and Total Cost of Ownership.
  • FlowFox — Automated Container Releases, Container Drop-off Changes, Container Reuses and C/H Instructions.
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MBG Schleswig-Holstein
VC Fund · Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

The MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein mbH was founded in 1994 on the initiative of the state government of Schleswig-Holstein as a regional investment company. MBG Schleswig-Holstein is a full member of the Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften eV (BVK).The task of MBG is to strengthen the equitycapital base of medium-sized companies in Schleswig-Holstein, thereby also improving the conditions for raising debt capital.As a rule, MBG participates in so-called silent participations in medium-sized companies. In individual cases, however, it also engages itself in the form of open participations.19 employees of MBG currently serve more than 500 companies and a portfolio of more than 100 million euros.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $880k–$2M; Pre-Seed $147k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Naotilus — Process automation for district heating, district cooling by deploying high performing databases, using timeseries, AI
  • PANDA — PANDA created a unique Machine Learning Framework (Open Source) for industrial use, which processes all types of data uniformly & visualizes the correlations in the data without the need for programming. This enables to identify and eliminate the root causes of production problems (downtime & waste).The business model is based on providingthe algorithms in a toolbox (subscription model) for its customers (from sensors to data acquisition and fully automated Analysis with AI). The toolbox can be adapted to any factory and enables the equipment of single machines/ plants up to whole factories of industrial companies. Due to the OpEx model, customers do not have to make large investments to implement AIoT.
  • SmartLoC — SmartLoC is a fintech company that provides trading solutions, IoT baked tracking, payment solutions, and supply chain management services.
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Picus Capital
VC Fund · Munich, Bayern, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 451
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$11M; Pre-Seed $563k–$4.5M; Series A $3.9M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $140M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Enpal — Kostenlose Planung von Solaranlagen. Gewinnbringende & schnelle Umsetzung von Photovoltaikanlagen inklusive professionelle Installation & Netzanschluss. Zum Festpreis!
  • Lightbase — An always up-to-date view of your entire IT ecosystem for faster decisions and confident transformation at scale
  • Spot My Energy — The uptake of PV, EVs, home storage, and heat pumps leads to a gigantic need for digital and intelligent metering and for the integration of millions of...
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Scania Growth Capital
VC Fund · Södertälje, Vasternorrlands Lan, Sweden · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Scania has founded Scania Growth Capital for investments in high-growth companies with strategic relevance to its ecosystem of customers and partners in the automotive- and transport industries.Scania Growth Capital invests in companies that support the shift towards a more sustainable transport system, and in ventures that may discoverdisrupting technologies and business models in the automotive and transport industries.It also provides a platform where Scania can support capable entrepreneurs with a large ecosystem, as well as broad and deep industry knowledge, which will add great value to the portfolio companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Logistics, Industrial Automation
  • Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
  • Geography: Sweden, Germany, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Series A $6.7M–$105M; Series B $30M–$600M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$8.3M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Waabi — Waabi operates as a self-driving technology start-up. Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization than ever before.
  • vialytics — vialytics' mission is to digitize road management in cities, municipalities and counties. Providing up-to-date image data and automatic evaluation, vialytics's AI simplifies the day-to-day work of our partner municipalities— from road inspection to maintenance management. We save cities time, money, and manpower, all while making roadssafer. Over 400 partner municipalities in the US and Europe trust in vialytics.
  • Black Semiconductor — Our technology integrates high-speed graphene photonics directly onto any electronic chip, inspiring innovators to rethink compute architectures.
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bmp Ventures
VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups, 7 in the past 12 months

bmp Ventures is an innovative Venture Capital Company from Berlin. Since 1997 we’ve been investing Smart Money in Early Stage and Growth Startups. We finance ingenious business models with outstanding teams, who build fast-growing and sustainably profitable enterprises.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, United States, Austria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 122
  • Round size: Seed $165k–$3.6M; Series A $912k–$5.9M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $70M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Lab Thunder — LabThunder provides a cloud-based laboratory management software platform designed to digitize operational workflows. The system centers on centralizing equipment management, automated maintenance scheduling, digital logbooks, and AI-supported knowledge management to ensure audit-ready compliance.
  • Sedivention — Fight obesity within 20 minutes - fast, effective, long-term. A new weight-loss therapy for the treatment of obesity. Just a view minutes will change your life.
  • Solar Materials — Solar Materials primarily engages in the development of technologies for the sustainable and economical recycling of solar modules.
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MANN+HUMMEL
VC Fund · Ludwigsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

As a global leader and expert in the field of filtration MANN+HUMMEL develops innovative solutions for the health and mobility of people. A wide range of products and services enables us to meet the needs of our customers and society.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Hardware, Analytics, CleanTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Germany, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $3.6M–$6.7M; Series A $31M–$33M; Series C $16M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Uviquity — Uviquity is a firm that wants to encourage safety for their clients. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States.
  • Omen AI — Harness the power of Ai and proprietary sensing to prevent equipment failures.
  • asellerate — Retromotion is a D2C multichannel e-commerce platform for high-quality old- and youngtimer spare parts and matching accessories. Retromotion offers a 360 degree E-Commerce approach to their clients, including B2C Fulfillment and Direct Customer Service.
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2375
  • Round size: Seed $158k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$588k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • ReportsAI — ReportsAI is an impact operating system that automates data collection and reporting for NGOs and industry to ensure audit-ready compliance.
  • Forti Foods — The mission of Forti Foods is to enhance communities and change lives beyond the plate by fostering resilience and dignity via sustainable food innovation.
  • RubiLabs — RubiLabs Inc provides a platform for unifying, monitoring, and analyzing organizational data. RubiLabs software enables analysts and operators across risk, compliance, and security teams to collaborate and interpret large volumes of information in real time. The company’s platform is designed to help institutions make sense of complex, fragmenteddata by transforming it into a coherent operational picture for risk detection, continuous monitoring, and investigative workflows.
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IT-Farm
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

IT-Farm is a venture capital firm which specializes in seed, start-up, and early stage companies. It primarily invests in mobile, big-data, connected car, IoT, OTT service, Helth care, Bio Tech and other IT industries. The firm actively invests in SF bay area and Japan, as well as other geometries including Asia and Europe. We support portfoliocompanies, especially on the partnership with Japanese enterprises.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Japan, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 135
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.5M; Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $2.5M–$36M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • BitBiome — BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications.
  • POPS Worldwide — POPS Worldwide is the leading digital entertainment company in Southeast Asia. With over 4 billion monthly views of its music and entertainment content, POPS is the fastest growing digital entertainment media company with hundreds of artists, content creators and partners from broadcast television, publishing and production in the POPS Network.POPS also produces a wide variety of original content for its industry-leading owned and operated channels like POPS Music, POPS Kids, POPS TV, Beauty Me, HerVoice and CoolTV that target highly sought after demographics: teens, kids, women and men.
  • Global Equipment Services — As a strategic partner to developers of multi-sector products, Averna provides innovative automated testing tool and quality assurance solutions.
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Bâloise Holding
VC Fund · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Bâloise Holding provides insurance and pension solutions. Bâloise Holding offers various non-life insurance products, including accident, health, general liability, motor, fire and other property, marine, credit protection, and legal expenses insurance. Bâloise Holding was founded on 1863 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Service Industry
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Germany, Switzerland, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Corporate Round $6.5M–$8.7M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DUKE — Duke is a technology company that operates a real time car logistics system. Our Mission is to provide an insane customer experience for car rental. Duke offers on demand rental cars through a 24/7 delivery service.
  • MOBIKO — Mobiko offers commute mobility services to make it easy for people to travel and manage travelling expenses.
  • TRONITY — TRONITY is a german based startup ​that offers a software-only solution for managing electric vehicle insights. The solution allows consumers to access, own, and manage all aspects of their electric vehicles without the need for any additional hardware. In addition to providing access to a fully digital driver's logbook, the solution alsoallows customers to compare their own vehicle data with that of a virtual fleet. Through an active driver engagement TRONITY helps drivers of electric vehicles to optimize their driving experience.For more information, visit http://www.tronity.comTRONITY - Your Car. Your Data.
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STS Ventures
VC Fund · Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 3 investments in Germany Automotive startups

STS Ventures is a tech-oriented VC that is strongly differentiated from other venture capital funds primarily by its focus on camel tech start-ups and its investment focus on niche markets. Camel start-ups are companies that are resilient and resistant and can therefore survive even under difficult economic conditions, pandemics or global crises.The VC bundles the business angel activities of the Cologne-based serial entrepreneur and investor Stephan Schubert. In addition, business angels, entrepreneurs and family offices who are friends or in close business association with Stephan Schubert invest jointly with him through STS Ventures. Since the advent of the internet in Europe in the late 1990s, Stephan Schubert has invested in numerous technology-driven start-ups and has become one of the most active and experienced business angels in Germany.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $27k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Talent2Go — Talent2Go is an HRtech company that provides training management software solutions for companies to make less burden for the trainers.
  • Mozaik — Auffallend ansprechende Videos, im dynamisch modernen Stil, ohne Vorwissen selbst machen. In nur wenigen Minuten erstellt.
  • All About Accuracy — Sub-1mm accuracy and <1ms latency RF localization for physical AI. Train robots with ground-truth motion data cameras and GPS can't reach.
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BayStartUP
VC Fund · Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany · 2 investments in Germany Automotive startups

BayStartUP prepares startups for investors talks and provides them with a network of several hundred investors and business angels.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • AUDAVIS — AUDAVIS is developing the most innovative approach that will revolutionize auditing. With data-driven full automation by AUDAVIS and a new AI-based approach, every financial statement becomes a breeze with unprecedented efficiency.
  • traplinked — Digitale Fallensysteme - Endlich wissen, was los ist! Mit den traplinked Sensormodulen JERRY und TOM erhalten Sie in Echtzeit ein digitales Abbild Ihrer Kontrollpunkte.
  • BOX ID Systems — BOX ID Systems develops and offers an end-to-end location & process mining solution to cost effectively track millions of logistics assets digitally throughout the industrial supply chain across Europe and the World - including site-to-site, on-premises and indoor buildings digital twin of supply chain processes. The system is built on aspecialized analytics software platform, sensorik tracking devices and efficient data-, device- and user-management tools, including functions to support process automation and optimization. Industrial and automotive production customers benefit from making their logistics processes more efficient and cost optimized, with 100% transparency within their critical processes throughout the entire supply chain.
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Kinled Holding
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in Germany Automotive startups

Kinled was founded in 1980 to retain the investment assets of the Aisher family.In 1990, the investment focus shifted to a portfolio of early stage investments applying Kinled’s company development experience alongside the endurance and passion of family owned investments together with the strategic focus of venture capitalists.Since then,Kinled has taken 8 companies to public markets and many more to successful trade sales at significant multiples.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Xapien — Xapien delivers automated insight reports on companies and individuals in minutes, so you can make informed business decisions quickly and with confidence.
  • OneTrust — OneTrust is a provider of privacy management and marketing compliance technology that helps organizations comply with global regulations. It automates privacy impact assessments and data inventory mapping, enforces risk remediation actions, and triggers recurring audits for continuous compliance monitoring across customer, employee, and vendor datatransfers. Its web-based software can be accessed on any device and provides a single place for a private office to collaborate with business groups, vendors, and trusted advisors managing privacy risks. The result is the ability to demonstrate privacy by design and ongoing compliance with policies, data privacy laws (GDPR, BCR, Privacy Shield), and other privacy frameworks (HITECH, ISO, GAPP, APEC).The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Connect Earth — Connect Earth is an environmental data company that builds the infrastructure for climate-conscious products by aggregating and standardising environmental data and making it available through developer-first toolkits. The core product is an API solution that calculates the carbon impact of spend-based financial transactions of consumers and companies.
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Automotive Investor funding in Germany at a glance

Stats across 472 deals from 688 investors.

688
investors
in Germany Automotive startups
472
deals
in Germany Automotive startups
$4.2M
median round
in Germany Automotive startups
37%
lead investors
lead at least one round
28%
Seed
most common funding stage
83/17
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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