# Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium

> Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium is a VC fund backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wirtschaftsministerium-bayern/
- Website: https://www.stmwi.bayern.de/
- Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/wirtschaft.bayern

Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium is a VC fund in München focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |
| mHealth | 1 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $971.9K | Grant | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| ExoMatter | ExoMatter is a digital materials development startup. They employ artificial intelligence algorithms to find better and more sustainable materials for their application. Their customized platform contains all material data in one location. They use scientific data on materials to develop enhanced and environmentally friendly materials. Theirmaterials research platform generates a customized list of materials for each client's application. | $55K | Grant | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Twinu | Twinu is a digital twin solution | $39.8K | Grant | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| ExoMatter | ExoMatter is a digital materials development startup. They employ artificial intelligence algorithms to find better and more sustainable materials for their application. Their customized platform contains all material data in one location. They use scientific data on materials to develop enhanced and environmentally friendly materials. Theirmaterials research platform generates a customized list of materials for each client's application. | $1.5M | Grant | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| senswork | senswork is an expert in machine vision systems and specializes in optical inspection, industrial image processing and testing equipment manufacturing. Our ready-to-use camera technologies for automation and quality assurance are used every day by our renowned customers in numerous industries. | $134.8K | Grant | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Aigrar | The Aigrar platform is your AI digital agronomist! Farm management is made easy by our smart recommendations aided by advanced machine learning models. Through data analysis and fusion, we present information from different sources in a simple manner.In 2022 we won the Bavarian-French AI Cup securing a grant from the Bavarian Ministry of EconomicAffairs, Regional Development and Energy.If you are a farmer, just learning about precision farming, a researcher, investigating digitalization in the agricultural industry, or a precision farming veteran, with years of experience, do not hesitate to reach out! We will be happy to talk to anyone who shares our passion for precision farming! | $103K | Grant | Oct 01, 2022 |  |
| ETHRIS | ETHRIS develops mRNA therapeutics with a focus on respiratory diseases and vaccines. ETHRIS possesses an enabling LNP delivery and mRNA modification platform for transcript Therapies. SNIM®RNAis a first-in-class biopharmaceutical which provide a compelling alternative for recombinant protein or gene therapies. SNIM®RNAs encode therapeutic proteinsto be produced in the patient‘s body and overcome short duration effects of recombinant proteins. SNIM®RNA Transcript Therapy is a new option for a broad variety of diseases, either acquired or genetically predetermined, lifestyle- or age-related, rare or frequent. | $18.6M | Grant | Dec 21, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Space Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-space-agency-f580) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- BMWK — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Commission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-commission) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium invest in?

Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bavarian Ministry of Economics / Bayerisches Wirtschaftsministerium closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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