BayStartUP
VC Fund
Nürnberg, Germany
BayStartUP is a VC fund in Nürnberg focused on Manufacturing and Information Technology. BayStartUP prepares startups for investors talks and provides them with a network of several hundred investors and business angels.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries BayStartUP invests in
Stages BayStartUP invests in
Countries BayStartUP invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$3.8M
- Pre-Seed
- $702k–$1.9M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 3 (25%)
- Information Technology 3 (25%)
- SaaS 2 (17%)
- Software 2 (17%)
- Automotive 2 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (25%)
- Series A 3 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carsten Rudolph
CEO and Managing Director
|
CEO and Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Christoph Rommel
Head of industrial cooperation & member of the executive board
|
Head of industrial cooperation & member of the executive board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Karl Kirschenhofer
Juror @ Bayrische Businessplan Wettbewerbe
|
Juror @ Bayrische Businessplan Wettbewerbe | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jan Schomaker
Jury Member at Business Plan Competitions
|
Jury Member at Business Plan Competitions | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewigbyte is a data infrastructure company that develops digital data storage systems using glass based technology. | $1.9M / Pre-Seed / Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| traplinked is a pest control company from Nordkirchen focused particularly on the simplicity of operation. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| 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. | $1.1M / Seed / Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| 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. | $3.8M / Seed / Feb 01, 2024 | ||
| Phelas is developing an electricity storage system to use solar and wind power even when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing | $702.2K / Pre-Seed / Aug 18, 2021 | ||
| Industrial laser cutters are digital tools for cutting and engraving a variety of materials based on a digital design file. Mr Beam Lasers offers a desktop laser cutter with an integrated connected ecosystem. Our target group are small businesses, professional service providers, educational institutions and private customers, who enjoy creative andartistic crafting. Mr Beam reduces the entry barrier for digital, automated labeling, personalization and prototyping to an absolute minimum. Due to child’s play handling, integrated online designs, material shops and service hubs, the mass market gets the opportunity to use this technology which originally was only possible for the industry. | Series A / Jan 20, 2021 | ||
| The only "chemoselective" sense of human kind is the sense of smell. Through this sense They are able to perceive taste, aroma, and hazardous substances, such as hydrogen sulfide. Unfortunately, this sense is evolutionarily hampered for human beings compared to animals like dogs, for instance. Also from a technological perspective thereis no sensitive and selective "electronic nose" available, yet. Therefore, thay are strive to provide a novel sensor technology based on ambient mass spectrometry which does not only improve the utilization in traditional laboratory environments, but also enables the transfer of this kind of sensor technology to industrial process control, forensics, security technology (drugs, explosives, etc.) and the medical "point of care" diagnostics. | $1.1M / Seed / Feb 16, 2019 | ||
| 8sense is the first smart back sensor and coach for the office, combining postion and movement analysis with realtime interaction and training. Games and challenges motivates you to take care about your back before it's too late. | Seed / Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| ChargeX provides electric car charging solutions. Tobias Wagner, Michael Masnitza, and Johannes Engeln founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Munich in Germany. | Series A / Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Operator of Craftcloud, a 3D printing marketplace that compares prices with real-time offers from leading manufacturers around the world. Operator of All3DP.com, a 3D printing magazine intended to provide information on 3D-printing and additive manufacturing. The company offers consumers and small business users guidance, practical information,tips, and a curated marketplace of three-dimensional printable designs, enabling users to find the right 3D printing service for their projects.All3DP was founded in 2014 in Munich, Germany. | $1.3M / Series A / Sep 18, 2018 | ||
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FAQ
What does BayStartUP invest in?
BayStartUP invests primarily in Manufacturing, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is BayStartUP's check size?
BayStartUP typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$3.8M at Seed and $702k–$1.9M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BayStartUP participates in.
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Who are the partners at BayStartUP?
The team at BayStartUP includes Carsten Rudolph (CEO and Managing Director), Christoph Rommel (Head of industrial cooperation & member of the executive board) and Karl Kirschenhofer (Juror @ Bayrische Businessplan Wettbewerbe). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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