# Bernhard Schirmers

> Bernhard Schirmers is a Series C investor at SHS Capital backing Robotics and Navigation. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SHS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shs-gesellschaft-fr-beteiligungsmanagement-mbh)
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernhard-schirmers-7b4b1531/

Bernhard Schirmers is a Series C investor at SHS Capital in Stuttgart focused on Robotics and Navigation. Bernhard Schirmers is one of SHS’s founding partners. His focus lies in the areas of strategy, organization, marketing and sales. Prior to founding SHS, Schirmers worked as a business consultant, and most recently as senior project manager, for McKinsey & Co. Inc. Prior to that, he worked as Executive Assistant and Head of the Executive Officeat HDI in Hanover (now Talanx).After studying law at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Bernhard Schirmers worked as Assistant at the Ruhr University and at the University of Passau. While working as a legal intern in Bavaria, Schirmers received his doctorate in antitrust law.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Navigation | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AOT - Advanced Osteotomy Tools | AOT AG is a privately owned Swiss Robotic Surgery company, which spun out of the University Hospital and the University Basel (Switzerland) in 2011 and was first funded in 2012. The company is dedicated to the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices for osteotomy pursuing the vision of contact-free bone surgery using laser,robotics and navigation systems to re-invent bone surgery (osteotomy). | $12.8M | Series C | Jun 07, 2016 |  |
| AOT - Advanced Osteotomy Tools | AOT AG is a privately owned Swiss Robotic Surgery company, which spun out of the University Hospital and the University Basel (Switzerland) in 2011 and was first funded in 2012. The company is dedicated to the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices for osteotomy pursuing the vision of contact-free bone surgery using laser,robotics and navigation systems to re-invent bone surgery (osteotomy). |  |  | Feb 02, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BioValley Business Angels Club (BioBAC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biovalley-business-angels-club-biobac) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-angels-switzerland-bas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartAngels Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startangels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SHS Capital

VC Fund · Tübingen, Germany

SHS is an independent private equity company. Their focus is on investments in the MedTech, Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Digital Health sectors.

5 contacts available at SHS Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Zimmermann | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-zimmermann |
| Sascha Alilovic | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sascha-alilovic |
| Bernhard Schirmers | Managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernhard-schirmers |
| David Wehner | Senior Investment manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-wehner-3 |
| Federico Bursgens | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federico-bursgens |

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## FAQ

### What does Bernhard Schirmers invest in?

Bernhard Schirmers invests primarily in Robotics, Navigation and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bernhard Schirmers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bernhard Schirmers closed in Jun 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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