# Born2Grow

> Born2Grow is a VC fund in Heilbronn backing Software and Medical. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Heilbronn, Germany
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/born2grow-gmbh-&-co-kg/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/born2growvc
- Website: http://www.born2grow.de

Born2Grow is a german venture fund focusing on early stage investments. They invest up to 500k€ in innovative business models. They are based in Heilbronn in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Born2Grow focus on investments lies within the MedTech, BioTech, FinTech area as well as some other online industries

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$6M |
| Series A | $3M–$4.1M |
| Series B | $1.1M–$3.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 27% |
| Medical | 4 | 15% |
| Health Care | 4 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 15% |
| Medical Device | 4 | 15% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 54% |
| Series A | 5 | 19% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 20 | 77% |
| Finland | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Hofer | Authorized officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-hofer-06cd |
| Gunter Steffen | CEO and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g%C3%BCnter-steffen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unchained Robotics | Unchained Robotics engages in the development of artificial intelligence-based control system for robots for electronics production. | $6M | Seed | Nov 29, 2023 |  |
| SpinDrive | Spindrive creates customized levitation technology pushing energy efficiency to the maximum level and promoting oil-free solutions. | $4.1M | Series A | Nov 08, 2023 |  |
| Semorai | Semorai - Intelligent error management for manufacturers We are reinventing the future of quality and error control in the industrial industry with our unique AI-as-a-Service solution. | $219.3K | Pre-Seed | May 09, 2023 |  |
| traplinked | traplinked is a pest control company from Nordkirchen focused particularly on the simplicity of operation. | $2.4M | Seed | Feb 22, 2023 |  |
| Doinstruct | Doinstruct is a digital-based company with video functionality created for industry personnel onboarding and training. With the use of the company's platform, businesses can train their staff members and service providers via smartphones, throughout supply chains, and from any place, allowing all front-line personnel to participate in trainingat their convenience. |  | Seed | Aug 09, 2022 |  |
| Eeden | Eeden engages in the manufacture and supply of textiles. |  | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Mila | Mila is all about providing access to progress. The world around us is moving fast. Technical and digital innovations appear daily. There’s no way they can all keep up with this development. Perhaps you don’t have time or you’re just not up to a technical challenge. Still, everyone should be able to benefit from technological progress. Mila enablespeople to find an expert partner in their neighborhood on demand. Conveniently and easily, at a fair price. | $2M | Seed | May 31, 2022 |  |
| Fyrfeed | Fyrfeed solves the creation of social media posts by harnessing an efficient Human-in-the-loop approach to AI. Customers subscribe to our service for a monthly fee and enjoy premium-quality posts regularly. Content doesn't get any easier than this. | $2.1M | Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Unchained Robotics | Unchained Robotics engages in the development of artificial intelligence-based control system for robots for electronics production. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 27, 2022 |  |
| MetisMotion | MetisMotion actuators are based on decades of experience in specialty actuator development for industrial environments. Our key strength are high force-density and ultra dynamic linear actuators. | $3.4M | Seed | Jan 19, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Rheingau Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rheingau-founders) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Innovestor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovestor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KfW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfw) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mountain Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mountain-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Born2Grow invest in?

Born2Grow invests primarily in Software, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Born2Grow's check size?

Born2Grow typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$6M at Seed, $3M–$4.1M at Series A and $1.1M–$3.3M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Born2Grow participates in.

### How do I contact Born2Grow?

Public channels for Born2Grow include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Born2Grow?

The team at Born2Grow includes Alexander Hofer (Authorized officer) and Gunter Steffen (CEO and Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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