Hendrik Brandis
Co-Founder & Partner @ Earlybird Venture Capital
Munich, Germany
Hendrik Brandis is a Co-Founder and Partner of Earlybird. Hendrik's current domain focus is web-enabled services. Hendrik is a Board Member of EVCA (European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) and past Chairman of the EVCA Venture Capital Platform Council. Hendrik brings together long standing investment, operational andentrepreneurial experience. Hendrik was a Board Member of element 5 AG, where he was a driving force behind the sale to Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV), dooyoo.de AG (Berlin) which was sold to leguide.com S.A and Dianoema S.p.A., which listed on the Borsa Italiana (Milan: NOE.MI). Hendrik currently serves on the boards of Earlybird portfolio companies B2X Care Solutions GmbH (Munich), carpooling.com GmbH (Munich), Simfy AG (Cologne) and nfon (Munich). Hendrik gained his entrepreneurial experience as a Co-Founder of GMM, a group of private investors focusing on buy-outs of mid-sized companies and gained his operational experience as Project Manager in the Technology Department of Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm (now Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace) focusing on the design and innovative manufacturing processes of composite aircraft structures. Previously, Hendrik was a Partner with McKinsey & Co., in their Munich and Madrid offices where he led McKinsey's small and mid-sized company initiative and participated in creating McKinsey New Venture. Hendrik attended the Technical University of Munich and holds a Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc. equivalent) and Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering.
- Total investments:
- 34
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
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Industries Hendrik Brandis invests in
Stages Hendrik Brandis invests in
Countries Hendrik Brandis invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (21%)
- Information Technology 5 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (12%)
- Energy 2 (6%)
- Internet 2 (6%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (26%)
- Series C 5 (15%)
- Seed 4 (12%)
- Series B 3 (9%)
- Series D 2 (6%)
Country
- Germany 12 (35%)
- France 2 (6%)
- Finland 1 (3%)
- Switzerland 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Investments
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| eleQtron creates and operates quantum computers based on trapped ions, radio frequency control, and Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling (MAGIC). It also puts forward novel ideas for scalable quantum processors based on RF-controlled trapped ions. eleQtron will run MAGIC quantum computers and provide quantum computing performance on a subscriptionbasis. | $66.6M / Series A / May 05, 2026 | ||
| Arago develops a computing system that uses photonic technology to accelerate core operations in artificial intelligence and scientific computing. The company focuses on enhancing matrix multiplication performance, a key computational component in modern AI models, by using light-based processes rather than traditional electronic circuits. Itssystem integrates a PyTorch-based software stack with a multi-physics processor that handles tasks with cubic complexity, while a digital processor manages remaining operations with quadratic complexity. This hybrid approach maximizes memory transfer efficiency and processing capacity. The system supports industry-standard form factors, allowing for integration into existing hardware infrastructure without requiring significant changes. | $26M / Seed / Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| The remberg asset platform is where industrial workers, AI copilots and agents collaborate across organizations over the entire lifecycle of assets | $16.8M / Series A / May 19, 2025 | ||
| Terralayr uses software to collect energy grid-scale storage, which will be required as we strive to make renewable energy more efficient and lucrative. | $67.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| Isar Aerospace develops and operates launch services for small and medium-sized satellites, supporting both dedicated and rideshare missions to orbit. Its core offering is the Spectrum launch vehicle, a two-stage rocket designed to deploy satellites and satellite constellations into low Earth orbit with flexible launch configurations. The companydesigns and manufactures its launch technology in-house, using automated production processes and a vertically integrated approach to vehicle development. In addition to launch services, Isar Aerospace works with commercial, institutional, and space industry customers seeking access to orbital transportation for satellite missions. The company focuses on expanding launch capacity and supporting the growing demand for satellite deployment and space-based infrastructure. | $69.6M / Series C / Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Greenlyte Carbon Technologies develops and markets an efficient low temperature DAC process that captures CO2 from the air. | $11.4M / Seed / Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Lilium is an aviation company developing an emissions-free regional air mobility service. It has designed and prototyped the Lilium Jet, a brand-new type of aircraft that will enable it to deliver regional journeys that are considerably faster than rail or road, yet competitive in price. The demonstrator aircraft first flew in 2019 and is afive-seater, fully-electric aircraft that can take-off and land vertically (VTOL). | $192M / Post-IPO Equity / Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Greenlyte Carbon Technologies develops and markets an efficient low temperature DAC process that captures CO2 from the air. | $4.9M / Pre-Seed / Jun 27, 2023 | ||
| Isar Aerospace develops and operates launch services for small and medium-sized satellites, supporting both dedicated and rideshare missions to orbit. Its core offering is the Spectrum launch vehicle, a two-stage rocket designed to deploy satellites and satellite constellations into low Earth orbit with flexible launch configurations. The companydesigns and manufactures its launch technology in-house, using automated production processes and a vertically integrated approach to vehicle development. In addition to launch services, Isar Aerospace works with commercial, institutional, and space industry customers seeking access to orbital transportation for satellite missions. The company focuses on expanding launch capacity and supporting the growing demand for satellite deployment and space-based infrastructure. | $168M / Series C / Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Aiven is an information technology company that manages open-source data infrastructure in the cloud. Headquartered in Helsinki with offices in Berlin, Sydney, Toronto, and Boston, Aiven provides managed open-source data technologies, like PostgreSQL, Kafka, and M3, on all major clouds. Through Aiven, developers can do what they do best: createapplications. Meanwhile, we do what we do best; manage cloud data infrastructure. We enable our customers to drive business results from open-source that trigger true transformations far beyond their own backyards. | $210M / Series D / May 11, 2022 | ||
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Co-Investors
Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.
Earlybird Venture Capital Contacts
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Andre Retterath
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Annette Schiering
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Catrin Schmidt
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Cem Sertoglu
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Christian Nagel
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What does Hendrik Brandis invest in?
Hendrik Brandis invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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