# Fraunhofer Venture

> Fraunhofer Venture is a VC fund in Munich backing Biotechnology and Solar. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fraunhoferventure/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/fraunhofervc
- Website: http://www.fraunhoferventure.de
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZV.FraunhoferVenture/

Fraunhofer Venture is a VC fund in Munich focused on Biotechnology and Solar. Fraunhofer Venture acts as a partner of founders, start-up companies, Fraunhofer institutes and investors. By offering access to Fraunhofer technologies, infrastructure and know-how with more than 4,500 patent classes, it provides young companies with the opportunity of a faster and better establishment of their products on the markets.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 25% |
| Solar | 1 | 13% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Sensor | 1 | 13% |
| Hardware | 1 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 6 | 75% |
| France | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Markus Weitzel | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-weitzel |
| Björn Schmalfuß | Innovation and Intrapreneurship | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bjrn-schmalfu |
| Dominik Malter | Team Member | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominik-malter |
| Friederike Krämer-Plath | Lawyer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/friederike-krmer-plath |
| Manfred Stöger | Member- Logistics Department | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manfred-stger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PerioTrap Pharmaceuticals GmbH | PerioTrap is an early stage biopharmaceutical company that aims to eradicate the root cause of periodontitis | $3M | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Threedy | Threedy is the provider of instant3Dhub, a platform for high-performance visual computing, which enables data sets of any size to be used across all application and device classes, directly connected with business data and sensors for a variety of applications. | $10.4M | Series A | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Dioxycle | Dioxycle is develop electrolyser solutions for carbon dioxide emissions. |  |  | Jun 21, 2023 |  |
| Cellbox Solutions | Cellbox Solutions is a young technology company that focuses on innovative logistic solutions for the global BioMed industry. | $6.9M | Series A | Mar 07, 2023 |  |
| NexWafe | NexWafe will supply high quality wafers to solar cell producers .Their wafers will be fully compatible with common cell and module fabrication .They will be available at a fraction of the cost of standard wafers. | $12M | Series B | Feb 04, 2021 |  |
| Subitec | Subitec was founded in 2000 as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial and Biotechnology (IGB). In the run-up to the founding, scientists at IGB had already been dealing with the subject of microalgae since 1995. In 2007, operational business was started and the first investors were sought after. | $4.9M | Series B | Jul 16, 2012 |  |
| eZelleron | eZelleron is an innovative company with the intention to revolutionize portable power supply.Accumulator systems and batteries do not come up to the growing demands on portable and mobile energy storages in a satisfactory way. eZellerons new fuel cell technology is extremely light, works on all fuels and is low cost since the start of serialproduction in 2014. | $2.6M | Seed | Dec 10, 2009 |  |
| TriDiCam GmbH | TriDiCam GmbH develops and markets 3D sensor modules for robots. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2009 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecapital-entrepreneurial-partners-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lynwood (Schweiz) AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynwood-schweiz-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bantina Invest Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bantina-invest-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [bmp Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmp-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon-to-value-initiative-c2v-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fraunhofer Venture invest in?

Fraunhofer Venture invests primarily in Biotechnology, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Fraunhofer Venture?

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### Who are the partners at Fraunhofer Venture?

The team at Fraunhofer Venture includes Markus Weitzel (Investment Manager), Björn Schmalfuß (Innovation and Intrapreneurship) and Dominik Malter (Team Member), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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