# KRONE

> KRONE is a VC fund in Spelle backing Software, Electric Vehicle and Audio. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Spelle, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maschinenfabrik-bernard-krone-gmbh-co-kg/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kroneuk
- Website: https://landmaschinen.krone.de/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landmaschinen.krone

KRONE is a VC fund in Spelle focused on Software and Electric Vehicle. KRONE manufactures and sells machinery that helps in agriculture, including disc mowers, rotary tedders, rotary rakes, and forage wagons.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 67% |
| Audio | 1 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FERNRIDE | FERNRIDE develops human-assisted autonomous technology for logistics and industrial transportation. The company's ground autonomy platform combines AI-powered vehicle autonomy, remote human oversight, modular hardware, operations control stations, and fleet management software to automate trucking operations across container terminals,manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, defence logistics, and open-road transport. | $19M | Series A | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| FERNRIDE | FERNRIDE develops human-assisted autonomous technology for logistics and industrial transportation. The company's ground autonomy platform combines AI-powered vehicle autonomy, remote human oversight, modular hardware, operations control stations, and fleet management software to automate trucking operations across container terminals,manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, defence logistics, and open-road transport. | $31.3M | Series A | Jun 13, 2023 |  |
| recalm | Recalm is a technology company that develops innovative acoustic devices for active noise reduction in vehicle cabins for construction and agricultural machinery such as excavators or maize choppers. The company reduces annoying and harmful noises for humans through targeted anti-sound in the frequency range <500 Hz. Their developed ANC softwarethen generates signals with opposite polarity to this source.Recalm algorithm selectively reduces annoying and damaging machine noises for humans. At the same time, acoustic signals remain audible, e.g. while driving backwards, instructions from the foreman, walkie-talkies, mobile phones and radio (selective). It offers the click-on solution for the headrest coming as original equipment or technical upgrade. | $2.1M | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fly-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- HHLA Next — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Promus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/promus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PUSH VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/push-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Schenker Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does KRONE invest in?

KRONE invests primarily in Software, Electric Vehicle and Audio startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did KRONE last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for KRONE closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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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