# Laureus Capital

> Laureus Capital is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Biotechnology. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laureuscapital/
- Website: https://www.laureuscapital.com/

Laureus Capital is a group of entrepreneurs that invests in companies specializing in tech, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Christian Wawrzinek | Founder, CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-christian-wawrzinek |
| Dr. Kai Wawrzinek | Founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-kai-wawrzinek |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Impossible Cloud | Impossible Cloud is a next-generation cloud provider offering highly secure, cost-efficient, and fully S3-compatible Cloud storage solutions for businesses. Headquartered in Europe, Impossible Cloud positions itself as an alternative to AWS, Google Cloud or Wasabi, as a European cloud company with a strong emphasis on data sovereignty andcompliance with European data protection standards.Founded by experienced entrepreneurs Dr. Kai Wawrzinek and Dr. Christian Kaul, and supported by CTO Dr. Thomas Demoor — one of the world’s leading object storage experts — Impossible Cloud has built a scalable, channel-first go-to-market model. The company surpassed €5M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in 2024 and is experiencing rapid growth across a diverse customer base, ranging from SMEs and airports to industrial firms, universities, AI companies, and media organizations. Key partners include major distributors and system integrators, including Europe's largest system integrator, Bechtle. Key integrations and certifications with industry-leading ISVs include Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, and Hornet Security. Impossible Cloud’s infrastructure is exclusively in enterprise-grade, certified data centers, primarily operated by decentralized hardware providers, interconnected and scaled efficiently through the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN), an innovative Web3-based model. Impossible Cloud continues to strengthen its leadership position in Europe and is currently laying the foundation for expansion into other global markets, such as North America. | $7M | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Impossible Cloud | Decentralized Cloud, S3 Compatible Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, CDN, Cloud Database, Serverless, Machine Learning and more | $7.7M | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Impossible Cloud | Impossible Cloud is a next-generation cloud provider offering highly secure, cost-efficient, and fully S3-compatible Cloud storage solutions for businesses. Headquartered in Europe, Impossible Cloud positions itself as an alternative to AWS, Google Cloud or Wasabi, as a European cloud company with a strong emphasis on data sovereignty andcompliance with European data protection standards.Founded by experienced entrepreneurs Dr. Kai Wawrzinek and Dr. Christian Kaul, and supported by CTO Dr. Thomas Demoor — one of the world’s leading object storage experts — Impossible Cloud has built a scalable, channel-first go-to-market model. The company surpassed €5M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in 2024 and is experiencing rapid growth across a diverse customer base, ranging from SMEs and airports to industrial firms, universities, AI companies, and media organizations. Key partners include major distributors and system integrators, including Europe's largest system integrator, Bechtle. Key integrations and certifications with industry-leading ISVs include Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, and Hornet Security. Impossible Cloud’s infrastructure is exclusively in enterprise-grade, certified data centers, primarily operated by decentralized hardware providers, interconnected and scaled efficiently through the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN), an innovative Web3-based model. Impossible Cloud continues to strengthen its leadership position in Europe and is currently laying the foundation for expansion into other global markets, such as North America. | $8.2M | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| ETHRIS | ETHRIS develops mRNA therapeutics with a focus on respiratory diseases and vaccines. ETHRIS possesses an enabling LNP delivery and mRNA modification platform for transcript Therapies. SNIM®RNAis a first-in-class biopharmaceutical which provide a compelling alternative for recombinant protein or gene therapies. SNIM®RNAs encode therapeutic proteinsto be produced in the patient‘s body and overcome short duration effects of recombinant proteins. SNIM®RNA Transcript Therapy is a new option for a broad variety of diseases, either acquired or genetically predetermined, lifestyle- or age-related, rare or frequent. | $26.3M | Series B | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| Impossible Cloud | Decentralized Cloud, S3 Compatible Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, CDN, Cloud Database, Serverless, Machine Learning and more | $3.3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Impossible Cloud | Impossible Cloud is a next-generation cloud provider offering highly secure, cost-efficient, and fully S3-compatible Cloud storage solutions for businesses. Headquartered in Europe, Impossible Cloud positions itself as an alternative to AWS, Google Cloud or Wasabi, as a European cloud company with a strong emphasis on data sovereignty andcompliance with European data protection standards.Founded by experienced entrepreneurs Dr. Kai Wawrzinek and Dr. Christian Kaul, and supported by CTO Dr. Thomas Demoor — one of the world’s leading object storage experts — Impossible Cloud has built a scalable, channel-first go-to-market model. The company surpassed €5M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in 2024 and is experiencing rapid growth across a diverse customer base, ranging from SMEs and airports to industrial firms, universities, AI companies, and media organizations. Key partners include major distributors and system integrators, including Europe's largest system integrator, Bechtle. Key integrations and certifications with industry-leading ISVs include Veeam, Acronis, MSP360, and Hornet Security. Impossible Cloud’s infrastructure is exclusively in enterprise-grade, certified data centers, primarily operated by decentralized hardware providers, interconnected and scaled efficiently through the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN), an innovative Web3-based model. Impossible Cloud continues to strengthen its leadership position in Europe and is currently laying the foundation for expansion into other global markets, such as North America. | $3.3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2022 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ts-ventures-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LBBW VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lbbw-venture-capital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [very early Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/very-early-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Laureus Capital invest in?

Laureus Capital invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Laureus Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Laureus Capital?

The team at Laureus Capital includes Dr. Christian Wawrzinek (Founder, CEO) and Dr. Kai Wawrzinek (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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