# Lukas Weber

> Lukas Weber is a seed investor at Verve Ventures (Berlin) backing Battery and Recycling. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Verve Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verve-ventures)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasmweber
- Website: https://x.com/lukasmweber

Lukas Weber is a seed investor at Verve Ventures in Berlin focused on Battery and Recycling. Lukas Weber is based out of Zurich and is the Co-founder and CEO of Verve Ventures. Lukas previously worked at PwC as a Manager. Lukas Weber attended the ETH Zürich.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 33% |
| Recycling | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 33% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tozero | Tozero builds a lithium-ion battery recycling machine to recover critical materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite. The company aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts through innovative recycling technologies. | $11.7M | Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| tozero | Tozero builds a lithium-ion battery recycling machine to recover critical materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite. The company aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts through innovative recycling technologies. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Astrocast | Astrocast SA is the most advanced SatIoT Service for customers looking to track, monitor, manage, and communicate with assets in remote regions of the world. With the world's most innovative nanostatelliite network, Astrocast delivers a complete end-to-end, direct-to-orbit service that, state-of-the-art communication modules, and enterpriseclass services. In partnership with Airbus, CEA/LETI, the European Space Agency, and Thuraya, Astrocast has developed Astronode S, a cutting-edge terminal featuring low profile L-band antenna, ultra-low power consumption, and a small form factor. Astrocast enables companies like Marine Instruments and Wildlife Computers to expand their IoT strategies. | $4.8M | Seed | Aug 25, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlantic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Possible Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/possible-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [3wVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3wventures-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Airbus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Honda Motor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honda-automobiles) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-q-tel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Verve Ventures

VC Fund · Zug, Switzerland

Verve Ventures is a European startup investment platform for qualified and institutional investors. Their fully digital platform enables private investors to build a diversified portfolio with investments starting at CHF/EUR 10'000. Since its launch in 2010, Verve Ventures has invested more than EUR 130 million in over 100 startups. Theircommunity consists of 5’000 registered qualified private investors, family offices, and pension funds. Several institutional investors such as a large Swiss pension fund and numerous corporates also rely on their expertise to invest in promising startups. Verve Ventures is backed by Switzerland's third-largest bank, Zürcher Kantonalbank. They have a dedicated investment team based in Zurich, Lausanne, Berlin, Paris, and Cambridge, that screens thousands of startups each year and selects the top 1% after a rigorous due diligence process. They are reshaping the European venture capital landscape and granting investors superior access to this traditionally intransparent asset class. They source the best deals, and structure rounds, and enable their investors to participate in competitive startup deals.

5 contacts available at Verve Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Seel | Institutional clients | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-seel |
| Chris Gay-Crosier | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-gay-crosier-3b38 |
| Chris Gay-Crosier | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-gay-crosier |
| Lukas Weber | Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lukas-weber |
| Michael Blank | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-blank-d1ca |

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## FAQ

### What does Lukas Weber invest in?

Lukas Weber invests primarily in Battery, Recycling and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Lukas Weber last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lukas Weber closed in Nov 2024. 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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