# Martin Kröner

> Martin Kröner is a seed investor at Munich Venture Partners backing Environmental Consulting. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Munich Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/munich-venture-partners)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kr%C3%B6ner-014b1017
- Website: http://www.munichvp.com

Martin Kröner is a seed investor at Munich Venture Partners in Munich focused on Environmental Consulting and Mobile. Martin Kröner is Managing Partner at Munich Venture Partners. He represents MVP in the Boards of Kebony, Sortech, Luxexcel, Greencom Networks and Electrochaea. He was Co-founder and CEO of Agnion Energy, a manufacturer of distributed power generation systems for converting wood-based biomass into electrical power and natural gas. Before hisinvolvement with Agnion, Martin Kröner worked for Linde AG, the global leader in technical gases. Martin Kröner is a mechanical engineer with a PhD in Thermodynamics and Combustion Research from the Technical University Munich.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| Transportation | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Metron | Metron is a CleanTech firm that provides digital solutions to help businesses improve their sustainability, efficiency, and productivity. | $13.1M |  | Nov 22, 2024 |  |
| METRON | METRON has built a unique positioning at the convergence of the digital revolution and the energy transition. The combination of Big Data, artificial intelligence and human expertise is a key asset to accelerate their development, in France and abroad.Their teams work daily in collaboration with METRON-EVA®, their virtual assistant, to deploytheir solution on industrial sites around the world and help you manage and optimize your energy flows. | $13M | Series C | Nov 22, 2024 |  |
| COBI | COBI is an integrated system that intelligently connects users' bike with their smartphones. The modular system integrates six accessories into one design object: light, bike-navigation, smartphone holder with charging function, alarm system, bell and bike computer. The result: a completely new riding experience.It's intelligenttechnology is geared towards one purpose: enhancing your biking experience with fun, comfort and safety. The COBI system offers hard- and software upgradeability – plus a developer SDK for third party apps, wearables, wireless sensors, bike components and on-board electronics. COBI upgrades bike and benefits one's life. | $6.9M | Series A | Jan 21, 2016 |  |
| COBI | COBI is an integrated system that intelligently connects users' bike with their smartphones. The modular system integrates six accessories into one design object: light, bike-navigation, smartphone holder with charging function, alarm system, bell and bike computer. The result: a completely new riding experience.It's intelligenttechnology is geared towards one purpose: enhancing your biking experience with fun, comfort and safety. The COBI system offers hard- and software upgradeability – plus a developer SDK for third party apps, wearables, wireless sensors, bike components and on-board electronics. COBI upgrades bike and benefits one's life. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ogci-climate-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vertigo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertigo-d254) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creathor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creathor-venture-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Munich Venture Partners

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

Munich Venture Partners (MVP) is the high-tech venture capital specialist based in Munich, and one of Germany's largest. As an independent venture fund, MVP concentrates on investments for leading-edge start-up companies with Transformative Technologies, which will fundamentally transform established value chains. The investment focus is inEurope and on a select basis, beyond. Relevant sectors include: IoT, Mobility, Energy, Advanced Materials, AI, and Robotics.MVP was founded in 2005 and is part funded by the European Union and its Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).

5 contacts available at Munich Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Martin Kröner | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-kr%C3%B6ner |
| Böhm Beatrice | Business Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b%C3%B6hm-beatrice |
| Julian Klaiber | Business Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-klaiber |
| Michael Sailer | CFO/Prokurist/Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-sailer |
| Rolf Nagel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rolf-nagel |

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## FAQ

### What does Martin Kröner invest in?

Martin Kröner invests primarily in Environmental Consulting, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Martin Kröner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Martin Kröner closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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