# Matthias Kempf

> Matthias Kempf is a seed investor at LEAP4 (Munich) backing Railroad and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LEAP4](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leap435)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-kempf-b247a855/
- Website: http://www.berylls.com

Matthias Kempf is a seed investor at LEAP4 in Munich focused on Railroad and Software. 1995-200 Industrial Engineering at KIT (University of Karlsruhe), 2003-2006 PhD at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 200-2008 Automotive and Mobility Top Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman, 2011-2021 Foudning Partner at Berylls Strategy Advisors, since 2021 Managing Partner at Berylls Digital Ventures

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Railroad | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fibionic | Fibionic develops technology that places reinforcement fibers along structural load paths to produce lightweight composite components. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Futurail | Developing an autonomy stack for self-driving trains. | $6.5M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Asterion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asterion-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT Urban Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-urban-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heroic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heroic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mavest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mavest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OMA Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oma-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Redstone.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redstone-digital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LEAP4

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Leap435 is a venture capital firm investing in Seed-stage startups in sustainable mobility and logistics.

4 contacts available at LEAP4.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Johan Torssell | Investor & Tech Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-torssell |
| Matthias Kempf | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthias-kempf-e261 |
| Theresia Heinrich | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/theresia-heinrich-0bae |
| Tobias Johann | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tobias-johann |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthias Kempf invest in?

Matthias Kempf invests primarily in Railroad, Software and Transportation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Matthias Kempf's check size?

Matthias Kempf typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$6.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Matthias Kempf participates in.

### When did Matthias Kempf last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthias Kempf closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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