# MBG Schleswig-Holstein

> MBG Schleswig-Holstein is a VC fund in Kiel backing Software and Internet of Things. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kiel, Germany
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mbg-sh/
- Website: http://www.mbg-sh.de

MBG Schleswig-Holstein is a VC fund in Kiel focused on Software and Internet of Things. The MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein mbH was founded in 1994 on the initiative of the state government of Schleswig-Holstein as a regional investment company. MBG Schleswig-Holstein is a full member of the Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften eV (BVK).The task of MBG is to strengthen the equitycapital base of medium-sized companies in Schleswig-Holstein, thereby also improving the conditions for raising debt capital.As a rule, MBG participates in so-called silent participations in medium-sized companies. In individual cases, however, it also engages itself in the form of open participations.19 employees of MBG currently serve more than 500 companies and a portfolio of more than 100 million euros.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $880k–$2M |
| Pre-Seed | $143k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 36% |
| Internet of Things | 3 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 21% |
| Sensor | 2 | 14% |
| Automotive | 2 | 14% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SmartLoC | SmartLoC is a fintech company that provides trading solutions, IoT baked tracking, payment solutions, and supply chain management services. | $2M | Seed | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| PANDA | PANDA created a unique Machine Learning Framework (Open Source) for industrial use, which processes all types of data uniformly & visualizes the correlations in the data without the need for programming. This enables to identify and eliminate the root causes of production problems (downtime & waste).The business model is based on providingthe algorithms in a toolbox (subscription model) for its customers (from sensors to data acquisition and fully automated Analysis with AI). The toolbox can be adapted to any factory and enables the equipment of single machines/ plants up to whole factories of industrial companies. Due to the OpEx model, customers do not have to make large investments to implement AIoT. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 20, 2023 |  |
| Naotilus | Process automation for district heating, district cooling by deploying high performing databases, using timeseries, AI | $158.7K | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2023 |  |
| DISS-CO | B2B SaaS, Smart Integrity Platform for ESG reporting, sustainable supply chain transparency and risk management, third-party due diligence, data protection and security, complaint management and whistleblowing management.At DISS-CO, we're not just building a business; we're creating a legacy. Our mission is to revolutionize industries,solve pressing global challenges, and deliver groundbreaking solutions that have a lasting impact.Our team is composed of seasoned industry experts, passionate developers, and relentless problem solvers. We're united by a shared vision: to transform the status quo and create a better future.We've already achieved significant milestones, demonstrating our ability to execute and deliver results. With your strategic investment, we'll accelerate our growth, expand our reach, and solidify our position as a market leader. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Instruments of Things | Instruments of Things® is a German start-up with their roots in the music-tech industry founded by three experienced and passionate entrepreneurs. After successfully entering the live performance market with novel motion capture based instruments, the next big step is to bring their market leading technology to the Metaverse. | $169.8K | Pre-Seed | Feb 18, 2022 |  |
| Responsive Acoustics | ReAct developed a world of work 4.0 communication solution for retail, building management, health care and industry and others. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 09, 2021 |  |
| Osteolabs | To detect osteoporosis early, osteolabs uses trace elements in the human body as biomarkers. Some urine is enough to say for sure if you have bone loss or not. With this worldwide unique test, you can detect osteoporosis earlier than on an X-ray. | $1.8M | Seed | Dec 08, 2020 |  |
| Bareways | Bareways develops AI-driven software solutions to enable driving assistance functionalities outside of urban- or high way environments. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 15, 2019 |  |
| Instruments of Things | Instruments of Things® is a German start-up with their roots in the music-tech industry founded by three experienced and passionate entrepreneurs. After successfully entering the live performance market with novel motion capture based instruments, the next big step is to bring their market leading technology to the Metaverse. | $143K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2019 |  |
| eyefactive | Touch future. Together! What has been successfully established on smartphones and tables, eyefactive brings to displays in large scale: Interactive touchscreen solutions made with customizable, ready-to-use apps for all multitouch screens, tables, kiosk terminals and videowalls. Available through the world's first specialized app storemarketplace, based on eyefactive's innovative software technology with unlimited multi-touch & multi-user input, as well as object recognition for displays and additional retail technologies for interactive solutions of the future.Create amazing interactive experiences at point of sale, information and entertainment - as well as collaborative teamwork and efficient communication in corporate environments. By customizing apps with individual content, designs and layouts - instead of developing software from scratch - partners can create interactive solutions quickly for their customers, saving time and efforts without any programming involved.Interactive signage is the logical next step in the digitization of public spaces. With large touchscreen systems, companies generate maximum awareness for their brands, products and services. Compared to classic, passive digital signage displays, interactive solutions actively involve the user in the communication process. This creates true customer experiences at the point of sale, sustainable and efficient knowledge transfer at the point of information, and collaborative teamwork in workspaces of the future.AMAZE CUSTOMERS, BOOST SALES Create engaging interactive experiences to get maximum awareness for your brands, products & services.BECOME INNOVATIVE LEADER Be the first to implement innovative interactive technologies: intuitive multitouch operation, true multiuser applications and object recognition on screens.EXCITING INFOTAINMENT Establish an effective communication with interactive infotainment to reach your audience most sustainably.GET IN TOUCH Get to know your customers and gather valuable information with interactive feedback features.CREATIVE TEAMWORK Utilize the possibilities of innovative multiuser applications for collaborative teamwork with multiple users simultaneously.MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS Get insights about your most successful content to continuously optimize your interactive solution.---IMPRINT / DISCLAIMER https://www.eyefactive.com/en/disclaimer |  |  | Apr 19, 2016 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does MBG Schleswig-Holstein invest in?

MBG Schleswig-Holstein invests primarily in Software, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is MBG Schleswig-Holstein's check size?

MBG Schleswig-Holstein typically joins rounds of $880k–$2M at Seed and $143k–$1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MBG Schleswig-Holstein participates in.

### When did MBG Schleswig-Holstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MBG Schleswig-Holstein closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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