# Motu Ventures

> Motu Ventures is a VC fund in Berlin backing SaaS and Software. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/motuventures/
- Website: http://motuventures.com/

Motu Ventures is a Berlin based seed fund focused on building lean startups and boosting talented entrepreneurs. They specialize in first round financing of seed stage companies . Leveraging their network and experience, they support their portfolio companies from their early stage and they accelerate them as active investor.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $296k–$3M |
| Series A | $6.2M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 4 | 20% |
| Software | 4 | 20% |
| Analytics | 4 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 20% |
| Legal | 2 | 10% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 45% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 15% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karsten Stein | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karsten-stein |
| Michael Schmitt | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-schmitt-2 |
| Philip Jonitz | Investment Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-jonitz |
| Wolf von Trotha | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wolf-von-trotha |
| Philipp Semmer | Partner | 20 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-semmer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LiveEO | LiveEO is a leading provider of insights-as-a-service, revolutionizing large-scale infrastructure monitoring worldwide with AI and satellite data. Services span from railway, power line, and pipeline monitoring, to supply chain risk management, delivering actionable insights on ground movement, vegetation management, and deforestation.LiveEO's innovative approach is redefining industry practices, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding infrastructure safety and sustainability, setting new standards in asset management. | $26.8M | Series B | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| LiveEO | LiveEO is a leading provider of insights-as-a-service, revolutionizing large-scale infrastructure monitoring worldwide with AI and satellite data. Services span from railway, power line, and pipeline monitoring, to supply chain risk management, delivering actionable insights on ground movement, vegetation management, and deforestation.LiveEO's innovative approach is redefining industry practices, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding infrastructure safety and sustainability, setting new standards in asset management. | $20.8M | Series B | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| LiveEO | LiveEO is a leading provider of insights-as-a-service, revolutionizing large-scale infrastructure monitoring worldwide with AI and satellite data. Services span from railway, power line, and pipeline monitoring, to supply chain risk management, delivering actionable insights on ground movement, vegetation management, and deforestation.LiveEO's innovative approach is redefining industry practices, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding infrastructure safety and sustainability, setting new standards in asset management. | $19.4M | Series A | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| ecoworks | Ecoworks specializes in climate-neutral renovations and modernizations for apartment buildings. The company uses industrial pre-fabrication, digital processes, and highly efficient energy systems to modernize multi-family houses with up to four floors within a few weeks. | $8.3M | Convertible Note | Jun 02, 2022 |  |
| LiveEO | LiveEO is a leading provider of insights-as-a-service, revolutionizing large-scale infrastructure monitoring worldwide with AI and satellite data. Services span from railway, power line, and pipeline monitoring, to supply chain risk management, delivering actionable insights on ground movement, vegetation management, and deforestation.LiveEO's innovative approach is redefining industry practices, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding infrastructure safety and sustainability, setting new standards in asset management. | $5.8M |  | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| LiveEO | LiveEO is a leading provider of insights-as-a-service, revolutionizing large-scale infrastructure monitoring worldwide with AI and satellite data. Services span from railway, power line, and pipeline monitoring, to supply chain risk management, delivering actionable insights on ground movement, vegetation management, and deforestation.LiveEO's innovative approach is redefining industry practices, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding infrastructure safety and sustainability, setting new standards in asset management. | $6.2M | Series A | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| Mindpeak | Mindpeak provides artificial intelligence solutions that automate tissue diagnostics for cancer treatment. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency of cancer experts by streamlining tasks such as cell and biomarker quantification. These tools integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, allowing specialists to concentrate on criticaldecision-making processes. | $3M | Seed | Oct 01, 2019 |  |
| Inflight VR Software GmbH | Post-Covid, a vast majority of airlines worldwide will be in an existential crisis. In 2020, more than 40 airlines went out of business. In a post-Covid world, airlines are forced to find new revenue streams while at the same time ensure a high passenger satisfaction.The Inflight VR entertainment system allows airlines to monetize theirpassengers & offers them an immersive state-of-the-art experience. The Inflight VR technology: (i) Generates revenue through pay-per-view, advertising & eCommerce. (ii) Captures the undivided attention of the passenger. (iii) Levels up the guest experience through immersiveness.The Inflight VR entertainment system is proven on the market with landmark clients such as Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines or FlixBus(>10k users) and taps into a tremendous demand from the travel industry. Passenger engagement & feedback is excellent across the board (average usage time of > 80 minutes & satisfaction rate of >90%). With Inflight VR, every passenger generates a revenue potential of more than €7. | $4.4M |  | Aug 12, 2019 |  |
| Sharpist | Sharpist is a digital coaching for leadership development. Their platform provides services that include video coaching, personalized exercises, micro-tasks, and evaluation along with expert chat that enables companies and organizations to scale executive coaching to their workforce. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| iubel | iubel vision is to noticeably improve the legal system for each individual. |  | Seed | Dec 21, 2018 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Motu Ventures invest in?

Motu Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Motu Ventures's check size?

Motu Ventures typically joins rounds of $296k–$3M at Seed and $6.2M–$19M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Motu Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Motu Ventures?

Public channels for Motu Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Motu Ventures?

The team at Motu Ventures includes Karsten Stein (Managing Partner), Michael Schmitt (Partner) and Philip Jonitz (Investment Analyst). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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