# nbr technology ventures

> nbr technology ventures is a VC fund backing Automotive, Sensor and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

nbr technology ventures is a VC fund focused on Automotive and Sensor. nbr technology ventures

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$7.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 2 | 67% |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Navigation | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| German Autolabs | German Autolabs empowers mobile workers in logistics with voice assistance, increasing efficiency and improving quality of service in many transport industries. Their unique modular technology can be deployed in driver apps, scanners and vehicles. German Autolabs builds industry-specific solutions that augment daily workflows of professionaldrivers, couriers and delivery staff. Their assistant skills speak the language of logistics and are used by leading providers around the world. | $7.7M | Seed | Feb 18, 2019 |  |
| gestigon | gestigon was founded in 2011. Despite of being a rather young company in the automotive market, they target to be global market leader in all solutions that they bring into serial production.During the last years the company practically doubled in size every year – regardless which measure you apply: people, customer base, experience or squaremeters. They also greatly expanded their lines of code, financials and revenues. They managed to hire rock-star-developers building the #BestTeamEver. The majority of the experience and lines of code as well as the solutions and products are home-grown. As well as their enthusiasm!Since early 2017 they are part of the Valeo group, a leading tier one with more than 90,000 employees all over the globe. Sharing visions, focusing on people and customers, reusing experience, optimizing market focus are the core elements of their joint success. |  | Series A | Jul 29, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [coparion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coparion) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MBG Schleswig-Holstein](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mbg-schleswig-holstein) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Target Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/target-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VC Fonds Technologie Berlin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vc-fonds-technologie-berlin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vorwerk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vorwerk-direct-selling-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does nbr technology ventures invest in?

nbr technology ventures invests primarily in Automotive, Sensor and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is nbr technology ventures's check size?

nbr technology ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$7.7M 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 nbr technology ventures participates in.

### When did nbr technology ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for nbr technology ventures closed in Jul 2019. 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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