Next Big Thing
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
Next Big Thing is a VC fund in Berlin focused on SaaS and Security. Founded in 2016, Next Big Thing AG (NBT) is a venture studio for the Machine Economy located in Berlin, Germany. With its diverse portfolio of deep-tech ventures, Next Big Thing provides long-term support for aspiring founders to build transformational, tech-enabled businesses that deliver real-world impact and position Europe as a global leader.NBT’s team of thinkers and doers are dedicated to reimagining the future in ways that empower a more prosperous, sustainable, and democratized world.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Next Big Thing invests in
Stages Next Big Thing invests in
Countries Next Big Thing invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- Security 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Cyber Security 1 (33%)
- Smart Building 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
Country
- Germany 1 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Falco Schuett
Director of Marketing & Partnerships
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Director of Marketing & Partnerships | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Harald Zapp
Founder & CEO
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Founder & CEO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Jasmin Skenderi
CTO - Member of the Executive Board
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CTO - Member of the Executive Board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Michael Bommer
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Frank Brehm
Venture Developer
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Venture Developer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| METR is a software company that develops digital solutions for energy management and building operations. Its platform enables real estate organizations to collect and analyze electricity, gas, heating, and water consumption data, optimize heating systems, and manage energy performance through smart metering and automated monitoring. The companyalso provides tools for ESG reporting, remote building management, and manufacturer-independent integration to help property owners, asset managers, housing companies, and energy service providers improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption. | $12M / Series B / Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| METR is a software company that develops digital solutions for energy management and building operations. Its platform enables real estate organizations to collect and analyze electricity, gas, heating, and water consumption data, optimize heating systems, and manage energy performance through smart metering and automated monitoring. The companyalso provides tools for ESG reporting, remote building management, and manufacturer-independent integration to help property owners, asset managers, housing companies, and energy service providers improve operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption. | $6.5M / Series A / Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| Enclave is a modern Zero Trust Network Access replacement for corporate VPNs that makes it simple to access private resources; connecting staff, developers, privileged users, applications, cloud workloads, containers and IoT devices without VPN servers, opening firewalls, adding edge devices, or changing infrastructure.Enclave creates privatemesh overlay networks between participating systems subject to strict policy controls, where knowledge of participating systems is provided on a need-to-know basis. By default everything in the mesh is dark to the public Internet, hidden behind closed firewalls with no knowledge of other systems and no ability to communicate with other members. Once policy is applied, members of the mesh connect directly to one using automatic mutual authentication and NAT traversal, allowing firewalls to remain closed to reduce the surface area available for attack and make infrastructure harder to discover, target and attack. | $1M / Seed / Jan 28, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does Next Big Thing invest in?
Next Big Thing invests primarily in SaaS, Security 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.
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Who are the partners at Next Big Thing?
The team at Next Big Thing includes Falco Schuett (Director of Marketing & Partnerships), Harald Zapp (Founder & CEO) and Jasmin Skenderi (CTO - Member of the Executive Board), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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