# Patrick Herlinger

> Patrick Herlinger is a Series A investor at LBBW VC (Stuttgart) backing Software and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LBBW VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lbbw-venture-capital-gmbh)
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-herlinger

Patrick Herlinger is a Series A investor at LBBW VC in Stuttgart focused on Software and SaaS. Dr. Patrick Herlingeris an investment Manager at LBBW Venture Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Consulting | 1 | 25% |
| Visual Search | 1 | 25% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 75% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Metergrid | Metergrid is an energy technology company that provides software and services to plan and execute tenant electricity projects using locally generated solar power for multi-party properties. It offers tools that support economic analysis, technical setup, billing, and digital management of decentralized energy systems for property owners and energyservice providers. The company’s platform integrates project planning, metering technology, and administrative software to help stakeholders manage energy flows and customer contracts. Metergrid also works with partner networks to coordinate installation and operational support for photovoltaic systems. Its offerings aim to simplify the deployment and ongoing administration of tenant electricity models for real estate stakeholders. | $12M | Series A | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Metergrid | Metergrid is an energy technology company that provides software and services to plan and execute tenant electricity projects using locally generated solar power for multi-party properties. It offers tools that support economic analysis, technical setup, billing, and digital management of decentralized energy systems for property owners and energyservice providers. The company’s platform integrates project planning, metering technology, and administrative software to help stakeholders manage energy flows and customer contracts. Metergrid also works with partner networks to coordinate installation and operational support for photovoltaic systems. Its offerings aim to simplify the deployment and ongoing administration of tenant electricity models for real estate stakeholders. |  | Seed | Feb 19, 2025 |  |
| AIPERIA GmbH | PlanerAI offers an AI-based planning platform that enables food producers and suppliers to open up new distribution channels, achieve better margins and reduce food waste. With PlanerAI, suppliers can effectively manage planning for their assortment from production to the point of sale. Our planning platform is suitable for all types of fresh,perishable goods. | $8M | Series A | Apr 18, 2024 |  |
| Threedy | Threedy is the provider of instant3Dhub, a platform for high-performance visual computing, which enables data sets of any size to be used across all application and device classes, directly connected with business data and sensors for a variety of applications. | $10.4M | Series A | Feb 20, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EquityPitcher Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equitypitcher) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ETF Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etf-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fraunhofer Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fraunhofer-venture-gruppe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futury-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hager Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hager-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LBBW VC

VC Fund · Stuttgart, Germany

LBBW Venture invests in brilliant entrepreneurs raising a late seed, Series A or Series B round within the DACH region.

5 contacts available at LBBW VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas von Richter | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-von-richter |
| Harald Poth | Senior Investment Manager (Life Sciences) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harald-poth |
| Markus Kazmaier | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-kazmaier |
| Maximilian Naumow | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maximilian-naumow-3753 |
| Patrick Herlinger | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-herlinger |

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## FAQ

### What does Patrick Herlinger invest in?

Patrick Herlinger invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Consulting startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Patrick Herlinger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Patrick Herlinger closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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