# SMS Group

> SMS Group is a VC fund in Düsseldorf backing Mining and Medical. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smsgroup-gmbh/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SMS_group_GmbH
- Website: https://www.sms-group.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SMS%20Siemag%20AG/143913988986725/

SMS Group is a VC fund in Düsseldorf focused on Mining and Medical. SMS Group offers quality plants, machinery and services to the metallurgical firms for steel, aluminum, copper and metals.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SMS Group. Shizune tracks 2 team members at SMS Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/smsgroup?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6.8M–$105M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Lucci | User Interface Designer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-lucci |
| Samuel Hargestam | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-hargestam |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stegra | H2 Green Steel helps to build a large-scale steel factory based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs.The plant will be built in northern Sweden, in Boden, offering unique conditions for cost-competitive fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of thesteel production facility. Production will begin in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have an annual production capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel. | $105M | Series A | May 24, 2021 |  |
| OMEICOS Therapeutics | OMEICOS Therapeutics is developing a novel, first-in-class, small molecule utilizing a new Mode of Action. OMEICOS' novel therapeutic strategy is based upon the discovery of natural metabolites of omega-3 fatty acids that mediate a strong anti-arrhythmic effect. In contrast to all other anti-arrhythmic drugs, OMEICOS' substances activatean endogenous cardio-protective signaling pathway that not only stabilizes the heart rhythm but shall provide curative effects to the diseased organ by preventing its electrical and structural remodeling. | $18.6M | Series C | Nov 02, 2018 |  |
| OMEICOS Therapeutics | OMEICOS Therapeutics is developing a novel, first-in-class, small molecule utilizing a new Mode of Action. OMEICOS' novel therapeutic strategy is based upon the discovery of natural metabolites of omega-3 fatty acids that mediate a strong anti-arrhythmic effect. In contrast to all other anti-arrhythmic drugs, OMEICOS' substances activatean endogenous cardio-protective signaling pathway that not only stabilizes the heart rhythm but shall provide curative effects to the diseased organ by preventing its electrical and structural remodeling. | $9.1M | Series B | Mar 01, 2017 |  |
| OMEICOS Therapeutics | OMEICOS Therapeutics is developing a novel, first-in-class, small molecule utilizing a new Mode of Action. OMEICOS' novel therapeutic strategy is based upon the discovery of natural metabolites of omega-3 fatty acids that mediate a strong anti-arrhythmic effect. In contrast to all other anti-arrhythmic drugs, OMEICOS' substances activatean endogenous cardio-protective signaling pathway that not only stabilizes the heart rhythm but shall provide curative effects to the diseased organ by preventing its electrical and structural remodeling. | $6.8M | Series A | Apr 15, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KfW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfw) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [VC Fonds Technologie Berlin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vc-fonds-technologie-berlin) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Vesalius Biocapital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vesalius-biocapital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Falck Revocable Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-falck-revocable-trust) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altor-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SMS Group invest in?

SMS Group invests primarily in Mining, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SMS Group's check size?

SMS Group typically joins rounds of $6.8M–$105M 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 SMS Group participates in.

### How do I contact SMS Group?

Public channels for SMS Group include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 SMS Group?

The team at SMS Group includes Paul Lucci (User Interface Designer) and Samuel Hargestam (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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