# SPRIN-D

> SPRIN-D is a VC fund in Leipzig backing Biotechnology and Manufacturing. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leipzig, Germany
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sprind
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SPRIND
- Website: https://www.sprind.org/en

SPRIN-D is a VC fund in Leipzig focused on Biotechnology and Manufacturing. SPRIN-D's objective is to develop new breakthrough technologies, such as goods systems.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 27% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 23% |
| Energy | 5 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 15% |
| Electronics | 3 | 12% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 10 | 38% |
| Seed | 4 | 15% |
| Series A | 3 | 12% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 12% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 11 | 42% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 12% |
| Denmark | 2 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 4% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mirko Mollik | Identity Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirko-mollik |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kāhu SiliconBio | Kāhu SiliconBio builds bioelectronic sensors that embed living bacterial machinery into silicon microchips. This platform converts chemical concentrations in liquids into electronic data, providing point-of-need analysis without requiring laboratory processing. The company delivers automated chemical intelligence to help healthcare,biomanufacturing, and environmental sectors track liquid compositions in real time. | $1.6M | Grant | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Aionic Labs | Aionic Labs is a frontier AI company developing foundational Time Series Language Models (TSLMs) that process continuous, real world sensor streams alongside text. | $3.4M | Grant | Jul 17, 2026 |  |
| Proxima Fusion | Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe, carbon-free, and commercially viable electricity. The company focuses on commercializing quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators, a type of magnetic confinement fusion reactor designed to provide continuous and stable plasma operation. ProximaFusion collaborates closely with research institutions, industrial partners, and energy companies across Europe through the Alpha Alliance, a consortium established to scale the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed for commercial fusion. The company leverages scientific breakthroughs from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator while developing proprietary engineering, simulation, and manufacturing technologies to industrialize fusion power generation. | $470.1M | Series B | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| VSORA | VSORA is an IP provider for chipmakers designing the latest generations of digital communications systems, like 5G. Our powerful multi-core DSP architecture eliminates the need for DSP co-processors to provide a level of flexibility achievable only with software programming. A new DSP development flow allows signal processing engineers and softwareengineers to share the same environment and source code, dramatically accelerating time-to-market. Their mission is to meet the technical challenges by providing a state-of-the-art DSP design process and boosting the DSP computing power while simultaneously optimizing power consumption and system performance, and reducing the silicon footprint. Based in France, the company was founded in 2015 by a team of highly qualified and accomplished DSP engineers with combined experience of more than 70 years. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Focused Energy | Focused Energy develops laser-driven fusion technology to create sustainable energy sources. The company focuses on innovative approaches to harness fusion power, aiming to generate clean energy through advanced scientific methods. By leveraging insights from research and development, Focused Energy explores various pathways for achieving practicalfusion applications. Their work builds upon established frameworks in the field, contributing to a future where fusion energy can play a significant role in meeting global energy needs. The company collaborates with scientific institutions and industry partners to advance its mission of making fusion energy a viable option for widespread use. | $240M | Series A | May 27, 2026 |  |
| SUBRA A/S | SUBRA A/S focuses on innovation, industrial-scale production, and creating a sustainable impact. | $46.9M | Series A | Apr 10, 2026 |  |
| Avientus | Avientus is a revolutionary drone network with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities to autonomously transport a variety of payloads—including parcels, food, medical supplies, and spare parts—across both urban and rural areas. | $379.3K | Grant | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Cellbricks Therapeutics | Cellbricks offers plastic surgery and transplant medicine that rely on artificial materials devoid of physiological functions or immunosuppressive transplants from human and animal sources. It offers the bio-fabrication of human tissue and organs, a widespread medical procedure that enables people to live longer and in better condition. | $8.1M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Pixel Photonics | Pixel Photonics specializes in the manufacturing of scalable single-photon detectors. These detectors are based on superconducting nanowires, a technology that allows for precise and efficient detection of single photons. The company offers two main products: a rack detector and a tabletop detector. Both of these products are designed for a varietyof applications, including secure quantum communication. | $5.7M | Seed | Mar 13, 2026 |  |
| Hypersonica | Hypersonica develops advanced hypersonic vehicles to enhance Europe's space capabilities. | $27.7M | Series A | Feb 10, 2026 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Futury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futury-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Plural Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plural-platform) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does SPRIN-D invest in?

SPRIN-D invests primarily in Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Energy startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact SPRIN-D?

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### Who are the partners at SPRIN-D?

The team at SPRIN-D includes Mirko Mollik (Identity Architect). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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