Tobias Schirmer
Managing Partner @ Join Capital
Berlin, Germany
Tobias Schirmer is a seed investor at Join Capital in Berlin focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Tobias Schirmer started his career in the finance sector, working for Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank in Europe. After his MBA from IE Business School in 2007, Tobias founded two startups before joining the Bertelsmann Entrepreneur Program in 2008. During this time Tobias worked for Random House in New York, Antena 3 in Madrid and BMG RightsManagement in Berlin before joining Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments as Principal, where he made direct and fund investments across Europe.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Tobias Schirmer invests in
Stages Tobias Schirmer invests in
Countries Tobias Schirmer invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (67%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (50%)
- Manufacturing 2 (33%)
- SaaS 1 (17%)
- Hardware 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (67%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
Country
- Germany 3 (50%)
- Spain 1 (17%)
- Switzerland 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kreios Space
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Kreios Space is a deep-tech startup based on the R&D of technologies for enabling the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The company was founded on May 2021 by 6 founders and is currently aimed at prototyping and getting into the market an Air-breathing electric propulsion system, which will allow the satellites to operate in orbits much closer tothe Earth (from 100 to 400Km height meanwhile they are currently set over 500Km), providing a huge improvement to the resolution for both telecommunications and Earth observation. | $9.5M / Seed / Sep 17, 2025 | |
36ZERO Vision
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FotoNow is an AI-powered visual inspection system developed to identify and solve a wide range of manufacturing quality issues. It offers a fully automated error tracking and identification for optimized manufacturing agility and quality, factory throughput, and capital spending. | $4.2M / Jul 15, 2025 | |
Calvin Risk
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Calvin Risk develops comprehensive and quantitative solutions for assessing and managing the risks of commercial AI algorithms. Its risk assessment framework and risk management platform lay the groundwork for reliable and responsible AI. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. | $4M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | |
Quantum Optics Jena
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Quantum Optics Jena develops quantum-based solutions for state-of-the-art communication systems. Their product is a compact and high-performance entangled photon source for quantum key distribution or quantum optical experiments. | $9.4M / Series A / Sep 11, 2024 | |
Modelwise
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Modelwise is a Munich-based industrial tech company that leverages AI to automate safety engineering. Their engineering software streamlines safety analysis, saving engineers valuable time and improving analysis quality. With their innovative technology, Modelwise enables engineers to design better products faster. | $2.2M / Seed / Apr 17, 2023 | |
Valispace
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Valispace is a browser-based software that enables engineers to collaboratively develop better robots, drones, satellites, rockets, and other complex hardware. It is Github for Hardware.It is a Data Driven Systems Engineering (DDSE) tool. It manages non-CAD data and engineering values. It integrates different software tools through one singledata hub: single source of truth. And automatically propagates changes through documents and simulations: technical change management.Valispace was founded in 2016 by its Co-founder Marco Witzmann, Louise Lindblad, and Simon Vanden Bussche. | $2.4M / Seed / Apr 03, 2020 |
Co-Investors
Alchemist Accelerator
1 deal together
Bayern Kapital
1 deal together
bm-t
1 deal together
bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen
1 deal together
b2venture
1 deal together
ELAS Technology Investment
1 deal together
About Join Capital
JOIN Capital is an early stage VC focused on Seed and Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech. Our portfolio companies are front and center at factories, delivering smart machinery and robotics for high-volume manufacturing. They’re behind the scenes with powerful algorithms for managing global production systems. They rethink andrewire essential processes, with the goal of maximizing human capabilities. We invest in technologies related to core business functions: operations, manufacturing, data analytics, supply chain and software development. We seek innovative solutions to real customer problems that have achieved product-market fit. Technologies we invest in include: machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, smart sensors.
Join Capital Contacts
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Jan Borgstaedt
Managing Partner
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Manuel Effenberg
CFO
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Philippe von Klitzing
Investment Analyst
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Sebastian Ribbentrop
Managing Partner
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Tobias Schirmer
Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Tobias Schirmer invest in?
Tobias Schirmer invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Tobias Schirmer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Tobias Schirmer closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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