# UnternehmerTUM

> UnternehmerTUM is a VC fund backing Software and Manufacturing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Garching Bei München, Germany
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unternehmertum/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/utum_muc
- Website: https://www.unternehmertum.de/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnternehmerTUM/

UnternehmerTUM is a VC fund in Garching Bei München focused on Software and Manufacturing. For the next generation of leading tech entrepreneurs

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| B2B | 1 | 11% |
| AgTech | 1 | 11% |
| Farming | 1 | 11% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Philipp Hertel | Legal Tech Colab (Member) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-hertel-b884 |
| Tim Kniepkamp | Legal Tech Colab (Member) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-kniepkamp |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quantum Diamonds | QuantumDiamonds (QD) is a novel equipment vendor from Germany which builds magnetic field imaging systems based on quantum sensors for the semiconductor industry. Spun out of the Technical University of Munich in 2022 and headquartered in Munich, QD develops and manufactures non-destructive inspection and metrology systems used to find electricaldefects inside the most advanced chips.QD's technology uses nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, atomic-scale defects in a diamond lattice that act as quantum sensors for magnetic fields. By measuring the magnetic fields generated by current flow, the system reconstructs current pathways inside multi-layer 2.5D and 3D chip architectures and localizes defects with micrometer precision and precise depth resolution. Crucially, the system operates non-destructively and at ambient conditions (no vacuum, no cryogenics), avoiding the slow, destructive layer-by-layer delayering that conventional failure analysis requires.The flagship product, the QDm.1 (Quantum Diamond Microscope), is the world's first integrated quantum sensing tool commercially available for chip testing. It enables open and short detection in advanced semiconductors and advanced packaging at high speed, localizing opens (currently the leading yield-killing electrical failure) as intuitive spots on an image to accelerate root-cause analysis.QD's customers are semiconductor foundries and fabs, IDMs, OSATs, and failure analysis labs. Nine of the world's ten largest chipmakers are engaged with the company, with systems deployed across Europe, the United States, and Asia. QD's product roadmap progresses from InLab defect localization (in production today) to InFab defect metrology (est. 2027) and InLine wafer mapping (est. 2028+), targeting 100% in-line quality control. The company has raised over $100M to date, is backed by World Fund, IQ Capital, Earlybird, Bayern Kapital, and others, and is investing €152M to build the world's first production facility for quantum-based semiconductor inspection in Munich, supported under the European Chips Act. QD employs 50+ people across 18 nationalities, with 30% PhDs and 17 patents.Keywords: Semiconductor Inspection, Failure Analysis, Quantum Sensing, Magnetic Field Imaging, Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers, Advanced Packaging, Non-Destructive Testing, Defect Metrology, Yield Improvement, Chip Manufacturing. | $17.1M | Series A | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| smartbax | smartbax develop novel multi-targeted, antibacterial compounds with extraordinary potency against multi-drug resistant bacteria and difficult-to-treat biofilms. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| CertHub | The smartest and most user-friendly solution for MedTech compliance. CertHub re-invented MDR / IVDR compliance for enabling faster innovation without painful paper-work. | $7.3M | Seed | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| smartbax | smartbax develop novel multi-targeted, antibacterial compounds with extraordinary potency against multi-drug resistant bacteria and difficult-to-treat biofilms. | $5.5M | Seed | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| Symphera | Symphera provides an all-in-one surgical system that makes minimally-invasive procedures more efficient. | $2.8M | Seed | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| Cyclize | Replacing fossil feedstock using plastic waste and CO2 | $5.1M | Seed | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Atmen | Atmen is a SaaS Platform that enables energy-intensive goods producers to easily and continuously certify their production as green, saving up to 90% time in the process. Starting with green hydrogen and e-fuels. Atmen's IoT and software solution makes it easy for producers to prove the renewable origin of their energy, quantify carbonemissions based on operational data, obtain government-approved certificates, unlock the highest green premium from it. Before a production site is operational, we can run a pre-certification analysis to simulate energy flows, forecast carbon intensity and screen for compliance with a variety of certification standards and schemes - all that to generate trust and increase project bankability. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Quantum Diamonds | QuantumDiamonds (QD) is a novel equipment vendor from Germany which builds magnetic field imaging systems based on quantum sensors for the semiconductor industry. Spun out of the Technical University of Munich in 2022 and headquartered in Munich, QD develops and manufactures non-destructive inspection and metrology systems used to find electricaldefects inside the most advanced chips.QD's technology uses nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, atomic-scale defects in a diamond lattice that act as quantum sensors for magnetic fields. By measuring the magnetic fields generated by current flow, the system reconstructs current pathways inside multi-layer 2.5D and 3D chip architectures and localizes defects with micrometer precision and precise depth resolution. Crucially, the system operates non-destructively and at ambient conditions (no vacuum, no cryogenics), avoiding the slow, destructive layer-by-layer delayering that conventional failure analysis requires.The flagship product, the QDm.1 (Quantum Diamond Microscope), is the world's first integrated quantum sensing tool commercially available for chip testing. It enables open and short detection in advanced semiconductors and advanced packaging at high speed, localizing opens (currently the leading yield-killing electrical failure) as intuitive spots on an image to accelerate root-cause analysis.QD's customers are semiconductor foundries and fabs, IDMs, OSATs, and failure analysis labs. Nine of the world's ten largest chipmakers are engaged with the company, with systems deployed across Europe, the United States, and Asia. QD's product roadmap progresses from InLab defect localization (in production today) to InFab defect metrology (est. 2027) and InLine wafer mapping (est. 2028+), targeting 100% in-line quality control. The company has raised over $100M to date, is backed by World Fund, IQ Capital, Earlybird, Bayern Kapital, and others, and is investing €152M to build the world's first production facility for quantum-based semiconductor inspection in Munich, supported under the European Chips Act. QD employs 50+ people across 18 nationalities, with 30% PhDs and 17 patents.Keywords: Semiconductor Inspection, Failure Analysis, Quantum Sensing, Magnetic Field Imaging, Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers, Advanced Packaging, Non-Destructive Testing, Defect Metrology, Yield Improvement, Chip Manufacturing. | $7.7M | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| FarmInsect | FarmInsect offers an automated solution for the local insect breeding at the farmer as animal feed for chickens, pork, and fish. | $8.5M | Series A | Oct 23, 2023 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Anobis Asset](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anobis-asset) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Creator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creator-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does UnternehmerTUM invest in?

UnternehmerTUM invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 UnternehmerTUM?

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### Who are the partners at UnternehmerTUM?

The team at UnternehmerTUM includes Philipp Hertel (Legal Tech Colab (Member)) and Tim Kniepkamp (Legal Tech Colab (Member)). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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