WHO WE ARE
We are an early-stage Venture Capital firm focusing mainly on B2B business models in the areas of Industrial Technologies, Smart Enterprises, Mobility and Smart Cities.
WHERE WE ARE
We are located near Munich and we are investing in the German-speaking region.
WHAT WE DO
We invest in Seed and Series A rounds with tickets of €500k – €3m depending on company stage and risk profile. We invest in aggregate up to €8m per company.
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE
Due to our link to UnternehmerTUM with 50+ corporate partners and 150+ employees, we can provide access to talents and customers.
Dr. Ingo Potthof
Managing Partner
Ingo has been working in the high-tech industry for more than 25 years. As a venture capitalist, he had the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs in Europe, Israel, the US as well as Asia. Themes and technologies are constantly changing, but success always requires enthusiastic, persistent founders and a strong vision. Ingo is convinced that start-ups are the driver of innovation, more than ever before, and he is excited to be able to contribute to this development as an investor.
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Johannes von Borries
Managing Partner
Johannes loves to see new technologies and products entering the market. One of his most memorable moments was the day when he received the first order for an inspection system his former company, Nanda Technologies, had developed. Now, as an investor, he enjoys supporting teams to achieve this same moment and to grow their company beyond it. With many years’ experience in the VC industry and being a successful founder himself, he is well-acquainted with the ups and downs of a start-up.
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Dr. Helmut Schönenberger
Managing Partner
Scalable tech startups are Helmut’s passion as co-founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at Technische Universität München (TUM). He is especially interested in startups in the field of smart enterprises, additive manufacturing as well as smart city and mobility solutions. With his background as a founder, aerospace engineer and venture capitalist he loves to help new ventures solve strategy, recruiting, business development and future financing challenges.
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Andreas Unseld
Partner
Andreas has dedicated his career to technology entrepreneurship. He is a computer scientist by education and a technology enthusiast. His fields of interests are artificial intelligence and knowledge-based systems. He likes to work with technical teams on their product strategies. He has built up the technology scouting and startup coaching operations at UnternehmerTUM and gained startup experience with own ventures.
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Moritz Kaminski
Investment Associate
Helping founders turn their vision into the next great product is Moritz’ ambition. He has a deep background at the interface of technology and business resulting from his career in strategy consulting and venture capital. He makes a personal commitment to develop specific expertise for every company he works with. Being excited about endurance sport and technology-driven ventures, it is a privilege for him to work alongside dynamic and talented entrepreneurs.
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Alexander Kiltz
Investment Analyst
Alex thrives on the opportunity to be immersed in innovative technologies, market trends, and scalable startups. He has an educational background in Management & Technology majoring in Finance and Electrical Engineering and gained first work experience in startups, which helps him to evaluate technology-based business models. Alex enjoys engaging with founders and partnering with fast-growing tech startups that tackle meaningful problems, have a big vision, and a thorough execution plan.
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Tobias Ruzok
Junior Investment Analyst
Tobias was fascinated by the start-up industry since his work for a student non-profit organization, where
he gained first experience in building a self-sustaining start-up. With a background in engineering, business, and
medicine he tries to combine his knowledge with his interest for revolutionary business concepts to help start-ups during their growth phase.
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Veronika Hiebl
Finance & Controllling
Veronika takes care of our investment controlling as well as fund reporting and administration. She has studied business administration and gained profound finance experience during ten years with a tax consulting firm.
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Nadja Grossmann
Team Assistant
As team assistant, Nadja is responsible for administration and office organization. She is the contact person for the realisation of projects, travel booking as well as appointment coordination. Nadja has gained experience as an event manager in the event business.
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Carjump
Sector: Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Mobility
Location: Berlin
First investment: Dezember 2015
Responsible Partner: Johannes von Borries
Status: Exited
FlixBus
Sector: Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Internet-based Mobility Services
Location: Munich
First investment: May 2013
Responsible partner: Dr. Ingo Potthof
Status: Active
Everskill
Sector Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Enterprise soft skill training app
Location: Munich
First investment: May 2016
Responsible Partner: Andreas Unseld
Status: Active
Loyalty Prime
Sector Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Enterprise Software / SaaS
Location: Munich
First investment: December 2016
Responsible Partner: Johannes von Borries
Status: Active
VEACT
Sector: Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Enterprise Software / SaaS
Location: Munich
First investment: August 2015
Responsible partner: Johannes von Borries
Status: Active
Fos4X
Sector: Information and Communication Technology
Business Area: Optical Measurement Technology
Location: Munich
First investment: May 2012
Responsible partner: Dr. Ingo Potthof
Status: Active
SorTech
Sector: CleanTech
Business Area: Adsorption Technology for Cooling and Heating
Location: Halle (Saale)
First investment: April 2012
Responsible partner: Dr. Ingo Potthof
Status: Exited
AMW
Sector: Medical Engineering
Business Area: Drug Delivery Systems
Location: Warngau
First investment: August 2014
Responsible Partner: Dr. Ingo Potthof
Status: Active
GNA Biosolutions
Sector: Medical Engineering
Business Area: Molecular Diagnostics
Location: Munich
First investment: June 2015
Responsible partner: Andreas Unseld
Status: Active