Participated · Series A · Feb 2026

Gardia has developed a healthtech solution centered on a lightweight wristband that automatically detects falls and triggers an emergency response for older adults whether they are at home or on the go, eliminating the need for a paired smartphone. All hardware, software, application components, and AI algorithms are built in-house to maximize detection accuracy and usability for seniors. The product already serves a five-figure active user base across the DACH region, boasting strong user retention and reimbursement agreements with German health insurers. By addressing the stigma and complexity associated with traditional emergency buttons, Gardia aims to increase everyday adoption and improve outcomes when falls occur. The company is positioning itself as an independent safety platform at a time when Europe’s aging population is creating significant strain on healthcare resources. Fresh capital will finance further geographic expansion within DACH and into other international markets, while also deepening B2B partnerships in the care and healthcare sectors. The Series A round underscores investor confidence in Gardia’s technology, traction, and scalable go-to-market model.

Participated · Series A · Feb 2026

R3 Robotics, newly rebranded from Circu Li-ion, builds a dismantling platform that combines computer vision, artificial intelligence, and specialized robotic tooling to automate the disassembly of lithium-ion battery packs, e-motors, power electronics, and other electrified vehicle subsystems. The technology is designed for continuous, high-throughput industrial environments, reducing labor costs and minimizing human exposure to high-voltage hazards. By creating clean feedstock for recyclers, the company targets a critical bottleneck in Europe’s push for secure, domestic supplies of strategic raw materials under regulations such as the EU Battery Regulation and Critical Raw Materials Act. R3 Robotics is already piloting its solution with Fortum Battery Recycling and directly processes end-of-life battery systems for automotive OEMs. The long-term vision is to enable fully automated, system-level EV disassembly, turning end-of-life vehicles into sources of reusable components and critical materials. To support this expansion, the firm has appointed former KUKA CEO Peter Mohnen to its advisory board. Financially, the company secured €20 million in fresh capital—€14 million in Series A equity and €6 million in European grants—to industrialise its platform and scale deployments across Europe.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Founded in 2019 by Dr Prateek Mahalwar and Srinivas Karuturi, BIOWEG uses precision fermentation to transform food-industry waste into high-purity bacterial cellulose and related bio-based acids. These ingredients power product lines such as Micbeads (micro-powders), RheoWeg (rheology modifiers) and AgriWeg (seed and fertiliser coatings) that replace microplastics and fossil-derived polymers in personal care, home care and agriculture. The same fermentation platform is now being extended, together with TU Berlin, to create a low-energy, solvent-free, water-based method for selectively recovering rare earth elements from complex waste streams. BIOWEG operates a demonstration site in Quakenbrück, Germany, and an applications lab on Bayer Crop Science’s campus in Monheim. The company’s process integrates in-house-produced bio-acids for bioleaching with TU Berlin’s peptide-based separation columns, aiming to deliver a circular solution for Europe’s growing REE demand. Its approach targets lower CO₂ footprints, reduced toxic waste and improved economic viability compared with conventional, high-energy REE recovery. The latest €1.5 million funding strengthens BIOWEG’s balance sheet and accelerates scale-up of the REE platform alongside its existing commercial ingredient lines.

Participated · Series B · Apr 2025

node.energy provides software and services that enable medium-sized companies to cover their electricity needs through direct supply contracts and direct PPAs from wind farms and solar power plants. The company offers PPAs concluded directly with plant operators and uses its platform to manage supply processes, invoicing and the transparent provision of energy data for reporting and controlling. Founded by CEO Matthias Karger, node.energy positions its offering to help customers remain competitive and to contribute to securing Germany as a relevant business location. The company raised €15M in a Series B and intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. The article does not disclose operating metrics such as revenue or user counts. node.energy, founded in 2016, offers opti.node, a software platform that simplifies management of wind and solar plants by handling billing, tax forms and notifications to authorities. The software is used to manage around 10,000 wind and solar power plants, making node.energy the market leader in Germany. The company plans to develop opti.node into a comprehensive end-to-end platform by adding functions to enable professional plant operators in commercial and real estate sectors to implement new business models such as direct solar power supply (tenant power or PPAs) and self-supply. The funds raised will be used for further software development and expansion of the platform. node.energy currently employs about 50 people and is led by founders Matthias Karger and Lars Rinn. node.energy offers a software-as-a-service that optimizes local energy concepts (microgrids) for industrial and commercial companies with on-site power generation. The platform is designed to help customers reduce both energy costs and CO2 emissions. The company intends to use the new funds to further develop its software and to finance a market launch in Germany. node.energy secured under €775k in financing from High‑Tech Gründerfonds and five business angels. The startup was founded in 2016 by Matthias Karger and Lars Rinn and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The funding is intended to support product development and the planned German market entry.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2025

ScrapBees provides a digital-first, hands-on recycling service that manages the ‘first mile’ logistics from construction sites to processors, including on-site material analysis, weighing and electronic proof of disposal. The company sells sorted materials to a network of national retailers and processors and issues credit notes to customers for valuable materials. It focuses heavily on the Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning (SHAC/HVAC) sector and currently serves more than 900 business customers, around 400 of which are in HVAC. ScrapBees operates a fleet of over 30 vehicles and employs all drivers on a permanent basis, with services available in all major metropolitan regions in Germany. The startup highlights environmental impact—claiming savings of 230 kilograms of CO2 per collected ton versus traditional recycling—and aims to be a backbone of the heating transition for the plumbing trade. Over the next 12 months ScrapBees plans a nationwide rollout of its services under the ScrapBees brand and to expand its customer base beyond HVAC. ScrapBees, operating under the brand Schrottbienen, offers an on‑demand pickup service to collect and recycle metal scrap from households, trades and commercial customers. The company’s platform digitally tracks every goods movement in real time, a capability investors highlighted when backing the startup. Founded in 2020 and based in Neuss, ScrapBees generated nearly €1 million in revenue in 2022 and employs around 50 people. Its fleet already includes more than 20 vehicles serving the Ruhr area, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Nuremberg and Frankfurt am Main. The business focuses on returning metal raw materials to the circular economy while improving transparency on origin and quality in the scrap market. With new capital the founders intend to scale operations, further develop platform processes and enter additional cities.