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Gründerfonds Ruhr

Theaterplatz 8, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 45127, Germany

Overview

Investment firm focused on supporting startups.

Deals · 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Germany
Switzerland

Sector focus

Financial Services

Investment portfolio

10rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
UpGrid
Aug 2026Participated
$1 MSeed
iDEL Therapeutics
Mar 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Factor2 Energy
Sep 2025Participated
$9 MSeed
Lidrotec
Jun 2025Participated
$14 MSeries A
talpasolutions
Mar 2023Participated
$16 MSeries B
VMRay
Dec 2022Participated
$34 MSeries B
Emergence Therapeutics
Dec 2021Participated
$98 MSeries A
Abalos Therapeutics
Oct 2021Participated
$38 MSeries A
talpasolutions
Dec 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Abalos Therapeutics
Oct 2019Led
$13 MSeries A
UpGrid
Aug 2026Participated
$1 MSeed
iDEL Therapeutics
Mar 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Factor2 Energy
Sep 2025Participated
$9 MSeed
Lidrotec
Jun 2025Participated
$14 MSeries A
talpasolutions
Mar 2023Participated
$16 MSeries B
VMRay
Dec 2022Participated
$34 MSeries B
Emergence Therapeutics
Dec 2021Participated
$98 MSeries A
Abalos Therapeutics
Oct 2021Participated
$38 MSeries A
talpasolutions
Dec 2020Participated
$5 MSeries A
Abalos Therapeutics
Oct 2019Led
$13 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed03
Series A14
Series B02

Monthly Deal Activity

Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 deals are recorded across 85 months.All available history.
Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 deals are recorded across 85 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Gründerfonds Ruhr: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

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Gründerfonds Ruhr: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences4
Enterprise Software2
AI & Machine Learning2
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Manufacturing1
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Gründerfonds Ruhr: 10 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Gründerfonds Ruhr: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (10 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Gründerfonds Ruhr: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (10 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe10
Gründerfonds Ruhr: 20 co-investors are shown, with High-Tech Grunderfonds sharing 7 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Gründerfonds Ruhr: 20 co-investors are shown, with High-Tech Grunderfonds sharing 7 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
High-Tech Grunderfonds7
NRW.BANK7
Boehringer Ingelheim2
F-LOG Ventures2
At One Ventures1
BioMedPartners1
Bpifrance1
Climate Founders1
coparion1
eCAPITAL1
Goose Capital1
Hadean Ventures1
Hannover Digital Investments1
Hx Bio Ventures1
KHAN Technology Transfer Fund I1
Kurma Partners1
Lam Capital1
MIG Capital1
NRW.Venture1
OrbiMed1

Investment Strategy

Gründerfonds Ruhr: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation.All available history.
Gründerfonds Ruhr: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led110%
Participating990%
Gründerfonds Ruhr: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Gründerfonds Ruhr: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

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