L-Bank
Schlossplatz 12, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, 76131, Germany
Overview
The L-Bank is committed to ensuring a high-performing economy, a high quality of life and a secure future. For individuals who want to gainfully employ their strengths or need support to develop them. For businesses that create jobs through their commitment and for communities seeking to improve the quality of their inhabitants' lives. In short: for Baden-Württemberg.
- Total investments
- 10
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 4
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Banking
- Semiconductor
Investment portfolio
- Flip
Participated · Equity · Aug 2026
Founded in 2018, Flip builds a digital employee platform aimed at frontline workers in sectors like manufacturing, retail, logistics, care and hospitality. Its platform integrates internal communication, workflows, digital identity and AI tools to give deskless employees access to workplace systems. Key products include Fusion, which generates custom applications tailored to specific stores, teams or processes, and Frontline Identity, which allows access without a corporate email address. Flip positions itself to close the gap in AI adoption between office-based and frontline employees by providing the necessary identity and infrastructure layers. The company plans to use the new funding to further develop its infrastructure and expand its platform across frontline organizations. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.
- QuantiLight
Participated · Seed · Jul 2026
QuantiLight is a spin-off from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research developing diagnostics that aim to bring testing into patients' homes. The company is based in Heidelberg and marked its first anniversary at the time of the announced Pre-Seed round. It participated in the Life Science Accelerator Baden-Württemberg and successfully applied to the Start-up BW Pre-Seed Program with guidance from Angelika Habecker. Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH supported the team with infrastructure, network and mentorship. The startup secured €1.1M in Pre-Seed funding composed of public grants and program-backed support to advance its work on home diagnostics and patient care.
- HappySupport
Led · Seed · Jun 2026
Founded in 2025 by Niklas Gysinn and Henrik Roth and based in Stuttgart, HappySupport builds an AI-native documentation platform that connects help center content directly to source code repositories. Its platform combines workflow recording, source code monitoring, AI-generated documentation updates, and in-product guidance to maintain up-to-date knowledge bases. The product is aimed at both B2B and B2C SaaS companies that need to eliminate manual effort in maintaining help content. The company emphasizes an AI-native operating model to scale efficiently. With the €200,000 pre-seed funding, HappySupport intends to reach product-market fit before hiring beyond the two founders. The reporting does not disclose revenue, users, or other operating metrics.
- meinhaus.digital
Participated · Seed · Mar 2026
Founded in 2025 by a team of three, meinhaus.digital offers a digital architect platform aimed at making architectural planning accessible for homeowners who find renovation and remodeling expensive, complex, or opaque. The company markets a “digital architect” product and plans to scale its platform and form partnerships across the renovation value chain. At the time of the announcement the team comprised nine people, with plans to grow to about thirty after the Pre-Seed round. Financially, the company completed a €1 million Pre-Seed raise to support product scaling, hiring, and partnership development. The founders named in the announcement include Leonie Dowling, Ina Schroeder, and Carolin Marie Krebber. The company positioned the new capital as not only funding but also as investor trust and operational experience to accelerate growth.
- Q.ANT
Participated · Series A · Jul 2025
Q.ANT is building photonic AI infrastructure, a technology stack that leverages photonics to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads. The company focuses on integrating quantum-inspired photonics with AI processing to increase computational speed and energy efficiency. Its platform aims to serve research institutions and commercial customers requiring high-performance AI capabilities. Q.ANT recently added $80 million through a second Series A tranche, underscoring investor confidence in its technology roadmap. The infusion of capital will support further product development and potential scaling of manufacturing capacity. Specific operating metrics such as revenue, user base, or customer count were not disclosed in the article.
Team
Hana Zhang
CEO
Manfred Schmitz-Kaiser
Chairman of the Board & Founder
Christian Brand
Chairman of the Board