neoteq ventures
Hohenzollernring 55, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 50672, Germany
Overview
We are neoteq ventures. As an earlystage VC based in Cologne, we support founding teams from the very beginning in building companies that change industries. Digitalization is changing entire markets. We are convinced that the accompanying change opens up countless opportunities for exciting business models and companies. As an early-stage VC with a clear tech focus, we invest in companies from the (pre-)seed stage to Series A that are able to solve a relevant customer problem with their product, regardless of their industry, and have the potential to become market leaders in their market segment. We invest throughout Germany with a focus on the Rhineland.
- Total investments
- 9
- Lead investments
- 3
- Investments · 12mo
- 3
- Active investors
- 5
Investment portfolio
- Wakeline
Participated · Seed · Jun 2026
Wakeline builds an architecture that integrates learning and deployment into a single continuous process, enabling AI systems to learn and adapt in real time rather than via periodic retraining. Its design is inspired by biological learning principles and is intended to operate independently of proprietary models and hyperscale cloud infrastructure. The company targets applications across sectors such as energy, manufacturing and research. Wakeline was founded in 2025 by Tim Gülke, Jan Böggering, Simon Sprünker and Merten Tiedemann and is based in Düsseldorf. Financially, the startup has secured €2.1 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate platform development, go-to-market efforts, and team growth.
- OMMM
Led · Seed · Sep 2025
OMMM Operations Management Solutions GmbH, founded in 2019 in Leverkusen, delivers an AI-based planning suite that automates and optimises production processes for the process industry, with an initial focus on food manufacturing. The platform cuts changeover and cleaning costs, lowers energy and raw-material consumption, and reduces planning effort while boosting forecast accuracy, service levels and inventory efficiency. Oliver Wyman studies suggest such AI tools can shrink planning workloads by up to 40 % and halve error rates. Already profitable, OMMM intends to enlarge its R&D and customer-implementation teams. The company will expand from its current customer base into additional food verticals such as dairy and meat processing, and further develop modules for Demand & Business Planning and Supply-Chain Analytics. It also plans to build international implementation capacity through partner networks.
- Detechgene
Led · Seed · Aug 2025
Detechgene is a spin-off from the Nephrolab of the University Hospital Cologne Medicine II, founded in 2022. The company has developed a cartridge system for rapid nucleic acid detection that meets medical standards and enables quick, precise pathogen detection without additional equipment. Its flagship solution, branded ‘PCR to Go’, is a mobile molecular biology diagnostics system intended for on-site use and able to detect a wide range of pathogens in a very short time. Detechgene positions the product to combine PCR-level precision with the ease of a rapid antigen test. The firm says this technology opens market opportunities for customised testing solutions and aims to make laboratory diagnostics fast, mobile and accessible to everyone. Detechgene completed a financing round to advance development and deployment of its mobile diagnostics offering.
- SCALARA
Participated · Equity · May 2025
SCALARA, founded in 2020 and based in Brühl, provides a software platform that maps and digitises condominium, rental and special property management processes, including certified accounting with integrated payments, intelligent document management and central communication. The company said the platform digitises day-to-day workflows for property managers and aims to relieve growing regulatory and staffing pressures. SCALARA announced a €3 million financing to expand the platform and its current offering. With the new capital it plans to develop new functions in cooperation with BfW Bank, notably fully digital application channels and seamlessly integrated banking products. Those banking components are intended to speed up banking processes and bring banking and accounting closer together, improving efficiency for daily management. SCALARA and its investors framed the financing as a vote of confidence that supports the company’s independent, sustainable growth.
- peopleIX
Participated · Seed · Mar 2025
peopleIX integrates data from HRIS, ATS, performance, engagement, payroll and business systems into a single platform that delivers real-time, predictive workforce insights without requiring data‑science expertise. Its product creates a unified workforce intelligence layer that connects disparate HR and business systems and empowers people teams and business leaders with real-time analytics. Key benefits highlighted include predictive workforce insights and enabling HR to act as strategic business enablers. The company raised €2.3M in a Pre‑Seed round to accelerate product development. With the new investment, peopleIX plans to expand product capabilities and strengthen its market presence across Europe. Co‑founders Nick Stodt and Dr Georg Schaal said the platform equips CHROs and business leaders to unlock workforce potential and drive impact.