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OCCIDENT

Klenzestrasse 22, Munich, Bayern, 80469, Germany

Overview

Venture capital investor focused on deep tech and life sciences start-ups.

Founded

2012

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Germany
Switzerland

Sector focus

Financial Services

Investment portfolio

24rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Immitra Bio
Jul 2026Led
$3 MSeed
Tubulis
Oct 2025Participated
$357 MSeries C
Hemotune
Mar 2024Participated
$16 MSeries B
Tubulis
Mar 2024Participated
$140 MSeries B
Altavo
Feb 2024Led
$5 MSeries A
Chipmetrics
Jan 2024Led
$3 MSeed
ReCatalyst
Jul 2023Led
$2 MSeed
EBAMed
Jun 2023Participated
$16 MSeries A
Lunaphore
Mar 2023Participated
$54 MSeries D
iThera Medical
Dec 2022Participated
$14 MOther Equity
Resistell AG
Dec 2022Participated
$9 MSeries B
Code Intelligence
Jun 2022Participated
$12 MSeries A
Immitra Bio
Jul 2026Led
$3 MSeed
Tubulis
Oct 2025Participated
$357 MSeries C
Hemotune
Mar 2024Participated
$16 MSeries B
Tubulis
Mar 2024Participated
$140 MSeries B
Altavo
Feb 2024Led
$5 MSeries A
Chipmetrics
Jan 2024Led
$3 MSeed
ReCatalyst
Jul 2023Led
$2 MSeed
EBAMed
Jun 2023Participated
$16 MSeries A
Lunaphore
Mar 2023Participated
$54 MSeries D
iThera Medical
Dec 2022Participated
$14 MOther Equity
Resistell AG
Dec 2022Participated
$9 MSeries B
Code Intelligence
Jun 2022Participated
$12 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

OCCIDENT: 24 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
OCCIDENT: 24 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed40
Series A24
Series B15
Series C+04
Other Equity13

Monthly Deal Activity

OCCIDENT: 24 deals are recorded across 116 months.All available history.
OCCIDENT: 24 deals are recorded across 116 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '171
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '171
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
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Dec '181
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Nov '190
Dec '191
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Sector Breakdown

OCCIDENT: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (20 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

OCCIDENT: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (20 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences20
Manufacturing2
Cybersecurity & Privacy2
Hardware & Robotics1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

OCCIDENT: 24 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.

OCCIDENT: 24 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M6
$5M-$10M7
$10M-$25M7
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M1
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

OCCIDENT: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (24 deals).All available history.

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

OCCIDENT: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (24 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe24
OCCIDENT: 20 co-investors are shown, with High-Tech Grunderfonds sharing 8 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

OCCIDENT: 20 co-investors are shown, with High-Tech Grunderfonds sharing 8 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
High-Tech Grunderfonds8
Bayern Kapital5
Redalpine4
Seventure Partners4
Zürcher Kantonalbank4
Andera Partners3
BioMedPartners3
coparion3
EIC Fund3
Fund+3
HEMEX3
Z%C3%BCrcher%20Kantonalbank3
Deep Track Capital2
EFI Lake Geneva Ventures2
EQT Life Sciences (LSP)2
Evotec2
Frazier Life Sciences2
Mey Capital Matrix2
Nextech Invest2
PHC Holdings Corporation2

Investment Strategy

OCCIDENT: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation.All available history.
OCCIDENT: Led accounts for 33% and participating for 67% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led833%
Participating1667%
OCCIDENT: Single-lead accounts for 63% and co-led for 38% of lead dynamics.All available history.
OCCIDENT: Single-lead accounts for 63% and co-led for 38% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead563%
Co-led338%

Team

Cedric Barra

Senior Investment Manager (Life Sciences)

Eliane Wiedmer

Investment Analyst (Life Sciences)

Michael Pauer

Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Mirco Müller

Junior Investment Manager (Life Sciences)

Patrizia Schuetzenhoefer

CEO

Paul Sunzenauer

Junior Investment Manager (Life Sciences)

Simon Schild von Spannenberg

Investment Manager (Industrial Tech)