• Laka

  Participated · Series B · Jul 2025

  Founded in 2017 by Ben Allen, Jens Arne Hartwig and Tobias Taupitz, Laka has built a pan-European platform that replaces fixed-premium models with a collective approach in which riders pay only the actual cost of claims each month, capped at a percentage of their equipment’s value. Its technology stack handles advanced claims processing, recovery and replacement services, and supports embedded insurance partnerships with brands such as Decathlon, Brompton and Gazelle. Starting as a niche cycling insurer, the company now targets the broader micromobility market, aligning with Europe’s push toward sustainable transport. Laka differentiates itself from traditional insurers like Aviva, Allianz and AXA, as well as specialists such as Bikmo and Sundays, through its transparency-driven pricing model. Future growth will be driven by European expansion and a disciplined M&A strategy; in the past two years it acquired Luko’s e-scooter insurance assets, CoverCloud’s bike insurance renewal rights and French broker Cylantro. The company aims to consolidate a fragmented sector that is projected to reach £140 billion in value by 2030. No revenue or user figures were disclosed in the article.

• EST-Floattech

  Participated · Equity · Feb 2024

  EST-Floattech specialises in lithium-ion battery systems for fully electric and hybrid marine vessels, offering modular solutions and customised battery containers for space-constrained ships. Its Octopus Series is certified by DNV, Lloyd’s Register, and Bureau Veritas and meets stringent ship fire-safety standards. The company emphasises low weight, high energy density batteries with an advanced management system to ensure efficient and secure operation. EST-Floattech targets inland vessels, ferries, yachts and plans to move toward larger vessels in the future. It has strategic ties with DuraPower to access markets in Asia and Oceania and aims for market leadership in Northwest Europe. The company raised fresh funding in 2024 to support national and international expansion.

• ChargeX

  Participated · Series B · Jul 2023

  ChargeX develops and produces charging infrastructure solutions and products for electric vehicles, led by CEO Tobias Wagner and COO Michael Masnitza. Its core product, Aqueduct, is an intelligent patented multiple-socket that enables many vehicles to be charged from one connection and can be expanded up to 10 charging points via Plug&Play. The Aqueduct system distributes energy to vehicles as required and supports grid-friendly charging. ChargeX has already installed several thousand charging points and more than 500 companies use its charging products across several thousand charging modules. The company plans to use new funding to further develop its patented technologies, accelerate expansion into other European markets, and expand its range of digital services. Chargex develops digital services around charging management (notably the "Drop App") and manufactures a multiple-socket charging product for electric cars. The Drop App focuses on power availability and grid-related services to address installation and grid-capacity constraints. The multiple-socket product can deliver up to ten charging points from a single power connection and uses a special installation concept to enable fast, inexpensive setup. Intelligent phase distribution is built into the system to optimize charging of electric cars and plug-in hybrids on one charging installation. Since its 2018 founding, Chargex has installed over 1,500 charging points for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company keeps development, manufacturing and marketing based at its Munich site and plans to use new capital to simplify installation and expand into other European countries, prioritizing markets with high EV adoption.

• UNIT 1

  Led · Series A · Apr 2023

  UNIT 1 builds smart cycling accessories, anchored by the FARO smart helmet. The FARO helmet is fully waterproof, ventilated, won a Red Dot Award and integrates over 500 lumens of lights, weather monitoring, crash detection and the Mips safety system. An optional navigation remote (additional £34.90) adds turn signals and automatic brake lights; the company is taking preorders for a U1 Torch backpack with integrated lighting and has an upcoming U1 water bottle. UNIT 1 began in 2015 as an innovation company for action sports and is based in Madrid with a Wilmington, Delaware presence. The company has raised a $3.5 million Series A and plans to use the funding to accelerate its cadence, expand the team and broaden its product lineup through increased R&D. The FARO helmet is priced at £189.00 according to the article.

• Vianova

  Participated · Series A · Dec 2022

  Vianova builds a location-data platform serving shared mobility operators and local governments, acting as both a data repository and a visualization dashboard. Its SimCity-like interface offers real-time map overlays, fleet-management views, and analytics for historical reporting. The platform ingests live GPS- and cellular-connected vehicle data via APIs, aggregates and anonymizes it, and can combine operator and public datasets. Cities and operators use Vianova to optimize fleet distribution, create geofenced slow-speed zones and parking areas, and inform infrastructure planning. Vianova reports tracking 1 million connected vehicles on its platform. Customers include the cities of Zurich, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Marseille, operators such as Bolt and Voi, and infrastructure organizations including RATP and Aéroports de Paris. The company recently raised a $6.4M (€6M) Series A to support growth. Vianova operates a platform that aggregates data from shared, connected, electric, and autonomous urban transport vehicles to enable better use of city infrastructure and proactive urban planning. The company facilitates mobility data sharing between 40 cities and 50 mobility operators and processes over 5 million journeys per month. Its partners include Bird, Bolt, and Voi across cities such as Helsinki, Zürich, Milan, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and Cologne. Vianova has expanded operations into Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico and plans further US expansion while bolstering European partnerships. The startup says cities use its platform to define no-parking zones, speed limits, and fleet caps, while operators use it to reduce violations and optimize deployments. To date the company has raised $5.2 million, including a recent $3 million seed round. Vianova builds a digital layer and API suite to enable data sharing and collaboration between cities and mobility operators, helping cities digest mobility data and inform urban planning and transport policy. The platform aggregates usage patterns, distribution, market evolution and popular riding areas to support enforcement, incident response and long-term transport modelling. Vianova is a third-party data platform used by 10 cities and 20 mobility operators and processes over 2 million trips per month. City partners include Brussels, Helsinki, Zurich and Stockholm, and operator partners include Bird, Voi and Bolt; the company also joined a large Paris Region curbside management project. Founded in 2018 by Thibaud Febvre and Thibault Castagne, the company says it combines its API suite with policy knowledge to enable data-driven decision making. It plans to expand its European footprint, target adjacent markets, integrate more modes such as carsharing, robot taxis and drones, and develop new use cases including connections to MaaS initiatives.

No current team members are available.