Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

ABSORA is a materials startup from Bopfingen that has created HSA3, an industrial micro-perforation technology able to absorb noise and vibration across a wide frequency range, reduce aerodynamic drag and remain extremely light and strong. Built on ten years of R&D by CTO Johannes Härle, the process makes micro-perforations economically viable at scale, positioning HSA3 as a sustainable alternative to traditional acoustic and structural materials such as stone wool and foam. The company seeks to replace conventional sheet metal wherever possible, offering lighter, quieter and more environmentally friendly solutions for sectors from power plants and HVAC equipment to buildings and vehicles. Initial pilot projects are underway in gas power stations, HVAC systems and other sound-damping installations, including a collaboration with Samsung-owned FläktGroup. Management estimates its addressable European market for lightweight construction, acoustic insulation and filtration at over €200 billion with annual growth above 8 percent. Proceeds from the latest financing will be used to scale HSA3 into serial production and launch additional industrial lighthouse projects. No revenue or user figures were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2023

Floy is a Munich-based AI company that builds radiology diagnostic tools to help radiologists deliver better diagnostics. The company offers its AI as a self-pay service to patients while partnering directly with radiologists. Floy says it employs the latest AI technology to extract additional insights from CT and MR scans for earlier disease detection. Since founding in summer 2021, Floy captured 14% of the German radiology market within two years. The article notes there are over 25 million CT and MR scans performed annually in Germany, underscoring the clinical opportunity. Floy plans to use new capital to develop additional AI products and to expand across the EU and the US.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2022

Secjur provides a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solution centered on its flagship product, the Digital Compliance Office. The platform integrates AI automation with expert insights to simplify data privacy, information security, anti-money laundering, and supply chain compliance. Secjur targets mid-sized businesses and lists clients including Samsung, Mercedes Benz, and Tomorrow Banking. Founded by Niklas Hanitsch in 2018 and based in Hamburg, the company positions itself in the compliance automation software category. The recent funding will be used to accelerate development of its comprehensive compliance platform and product roadmap. No operating metrics or revenue figures are disclosed in the article. secjur provides an AI-powered compliance automation platform that automates compliance tasks including anti-money laundering, data protection and information security. The platform is designed to streamline and automate compliance workflows for enterprise customers. The company was co-founded by Manuel Stahl, Sven Moritz, Niklas Hanitsch, and Simon Pentzien and is based in Hamburg, Germany. secjur has established partnerships with Mercedes Benz, Samsung, Pantaflix, and Tomorrow Bank. The company raised €5.5M in a Seed funding round. It intends to use the funds to further develop the system and expand within the DACH region and into other markets.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2022

Kranus Health developed Kranus Edera, a fully reimbursable digital therapeutic launched in January 2022 that delivers a 12-week digital coaching program for erectile dysfunction including pelvic floor training, physical exercises, cardiovascular training, mindfulness and sexual therapy exercises. The app has been prescribed by hundreds of urologists and issued thousands of prescriptions, and its launch was regarded as one of the most successful digital therapeutic (DiGA) rollouts in Germany. The platform can be prescribed alongside medication or as a stand‑alone therapy and aims to provide long‑term recovery prospects while educating patients on lifestyle factors that influence erectile function. Founded in 2020 and based in Munich and Berlin, the company is expanding its focus to other men's health conditions such as incontinence and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Kranus Health employs about 50 people and plans to more than double headcount to over 100. The company raised more than €6 million in a Series A and will use the funding to support further clinical research, including a large randomized, controlled trial with Universitätsklinikum Münster. Kranus Health is a digital health company that provides a reimbursable digital therapy for erectile dysfunction. The company works closely with medical specialists and has built a broad network of urologists in Germany. Founded in 2020 by Jens Nörtershäuser, Thilo Kleinschmidt, Nikolay Dimolarov and Professor Kurt Miller, Kranus focuses on digitizing long-term therapy for men’s health. It plans to use the new funding to further expand its men’s health platform, launch a reimbursable digital therapy as a long-term solution for erectile dysfunction, and create new solutions. The company is based in Munich, Germany.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2021

Vaayu builds a platform that provides real-time monitoring of retail sales at a granular, transaction-specific level to calculate and reduce retailers' carbon footprints. The platform connects to shop platforms via point-of-sale systems and claims to calculate the carbon footprint of all daily transactions using a database of more than 600,000 data points. Vaayu plans to expand features to offer retailers emissions benchmarking against peers and to detail the carbon footprint of individual items. The company was founded during the pandemic by Namrata Sandhu, the former head of sustainability at Zalando, and CTO Luca Schmid, and is based in Berlin. It currently serves 50 customers, including Wunderman Thompson Commerce, SellerX, Astrid & Miyu and Missoma. Vaayu has closed an $11.5M seed round led by Atomico, bringing its total seed funding to date to $13M. Atomico partner Terese Hougaard will join Vaayu’s board, which the company says will now be comprised of 75% female participation. Vaayu builds a carbon-tracking platform tailored to retailers that integrates with point-of-sale systems such as Shopify and Webflow and pulls in logistics, operations and packaging data to monitor emissions. The product automates emissions calculations—Vaayu says retailers can get a carbon footprint in three clicks—and enables targeted reductions without manual spreadsheets. The company was founded in 2020 by Namrata Sandhu (CEO), Anita Daminov (CPO) and Luca Schmid (CTO). Vaayu currently serves 25 global brand customers, including Missoma, Armed Angels and Organic Basics. Financially, it has raised $1.57M in pre-seed funding led by CapitalT and plans to develop the product further to reach more retailers. Vaayu claims its approach could help cut CO2 in half by 2030, and investors have highlighted the product's scalability and quick implementation.