Led · Series A · Aug 2026

amber's core product is an AI Data Layer that creates a unified understanding of information across fragmented enterprise systems before applying large language models. The platform aims to provide structured business context to improve the accuracy of answers and insights and reduce the amount of unstructured data AI systems must process. Employees use amber to retrieve organisational knowledge that would otherwise require manual searching through files, emails and other systems, with the goal of preserving institutional knowledge and supporting onboarding. The company targets small and medium-sized businesses and plans to deepen integrations with business systems and increase autonomous workflow capabilities. amber was founded by Bastian Maiworm, Philipp Reissel and Igli Manaj and is headquartered in Aachen.

Led · Equity · Jul 2026

ENGO develops lightweight smart glasses for runners, cyclists, triathletes and other endurance athletes that use an integrated augmented reality Micro-OLED display to project real-time performance data into the wearer’s field of view. Its eyewear combines embedded display technology with up to 20 hours of battery life in a frame weighing less than 40 grams. The company emphasises miniaturisation, energy optimisation and optical innovation to reduce weight and make the technology unobtrusive. ENGO plans to expand its team and commercial footprint, strengthen sports-industry partnerships and pursue further R&D in display, optics and power efficiency. The company also intends to explore applications for its smart eyewear technology beyond endurance sports. It recently secured €5.1 million in funding to support these plans.

Led · Seed · Jul 2026

Founded in 2019, Lissi develops software and a connector suite that enables integration of EUDI Wallets and verifiable credentials into digital services. The company focuses primarily on the financial sector—banks, insurers, payment service providers and trust service providers—making up about 90% of its customer base and including clients such as Commerzbank and itsme. Lissi's platform is designed to be eIDAS-compliant, interoperable across public and private wallets, and deployable within existing IT environments so customers retain control over data. The firm emphasizes support for regulatory compliance, including anticipated impacts from the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, and aims to enable Open Finance use cases via identity wallets. The recent €3.5M financing is intended to accelerate product development, platform deployment and wider adoption across Europe.

Led · Series A · Jul 2026

Founded in 2022 and commercialized since 2023, Naaia provides a platform to centralize inventories of AI systems, qualify risks, orchestrate decision workflows, automate controls and produce audit evidence for AI governance and compliance. The platform is positioned as a control tower for enterprise AI and is already deployed with several CAC 40 groups and leading ETIs. Naaia helps organizations manage obligations under AI-specific regulations and standards (including the AI Act, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, OWASP and Cyber Resilience Act) by consolidating documentation, assigning responsibilities and operationalizing remediation plans. The company says its solution reduces governance complexity and operational cost while enabling broader AI deployment. With the new Series A funding, Naaia intends to grow commercial, product and technical teams, develop its AI agents to speed client workflows, and integrate additional regulatory and sectoral frameworks. The company aims to become the reference European platform for orchestration of AI trust and security.

Led · Series A · Jun 2026

Mendo offers a platform designed to help organisations identify practical AI use cases, encourage adoption across teams and maximise the value of AI initiatives. The company emphasizes bridging AI tools and employees to turn experimentation into measurable business outcomes, and it highlights agentic AI as a shift toward AI orchestrating operations. Early results cited by the company show adoption rates up to six times higher than traditional approaches. Mendo plans to strengthen analytics to better identify high-impact use cases and measure adoption. It also intends to double its headcount from roughly 50 to 100 employees, focusing hires in product, engineering and sales, and to accelerate commercial expansion across Europe. Mendo was founded in 2021.