Led · Seed · Mar 2026

Level Nine is a Berlin-based deeptech company founded in 2023 that designs synthetic catalysts (nanozymes) by combining bio-nanotechnology, quantum chemistry, and computational science. Its core product is a platform for first-principles catalyst design intended to deliver enzyme-like precision with industrial robustness to process complex, bio-based feedstocks. The company focuses on converting biomass and waste streams into renewable chemical building blocks for materials, fuels, and consumer goods, aiming to improve efficiency and operate under milder conditions. Level Nine is building an integrated platform to carry technologies from research through industrial deployment and works with partners to scale applications. Financially, the company has raised a €4 million seed round led by Visionaries Tomorrow, bringing total funding to €6.5 million. Going forward, Level Nine plans to broaden its platform across more industrial use cases and accelerate commercialisation through industry partnerships.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Hades Mining is building a technology-driven resources company centered on its IPL Cerberus laser drilling system. The team includes experts in photonics and aims to make the economic extraction of critical minerals in Europe viable. Initial operational focus is on copper and palladium to support the energy transition, while the company cites geothermal resource development as a longer-term objective. The founder and CEO, Dr. Max Werner, brings experience from military service, strategy consulting at KPMG, drone development at Wecorp Industries, and strategy leadership at AI defense firm Adarga. The company positions itself within the Deep-Tech scene and seeks to reduce European dependence on foreign critical-raw-material supply.

Led · Seed · Feb 2026

Nyxium has built an AI-driven infrastructure intelligence platform that combines geospatial analysis, live regulatory data, grid constraints, and community risk into a single decision engine. Teams of proprietary AI agents simultaneously scan maps, regulations, power lines, land rules, and local concerns to pinpoint deployable sites and prepare permit packages, delivering over 99% reliability in identifying projects that can realistically be permitted and built. By compressing siting and permitting timelines from 12–24 months to just a few months, the system can save projects up to $5 million in delay-related costs. The company has already secured a $235,000 contract with the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority and is in active discussions with more than 50 organisations across nuclear, renewable, storage, and data-centre sectors. Founded by Dr Thiri Shwesin Aung and Dr Paul Seurin, the team holds patents on its data architecture and agent coordination methods. Nyxium plans to channel recent funding into platform upgrades, engineering hires, and onboarding early customers, with a three-to-five-year goal of becoming the core decision infrastructure for large-scale energy and data projects worldwide.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

California-based SirenOpt is developing PlasmaSens, a manufacturing intelligence system that pairs cold atmospheric plasma sensing with machine-learning analytics to detect defects and material inconsistencies in real time. The platform integrates into both roll-to-roll and piece-to-piece production lines, providing micron-level resolution and actionable feedback that can boost yields, cut waste, and shorten product-development cycles. Initial target markets include battery electrode fabrication, aerospace composites, semiconductors, power-generation components, and automotive parts. The company has seen strong early interest from blue-chip customers and plans to complete its first full inline factory deployments in 2026. To speed commercialization, SirenOpt is expanding its engineering, product, and commercial teams and broadening pilot programs across the US, Europe, and Asia. Financially, the firm just secured a $6.5 million equity round and recently won a $2.4 million grant from the California Energy Commission to tailor PlasmaSens for battery-electrode manufacturing.

Led · Seed · Jul 2025

Arago is commercializing a light-powered photonic processor codenamed “JEF” that processes data using lasers instead of transistors. The chip is designed to deliver comparable performance to top GPUs while consuming roughly 10× less energy and maintaining comparable cost. Early results show JEF can run AI models from industry-standard software frameworks and remains compatible with existing AI ecosystems, compute infrastructure, and manufacturing processes. The architecture is presented as a hybrid approach that sidesteps historical technical barriers for photonic and GPU-alternative processors. Founded less than a year ago by Nicolas Muller, Eliott Sarrey and Ambroise Müller, Arago has assembled a lean team of about 20 experts from leading tech companies and research labs. The company plans to use its funding to accelerate product development for commercialisation, expand the team across multiple development sites, and deepen business partnerships.