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Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
Joined September 2017
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Atlas Bio | USD 12.5M (USD 10M Seed, USD 2.5M Pre-Seed) | Creandum; First Momentum Ventures, LEA Partners | Basel, Switzerland AI model that simulates drug effects in virtual patient cohorts, aimed at replacing Phase II trials. [Startupticker, October 27, 2026]
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Tendos | EUR 12M Seed | Insight Partners; founders of Personio, Forto, Flix and SumUp | Munich, Germany AI agents for sales back-office work at building-materials makers; customers include Wilo, Grundfos and Hansgrohe. [Trending Topics, October 27, 2026]
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roadsurfer | Majority stake, terms undisclosed | Kennedy Lewis Investment Management | Munich, Germany US investor takes majority ownership of the camper rental platform founded in Munich in 2016. [Business Wire, October 26, 2026]
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Distalmotion | Up to USD 70M term loan | Perceptive Advisors | Lausanne, Switzerland Debt facility funds US ambulatory surgery centre expansion of its DEXTER surgical robot. [Startupticker, October 23, 2026]
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Windward Bio | Nasdaq IPO filed (WWB), size undisclosed | OrbiMed, Novo Holdings, RTW | Basel, Switzerland Clinical-stage respiratory and skin antibody developer; up to USD 365M raised pre-IPO. [RTTNews, October 24, 2026]
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Roadsurfer | Majority stake, price undisclosed | Kennedy Lewis Investment Management | Munich, Germany US credit investor holds 66.69% per commercial register; founders down to 16.61%. [Gründerszene, October 27, 2026]
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Tendos | EUR 12M Seed | Insight Partners, founders of Personio, Forto, Flix, SumUp | Munich, Germany AI platform for quotes and order handling at building-materials makers; Wilo, Grundfos, Hansgrohe among customers. [Trending Topics, October 27, 2026]
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YellowFox acquires Peregrine | Terms undisclosed | Berlin Telematics provider adds the real-time computer-vision startup, founded 2019. Brand and Berlin office continue. [Peregrine, October 22, 2026]
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Almedia (Freecash) | $1bn annual revenue run rate | No external capital | Berlin Company reports about 3x its 2025 revenue of $330m; figures not independently verified. [Almedia, October 15, 2026]
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RhymeQ | $2.2M pre-seed | Ground State Ventures (lead), Vanagon Ventures, Plug and Play, SCE Freiraum Ventures | Karlsruhe Quantum programming platform: developers write in Python and run on different quantum hardware. [Tech Eu, October 22, 2026]
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pathway solutions | Majority stake | Visma (33% to 78%, rest planned 2027) | Hamburg, Germany Bookkeeping automation for 4,000+ e-commerce and SaaS firms; price undisclosed. [Startbase, October 22, 2026]
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hansetherm | EUR 10M Seed | G-FUND, real estate firms, founders | Hamburg, Germany Heat-pump installer commissions systems within 30 days; reports 1,000+ installations and 90 staff. [Startbase, October 22, 2026]
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YGO | EUR 8M Series A | Ventech, Sake Bosch, Caesar Capital, angels | Berlin Connects travel companies' booking systems to AI assistants; about EUR 2.5M raised before. [deutsche-startups, October 22, 2026]
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Enact | USD 30M pre-seed | redalpine, Notion Capital, firstminute capital; angels incl. Yann LeCun, Arthur Mensch | Zurich Force- and touch-sensing robot technology; team of 12 to grow fivefold by end of 2027. [Trending Topics, October 22, 2026]
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Hypersonica | €100M Series B | Lightspeed, General Catalyst (co-leads), Plural, 201 Ventures | Feldkirchen near Munich, Germany Hypersonic missile developer; about €126M raised in total. [Tech Funding News, November 2, 2026]
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Elevatry | EUR 3M pre-seed | Bayern Kapital, H&Z, business angels | Munich Agentic AI for strategic procurement; the platform has been live since September 28. [Munich Startup, October 20, 2026]
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Steyr Motors | EUR 205M takeover bid, EUR 39 per share | Red Cat Holdings (bidder) | Austria B&C Holding (about 15%) has committed to tender; acceptance period ends December 18. [Börsen-Zeitung, October 19, 2026]
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NOVUS | Double-digit million (undisclosed) | 468 Capital (lead), Eric Bach, Martin Hoffmann | Braunschweig Funds Lightbike production and a California launch planned for late 2027. [Tech EU, October 19, 2026]
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Nouscom | EUR 120M Series D | M Ventures, Revelation Partners, Angelini, EIB, Neva SGR | Basel Funds a registration-enabling trial of NOUS-209 for cancer interception in Lynch syndrome carriers. [Startup Researcher, October 19, 2026]
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Rabot Energy | EUR 50M Series B | Endeit, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, HV Capital, HTGF, Bosch Ventures | Hamburg Aims to grow from 200,000 to 1M customers with a virtual power plant of home batteries, wallboxes and heat pumps. [Startbase, October 15, 2026]
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