Aachen-based TechVision Fund (TVF) II introduced its closing with a fund quantity exceeding €50 million to speculate from the pre-Seed and Seed levels in promising tech startups, particularly these based mostly within the Rhineland/NRW area in addition to the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (Netherlands/Belgium).
TVF II will run till 2035 and is the fourth era of enterprise capital funds managed by the workforce at TVF Administration GmbH. Along with NRW.BANK, Sparkasse Aachen, and different regional financial savings banks, new buyers embody Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen) and entrepreneurs reminiscent of Erich Borsch (Co-founder of Aixigo), Jürgen and Leo Could (JM Holding), Alexander Stoffers (subsequent audit, Co-founder of Modell Aachen), and Dr Reik Winkel and Dr Christian Augustin (Founders of indurad GmbH).
“We’ve got the endurance to assist corporations till they’re prepared for worldwide buyers,” says Dr Ansgar Schleicher, Managing Associate of TechVision Fund. “With our present setup, we’re excellently positioned to assist additional DeepTech groups turn into profitable corporations. We act not solely as financiers but in addition as entrepreneurial sparring companions and strategists – all the time on the startups’ aspect.”
Based in 2007, TVF is a number one early-stage VC fund targeted on know-how startups within the pre-Seed to Sequence A levels. The TVF administration workforce has expertise from 4 fund generations and at the moment manages over €100 million in property.
By means of the S-UBG Group community, TVF provides entry to over 150 profitable corporations throughout varied industries, fostering connections between startups and their first clients, companions, and advisors.
The TVF workforce has financed and developed over 40 modern startups in fields reminiscent of BioTech, software program, semiconductors, mechanical engineering, DeepTech and MedTech, and new supplies. For the reason that launch of TVF II in 2023, 5 startups have already been financed:
- membion GmbH: Primarily based in Roetgen, membion has developed an modern know-how for wastewater remedy that saves as much as 75% of area and over 90% of power in comparison with present requirements. In December 2023, TVF II and the DeepTech & Local weather Fund (DTCF) invested €5 million collectively.
- Vivalyx GmbH: To higher protect organs supposed for transplantation, Vivalyx created ‘Omnisol’ – an artificial blood-like answer. Mixed with its proprietary ‘Flowstore’ transport system, it allows the protected transport of organs over for much longer distances and timeframes. In April 2024, TVF II and co-investors contributed roughly €7 million to assist regulatory approvals within the U.S. (FDA) and Europe (CE).
- Black Semiconductor GmbH: This semiconductor startup from Aachen has developed a know-how for connecting microchips utilizing graphene, enabling higher-performance and extra energy-efficient knowledge transmission – notably essential within the context of rising AI-driven computing calls for. The DeepTech firm has raised round €250 million from main worldwide VCs and through IPCEI funding from the state of NRW and the German authorities.
- IonKraft GmbH: A spin-off from RWTH Aachen’s Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), IonKraft developed a coating course of for plastic containers that forestalls diffusion, gives chemical resistance, and protects contents. This eliminates the necessity for multi-layer options, replaces PFAS-containing layers, and allows recyclability. To speed up progress, TVF II and co-investors invested €3.5 million in November 2024.
- Planted GmbH: Serving to service corporations meet their sustainability objectives, Planted provides a SaaS platform for CSRD reporting and ESG monitoring. By means of its personal local weather safety tasks (e.g., reforestation), clients can routinely offset emissions. In December of final yr, TVF II and co-investors invested a complete of €3.8 million within the Cologne-based firm.
As a companion within the Gateway Manufacturing facility – not too long ago geared up with tens of millions in funding – TVF actively contributes to the continued improvement and success of the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Cologne startup area.
