Yuri was founded by Christian Bruderrek, Maria Birlem in 2019.

Who are Yuri's investors?

Yuri's investors include APEX Ventures, Fifty Years, Nucleus Capital, The Venture Collective.

Where is Yuri headquartered?

Yuri is headquartered in Meckenbeuren, DE.

Yuri

Meckenbeuren, DE · Founded 2019 · 100 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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Yuri develops in-house space labs and ground simulators that use microgravity for life sciences research, supporting drug development and cell-based therapies. It serves biotech and pharmaceutical customers, offering experiment platforms flown on the ISS and other space environments.

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Founders & leadership

Yuri was founded in 2019 by Christian Bruderrek and Maria Birlem.

Christian BruderrekCo-founder and COOFounder at Yuri Website

Maria Birlem CEO, Co-founder

Investors · 4

APEX Ventureslisted by APEX VenturesVienna · $540K – $1.1M

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Fifty Yearslisted by Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M

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Nucleus Capitallisted by Nucleus CapitalBerlin · $1M – $1.1M

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The Venture Collectivelisted by The Venture CollectiveMiami Beach · $100K – $500K

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Yuri went on to found or lead other companies.

Andreas RieglerInvestorFounded Authentic Vision +1 Olivia BorgueTechnical Lead and Technical Manager, microgravity systems engineerFounded Exobiosphere

Frequently asked questions

What does Yuri do?: Yuri develops in-house space labs and ground simulators that use microgravity for life sciences research, supporting drug development and cell-based therapies. It serves biotech and pharmaceutical customers, offering experiment platforms flown on the ISS and other space environments.
Who founded Yuri?: Yuri was founded by Christian Bruderrek, Maria Birlem in 2019.
Who are Yuri's investors?: Yuri's investors include APEX Ventures, Fifty Years, Nucleus Capital, The Venture Collective.
Where is Yuri headquartered?: Yuri is headquartered in Meckenbeuren, DE.