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Vienna · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
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APEX Ventures focuses on early-stage deep tech companies where defensible intellectual property, technical depth, and market timing align. The firm targets technology domains capable of reshaping large global markets and backs founders positioned to lead them. Priority areas include artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and robotics, energy transition, next-generation computing, medical technologies, and space. Its team blends scientific, engineering, operational, and investment experience, offering hands-on guidance to help founders focus, align, and scale globally competitive companies. APEX emphasizes access to European deep tech ecosystems and supports founders from scientific breakthrough through to building category-defining global companies.
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Team · 11 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through APEX Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 32 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Deep Tech ×13Hardware ×7Climate Tech ×6Healthtech ×6Medical Devices ×6SaaS ×5Cleantech ×4
HQs:Germany×14Austria×3United States×3Switzerland×2United Kingdom×2France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×73 founders×24+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
Technical University of Munich ×7University of Cambridge ×4Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) ×3Cambridge Judge Business School ×2International Baccalaureate ×2International Space University ×2Technische Universität Wien ×2UCL ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Engineering ×8Computer Science ×7Economics ×4Life Sciences ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 34 founders with career history
Airbus ×3Airbus Defence and Space ×3Klaus Space Transportation GmbH ×2Medical University of Vienna ×2Technische Universität München ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
7 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data)
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42022 · 32021 · 12020 · 22017 · 112 dated
Contextflow develops AI-powered diagnostic software for chest CT analysis that detects and tracks pulmonary nodules, quantifies lung tissue disease patterns, and retrieves similar clinical cases to support radiologists in evaluating suspected lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, and COPD.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesVienna, AT
Georg Langs(Chief Scientist / Co-Founder)inAllan Hanbury(Big Data Evangelist / Co-Founder)inMarkus Holzer(CEO / Co-Founder)inRené Donner(Individual ML Contributor / Technical Advisor / Co-Founder)
Co-investorsNina Capitalxista science venturesB&C Innovation InvestmentsCrista Galli VenturesPeak PrideNovaCapital
Kiutra develops cryogenic cooling systems for quantum technologies, offering alternatives to helium-3-based solutions through continuous adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (cADR).
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsQuantum ComputingMunich, DE
Dr. Alexander Regnat(CEO & Co-founder)Dr. Tomek Schulz(COO & Co-founder)Jan Spallek(CTO & Co-founder)inProf. Christian Pfleiderer(Scientific Advisor & Co-founder)
Co-investors55 NorthNovaCapitalVerve VenturesTRUMPF VentureHigh Tech Gruenderfonds
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planqc is a full-stack quantum computing company that builds digital quantum computers based on neutral atoms, integrating hardware with software and quantum applications.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingGarching, DE
Alexander Glätzle(Founder)inSebastian Blatt(Founder)Johannes Zeiher(Founder)inAlexander Glaetzle(Founder)Dr. Alexander Glätzle(Founder)Dr. Johannes Zeiher(Founder)
Co-investorsSpeedinvestUVC PartnersAmadeus Capital SAAmadeus Capital PartnersBayern KapitalDeepTech & Climate Fonds
Robeauté develops a medical microrobot designed to navigate the brain to diagnose and treat neurological conditions, aimed at neurosurgery applications.
Deep TechMedical DevicesRoboticsParis, FR
Bertrand Duplat(Founder)inJoana Cartocci(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherry VenturesKindred VenturesPluralLocalGlobeUrania Ventures
ATMOS Space Cargo develops and operates reusable spacecraft and return systems for space logistics, offering controlled access to low Earth orbit and recovery capabilities.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechStrasbourg, DE
Sebastian Klaus(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inMarta Oliveira(Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer)inJeffrey Hendrikse(Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer)inChristian Grimm(Founder)inDR.–ING. CHRISTIAN GRIMM(Co-Founder, Chief Engineering Officer)
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital Partnersanother.vcBalnord Sp. z o.o.E2MC VenturesExpansion VenturesFaber+8 more
CardiaTec Biosciences is a UK company working on decoding cardiovascular disease biology.
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupMontage VenturesUniversity of Cambridge Enterprise
DeepSpin develops a flatbed, low-field MRI system that removes cryogenics, heavy infrastructure, and shielded rooms, allowing advanced imaging in a roughly 20-25 square-foot footprint.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBerlin, DE
Clemens Tepel(CEO)inPedro Silva(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstBand of AngelsBluestein VenturesConvergeCorazon CapitalFoundation Capital+6 more
Elucidate develops AI-powered financial crime risk management solutions for banks, payment providers, and other financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBerlin, DE
Shane Riedel(Founder)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalAV8 VenturesElevator VenturesFrontline VenturesSeed XSixThirty Ventures
enaDyne develops a plasma-based CO2 recycling technology that reduces emissions while producing sustainable raw materials.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Philipp Hahn(Co-Founder und CEO)inChristian Koch(CTO)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersEnergy Capital VenturesSpinLabAntares Ventures Pte. Ltd.Possible Ventures
enclaive provides a multi-cloud platform for Confidential Computing, using hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments to keep applications, databases, and AI workloads encrypted in use so that only the customer holds the keys.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
GajekSebastian Gajek(Founder)
Co-investorsF-TechnologiesJoin CapitalAuriga Partners
Farang is an AI research lab developing foundational large language models built on a custom architecture, with a focus on specialized on-device models for consumer and enterprise use.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSweden, SE
Emil Romanusin
Co-investorsVoima Ventures
Fiber Elements develops and produces basalt fiber reinforcement structures for the construction industry, using continuous basalt fibers to create load-path-oriented, three-dimensional reinforcement as a lower-CO2 alternative to steel.
Climate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsLeoben, AT
Dr. Wolfgang Fiel
Co-investorsLEA Partners
GEMESYS develops fully analog AI hardware — a brain-inspired memristor-based chip designed to bring both AI training and inference to edge devices with high energy and data efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Daniel Krüger(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersAtlanticSony Ventures CorporationAtlantic Labs
HAAWK provides music rights management services—including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Content ID administration, UGC monetization, copyright enforcement, and reporting—for record labels, music publishers, and production music libraries.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSStudio City, US
Co-investors500 GlobalBonfire VenturesFrontier Venture Capital
HyperHeat is a company presenting its team culture and collaborative approach to building solutions, though the page provides limited detail on its specific product or industry.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySector Agnostic
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersE44 VenturesFinindusGF BRYCK VenturesPossible VenturesThird Derivative
Graph computing software for security investigators to analyze complex connected data.
Christian Weichselbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsMatterwave Ventures
Lyfegen provides a software platform for managing value-based and outcome-based healthcare contracts and drug pricing agreements between pharmaceutical companies, health insurers (payers), and providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBasel, CH
Girisha Fernando(CEO & Founder)inMichel Mohler(CFO & Founder)Nico Julian Mros(CXO & Founder)in
Co-investorsaMoonTX Ventures
Mindpeak develops AI-powered diagnostic software for cancer pathology, translating complex tissue data into clinical insights to support treatment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Felix Faber(Founder)in
Co-investorsNina CapitalZEISS VenturesAI FundEuropean Innovation Council Fund
Mobius Labs was a Berlin-based AI startup building computer vision SDKs and multimodal models (Aana) enabling natural-language search across images and video.
Co-investorsAtlanticExpedite VenturesSpace CapitalAtlantic LabsGreylock PartnersLunar Ventures
OKAPI:Orbits provides AI-based Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) software platforms along with consulting services for satellite operators.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSpace TechBraunschweig, DE
Kristina Nikolaus(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersDolby Family VenturesMatterwave VenturesHeadlineMunich Re VenturesVentech
Onehub provides a cloud-based document sharing platform that lets businesses upload, organize, and share files within secure Workspaces with permission controls, activity tracking, and branding options.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US
Co-investorsKeiretsu Forum
OroraTech develops a satellite-based wildfire management platform that detects and monitors active fires in near-real-time using data from 35+ satellites and AI-driven analytics, serving civil protection agencies, forestry organizations, energy infrastructure operators, and carbon project managers globally.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace TechGermany, DE
Thomas Grübler(Founder)inRupert Amann(Founder)Florian Mauracher(Founder)inBjörn Stoffers(Co-founder)inMartin Langer(Founder)
Co-investorsBayern KapitalEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundKorysRabo Corporate VenturingAnanda Impact VenturesKLEO Connect
Phantasma Labs builds industrial-grade AI software using Reinforcement Learning to create models without large datasets, applying simulations to areas such as production planning for factories and navigation for autonomous vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationBerlin, DE
Rama Nanjundaiah(CEO)inMaria Meier(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstIT-Farm CorporationLinden CapitalMomenta VenturesRunwayFBU
Quibim develops cloud-based AI software platforms for medical imaging analysis that extract radiomics features and generate predictive models for healthcare providers and biopharma companies.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAdara VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersAsabys PartnersLifeX VenturesPartech VenturesAngels Capital+5 more
Quibim builds a cloud-based, tissue-agnostic imaging platform that extracts radiomics and deep features from medical imaging data and links it with EHR and multi-omics data.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsKfundAdara VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersAsabys PartnersBuenavista Equity PartnersGoHub Ventures+2 more
SENISCA is a University of Exeter biotech developing RNA-based senotherapeutics that target dysregulated RNA splicing to reverse cellular senescence and treat age-related disease.
BiotechDeep TechLongevity
Lorna Harries(Founder)in
Co-investorsLifespan Vision VenturesR42 Group
sewts develops robotics automation using Physical AI to handle tasks that are difficult to automate.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Alexander Bley Bremer(Founder)inTill Rickert(Founder)inTim Doerks(Founder)in
Co-investorsBayern KapitalEmerald Technology Ventures AgCNB CapitalEquityPitcher VenturesHTGFNabtesco Technology Ventures
Solvemed develops a smartphone-based FDA-cleared medical device for pupil size and reactivity testing in neurological exams, eliminating the need for separate hardware.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Michal Wlodarski, PhD(Founder)inHugo Chrost(Founder)in
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupFf Venture CapitalPreface VenturesRheingau FoundersSunfish PartnersSunfish Partners+2 more
Spleenlab develops AI-based perception and autonomy software for robotics, including drones, ground, and sea vehicles, covering functions such as precision landing, collision avoidance, sensor fusion, and SLAM.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSaalburg-Ebersdorf, DE
Spontivly is a no-code data platform that provides teams with a unified view of their operations without requiring engineering resources to build it.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Anthony Nagendraraj(Founder)inMarissa Huggins(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedFlorida Opportunity FundRender CapitalTampaBay.VenturesDeepWork CapitalLOI Venture
UniSieve develops advanced gas separation membrane technology for decarbonizing heavy-emitting industries, with applications including carbon capture, olefin separation, and hydrogen purification.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersFounderful
Vertus Energy develops waste-to-energy technologies for anaerobic digestion plants, including BRIO, a unit that increases waste processing capacity and biogas energy potential, and BODA, a carbon sequestration and conversion technology that upgrades biogas to bio-methane or converts captured CO₂ and H₂ into Renewable Natural Gas.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersEnergy Capital VenturesOutset VenturesIcehouse VenturesStartmate
Vitrealab develops and manufactures display components for augmented reality glasses using proprietary laser waveguide technology, produced in a dedicated cleanroom with custom fabrication processes.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsVienna, AT
Co-investorsaws GründungsfondsConstructor Capital USExcellis HoldingGateway Trustee GmbHLIFTTPhotonVentures+1 more
VividQ develops computational holography software, including an end-to-end holographic software framework and algorithms for high-quality holographic displays.
Deep TechGamingHardwareCambridge, GB
Aleksandra PedraszewskainTom Durrantin
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupMiyako CapitalUTECUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.Foresight GroupRuttenberg Gordon Investments (RGI)+1 more
Yuri develops in-house space labs and ground simulators that use microgravity for life sciences research, supporting drug development and cell-based therapies.
BiotechDeep TechSpace TechMeckenbeuren, DE
Christian Bruderrek(COO, Co-founder)inMaria Birlem(CEO, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsNucleus CapitalThe Venture Collective
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ATMOS Space CargoDart MusicImage Biopsy LabLendfloNEOintralogisticsNovoicPermissionless TechnologiesRefined DiagnosticsSkycore SemiconductorsSwazaT3K ForensicsTriLiteUpfront Diagnostics
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsHAAWKacq. by SESAC Music GroupMobius Labsacq. by Dropbox
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesATMOS · eu-startups.com · Apr 22, 2026
Mobius Labs · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Kiutra · finsmes.com · Oct 2, 2025
enaDyne · eu-startups.com · Sep 25, 2025
Farang · finsmes.com · Aug 27, 2025
OroraTech · eu-startups.com · May 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has APEX Ventures made?
- APEX Ventures has 49 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does APEX Ventures invest at?
- APEX Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is APEX Ventures's typical check size?
- APEX Ventures typically writes checks of $540K – $1.1M.
- What sectors does APEX Ventures focus on?
- APEX Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Energy, Medical Devices, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is APEX Ventures located?
- APEX Ventures is headquartered in Vienna, AT.
- Who does APEX Ventures co-invest with?
- APEX Ventures most often shares deals with Amadeus Capital Partners, Balnord Sp. z o.o., Bayern Kapital, among 79 tracked co-investors.
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