Bayern Kapital
Venture capitalLandshut · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 29 people tracked
Investment thesis
Bayern Kapital focuses on financing innovative start-ups and scale-ups based in Bavaria, Germany. Positioning itself as an active, experienced and financially strong anchor investor, it supports founders from the pre-seed stage through to growth and scale-up, participating over several financing rounds. Investment tickets range from €250,000 up to €50 million per company. With roughly three decades of venture capital experience and around €1.3 billion under management, the firm currently maintains a portfolio of about 120 active companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 29 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 49 of 63 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Deep Tech ×13SaaS ×13Hardware ×12Enterprise Software ×9Healthtech ×8Biotech ×6Energy ×6
HQs:Germany×21United States×4Australia×1France×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×2
Investments · 63 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 62024 · 22023 · 113 dated
Biotechnology company developing orally available therapies for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
BiotechNew York, US
Andreas Muehler(Executive Officer)inDaniel Vitt(Executive Officer, Director)inJASON TARDIO(Executive Officer)GLENN WHALEY(Executive Officer)INDERPAL SINGH(Executive Officer)Patrick Walsh(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsbmp VenturesFund+Pontifax Venture CapitalOmega Funds
EcoG develops an AI-enabled operating system and software solutions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, optimizing energy flow and system reliability for fleet operators and charging network providers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationMunich, DE
Joerg Heuer(Founder & CEO)inJohannes Hund(Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesGET FundMichigan RiseRedstoneTane FundTechstars+2 more
Quantum Systems designs and manufactures electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial systems for military, defense, and commercial customers to collect aerial intelligence and real-time mission-critical data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Tobias Kloss(Founder)inArmin Busse(Founder)Florian Seibel(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inSven Kruck(Co-CEO)inDave Sharpin(CEO at Quantum Systems Inc.)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalHV CapitalNotion CapitalAirbus VenturesIn-Q-TelAdvent International+6 more
4screen operates an in-car marketing platform that connects brands and businesses with drivers by delivering real-time, location-based content directly on the car's dashboard screen.
AdTechMarketing TechMobility & Transportation
Christoph Mahlert(Founder)Fabian Beste(Founder)inSimon Hecker(Founder)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalS4S Ventures
Offers intelligent, individualized and automated print advertising.
Akhetonics develops all-optical computing hardware based on photonic integrated circuits that generate nonlinear optical operations, enabling optical logic gates, analog mathematical operations, optical memory, and quantum feed-forward.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Leonardo Del Bino(Founder)inMichael Kissner(Founder)in
Co-investorsMatterwave VenturesRheingau FoundersRuna Capital468 Capital
SaaS provider for the fintech sector based in Munich.
Blickfeld builds high-precision 3D LiDAR sensors combined with on-device perception software for object detection and real-time analysis.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsUVC Partners
Automatically analyzes and monitors location and process events in the logistics chain.
Connects parties involved in real estate and digitalizes standard processes for real estate management.
CatalYm develops immunotherapies for solid tumors by neutralizing GDF-15, a protein it identified as a cancer therapy resistance mechanism, aiming to restore anti-tumor immune activity and improve responses to checkpoint inhibitors.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersJeito CapitalNovartis Venture FundBioGeneration VenturesBioqube Ventures
ChargeX provides EV charging infrastructure for businesses and the real estate industry, offering its modular Aqueduct charging system along with installation, billing, operation, and support as an integrated package.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBONVENTUREUVC PartnersMove EnergyVerve Ventures
Uses communication software to enable new nursing work models to combat nursing shortage.
AI-based employee development SaaS platform that helps organizations understand, use and develop employee skills.
commercetools provides a headless, composable commerce platform for enterprises to run B2C, B2B, B2B2C and D2C models from a unified system, handling catalog, checkout, pricing and storefront.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMunich, DE
Dirk Hoerig(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inHajo Eichler(Executive Team (Technology))Doug McNary(CEO)Eric Speciel(Customer Leader (Executive Team))Matt Tuel(Executive Team (Finance))Liesl Asaa(General Counsel)
Co-investorsAccelInsight Partners
Conntac provides a self-service platform for customer support, enabling end users and service teams to resolve issues independently while helping companies reduce support costs and improve customer satisfaction.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSGermany, DE
Co-investorsBasinghall PartnersZAKA VC
Crealytics is a performance marketing agency that manages multi-channel ad campaigns (Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, Snap) and offers strategy, creative, measurement, and analytics services for B2C and B2B brands.
AdTechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsLBBW Venture Capital GmbH
DeepDrive develops electric motor and drivetrain solutions for electric vehicles, including in-wheel and central drive systems.
EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationMünchen, DE
Alexander Rosen(Founder)Christopher Römmelmayer(Founder)Dean P(Founder)Markus Domme(Founder)Stefan Ender(Founder)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesLeitmotifTechstarsUVC PartnersXPRENEURS
Co-investorsYZR Capital
Delicious is a meal planning app that generates daily meal plans at three difficulty levels (easy, intermediate, sophisticated) with recipes, nutritional information, and grocery lists.
ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Andreessen Horowitz
Delicious Data provides AI-powered analytics and automation tools for bakeries and food retail operators, helping them analyze sales data, detect anomalies, optimize inventory management, and automate ordering across multiple locations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechGermany, DE
Co-investorsBasinghall PartnersSeed+SpeedPeakBridge VC
driveblocks develops autonomy and perception software with Physical AI models for off-road vehicles, handling sensor processing, sensor fusion, and terrain-aware navigation in harsh environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Co-investorsFORWARD.oneRethink Ventures
Dynamic Biosensors develops the heliX biosensor instruments and switchSENSE and single-cell Interaction Cytometry (scIC) technologies for characterizing molecule-molecule and molecule-cell interactions and binding kinetics.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsUVC Partners
Ebenbuild develops personalized, predictive digital twins for patients with severe illness, using computational models grounded in physics, physiology, biochemistry, and disease mechanisms.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsTechFounders
EGYM provides an operating system for gyms and fitness clubs that connects training equipment, member data, and club management processes into one platform.
SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsHighland EuropeHPE GrowthHTGFJavelin Venture PartnersNGP Capital
The Electric Car Scheme provides an EV salary sacrifice program that lets employees lease electric cars at a discount through their employer, while helping businesses save on tax and offer a staff benefit.
CleantechHR TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Thom Groot(CEO & Co-founder)Tom Eilon(Co-Founder)in
Co-investors13books CapitalConduit ConnectPortfolio VenturesSPWOneAdjuvoAscension
emax digital offers cloud-based, AI-driven analytics software for brands, vendors, sellers, and agencies operating on Amazon, providing insights across product catalogs, search visibility, advertising performance, pricing, and product detail changes.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechMunich, DE
Andreas Kleofas(Founder)Dominik Pietrowski(Founder)
enmacc operates a digital wholesale energy trading marketplace that provides market access and liquidity for energy market participants, including smaller and new players.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMunich, DE
Jens Hartmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherry Ventures10x FoundersIlluminate Financial
Revolutionizes the use of generative AI in enterprises.
Accelerates document processing and reduces costs and time.
Gastfreund offers a modular guest experience platform with a guest app, information channel, and team communication tools (Hotelboard) for hotels, resorts, campsites and vacation rentals as well as healthcare and care facilities such as hospitals, rehab and senior residences.
HealthtechSaaSTravel & HospitalityKempten, DE
German Bionic develops wearable exoskeletons and smart power suits that use AI to assist workers with heavy lifting, prevent posture injuries, and improve workplace safety.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsBerlin, DE
Co-investorsAtlanticSamsung Catalyst FundStorm VenturesBenhamou Global VenturesEuropean Investment BankJoin Capital
Hololight builds enterprise XR pixel-streaming technology that renders AR and VR applications on external workstations or servers and sends only pixels to headsets, keeping data off the device.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCipio PartnersEnBW New Ventures GmbHFuture Energy Ventures
Aims to reduce the rate of strokes and heart attacks by 30% by 2030.
Insempra uses biotechnology to produce bio-based ingredients—such as its 100% bio-based Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol—as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical- and extraction-based inputs.
BiotechClimate TechNew Materials
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alante CapitalBlueYard Capital
IQ Capital is a European venture capital firm focused on deep tech, investing in founders building frontier technologies across areas such as intelligence, energy, computation, and biology.
Deep Tech
Kerry Baldwin(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnterprise Capital FundsGEIF VenturesKPN VenturesRaison.406 VenturesAlbum VC+7 more
IQM manufactures and sells superconducting quantum computers that institutions can own and operate on-premises, offering products ranging from 5-qubit research systems to 150-qubit high-performance computing systems.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Jan Goetz(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors55 NorthChanger ClubInception FundOpenOceanOurCrowdRuna Capital+6 more
Isar Aerospace provides launch services for small and medium-sized satellites and satellite constellations, targeting global customers seeking access to space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechMunich, DE
Daniel Metzler(Chief Executive Officer)Josef Fleischmann(Chief Technical Officer)Stella Guillen(Chief Commercial Officer)
Co-investorsCipio PartnersCoastCapEarlybird Venture CapitalHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalMolten Ventures+5 more
LUMA Vision develops health-tech combining hardware, software, and machine learning to provide physicians with data-driven imaging and decision-support tools.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge Venturesimec.xpand
mbiomics designs and develops complex Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs) based on gut microbiome consortia to treat severe and chronic diseases, with a pipeline spanning oncology (melanoma, NSCLC/renal cell carcinoma), IBD, and ASD.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Enables professionals to create custom orthopedic aids using easy-to-use CAD software.
HealthtechNew Orleans, US
Mark Heiman(Executive Officer)Dale Pfost(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDon Marvin(Director)Richard Montgomery(Director)Ross Barrett(Director)John Elstrott(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsSofinnova VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)FemHealth VenturesPangaea Ventures
Easiest way to create corporate videos.
OroraTech operates a wildfire management platform that uses thermal infrared sensors on its own satellites (plus public satellites) in low Earth orbit and AI analytics to detect fires, map burnt areas, and predict fire spread in real time.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSpace Tech
Co-investorsEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundKorysAnanda Impact Ventures
Simplifies the purchase of drawing-based components for the mechanical engineering and manufacturing industry.
Proxima develops stellarator fusion power plants designed to deliver clean, grid-ready electricity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMunich, DE
Dr. Francesco Sciortino(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Lucio Milanese(Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer)Dr. Jorrit Lion(Chief Scientist and co-founder)Martin Kubie(Chief Engineer and co-founder)inJonathan Schilling(Head of Labs and co-founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsCherry VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsElaiaLeitmotif+8 more
ReflexAI provides AI-powered simulations and quality assurance tools for clinical teams to practice patient interactions and ensure adherence to care standards.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCollaborative FundGreyMatterAlpine Space VenturesATX Venture PartnersHTGF
Reflex is a platform for building and deploying enterprise applications in Python, combining framework, infrastructure, and data connectivity in a single unified system.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Rao(Founder)inAlek Petuskey(Founder)in
Co-investorsLattice CapitalAbstract VenturesOutset CapitalPICUS CAPITALY CombinatorAlpine Space Ventures+2 more
Reflex is an on-demand staffing platform that connects retailers with vetted, background-checked retail associates for shifts such as sales, cashier, inventory, and event roles.
Future of WorkMarketplacesRetail Tech
Mike Meyers(Founder)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersCanaan PartnersRed Swan VenturesService Provider CapitalAlpine Space VenturesHTGF+2 more
Reflex Aerospace designs and assembles customizable satellite platforms for commercial and defence missions, offering optical Earth observation, synthetic aperture radar, and satellite communications solutions.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsAlpine Space Ventures
Scompler is a platform for strategic communications planning that lets teams plan, produce, publish, and analyze content across channels using a theme-based architecture, workflows, social media integrations, and analytics.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsneosfer GmbHReimann Investors
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-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgCNB CapitalEquityPitcher VenturesNabtesco Technology Ventures
Smart Reporting, operating as Jacobian, builds AI-powered structured reporting and workflow software for radiologists and diagnostic imaging teams, including its Fluency for Imaging speech recognition product.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsWessel ManagementYabeo
Thermal is a surf travel company that connects surfers with local guides and curated trips to over 20 destinations worldwide, offering access to premium surf experiences and cultural immersion.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerTravel & HospitalityMelbourne, AU
Glen Gaudion(CEO)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlley Robotics VenturesAxeleo CapitalOld College CapitalScottish Enterprise
Co-investorsOCCIDENT
THEVA develops and manufactures high-temperature superconductor tape (THEVA Pro-Line) that can carry far more current than copper with minimal power loss.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsEnBW New Ventures GmbH
Tidely provides cloud-based liquidity and cash flow management software that connects to over 5,000 banks, ERP systems, and accounting tools to automatically aggregate financial data and give companies a real-time view of their liquidity.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsTX Ventures
TRiCares develops the Topaz Transfemoral Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement (TTVR) System, a minimally invasive device for treating tricuspid regurgitation.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesFrance, FR
Ahmed Elmouelhi(President & CEO)Esther Gerteis(Senior VP Medical & Regulatory Affairs)Michael Litzenburger(VP R&D)
Co-investorsEuropean Investment Bank415 CapitalAndera PartnersBioMedPartnersKarista
ubiMaster provides on-demand tutoring and homework help via a mobile app, connecting students and young adults with qualified tutors for core academic subjects and financial literacy.
EdTechBerlin, DE
Co-investorsAuxxoOwl Ventures
Veact provides data-driven lead management and marketing software for the automotive industry, helping car manufacturers (OEMs), national sales companies, and dealerships identify revenue opportunities and increase customer lifetime value.
Marketing TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsSeventure PartnersUVC PartnersSenovo
Vectoflow makes customizable, 3D-printed flow measurement probes and air data systems that capture airflow properties such as velocity, pressure, temperature, flow angle, and turbulence.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsAM Ventures
Virtonomy builds v-Patients, a digital twin and simulation platform that lets medical device developers test devices in virtual patient cohorts based on real clinical data, covering products such as heart valves, stents, catheters, and occluders.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsCompanistoDvH VenturesHoneystone VenturesPace VenturesAccenture Ventures
Workerbase offers a connected worker platform for manufacturing that digitizes shopfloor work, delivers guided digital work instructions, orchestrates tasks by worker skill, and connects to factory systems and machines.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSMunich, DE
Norman Hartmann(Founding team member)inThorsten Krueger(Founder)in
Co-investorsPoint NineAlmaz Capital
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Proxima Fusion · proximafusion.com · Aug 19, 2026
Immunic · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 19, 2026
IQ Capital · siliconangle.com · Aug 13, 2026

Reflex · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 11, 2026
Tidely · splash247.com · Aug 5, 2026
THEVA · startbase.com · Jul 28, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Bayern Kapital made?
- Bayern Kapital has 47 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Bayern Kapital invest at?
- Bayern Kapital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Bayern Kapital's typical check size?
- Bayern Kapital typically writes checks of $275K – $55M.
- What sectors does Bayern Kapital focus on?
- Bayern Kapital focuses on Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Bayern Kapital located?
- Bayern Kapital is headquartered in Landshut, DE.
- Does Bayern Kapital lead rounds?
- Yes, Bayern Kapital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Bayern Kapital co-invest with?
- Bayern Kapital most often shares deals with UVC Partners, XPRENEURS, Balderton Capital, among 74 tracked co-investors.
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Übermorgen Ventures is a climate-focused venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders building technologies for a resilient, zero-carbon economy.
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