What stage does BONVENTURE invest at?

BONVENTURE invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.

What is BONVENTURE's typical check size?

BONVENTURE typically writes checks of $1M – $2.5M.

Where is BONVENTURE located?

BONVENTURE is headquartered in München, DE.

Does BONVENTURE lead rounds?

Yes, BONVENTURE leads investment rounds.

BONVENTURE

Impact investor

München · Seed–Series B · 21 people tracked

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Investment thesis

BONVENTURE positions itself as a catalyst for change, mobilising capital to support impact-driven founders who pursue both measurable social/environmental impact and financial return. The firm concentrates on four impact areas: digital health, equality and education, climate and nature, and sustainable consumption. It backs founders it considers authentic, driven and diverse, aiming to scale transformative ideas while offering reliability to its investors. With its fifth fund (BONVENTURE 5), the firm continues an investment strategy grounded in experience and long-term commitment to companies delivering both impact and return.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Circular Economy Climate Tech Consumer Deep Tech Digital Health EdTech Energy FoodTech Healthtech Impact & Social Good IoT Medical Devices RoboticsBerlinEuropeGermanyMünchenMunichSwitzerland

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series B

Check

$1M – $2.5M

München, DE

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2003

AUM

$108M

Tracked investments

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Bernard Jan Wendeln· Founder and Advisory Partner

Dr. Horst Goss· Founder and Advisory Partner

Angela Lawaldt· Managing Partner· Greater Munich Metropolitan Areain

Managing Partner at BONVENTURE, involved in the firm's impact-focused investments.

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Anna Sophie Blistein· Partnerin

Former COO and Marketing Director who helped build food and fitness company VITAFY BRANDS, and previously a strategy consultant. Focuses on sustainable consumption, digital health, and climate resilience.

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Dr. Erwin Stahl· Managing Partner

One of the pioneers of impact investing in Germany, he initiated the founding of BONVENTURE in 2002. Focuses on nature tech and biodiversity, climate and energy, education, and data-driven, AI-supported business models.

Erwin Stahl· Managing Partner

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Nikolaj Klebert· Investment Director· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Industrial engineer who founded two startups in IoT and robotics and worked as an investment manager at a tech VC. Focuses on deep, industrial and digital tech as well as digital health.

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Alexander Wendeln· Member of Investors' Board

Anca Michiu· Office Manager· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Studied law and holds a master's in finance and banking, with prior experience as a banking customer advisor and in an insurance group's project management office. Serves as assistant to management and office manager.

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Antonis Schwarz· Member of Investors' Board

Benjamin Hollerith· Investment Associate· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Holds a Master's in Management & Technology majoring in Finance & Accounting and Mechanical Engineering, with experience in technology consulting and a global NGO supporting children without parental care.

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Christina Smith· Head of Communications· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Leads communications, connecting investors and portfolio companies, drawing on political studies and professional experience across Munich, London, Oslo and Moscow.

Dr. Axel Seemann· Advisory Partner

Advisory partner at BONVENTURE and a management consultant at Bain & Company, where he led the Frankfurt office and coordinated European M&A consulting, and has advised social enterprises for over a decade.

Jan Tegtmeier· Member of Investors' Board

Karenina Schröder· Member of Investors' Board

Mariana Pedraza Copete· Investment Analyst· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Holds a Master's in Finance & Information Management with study periods at Cambridge and Stanford. Previously worked in consultancy, banking, M&A and at deep-tech and YC-backed AI startups.

Maximilian Stadler· Junior Finance Manager· Munich, Bavaria, Germanyin

Holds a Master's in Industrial Engineering with experience in finance and account management, mainly in startup environments.

Michael Baur· Investment Associate

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Michael Silbermann· Advisor

Philipp Haindl· Chairman of Investors' Board

Theresa Felder· Head of Finance· Germanyin

Holds a Master's in Finance with experience in private equity and as an auditor in the financial sector.

What they invest in

from 2 of 23 portfolio companies

Biotech ×1Circular Economy ×1Cleantech ×1Digital Health ×1Healthtech ×1

HQs:Germany×1United States×1

Investments · 23 tracked

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Bcause

Simplifies the creation of digital foundations.

Virginia Beach, US

Robert E. Lindberg(Executive Officer, Director)Terry Franklin Byrum(Director)John O. Ashby(Director)Michael Adolphi(Executive Officer)W. Christopher Sikes(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamim David Bleicken(Executive Officer)

Biowegbioweg.comin 𝕏

Bioweg develops biodegradable, bio-based ingredients using microbes and green chemistry to replace microplastics, synthetic polymers, and petroleum-based additives in cosmetics, personal care, agriculture, and food applications.

BiotechCircular EconomyCleantech

ChargeXchargex.dein

Fairown

Offers a product subscription model (PaaS) to promote reuse and repair of electronic devices.

Fenecon

Develops open-source battery storage systems and extends the life of car batteries.

Gardia

Empowers senior citizens via emergency call bracelets.

Homepagefollowfood.de

Homepageplaneteers.de

Lillian Carelillian-care.dein

LillianCare addresses physician shortages in underserved rural and urban regions of Germany by redistributing primary care responsibilities among nurses and physician assistants within regulatory frameworks.

Digital HealthHealthtech

LillianCare

Mannheim-based health tech startup delivering modern local primary care in rural areas through a hybrid model combining on-site interdisciplinary teams with telemedicine and digital services.

Myo

Enables communication of senior citizens via a SaaS solution.

Node Energy

OptiMedis

Builds concepts for sustainable health services.

Planeteers

Uses the potential of oceans as natural carbon sinks.

R3 Robotics

Disassembles batteries automatically for recycling purposes.

Resourcify

Optimizes waste management to improve recycling practices.

Scrapbees

Simplifies the disposal and recycling of scrap metal.

SDG Goal 14 icon: Life Below Watersdg-indikatoren.de

Sira

Offers customized, decentralized childcare centers.

Specialsitter

Provides services for children and young people with mental or physical illnesses.

The Landbanking Group

Developed an online platform for the ecological evaluation of natural capital.

ViViRA

Provides a digital health application (DiGA) to relieve back pain.

Volunteer Vision

Empowers young people entering the workforce through digital mentoring.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does BONVENTURE invest at?: BONVENTURE invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is BONVENTURE's typical check size?: BONVENTURE typically writes checks of $1M – $2.5M.
What sectors does BONVENTURE focus on?: BONVENTURE focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, IoT, Medical Devices, Robotics.
Where is BONVENTURE located?: BONVENTURE is headquartered in München, DE.
Does BONVENTURE lead rounds?: Yes, BONVENTURE leads investment rounds.

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