Matterwave Ventures
Venture capitalMunich · Seed–Series B · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Matterwave Ventures invests in early-stage hardware and software companies working to reshape European industrial value chains. The firm targets three themes: industrial tech, supporting the digital transformation of industry to create competitive, high-value exports and superior products; deep tech, backing frontier-technology champions that build resilient supply chains and sovereign dual-use capabilities for industrial autonomy; and climate tech, funding smart industrial decarbonization and novel climate solutions with proven impact at scale. Its overarching aim is to fund companies contributing to a sustainable, sovereign, and digitalized European industry. The firm invests at seed and Series A stages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 45 of 57 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Deep Tech ×17SaaS ×17Enterprise Software ×14Hardware ×12Advanced Manufacturing ×9Semiconductors ×7IoT ×6
HQs:Germany×13Austria×3Belgium×3Netherlands×2United States×2Czechia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×33 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data
Eindhoven University of Technology ×2FernUniversität in Hagen ×2Technical University of Munich ×2Technische Universität Braunschweig ×2Technische Universität Wien ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×16Computer Science ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
Eindhoven University of Technology ×2EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) ×2Fraunhofer IAO ×2Intel Corporation ×2Siemens ×2
10 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)
Investments · 57 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 62024 · 52023 · 32022 · 120 dated
Accelleran develops software for private 4G/5G radio access networks, including O-RAN compliant components for building and testing private cellular networks.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsAngelwiseCapital-ECogito Capital PartnersBpifrance
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-investorsBayern KapitalRheingau FoundersRuna Capital468 Capital
Co-investorsb2venture
Ask for the moon provides generative AI assistants governed by a company's own subject-matter experts, combining internal documents with human expertise to deliver sourced answers and route complex questions to the right colleagues.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsUI Investissement
AVES Reality converts real-world geographic data into simulation-ready 3D digital environments and HD maps for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSGarmisch-Partenkirchen, DE
Florian Albert(Co-founder)inSeverin Knebel(Co-founder)inMatthias Heger(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFraunhofer Tech Transfer Fundxista science venturesBayern Kapital
BigRep manufactures large-format industrial 3D printers for production environments, supporting multi-material printing and high-temperature engineering-grade materials.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareBerlin, DE
Thomas Janics-Jakomini(Chief Executive Officer)in
project44 is a supply chain software company serving logistics and supply chain operations teams to improve visibility and efficiency across supply networks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Jett McCandless(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investors8VCBtomorrow VenturesChicago VenturesCorsa VenturesCota CapitalEmergence Capital Partners+17 more
Codasip develops RISC-V processor IP and processor design tools for chip and embedded systems designers.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsBrno, CZ
Karel Masařík(Founder)inRon Black(Chief Executive Officer)inZdeněk Přikryl(Chief Technology Officer)inVladimír Koutný(Chief Financial Officer)inKateřina Smrčková(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsCredo VenturesIndaco Venture PartnersOctopus VenturesSquareOneVentechEarlybird Venture Capital+1 more
Dessia provides AI-driven automation software that helps engineering teams design, validate, and optimize complex systems during concept and early design stages.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Pierre-Emmanuel Dumouchel(Founder)in
Co-investorsGO CapitalSupernova Invest
DyeMansion develops post-processing technology for industrial polymer 3D-printing to reduce waste and emissions in manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechHardwareMunich, DE
Felix EwaldPhilipp Kramer
Co-investorsAM VenturesUVC PartnersEuropean Investment BankNordic Alpha Partners
ecoLocked develops CO₂-negative building materials and a carbon-to-concrete platform for the construction industry to enable carbon insetting in buildings.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsBerlin, DE
Co-investorsCounteract OneBetter Ventures Central LlcClimentum Capital
EFFECT Photonics designs integrated tunable laser assemblies (pico and nano ITLAs) built on a monolithic indium phosphide photonic integration platform for coherent optical transceivers used in telecom, metro, access, DCI and AI networks.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL
Co-investorsBOMInnovation IndustriesPhotonVentures
Electrochaea is a Power-to-Gas technology company whose patented biomethanation process uses a proprietary strain of archaea to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into grid-quality renewable e-methane.
BiotechCleantechDeep TechEnergy
Laurens Mets(Founder / Scientific originator)in
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationMunich Venture PartnersEuropean Innovation Council Fund
eperi provides functionality-preserving data encryption ("eperi sEcure") that keeps encryption keys under the customer's control while allowing continued use of cloud applications such as Microsoft 365, HubSpot, ServiceNow and Trello.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEvolution Equity Partners
Equal1 builds quantum computing infrastructure packaged as deployable rack systems for data centers, combining quantum research with CMOS silicon design to deliver practical, production-ready quantum computing solutions.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Dirk Leipold(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge Ventures
Firecell provides turnkey Private 5G network solutions for enterprises in manufacturing, logistics, ports, airports, mines, energy, research, and defense.
HardwareIoTRobotics
Co-investorsKima VenturesBpifranceCogito Capital PartnersVentech
fruitcore robotics builds industrial robots and humanoid automation systems, including its Industrial Humanoid Platform for demanding manufacturing tasks such as assembly, handling, and quality inspection.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Jens Riegger(Founder)in
Co-investorsBLN CapitalCapricorn Venture PartnersKOMPAS VCUVC PartnersCNB Capital
Materials enabling low-cost, scalable metal component production via 3D printing and sintering.
Co-investorsAM VenturesJet Ventures
HQS Quantum Simulations builds software for spectroscopy analysis, including its HQSpectrum product for predicting and analyzing NMR spectra and the HQStage quantum simulation and quantum computing toolkit.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSaaSKarlsruhe, DE
Dr. Michael Marthaler(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr. Iris Schwenk(COO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsQuantonationUVC Partners
Ikerian applies data and AI to identify biomarkers linked to chronic and systemic disorders, aggregate clinical insights, and support treatment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Stefanos Apostolopoulos(Executive Officer, Director)inSandro De Zanet(Executive Officer, Director)inCarlos Ciller Ruiz(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsVerve Ventures
Infinite provides APIs and SDKs for businesses to integrate stablecoin payment capabilities, enabling fast, low-cost global settlement without cryptocurrency complexity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Srinivasan(Cofounder & CEO)inRaj Lad(Cofounder & CTO)inJames M Rolette(Director)Costa Hasapopoulos(Director)Mark Cree(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Morris(Director)in
Co-investorsY Combinator468 CapitalAscend Venture CapitalBalnord Sp. z o.o.Chicago VenturesEuropean Innovation Council Fund+7 more
Infinite Orbits is a NewSpace company providing in-orbit satellite services for geostationary operators, including asset inspection, satellite life extension, and end-of-life management.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSpace Tech
Adel Haddoud(CEO & Co-Founder)inAkshay Gulati(CTO & Co-Founder)inManos Koumantakis(Chief Scientist Officer & Co-Founder)Marion Andrieux(Chief Commercial Officer)inAgathe Tschiember(Chief People Officer)inMichel Poucet(General Manager Luxembourg)in
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Newfund CapitalWind VentureEuropean Innovation Council Fund
Innatera develops ultra-low-power neuromorphic processor chips that bring brain-like intelligence to the sensor edge, enabling everyday electronics and IoT devices to sense, understand, and respond in real time while keeping data on-device.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors
Sumeet Kumar(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAmir Zjajo(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inRene van Leuken(Co-founder & Chief Advisory Officer)inUma Mahesh(Co-founder & Managing Director – India)Shreyas Derashri(Chief Commercial Officer)inMarc Bejas(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsDelft Enterprises B.V.Invest-NLMIG Capital AG
Innerspace is a health-tech company that helps pharmaceutical companies improve quality, efficiency, and compliance in aseptic manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaS
Sebastian Scheler(Founder)in
Co-investorsRiverside Acceleration CapitalHTGFMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Yaletown Partners
Graph computing software for security investigators to analyze complex connected data.
Christian Weichselbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsAPEX Ventures
Treeline is an AI-powered, satellite-based vegetation management platform that analyzes high-resolution stereo satellite imagery to detect grow-in, fall-in, and hazard trees near power lines with sub-meter accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSpace TechBerlin, DE
Sven Przywarra(Co-Founder)inDaniel Seidel(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsDvH VenturesGreencode VenturesMMC VenturesNordicNinja+4 more
LynxCare enables hospitals and life sciences organizations to generate clinical insights from harmonized real-world health datasets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechBrussels, BE
Co-investorsHeran PartnersElaiaFlare Capital Partners
Independent wind engineering consultancy providing load calculations, reliability models and technical advisory for wind assets.
Ninox is an AI-native low-code platform that lets teams build custom business software without coding.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerlin, DE
Frank Böhmer(Founder)in
Co-investorsHi InovVI Partners
NVision develops quantum computing and quantum sensing systems built at the molecular level, including molecular qubits and quantum-enhanced MRI, aimed at improving how diseases are understood, detected, and treated.
Deep TechHealthtechQuantum Computing
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalCDP Venture CapitalEntrée CapitalEuropean Investment Bank
NVision develops quantum computing and quantum-enhanced sensing platforms based on quantum spin control in organic molecules, with focus on healthcare applications including drug development and disease treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesQuantum Computing
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalExcelestar VenturesLauder PartnersPlayground Global
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 PartnersAPEX VenturesDolby Family VenturesHeadlineMunich Re VenturesVentech
OPTIMUSE offers an AI-based platform that analyzes buildings across their lifecycle, using building physics calculations to evaluate design variants, lifecycle costs, energy performance, and decarbonization strategies for new construction and existing stock.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechPropTechVienna, AT
Fabian Pitscheider(Co-founder & CPO)inDominik Pezzei(Co-founder & CEO)inFelix Maximilian Hoffer(Co-founder & CTO)in
Products and solutions converting industrial waste heat into CO2-free electrical power.
Andreas Sichert(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Otium Capital
Roseman Labs provides an encrypted computing platform using Multi-Party Computation to enable organizations to analyze sensitive data while keeping the underlying datasets always encrypted and protected.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareUtrecht, NL
Toon SegersinRoderick RodenburginNiek Boumanin
Co-investorsNP-Hard VenturesMozilla Ventures
Semalytix builds Project Atlas, an agentic AI platform that converts multilingual patient experience data into continuous intelligence for pharmaceutical medical, commercial, HEOR and pharmacovigilance teams.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsFly Ventures
Soter provides an AI-powered platform that analyzes images, videos, and text to identify workplace safety risks and operational inefficiencies for industrial businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Matthew Hart(Founder)in
Co-investorsRiverside Acceleration CapitalBrevan Howard DigitalKaratage
Soter builds an AI platform for industrial businesses that analyzes images, videos, and text in real time to identify workplace safety risks and suggest corrective actions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Matthew Hart(Founder)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesChamaeleonOTB VenturesStartup Wise GuysVerve Ventures
Testbirds provides crowdtesting and QA/UX testing services, leveraging a global community of real testers to validate digital products across devices and use cases.
Developer Tools
Co-investorsP101 VenturesRound2 Capital Partnersb2ventureBayern KapitalDeutsche HandelsbankEXTOREL+1 more
Threedy develops instant3Dhub, a technology for scalable 3D data automation that lets enterprises use their 3D data across various application scenarios.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDarmstadt, DE
Christian Stein(CEO)inMarkus Lindemann(CCO)inMaik Thöner(CTO)inJohannes Behr(Chief Strategist)inSascha Räsch(VP Customer Success & Operations)inAylin Aygut(Head of HR)in
Co-investorsFutury CapitalLBBW Venture Capital GmbHEquityPitcher VenturesTRUMPF Venture
ToolSense offers a horizontal asset management and maintenance platform built on IoT connectivity, serving facility management, construction, logistics, and hospitality operators.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechSaaSVienna, AT
Co-investorsGRO Capitalaws Gründungsfonds
TUSK IC is a fabless semiconductor company that designs mmWave CMOS chips and antenna modules for Ka-band satellite communications, targeting flat-panel antenna development for LEO and MEO constellations.
HardwareSemiconductorsSpace TechAntwerpen, BE
Shailesh Kulkarni(Founder)
Co-investorsFORWARD.onePMV
TVARIT is a deep-tech company that develops a patented industrial AI platform (TiA) for foundries and metalworking manufacturers to improve overall equipment efficiency and reduce waste and energy use.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechFrankfurt, DE
Suhas Patel(Founder)in
Co-investors4impact capitalFutury CapitalMomenta VenturesInsight Partners
Ventory is an inventory management platform for field and consigned stock, covering assets and SKUs that move outside the warehouse such as field vans, customer consignment shelves, engineer depots, and hospital supply rooms.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Visplore builds interactive software for exploring and analyzing time series and sensor data, applying interactive graphics techniques from game development to advanced analytics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVienna, AT
Harald Piringer(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasinghall PartnersSeed+Speed
Xampla is a materials innovation company that develops Morro plant-based polymer materials as biodegradable, home-compostable alternatives to polluting plastics.
Circular EconomyDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, GB
Tuomas Knowles(Professor / Founder)Marc Rodriguez(CTO)inMarc Rodríguez Garciain
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersAvonmore DevelopmentsCambridge Angels groupEmerald Technology Ventures AgEMV CapitalHorizons Ventures+3 more
ZeroPoint develops hardware compression intellectual property that accelerates data throughput and capacity in AI and data center systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGothenburg, SE
Dr. Angelos Arelakis(CTO & Co-founder)Prof. Per Stenström(CSO & Co-founder)Brett Cline(CEO)in
Co-investorsIndustrifondenClimentum Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
GNA BiosolutionsLynxCareNanda TechnologiesROMO WindWISEWiseneuroZeroPoint
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Nanda Technologiesacq. by NanometricsROMO Windacq. by Nabla Wind Hub
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTusk IC · eu-startups.com · Sep 18, 2026
Lynx · startribune.com · Aug 23, 2026
Ikerian · ophthalmologytimes.com · Aug 14, 2026
Soter · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026

Infinite · restaurantdive.com · Jul 16, 2026
BigRep · tctmagazine.com · Jul 13, 2026
Innatera · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 18, 2026
EFFECT Photonics · effectphotonics.com · May 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Matterwave Ventures made?
- Matterwave Ventures has 57 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Matterwave Ventures invest at?
- Matterwave Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Matterwave Ventures's typical check size?
- Matterwave Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M – $10.8M.
- What sectors does Matterwave Ventures focus on?
- Matterwave Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Matterwave Ventures located?
- Matterwave Ventures is headquartered in Munich, DE.
- Does Matterwave Ventures lead rounds?
- Matterwave Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Matterwave Ventures co-invest with?
- Matterwave Ventures most often shares deals with Bayern Kapital, UVC Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, among 92 tracked co-investors.
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