Pace Ventures
Venture capitalBerlin · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pace Ventures focuses on two interconnected global challenges: human illness and climate change, believing that people thrive only when their health and environment are in balance. The firm invests as a co-lead or follower in health-tech and industrial-tech startups, predominantly in Europe and the US, at Pre-Seed and Seed stages. It emphasizes hands-on founder support, likening an investment to a marriage, and prides itself on making game-changing commercial and financial introductions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×6Deep Tech ×6Healthtech ×6Cleantech ×5New Materials ×4Climate Tech ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×6Germany×1United Kingdom×1Latvia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×13 founders×34+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22022 · 15 dated
Aerones provides robotic inspection, cleaning, coating, and repair services for wind turbine blades.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyRoboticsRiga, LV
Dainis Kruze(Founder/CEO)inJanis Putrams(Founder/CTO)inDAINIS KRUZE(Executive Officer, Director)JANIS PUTRAMS(Director)
BoardPHILIPP GOEHRE(Director)ANDRIS BERZINS(Director)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAhren Innovation CapitalCarbonChange VenturesEvergy VenturesFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbH+5 more
Bitfount provides a federated AI and analytics platform that lets trial sponsors, CROs, clinics, hospitals and AI developers run algorithms on imaging and EHR data behind the firewall without extracting or sharing the data.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsSpeedinvestAhren Innovation Capital
Cellbyte automates regulatory workflows and data analysis for pharmaceutical drug launches, helping manufacturers prepare treatments for global markets faster.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSMunich, DE
Felix Steinbrenner(Co-Founder & CEO)inDanielSamuel
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesY CombinatorSARAS CAPITALSpringboard Health Angels
ChemFinity develops advanced chemical separation technologies for recovering critical minerals and other resources.
CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsBrooklyn, US
Adam Uliana(Executive Officer, Director)Ever Velasquez(Director)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsAt One VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Creasallis develops CreaTap, a patented "plug-and-play" antibody modification technology that improves the penetration of antibody-based drugs into solid tumours, applicable to monoclonal, bispecific, and antibody-drug conjugates.
Biotech
Zahra Jawad(Founder)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalZAKA VCKdT Ventures
Dunia operates an autonomous materials acceleration platform called IRIS that combines robotics, AI foundation models, and experimental data to speed up the discovery of new materials, beginning with energy applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Marcus Tze-Kiat Ng(Founder)in
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesElaiaKindred CapitalEICredalpine
FabricNano develops cell-free biocatalysis technology that immobilizes engineered enzymes onto scalable, environmentally friendly support materials for use in bio-processes.
BiotechCleantechNew MaterialsClaymont, US
Grant Aarons(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inFerdinando Randisi(Director)
BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)inRobert Kniaz(Director)in
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsBackedEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesAtomicoBoxOne Ventures
Holobiome discovers and develops therapies derived from the human gut microbiome, working to translate microbiome science into probiotics and targeted treatments for whole-body health.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLongevityBoston, US
Philip Strandwitz(Co-founder & Director, Chief Executive Officer)inKim Lewis(Co-founder, Director)Mike La Fleur(President, Co-founder, Director)Michael LaFleur(Executive Officer)
BoardJoan LaRovere(Director)inIain Chessell(Director)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsAble PartnersBantam GroupHealthtech CapitaliSelect FundAlexandriaDeep Future+3 more
Metri is a biotech company developing first-in-class, disease-modifying therapeutics for endometriosis and other uterine diseases originating in the endometrium.
BiotechFemTechHealthtech
Ashley Abel(Cofounder)Ashley Abel, Ph.D.(Founder)in
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsFifty YearsPillar VC
Neurable develops brain-computer interface (BCI) technology via smart headphones designed to enhance employee focus, productivity, and well-being in corporate settings.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechHR TechAnn Arbor, US
Dr. Ramses Alcaide(CEO and Co-Founder)Michael Thompson(Executive Officer)Adam Eizenberg-Molnar(Cofounder)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsCapital FactoryFundersClubGlobal BrainGoAhead VenturesHartmann CapitalHouston Angel Network+9 more
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesPrelude VenturesVoyager Partners
Prenostics develops a blood test to detect the earliest stages of cancer (stages 0-2), earlier than current methods, aiming to enable curative treatment.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Sarah Blagden(Founder & CSO)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsSie Ventures
Project Omega recycles spent nuclear fuel to rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, using chemistry processing to remove key isotopes and develop new products for the nuclear economy.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergy
Staff Sheehan(CEO)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesMantis CapitalStarship VenturesVirta Ventures
Ternary Therapeutics designs small molecule drugs called molecular glues using AI and physics-based modeling to enable protein interactions for treating diseases including cancer and arthritis.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Turnover Labs builds a durable electrolysis system that converts dilute CO2 emissions into pure, high-value chemical products on-site at any scale.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Marissa Beatty(Founder & CEO)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Vema Hydrogen develops Engineered Mineral Hydrogen (EMH), a patented production method that stimulates naturally occurring subsurface geochemical reactions in ophiolite and BIF rock formations to produce carbon-free hydrogen at under $1/kg.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Pierre Levin(CEO)Colin McCulley(Director of Operations)
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsExtantia CapitalPropeller VC
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
PartnerMarius Swart· solo GP
Co-investorsCompanistoDvH VenturesHoneystone VenturesAccenture VenturesBayern Kapital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNeurable · businesswire.com · Apr 28, 2026
Virtonomy · munich-startup.de · Dec 15, 2025
Aerones · finsmes.com · Jun 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Pace Ventures made?
- Pace Ventures has 18 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Pace Ventures invest at?
- Pace Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Pace Ventures's typical check size?
- Pace Ventures typically writes checks of $550K – $1.6M.
- What sectors does Pace Ventures focus on?
- Pace Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Healthtech, New Materials.
- Where is Pace Ventures located?
- Pace Ventures is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does Pace Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Pace Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Pace Ventures co-invest with?
- Pace Ventures most often shares deals with GoAhead Ventures, Metaplanet, Y Combinator, among 47 tracked co-investors.
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