Rethink Ventures
Venture capitalMunich · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Operator-led Munich/NY fund focused exclusively on software-driven, asset-light mobility, logistics, and supply-chain startups, acting as repeat lead investors and deeply embedded sector specialists for founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 19 of 25 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×11SaaS ×11Logistics & Supply Chain ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Cleantech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Energy ×2Hardware ×2
HQs:Germany×4Austria×1Switzerland×1Estonia×1Netherlands×1United States×1
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCo-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAdit Ventures Management, LlcAgilitas Private EquityAlba Infra PartnersALIVE Israel HealthTech FundAlkemi Growth Capital+73 more
cargomotion is a road freight transportation platform for logistics providers, offering three connected interfaces for shippers, operators, and carriers to grow business, automate operations, and source carriers.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Deftpower offers a white-label SaaS platform for EV mobility service providers, connecting drivers, charge point operators, and energy markets to enable smart charging, dynamic tariff optimization, and fraud prevention.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investors4impact capitalEndeit CapitalProeza Ventures
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-investorsBayern KapitalFORWARD.one
Eccasion runs an online auction platform for used cars, where vehicles are professionally inspected before being listed and verified again by the company after a winning bid.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Onno Huyghe(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlayfair Capital
eMabler provides an EV charging management platform with open APIs and 300+ integrations, letting operators connect any charger and run charging under their own brand with tools for sessions, tariffs, sites, and predictive maintenance.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsGreencode VenturesSuperhero Capital
enabl operates a materials-handling-as-a-service platform combining semi-autonomous forklifts with remote human operators to carry out warehouse transport tasks such as truck loading, pallet moves, and high-rack storage.
Co-investorsLEA PartnersVenture Stars
Good2Know aggregates fragmented vehicle data from sources such as government registries, insurance records, inspections, OEM and service histories, cross-checks it, and merges it into a single verified vehicle lifecycle timeline.
Data & InfrastructureInsurTechMobility & TransportationTallinn, EE
Henri Vähäkainu(Founder)
Hyperdrives develops high-power-density electric motors and integrated power units using a hollow-conductor cooled radial flux pin architecture, offered either as a stand-alone motor/generator or as an integrated system with a SiC three-phase inverter and shared cooling loop.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsFirst Momentum2100 VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)
Hyperdrives develops electric motor systems using advanced cooling and winding technology, delivering high power density and torque in a package up to 50% smaller than conventional motors.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
InsureVision builds VisionScore, a vision-transformer system that analyses forward-facing dashcam footage to produce per-driver behavioural risk scores, continuous post-bind monitoring, and real-time crash detection with FNOL.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsTwin Path Ventures
Logistikbude offers a cloud-based Load Carrier Management System (LCMS) that digitizes and automates the tracking and account reconciliation of reusable load carriers such as pallets, containers, and racks.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCapnamicFraunhofer Tech Transfer FundXPRESS Ventures
Nautica Technologies builds HYDRA™, an autonomous robotic antifouling system (rAFS) whose robots live onboard a vessel and continuously groom the hull to keep it at dry-dock smoothness, preventing biofouling without chemical coatings.
CleantechMobility & TransportationRobotics
NAVIT provides a digital platform that lets companies offer and manage employee mobility benefits such as the Deutschlandticket, company bikes, and mobility budgets, with automated, tax-compliant billing.
HR TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsAssembly Ventures
Pyck develops an open-source, AI-assisted warehouse management software (WMS) framework with a mobile-first interface, offering customizable workflows, a public API, and open-core licensing to avoid vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsIris CapitalXPRESS Ventures
Rail-Flow develops and operates a modular digital platform for European rail freight and intermodal transport, covering the full logistics process from purchasing and sales to contract, order, transport, and billing management.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsFutury Capital
Sandra AI develops AI agents and software for car dealerships that automate customer interactions across calls and messages, as well as sales and aftersales operations including billing, scheduling, inventory, and CRM management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMiami, US
Badr El Idrissi Mokdad(Founder)inIsmail Majjad(Founder)inSkandere Sahli(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
shipzero is an emissions intelligence platform that integrates, harmonizes, and calculates logistics and supply chain CO₂ emissions at shipment level, aligned with ISO 14083, GLEC, and GHG Protocol standards for Scope 1-3 reporting.
Climate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Skypuzzler develops an integrated Digital Air Traffic Control (iDATC) system that lets drones, crewed aircraft, and other airspace users operate safely in shared airspace, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations.
Deep TechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Supplied provides an API-based platform that automates data collection, orchestration, enrichment, and reporting for regulatory compliance, covering frameworks such as DAC7, DAC8/CARF, CSRD, DSA, and VAT along with KYC, KYB, AML, UBO, and watchlist checks.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Johann Rozario(Founder)Vladimir Ivanov(Founder)
Co-investorsAlluti GmbHb10coparionDeutsche Familien Treuhand GmbH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companieseMabler · itbranschen.com · Jun 17, 2026
Deftpower · eu-startups.com · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rethink Ventures made?
- Rethink Ventures has 23 tracked investments.
- What stage does Rethink Ventures invest at?
- Rethink Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Rethink Ventures focus on?
- Rethink Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Climate Tech, Energy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Rethink Ventures located?
- Rethink Ventures is headquartered in Munich, DE.
- Does Rethink Ventures lead rounds?
- Rethink Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Rethink Ventures co-invest with?
- Rethink Ventures most often shares deals with XPRESS Ventures, coparion, Endeit Capital, among 25 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 8
Playfair Capital is a pre-seed technology investor operating as a generalist fund. The firm focuses on early-stage technology companies.
Greencode Ventures is a European climate and energy-focused venture capital firm, describing itself as 'energy native investors,' backing sustainable technology and green transition companies.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on backing exceptionally focused founder teams with large ambitions across fintech, payments, and financial services globally.
HTGF is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies and new business models.
Acton Capital is an early-growth-stage venture investor with over 25 years of industry experience, partnering with a small number of founder-led companies each year to support their growth strategies.
Future Energy Ventures (FEV) is a venture capital firm investing in founders building the future energy system through electrification, software, and digital infrastructure.
BackingMinds is a venture capital investor that finds and backs high-performing founders outside traditional venture capital networks, investing industry-agnostic in early-stage tech companies.
Firms observed investing alongside Rethink Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Rethink Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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