TechFounders
AcceleratorMunich · Pre-Seed–Seed
Investment thesis
TechFounders is part of the UnternehmerTUM ecosystem, connecting startups with accelerator (XPRENEURS), incubator (XPLORE), venture capital (UVC Partners), and innovation consulting programs for technology-driven and B2B tech startups.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 86 of 152 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×39Hardware ×23Advanced Manufacturing ×20IoT ×18Enterprise Software ×17SaaS ×17Cleantech ×16Climate Tech ×13
HQs:Germany×31United States×5Sweden×3Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×2
Portfolio companies · 152 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like36ZERO Vision works in industrial image processing and machine vision technologies such as embedded vision, hyperspectral imaging, and deep learning for automated industrial processes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware
AICA develops a software system that combines AI algorithms with real-time, sensor-driven adaptive control to simplify the programming and deployment of industrial robots for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsLausanne, CH
Baptiste Busch(Co-founder & CEO)Enrico Eberhard(Co-founder & CTO)Aude Billard(Co-founder & Head of LASA Laboratory (EPFL))Rachel Rosa(COO & Head of Product)
ANTICIPATE equips existing assembly, packaging, and inspection stations with camera systems and screens that guide workers and automatically check work results within the production process.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware
Kevin Denker(CEO)
GIRI is a smartphone-based augmented reality tool for creating work instructions, developed by the AR-Experts team for industrial and production companies.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGermany, DE
AI co-pilot that turns factory knowledge into micro-learning modules for industrial training and operational excellence.
Autlo provides modular parking management software that connects access, permits, payments, enforcement, on-site hardware, and EV charging into one system.
IoTMobility & TransportationPropTechSaaS
AWAKE Mobility uses IoT and machine learning to provide predictive maintenance and remote vehicle analytics that improve fleet availability and uptime for mobility providers operating buses, trucks, and special vehicles such as garbage collection cars.
AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & Transportation
Daniel TyoschitzHoussem BrahamDaniel Sattel
Beamler operates an online 3D printing service where users upload 3D model files, view them in a browser, and request quotes from a global network of ISO 9001 manufacturing partners.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesHardware
100% plant-based tuna alternatives with sea proteins
bitvox is a deep-tech company working at the intersection of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence, developing and operating connected physical systems from circuit board to cloud platform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardware
Blinkin is a platform for support, collaboration, and productivity that originated during the pandemic as a tool for frontline teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Physics-based battery management software enabling faster charging, longer cycle life, and safety for EV and consumer electronics brands.
Breathe Battery Technologies develops physics-based software for battery development, covering cell strategy, simulation and degradation modeling, and adaptive charging that improves performance without hardware changes.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Carbontribe offers software combining AI, satellite imagery, computer vision, scientific methodologies, and Web3 to measure environmental and social impact and generate tamper-proof, third-party audited digital impact assets.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechCrypto & Web3Berlin, DE
Keiichiro (Kay) Yano(Founder)in
Cascade Drives develops electric power steering (TruEPS) and linear electric actuators for commercial and heavy-duty electric vehicles, marine loading arms, and industrial applications.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Changers Fit is a mobile app that delivers team challenges focused on health promotion and climate action, using gamification and rewards to motivate behavioral change in employees.
Climate TechFuture of WorkWellness & Fitness
Claros Technologies develops PFAS ("forever chemical") detection, analytical testing, and destruction technologies that eliminate PFAS at the source at commercial scale, serving PFAS manufacturers and companies facing environmental regulation and liability.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Michelle Bellanca(CEO & Co-Founder)
Vehicle data/virtual sensor company; Series B led by Woven Capital.
Cyber Insight develops product-security decision infrastructure that combines cybersecurity expertise and AI engineering to help regulated manufacturers convert vulnerability findings into traceable, product-specific security decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMedical DevicesLeipzig, DE
CyberDesk provides an identity-centric data access security platform that maps and controls how human and non-human identities (users, machines, apps, secrets, AI agents, third parties) access an organization's data, enabling least-privilege enforcement, automated remediation, and compliance auditing.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Data management tool (DQC) enabling business users to identify and improve priority data issues.
Deevio provides machine vision systems to automate quality control processes in manufacturing environments.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
DQC provides AI agents that automatically detect and fix data quality issues within existing enterprise tools and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMunich, DE
Eatron provides AI-powered battery management software that optimises the safety, lifetime, and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyMobility & Transportation
Elephant provides training and onboarding platform for installation and technical teams, particularly in energy and solar installation sectors.
EdTechEnergyHR Tech
ETH Zürich spin-off creating advanced robotic grippers from compliant and rigid materials inspired by nature.
FERNRIDE develops autonomous trucking technology for logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
FixFirst builds AI-powered software infrastructure for the repair and circular-services industry, offering a PaaS integration layer and workflow SaaS to help brands, retailers, insurers, and cities run and scale repair operations and stay compliant with EU Right-to-Repair rules.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechSaaS
Sebastian(Co-founder & CEO)
GBatteries develops intelligent battery management systems and high-energy-density batteries using artificial intelligence and electrochemistry, targeting electric mobility applications from land to air transport.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyHardwareIoTOttawa, CA
Nick Sherstyuk(Founder)Tim Sherstyuk(Cofounder)
Platform for the seamless creation and execution of content in the industrial metaverse.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioUltimate.aiacq. by Zendesk
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWeavAir · castleplacement.com · Feb 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does TechFounders invest at?
- TechFounders invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does TechFounders focus on?
- TechFounders focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is TechFounders located?
- TechFounders is headquartered in Munich, DE.
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