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XPRENEURS
AcceleratorGarching · Pre-Seed–Seed · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The program accelerates ambitious, high-potential deep tech founders across Europe, working alongside teams to refine business models, secure first customers, and connect them with a network of over 250 VCs, family offices, and corporate partners. Since 2017 it has fast-tracked over 300 tech teams building breakthrough solutions in areas such as space, fusion, AI, mobility, and climate tech. Backed by UnternehmerTUM, ranked Europe's #1 startup hub, and the TUM ecosystem, the accelerator selects only a small percentage of applicants and helps them raise funding and scale, with alumni collectively raising more than €3.3 billion.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
4 people who came through XPRENEURS went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 30 portfolio companiesEnergy ×6Cleantech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Hardware ×4Climate Tech ×3Deep Tech ×3Consumer ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:Germany×10United Kingdom×1South Korea×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Technical University of Munich ×13Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ×4Manage and More by UnternehmerTUM ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×8Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Tum ×3Bosch ×2Bosch Engineering GmbH ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD (of 23 with degree data)
Portfolio companies · 30 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeair up sells a water bottle system that uses scent pods to add flavor to plain water through smell rather than additives, using its Scentaste technology.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Lena Jüngst(Founder)inJannis Koppitz(Founder)inSimon Nueesch(Founder)inChristian Hauthin
Co-investorsFive Seasons VenturesFreigeist CapitalOyster Bay Venture Capital
AraBat develops bio-based hydrometallurgical recycling technologies that recover critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper and aluminium from spent lithium batteries and other industrial waste using agricultural by-products like orange peels and artichoke leaves.
CleantechClimate TechFoodTechNew York City, US
Co-investorsGF BRYCK VenturesTechstars
Atmen is a regulatory technology company that provides a data platform automating certification and compliance workflows for renewable fuel producers, covering green hydrogen, e-methane, ammonia, biomethane, HVO and SAF.
Climate TechEnergySaaSMunich, DE
Flore de Durfort(Co-founder & CEO)Quentin Cangelosi(Co-founder)inErika Degoute(Co-founder)
Co-investorsProject A VenturesReventVireo VenturesPT1
Blueprint Biomed develops a patented, off-the-shelf biomaterial implant for bone tissue regeneration that induces natural bone healing without tissue harvesting, added cells, or growth factors.
BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials
An AI radiology platform that automates the reporting process and hosts 80+ leading imaging AI vendors.
Co-investorsMeridian Health VenturesSofinnova Partners
DeepDrive develops electric motor and drivetrain solutions for electric vehicles, including in-wheel and central drive systems.
EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationMünchen, DE
Alexander Rosen(Founder)inChristopher Römmelmayer(Founder)inDean P(Founder)Markus Domme(Co-founder)inStefan Ender(Co-CEO)inFelix Poernbacher(Co-CEO)in
Co-investorsBayern KapitalBMW i VenturesLeitmotifTechstarsUVC Partners
EINBLIQ.IO provides an AI-powered observability and automation platform for streaming operations, offering end-to-end monitoring, root-cause diagnosis, and QoE-aware multi-CDN delivery for media and streaming companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Ralf Neudel(Founder)inSebastian Siepe(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast Ventures
Exosphere is a cloud-based PC security service that helps organizations prevent data leaks through features like USB blocking, messenger blocking, file attachment restriction, and real-time security status diagnostics.
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsColopl NextSazzePrimer Sazze Partners
FERNRIDE develops autonomous trucking technology for logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Hendrik Kramer(Founder)in
Co-investorsDeepTech & Climate FondsFly VenturesNVIDIAPUSH VenturesTechFoundersUtum [x]+2 more
Isar Aerospace provides launch services for small and medium-sized satellites and satellite constellations, targeting global customers seeking access to space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechMunich, DE
Daniel Metzler(Chief Executive Officer)inJosef Fleischmann(Chief Technical Officer)inStella Guillen(Chief Commercial Officer)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesBayern KapitalCipio PartnersCoastCapEarlybird Venture CapitalHoltzbrinck Ventures+9 more
Nuno Labs has developed a hardware-based solar forecasting system that predicts photovoltaic power generation, built by a team with backgrounds in mathematics, engineering and energy.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Orbem uses AI-powered MRI technology to analyze biological materials and provide detailed insights to customers in agriculture and food production.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechHealthtechMunich, DE
Co-investors83NorthInnovation IndustriesPossible VenturesSupernova InvestThe Venture CollectiveGeneral Catalyst+1 more
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Proxima develops stellarator fusion power plants designed to deliver clean, grid-ready electricity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMunich, DE
Dr. Francesco Sciortino(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Lucio Milanese(Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer)Dr. Jorrit Lion(Chief Scientist and co-founder)Martin Kubie(Chief Engineer and co-founder)inJonathan Schilling(Head of Labs and co-founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsCherry VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsElaia+11 more
QD-ST develops quantum sensing microscopy systems for semiconductor failure analysis and defect localization in integrated circuits.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMunich, DE
Fleming Bruckmaier(CTO & Co-Founder)inKevin Berghoff(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBayern KapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalIQ CapitalOnsight VenturesWorld FundFirst Momentum
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Reverion develops reversible solid-oxide fuel cell power plants that generate climate-positive power and provide energy storage, offered as containerized units scaling from 10 kW to 500 kW.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyEresing, DE
Luis Poblotzki(Co-Founder & CDO)inStephan Herrmann(Co-Founder & CEO)inFelix Fischer(Co-Founder & COO)inJeremias Weinrich(Co-Founder & CPO)inMaximilian Hauck(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCarbonEnergy Impact PartnersGGFGreen Generation FundHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyPossible Ventures+5 more
StudySmarter provides an intelligent note-taking application that helps students organize and create study materials from documents and expert-authored content.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Maurice Khudhir(Founder)inChristian Felgenhauer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesDvH VenturesOwl Ventures
Predictive analytics software for batteries to optimize development and operation.
Dr. Michael Baumann(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCreandumEnergize CapitalSpeedinvestUtum [x]UVC Partners+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AM TurbinesClaid TechnologiesEvaniumHistomographyKalvo TechKayama FoodsLemvosLigniLabsMangoladeNOIETQuint ComputingValoron
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Proxima Fusion · proximafusion.com · Aug 19, 2026
Orbem · orbem.ai · Apr 1, 2026
Nuno Labs · munich-startup.de · Nov 17, 2025
Atmen · thesaasnews.com · Jun 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has XPRENEURS made?
- XPRENEURS has 30 tracked investments.
- What stage does XPRENEURS invest at?
- XPRENEURS invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does XPRENEURS focus on?
- XPRENEURS focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is XPRENEURS located?
- XPRENEURS is headquartered in Garching, DE.
- Who does XPRENEURS co-invest with?
- XPRENEURS most often shares deals with UVC Partners, Bayern Kapital, Utum [x], among 60 tracked co-investors.
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