Aachen-based TechVision Fund (TVF) II introduced its closing with a fund quantity exceeding €50 million to speculate from the pre-Seed and Seed levels in promising tech startups, particularly these primarily based within the Rhineland/NRW area in addition to the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (Netherlands/Belgium).
TVF II will run till 2035 and is the fourth era of enterprise capital funds managed by the group at TVF Administration GmbH. Along with NRW.BANK, Sparkasse Aachen, and different regional financial savings banks, new traders embrace Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen) and entrepreneurs comparable to Erich Borsch (Co-founder of Aixigo), Jürgen and Leo Might (JM Holding), Alexander Stoffers (subsequent audit, Co-founder of Modell Aachen), and Dr Reik Winkel and Dr Christian Augustin (Founders of indurad GmbH).
“We now have the endurance to assist firms till they’re prepared for worldwide traders,” says Dr Ansgar Schleicher, Managing Associate of TechVision Fund. “With our present setup, we’re excellently positioned to assist additional DeepTech groups turn into profitable firms. We act not solely as financiers but in addition as entrepreneurial sparring companions and strategists – all the time on the startups’ aspect.”
Based in 2007, TVF is a number one early-stage VC fund targeted on expertise startups within the pre-Seed to Collection A levels. The TVF administration group has expertise from 4 fund generations and presently manages over €100 million in property.
Via the S-UBG Group community, TVF presents entry to over 150 profitable firms throughout varied industries, fostering connections between startups and their first clients, companions, and advisors.
The TVF group has financed and developed over 40 revolutionary startups in fields comparable to BioTech, software program, semiconductors, mechanical engineering, DeepTech and MedTech, and new supplies. For the reason that launch of TVF II in 2023, 5 startups have already been financed:
- membion GmbH: Based mostly in Roetgen, membion has developed an revolutionary expertise for wastewater therapy that saves as much as 75% of area and over 90% of vitality in comparison with present requirements. In December 2023, TVF II and the DeepTech & Local weather Fund (DTCF) invested €5 million collectively.
- Vivalyx GmbH: To raised protect organs supposed for transplantation, Vivalyx created ‘Omnisol’ – an artificial blood-like resolution. Mixed with its proprietary ‘Flowstore’ transport system, it permits the protected transport of organs over for much longer distances and timeframes. In April 2024, TVF II and co-investors contributed roughly €7 million to assist regulatory approvals within the U.S. (FDA) and Europe (CE).
- Black Semiconductor GmbH: This semiconductor startup from Aachen has developed a expertise for connecting microchips utilizing graphene, enabling higher-performance and extra energy-efficient knowledge transmission – significantly important within the context of rising AI-driven computing calls for. The DeepTech firm has raised round €250 million from main worldwide VCs and through IPCEI funding from the state of NRW and the German authorities.
- IonKraft GmbH: A spin-off from RWTH Aachen’s Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), IonKraft developed a coating course of for plastic containers that forestalls diffusion, gives chemical resistance, and protects contents. This eliminates the necessity for multi-layer options, replaces PFAS-containing layers, and permits recyclability. To speed up progress, TVF II and co-investors invested €3.5 million in November 2024.
- Planted GmbH: Serving to service firms meet their sustainability targets, Planted presents a SaaS platform for CSRD reporting and ESG monitoring. Via its personal local weather safety tasks (e.g., reforestation), clients can routinely offset emissions. In December of final yr, TVF II and co-investors invested a complete of €3.8 million within the Cologne-based firm.
As a accomplice within the Gateway Manufacturing facility – lately outfitted with hundreds of thousands in funding – TVF actively contributes to the continued growth and success of the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Cologne startup area.
